Monchy y Alexandra

Date of foundation: 1999
Place of foundation: Dominican Republic
Members:
•    Alexandra Cabrera De La Cruz (born in Santo Domingo in 1978)
•    Ramón Rijo (born in La Romana in 1977)

Billboard Latin Music Award, “Premios lo Nuestro Award” winner and world famous Bachata group from the Dominican Republic. They sang together from 1998 until they broke up on 15 September 2008 allegedly according to Alexandra’s decision.

Monchy was already a member of an group in the Dominican Republic when  producer Martires De León came on board urging him to team up with a female singer. The decision fell on Alexandra, who put on hold her university studies when the opportunity arose.
After the release of their first album “Hoja en Blanco” they made a successful international tour.

In 2002 Monchy released their top-selling album Confesiones which brought along their first noted award (Tropical Album of the Year, Duo or Group from the Billboard Latin Music). They were also nominated for the Latin Grammy.

Sadly Monchy announced in Milan, Italy (September 2008) that the group would break up.

Discography:
1999    Hoja en Blanco
2000    Unplugged
2002    Confesiones
2003    The Mix
2004    Hasta el Fin
2006    Exitos y Más
2008    En Vivo Desde Bellas Artes


by Zsuzsa Melkvi
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About the Author: Zsuzsa Melkvi is a salsa dancer and teacher, having competed in Latin-American and Standard dances from 1995-1998. She is also the founder of Baila Cuba (www.bailacuba.hu), a Dance company focused on giving exclusively pure Afro-Cuban workshops in Hungary. Zsuzsa holds a BA degree in Economics from the University of Hertfordshire.