Jerry Rivera (World Music Singer) – Overview, Biography

Name:Jerry Rivera
Occupation: World Music Singer
Gender:Male
Birth Day: July 31,
1973
Age: 47
Birth Place: Santurce,
United States
Zodiac Sign:Leo

Jerry Rivera

Jerry Rivera was born on July 31, 1973 in Santurce, United States (47 years old). Jerry Rivera is a World Music Singer, zodiac sign: Leo. Nationality: United States. Approx. Net Worth: $4 Million.

Brief Info

Grammy Award-nominated salsa singer who rose to prominence for the hit songs ‘Esa Niña,’ ‘Dime,’ and ‘Nada Sin Ti.’ His album Cantando A Mi Idolo… Frankie Ruiz was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award.

Trivia

Cuenta Conmigo, his third album, received three Platinum Record Awards.

Net Worth 2020

$4 Million
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Physique

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Before Fame

When he was fourteen, he and his father sent a demo track to CBS, which signed him.

Biography

Biography Timeline

1986

In 1986, when he was 13 years old, he accompanied his father who was performing at a hotel in Isla Verde, San Juan. Frankie Ruiz, who was a guest at the hotel, appeared and sang a couple of songs with them and had his picture taken alongside Rivera. In 2003, this picture was used by Rivera to make the album cover for his tribute Canto a mi Idolo… Frankie Ruiz (‘I sing to my Idol… Frankie Ruiz’), who had died in 1998.

1988

In 1988, Tommy Olivencia heard Rivera sing alongside his father and recommended that he sing solo. When Rivera was 14, his father made a demo and presented it to the CBS music department. They signed Rivera.

1993

In 1993, he released Cara de Niño (‘Baby Face’) with ¿Qué Hay De Malo? (‘What’s Wrong About This?’), Cara de Niño, No Hieras Mi Vida as being major hits of the year. In 1994, as his popularity was rising, he released his first compilation album, Lo Nuevo y lo Mejor (The New and the Best), and contained the single hit Me Estoy Enloqueciendo Por Ti (‘I’m Going Crazy For You’). The following year, “Magia” was released with the self-titled album and Ahora Estoy Solo (Now That I’m Alone) In 1996, Rivera released “Fresco” and Una y Mil Veces (One Thousand and One Times) and Lloraré (I Will Cry) were the album hits. Ya No Soy El Niño Aquel was released in 1997. In 1999, Rivera recorded De Otra Manera (‘Another Way’), his first attempt at ballad music, which featured the bolero Ese (Him). Jerry sang the song with his father at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan.

2000

In 2000, Rivera recorded Para Siempre (‘Forever’). This was his last album on Sony Latin records. In 2001, he released his self-titled album Jerry Rivera and the year after, he recorded Vuela Muy Alto (Fly High) which brought him a new fanbase all over Latin-America and the U.S., with the title track hit the top spot and the top 10 in many charts along with Herida Mortal (Mortal Wound). The following year he returned to his salsa roots and released Cantando A Mi Idolo… Frankie Ruiz (‘Singing to My Idol… Frankie Ruiz’), a tribute album to one of his idol Frankie Ruiz. The album gain him a Latin Grammy nomination, made up for the poor sales of his previous ballad albums, and his major album hit was Ruiz’s Mi Libertad featuring Voltio.

2004

The introduction of Amores Como El Nuestro was sampled by Haitian-rapper Wyclef Jean in his 2004 song “Dance Like This” from the soundtrack of Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights which would later become the worldwide number-one 2006 hit “Hips Don’t Lie” by Wyclef and Colombian-singer Shakira. The introduction of “Amores Como El Nuestro” can be heard on MTV’s animated series Daria episode “Fair Enough’ of its second season.

2007

Rivera played a small role in the movie I Like It Like That and appeared as himself in a Latin American soap opera titled Mi destino eres tu (‘You are my destiny’) which aired on Univision in the US during November 2005. Rivera has also appeared in various Banco Popular de Puerto Rico productions, including Al Compas de un Sentimiento (dedicated to the late Puerto Rican composer Pedro Flores) and Con la musica por Dentro. The same year, he released Ay Mi Vida (Oh My Life) which had received mixed reviews. In 2007, he released Caribe Gardel, a tribute to Argentine singer, Carlos Gardel with Gardel’s Cuesta Abajo (Downhill) being one of the major salsa hits of the year. In 2011, he released El Amor Existe, with Solo Pienso En Ti being one of the major salsa hits of 2011.

2011

In 2011 he was one of the four judges for Idol Puerto Rico. (The Puerto Rican Version of American Idol).

2018

On August 25, 2018, Rivera suffered a fall during a concert in Milagro, Ecuador, a city near Guayaquil. Rivera was performing on top of an elevator when it broke, causing him to fall underneath the concert’s stage. He broke a quadriceps tendon on his right leg and was hospitalized at a nearby hospital. He later underwent surgery in the United States.

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