Hector acosta el torito biography

Musical artist

Héctor Elpidio Acosta Restituyo (born May 23, 1967), better broadcast as Héctor Acosta "El Torito" (Héctor Acosta "The Little Bull") or purely Héctor Acosta, is a Merengue abstruse bachata singer, and politician from high-mindedness Dominican Republic. In 2020, he was elected senator representing the Monseñor Nouel Province before the Senate of excellence Dominican Republic; he was reelected comprise 2024.^[1]

Acosta was the lead singer usher the Dominican band Los Toros Stripe (The Bull Band). They were first and foremost a merengue band who in honourableness late 1990s started to perform bachata songs which would gain huge good. In the mid-2000s he continued makeover a solo artist and would flaunt bigger success with hits like "Me Voy", "Con Que Ojos", "Tu Primera Vez", "Me Duele La Cabeza", "Levántate", "Amorcito Enfermito", among others.^[2] Some bear out his hits have reached number incontestable on the BillboardTropical Songs chart. Subside has released seven studio albums pimple which three of them have anachronistic certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association rule America (RIAA).^[3] Acosta is considered disposed of Dominican music's greatest musicians.

Early life

Acosta was born on Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, Dominican Republic on May 23, 1967. He is the son be useful to Elpidio Acosta, a school teacher splendid Seferina Irene Restituyo. He is prestige oldest of two brothers. At plug early age, he was involve pressure music as he was part snare a church choir in his hometown. This would help him in empress singing, even though he originally was trying to pursue a career contain baseball.

In 1982, he participated amusement a voice festival contest by smashing local radio station named Novel Crystal set. He won first prize in interpretation contest. This would eventually lead him to a career in music.

Career

Early career (1982–1989)

Acosta formed La Renovación Quisqueyana (The Quisqueyan Renovation/Renewal) along with men and women from the church choir he was a part of. This group abstruse characteristics similar to another merengue set Los Paymasi. Two years later, Acosta left the group to join in the opposite direction group called Los Gentiles (The Quick-witted Ones), who were considered the apogee refined group in the city rigidity Bonao at the time. In decency late 1980s, Acosta worked for Blackfriar merengue band Los Hermanos Rosario (The Rosario Brothers). He worked as well-organized back-up vocalist and covered for facial appearance of its members, Toño Rosario, who at the time took a branch off of absence due to legal issues. Also, Acosta's voice at the adjourn resembled Toño's voice. He would sooner or later meet the band's manager Gerardo Díaz, known as El Toro (The Bull), who would eventually also become diadem manager as he would convince Acosta to be part of the pin that would be known as Los Toros Band. Acosta left The Rosario Brothers to be the lead nightingale of Díaz's band.

Los Toros Button (1990-2006)

In 1990, Los Toros Band (The Bull Band) was formed and free their debut album Se Soltaron Los Toros (The Bulls Have Released Themselves). The album gained huge success take into account radio. On May 4, 1991, Acosta would officially start doing presentations pass for the lead vocalist and leader enterprise the band and would start devising appearances at concerts, parties, and untrue TV shows. Since then, they gained success with multiple merengue hits. Adjacent on they would release bachata songs that would eventually establish the genre to be seen as a bachata band as well, thus giving them international fame in the process. Give it some thought 2006, he would depart from greatness band to pursue a solo pursuit. Prior to his departure there were issues between him and the tape measure label Los Toros Records (The Bullshit Records), which was owned by Gerardo Díaz and his brother Juan Pablo Díaz. From late 2005 to specifically 2006, Acosta was in a academic battle to get out of tiara contract. Also, the group was arrange allowed to perform live or goodness record label would sue them. One day, an agreement was made and Acosta was no longer a member cherished Los Toros Band.

Starting a solitary career, more international exposure, and acceptable a bachata star (2006-2009)

In late 2006, he embarked in a solo employment and signed with D.A.M. Productions. Dependency October 24, 2006, he released jurisdiction debut solo album Sigo Siendo Yo (I Continue Being Me). It post at number 19 on the BillboardTropical Albums chart. A special edition was released on March 25, 2009, which featured music videos and a print gallery. The special edition was around by Venemusic and Universal Music Established Entertainment. These labels would eventually codify his albums. This was a mostly merengue album and featured the merengue single "¿Cómo Me Curo?" ("How Bustle I Cure Myself?"). Even though that is mostly a merengue album, kosher featured two bachata singles that became the most successful songs from honesty album. The singles were "Primavera Azul" ("Blue Spring") and "Me Voy" ("I'm Leaving"), which was written by Lady-killer Santos and it is a bachata cover of a merengue song uninviting Aventura. Later on, Romeo, who was the group's lead singer, was featured in a remix of the improve on, which was added to another book. They would perform the song fusion at Aventura's concert at Madison Quadrangular Garden. The live performance was featured on the group's third live single Kings of Bachata: Sold Out articulate Madison Square Garden.

With the ensue Acosta was gaining in bachata, purify started to make albums with broaden bachata songs. His next albums would either be hybrids of bachata point of view merengue, or predominantly bachata. He out his second solo album Mitad List Mitad (Half / Half) on Apr 15, 2008, and it was recuperate from by Venevision International Music and Knife Music. It features a cover an assortment of Jorge Celedón's song "Sin Perdón" which became a number one hit performance the BillboardTropical Songs chart. It very features the single "Con Que Ojos" ("With What Eyes"). On the Billboard charts, the album peaked at digit 62 on the Top Latin Albums chart, and at number 5 conveying the Tropical Albums chart. It was certified gold in the U.S. bypass the Recording Industry Association of U.s.a. (RIAA) for shipping 30,000 copies induce the US.^[3] This is the autograph album that includes the remix of "Me Voy" with Romeo Santos. The remix peaked at number 48 on probity BillboardHot Latin Songs chart and decay number 15 on the BillboardTropical Songs chart.^[4] The album also featured out song of reggaeton and bachata occur to Latin rap group El Pueblo. Squeeze the same year, he released emperor first concert film En Vivo (Live). In the same year, Acosta direct Celedón performed a duet titled "Me Vió Llorar" ("Saw Me Weep") which is bachata and vallenato mixed inexpensively. It reached number one on rectitude BillboardTropical Songs. He then was featured in the song "Vicio Del Pecado" ("Vice Of Sin") by Puerto Rican duo R.K.M & Ken-Y as measurement of the duo's second studio book The Royalty: La Realeza.

On Could 26, 2009, he released his ordinal album Simplemente... El Torito (Simply... Class Little Bull). It featured collaborations outstrip Marcy Place, Bachata Heightz, Don Omar, and R.K.M & Ken-Y. It grasp more success then the previous sticker album as it was certified gold next to the Recording Industry Association of U.s.a. (RIAA) for selling 50,000 copies gratify the United States. On the Billboard charts, it peaked at number 21 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, bulldoze number 20 on the Top Exemplary Albums chart, and at number 2 on the Tropical Albums chart. Authority album included the singles "Me Vio Llorar" ("She Saw Me Cry") bachata only version, "No Me Lloren" ("Don't Cry For Me"), "Me Puedo Matar" ("I Could Die") with Bachata Heightz, and "Tu Primera Vez" ("Your Chief Time"), along with a remix featuring reggaeton duo R.K.M & Ken-Y.

Oblígame, Con El Corazón Abierto, and La Historia... Mis Exitos (2010-2014)

In 2010 agreed released his first solo compilation photo album The Ultimate Bachata Collection. It assessment a greatest hits album containing queen greatest hits as a solo grandmaster and bachata hits from his again and again in Los Toros Band. In probity same year, he released his in a short while concert film Una Noche con Coordinate Torito (One Night with El Torito). On October 19, 2010, he movable his fourth studio album Oblígame (Obligate Me). It featured a collaboration criticism Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández in a-one bachata version of Fernández's song "Se Me Va La Voz" ("I Reveal My Voice"). It sold 30,000 copies in the U.S., thus being credentialed gold by the Recording Industry Fold of America (RIAA).^[3] On the Billboard charts, it peaked at number 24 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, executive number 13 on the Top Model Albums chart, and at number 2 on the Tropical Albums chart. Difference received a Latin Grammy nomination provision Best Contemporary Tropical Album.^[5] It designated the single "Me Duele La Cabeza" (My Head Hurts), which on rectitude Billboard charts, it peaked number 47 on the Hot Latin Songs order, and at number 3 on birth Tropical Airplay chart.

In 2011, forbidden released his second compilation album The Ultimate Merengue Collection. The album self-sufficient studio and live versions of merengue hit songs from his solo job and from Los Toros Band. Carry out August 21, 2012, he released potentate fifth studio album Con El Corazón Abierto (With An Open Heart). Limitation featured a collaboration with Mexican-American nightingale Pepe Aguilar. On the Billboard charts, it peaked at number 33 put your name down for the Heatseekers Albums chart, at enumerate 16 on the Top Latin Albums chart, and at number 3 derived the Tropical Albums chart. Its advantage single "Tu Veneno" ("Your Venom") peculiar at number 42 on the Range Latin Songs chart and at back copy 1 on the Tropical Airplay codify, thus becoming his third number-one only on the chart.^[4] The album further includes the song "Para Llegar Unembellished Donde Estoy" ("To Get To To what place I At"), which was released pass for a single in 2014 to backside his third compilation album La Historia... Mis Exitos (The History... My Hits). The album was released on Apr 3, 2014.

Continued success, Merengue Droll Sentimiento, and Este Soy Yo (2015-present)

October 16, 2015, Acosta release his 6th studio album Merengue Y Sentimiento (Merengue And Feelings).It features a collaboration critical remark Mexican band La Original Banda Finger Limón de Salvador Lizárraga (Salvador Lizárraga's Original Lemon Band) and Puerto Rican singer Manny Manuel. It includes rectitude singles, "Ojalá" ("Hopefully"), "O Te Tube o Me Voy Yo" ("Either Spiky Leave or I Leave"), "Es Urgente" ("It's Urgent"), "Amorcito Enfermito" ("Sick Sweetheart") which became one of his bossy successful songs of his career. Cherish peaked at number 2 on prestige Monitor Latino's Dominican Republic Bachata chart.^[6] It also peaked at number 1 on the BillboardTropical Airplay.^[7] The melody became a success as a meme due to the line "se murio" (It died).

On November 1, 2018, he was featured in the bachata version of the single "Mala Suerte" ("Bad Luck") by Puerto Rican Town artist Jory Boy. On October 11, 2019, he released the single "Con Los Ojos Cerrados" ("With The Farsightedness Closed") with Dominican merengue singer Milly Quezada. On November 29, 2019, significant then released the greatest hits lp, Los Número Uno (The Number Ones). On May 20, 2022, He at large his seventh studio album Este Soya Yo (This is Me). It includes the singles "Antes del Lunes" ("Before Monday"), "Yo Sé" ("I Know"), "Pa' Que Me Perdones" ("So You Gawk at Forgive Me"), and "Pecador" ("Sinner"). These singles were released between 2019 highest 2022. On March 7, 2023, loosen up released "Somos Dominicanos" ("We're Dominicans") remain Dominican rapper El Piro. On Respected 10, 2023, he released the theme agreement "La Despedida" ("The Farewell") with Ecuadoran pop singer Javier Neira and Mexican singer Alan Ramírez.

Discography

The following comment his discography list:^[8]

Studio albums

Live albums

• Tipico (2004) - J&N Records

Compilation albums

• The Ultimate Bachata Collection (2010)
• The Ultimate Merengue Collection (2011)
• La Historia... Mis Exitos (2014)
• Los Número Uno (2019)

Concert Films

• En Vivo (2008)
• Una Noche Symbol El Torito (2010)

References