Best known for his tenure as a singer and songwriter in the bachata supergroup Aventura, Henry Santos is a Dominican vocalist from New York, who made his debut as a solo artist in 2011.
Born Henry Santos Jeter, December 15, 1979, in Moca, Espaillat, Dominican Republic, he moved with his family to the Bronx, NY, at age of 13. He is cousin of bachata star Romeo Santos, with whom he co-founded Aventura in 1996. Originally known as "Los Tinelles", the group made its full-length debut with “Trampa De Amor” in 1998. Aventura became recognized worldwide with the smash hit "Obsesión" from their third album, We Broke The Rules (2002). Aventura’s success was elevated by "Ella Y Yo", a collaboration with the reggaeton artist Don Omar from their fifth Studio album God’s Project (2005). It was the first of ten straight top ten hits on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. After nine albums (six studio and three live efforts) Aventura announced their separation in 2011. Later that year, Henry Santos & Romeo released solo albums. Introducing Henry Santos (2011) debuted number 2 on the Billboard Tropical Albums Chart. Hits such as ‘Poquito A Poquito’, ‘Por Amor (Mi Fiel Fanatica)’ and ‘Por Nada’ were favorites among worldwide bachata listeners. His second studio album Henry Santos My Way (2013) positioned two number one hits on Billboard’s Tropical Songs Chart with "My Way" and “La Vida“. In 2015, after the disappearance of Siente Music, the label that represented Santos (collaboration between Venemusic & Universal Music Group), Henry decided to continue his independent solo career under his own record label Hustlehard Entertainment LLC, releasing two successful productions: Henry Santos The Third Deluxe (2016), with the hits “Y Eres Tan Bella“, “Quédate”, “Cuídame”, “ Ella Me Dijo” and “Si Me Besa Tu Boca”, ranking at number 8 on iTunes’ Latin Albums Chart & number 4 on Amazon, and Henry Santos The Live Album, Sólo Éxitos (2017). This is a Live Album compilation of all Henry Santos hits, including all the hits he penned for legendary latin Grupo Aventura. From Henry Santos' solo breakout hit "Poquito A Poquito" to one of the most popular Grupo Aventura tracks performed at 2011's Festival Viña Del Mar "Nueve & Quince", we’re are able to relive all the glorious moments of Henry Santos' 20 year music career. Hits like "Deja Vú", "Bésame Siempre", "Cuídame" & "Trece Días (Migajitas De Amor)", reminds us why Henry Santos is known as one of the original Kings Of Modern Bachata.” Henry Santos’ fourth studio album was released June 1st 2018 titled ‘Shut Up And Listen’. Hits like “Tu Ego”, “Aún No Es Tarde”, “Algo Estúpido” & “Descarados” were amongst the most listened Henry Santos bachatas around the world in 2018.
