The Latest On Romeo

        

In the upcoming months Romeo will be very busy. After touring all over America he is going to start his tour at the end of May in places of South America such as Venezuela, Argentina, Chile and Ecuador. He will also be going to the Dominican Republic, in DECEMBER. Mind you, this is already all over the country and fans are going crazy. He is also nominated for 11 awards in 10 categories in an award show called "Premios Juventud" "Youth Awards". This award show is shown on "Univision" and will air on July 19, 2012.The youth is encouraged to vote for their favorites so they can win and the large focus is placed on the youth population.

Fun fact:
Believe it or not there are many guys who are Romeo fans, yes you heard correctly. Not all guys want to kill the guy because he robs the attention of their girlfriends. In fact, many use him to their advantage such as buying tickets for their girl for his concert which scores big points!! Also, they genuinely enjoy his music. I know of two guys who see Romeo as a role model and admire him. Automatically, many would think they are weird but they just enjoy the music and the way he carries himself. What guy wouldn't want to be charismatic, confident, and good looking? What guy wouldn't want to have great sex appeal and voice?...I'm just saying ;)

My mom supports my Romeoitis

                  You could say I have it bad just like Usher did in 2001. Everyone that's close to me knows how much of a Romeo fan I truly am. I swear I can hear a Romeo song a mile away. One day I was at work and someone walked in with earphones and some asked what song they were listening to cause it was barely audible, meanwhile I was already singing the verse, and I was right, title and everything. My mom supports me, anything she hears on the radio with Romeo involved she tells me about it as well as if he's going to be on television and I didn't know about it. She knows not to bother me when I'm listening to one of his songs and singing along like I always do. Once I had to tell her to hold on cause I was busy singing, it was my favorite part too.Sometimes people look at me like I'm strange cause I'm so into him and his music but that's when I really get into it and start saying how great of an artist he is and sing all in their face. There are so many new artists that come out on a regular basis that nowadays people don't have much admiration for just one artist and also just join the bandwagon and go with whoever is popular without even knowing who the artist is!! but my admiration for Romeo will always remain strong, that is unless he kills someone ^_^.

Transported to another place.

          

          There are many artists that can sing. Many artists that can make you move to the beat.Also artists that can evoke a lot of emotions in you just by you listening to their song. Romeo possesses all of these characteristics in his music. One of the main reasons why I enjoy his music is because it speaks to me, it greatly moves me to no end. I can be on the subway, walking in the street or just at home and if I am listening to a song of his I completely zone out and I am transported to another place entirely, it's like it's just me and the music. There is an inexplicable feeling inside me whenever I listen to one of his songs, it is something that one must go through to even begin to comprehend. A mixture of Romeo's music and a rainy day is a perfect combo for me to relax and just release stress, I call it musical therapy. It's a nice way to get away without actually moving anywhere ;).

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The best 5 seconds of my life...

            Now I know you all are wondering what I am talking about because of the title of this entry. Well, I was not sure what to write about this week and suddenly, I was overcome by a memory of a day where my life stood for a standstill for about 5 seconds. Not just any standstill, a heart stopping surreal standstill. It was a very cold day in February in 2008. I went to 42nd street with some friends to be part of the MTV 3's studio audience. I remember as if it were yesterday, I was a bundle of excitement and nerves. I stood outside waiting for them to let us inside the studio in the cold, snowy weather for about 2 hours. I was ready to see Aventura much closer than I had ever before. Finally inside the studio while on the line to be seated, I saw the members of Aventura pass by a couple of feet away, realizing that I was so close, I started screaming and jumping and crying all at once. Little did I know the best was yet to come. Once seated in the audience, the show began a couple of minutes after. When Aventura walked into the room, there was chaos everywhere, I couldn't contain myself. As Romeo walked in, I utterly died right there. As he got closer to me, I couldn't believe what was happening, he got closer until he was hugging me! I will never forget those 5 seconds of my life and how he smelled. To this day I have not washed the shirt (don't worry guys, haven't worn it either). Not only did Romeo hug me, but I came out on television with him hugging me and that made everything even more memorable. Ahh, these are moments that a person can never forget, and if you are a fan of any singer or anybody, you know exactly what I mean!!.

Why Romeo?

           By now I know that all of you have come to realize that even though the other three members of what was Aventura, have had their share of success, Romeo seems to be the one with the most attention. This is nothing new, Romeo has been the more popular of the three even when Aventura was together. Is it his charisma? is it his sex appeal? is it his voice? is it his lyrics? As a fan, I choose all of the above. Romeo has great charisma on stage and even off stage. He has amazing sex appeal and he knows it!! His voice makes ladies, including myself, go gaga!! and his lyrics have a lot of meaning behind them, kind of like a poem with a melody. He writes all his songs which make his style rather unique, there would have been no Aventura if not for his lyrics and voice. Regardless of Romeo's immense success, with Aventura and without, he never forgets about his other three members, even inviting all three to his tour. Also, while with Aventura, Romeo was offered a solo career and did not take it because he did not want to leave the group. He put his heart and soul into Aventura and even though some say that fame has gotten to his head, I beg to differ. Some people just can't handle others success ;)!!

Where the other members are today

             
           Now usually all I write about is Romeo. This blog will focus on the other three members of Romeo's ex group, Aventura.

           The split between Romeo and the other members of Aventura was not one of rivalry or betrayal. Simply, it happened because they all wanted to do their own projects for awhile. Even while Aventura was still together, all four members, Henry, Mikey, Lenny and Romeo were all doing their own thing, when the group was not recording in the studio or performing. After the split, they became even more involved in their own thing. Romeo of course went solo. Now, I know you all want to know where are the other three today.
             

          After the split, Henry Santos, who is Romeo's cousin, has recorded his own album. His first single was titled "Poquito a poquito" and his album is titled "Introducing Henry Santos" which was number two in its debut on the "Billboard Tropical Albums" chart. He has had his own share of success, though there are rumors that he is greatly envious of   his cousin Romeo. 

            Brothers, Mikey and Lenny Santos have also found success after the split. Together they collaborated with former member of another bachata group "Xtreme", Steve Styles to form their group called "Vena". They also have their own projects as Mikey is a rapper and Lenny a producer.

         Though the group has split, it has not been the last of them. The group will be making a new album by the end of 2013, making it clear that there is no real animosity between them. As a huge fan, not only of Romeo, but the group as a whole, this is great news to hear. I can't wait!!


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Crossing cultural boundaries

             Romeo is currently on a  tour around the country. In a near future he will also be touring in Latin America. As a Romeo fan and coming from a Dominican heritage, I am immensely proud of the accomplishments that Romeo has fulfilled as an artist over the years. Recently in a concert in Dallas, Texas, a Caucasian male got on stage and began to sing with Romeo. Romeo was awestruck he could not believe that this man knew the words to one of his songs, IN SPANISH!! I myself while watching the video could not contain myself, I was in disbelief. I know that Romeo is known worldwide, but seeing a person from a completely different background, that did not grow up listening to bachata, actually singing it, was amazing. I could just imagine the wonderful sensations Romeo felt as he heard this guy singing one of his songs. It is a great accomplishment that Romeo has been able to reach various cultures with his music. This demonstrates that music knows no language barriers and can connect all kinds of people together.


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Here is the video of the Caucasian male singing in Spanish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3lXY1weV3s&sns=fb