Vicente García (musician)

Vicente García
Background information
Birth name Vicente García Guillén
Born (1983-03-30) March 30, 1983
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • composer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active 2002–present
Labels
Associated acts Cultura Profetica

Vicente García Guillén (born March 30, 1983) is a Dominican musician, singer and composer. He is the former lead singer of the Dominican alternative rock band Calor Urbano, which he left in 2010 to pursue a solo career.[1] Garcia has collaborated in concerts with renowned artists like Juan Luis Guerra, Alejandro Sanz, Cultura Profetica, Juanes, Ximena Sariñana and Maná among others.[2]

Early life

Vicente García was born on March 30, 1983 in the city of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic. He is the third son of Vicente José García Siragusa and Ani Guillén Pelegrin. From a young age he began to show great interest in music, as he grew up in a house where the art played an important role day to day life as his father came from a family of musicians.[3]

Career

Calor Urbano

Garcia began his career in 2002 as a member of the Dominican group Calor Urbano, where he worked as a vocalist and composer. With the group recorded one album, which won several awards. García announced he was leaving the group on 10 August 2010 to pursue a solo career.

Solo career

On August 9 García signed in Hollywood, California with the label Capitol Latin, with which he launched his first solo album titled Melodrama. On August 25 he released his first single "Cómo Has Logrado". The album was released on October 26. García debuted as a soloist in front of over 14,000 people in the KQ Live Concert event in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he shared the stage with Juan Luis Guerra, Wisin y Yandel, Gilberto Santa Rosa and Kany García. On March 22, 2011, he performed alongside the Dominican-American urban bachata artist Prince Royce in the Casandra Awards.

Discography

  • Melodrama (2010)
  • A La Mar (2016)

Singles

  • "Cómo Has Logrado"
  • "Mi Balcón" (featuring Cultura Profética)
  • "Te soñé"
  • "Amar en el Yuna"
  • "Carmesí"
  • "Dulcito e Coco"
  • "Caramelo"

References

  1. ↑ "Vicente García, en solitario, firma con Emi".
  2. ↑ "Cantautor dominicano Vicente García abrirá conciertos de Maná".
  3. ↑ "Biografía de Vicente García". musica.com.
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