Raymix (musician)

"Oye Mujer" became popular among sonideros and was illegally distributed in tianguis markets.[1] In 2016, Raymix went on his debut tour in the United States.[6] While Sony Music Latin, Warner Music Latina and Universal Music Latin Entertainment contacted him, Raymix ended up signing with Universal Music.[1] His debut album, Oye Mujer, was released on 16 February 2018.[8] The album peaked at 3 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart,[9] 7 on the Heatseekers Albums chart,[10] and at 9 on the Tropical Albums chart.[11] On 25 February 2020, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Oye Mujer 2× Multi-Platinum (Latin).[12] In Mexico, the album was certified Platinum by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON).[13]

In April 2018, a remixed version of "Oye Mujer" was released as duet with Colombian singer Juanes. In the United States, "Oyer Mujer" topped the Billboard Tropical Songs chart,[5] where it stayed for 11 consecutive weeks.[14] It also charted at 7 on the Hot Latin Songs,[15] and 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[16] In Mexico, the song topped the Mexico Top 20 chart,[17] and it reached number 9 on the Mexico Airplay chart,[18] and topped the Regional Mexican Airplay.[19] On 25 February 2020, the RIAA certified "Oye Mujer" 14× Multi-Platinum (Latin).[12]

"Dónde Estarás" was released as single.[20] It charted at 3 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Airplay,[19] and at 28 on the Hot Latin Songs.[15] On 25 February 2020, the RIAA certified "Dónde Estarás" 2× Multi-Platinum (Latin).[12] Other releases off Oye Mujer include "Perdóname", "Ángel Malvado", and "Primer Beso".[21]

"Oye Mujer" became the 99th most listened song of 2017 in Mexico.[22] The remix of "Oye Mujer" and "Dónde Estarás" became the 12nd and 33th most played song of 2018 in Mexico, respectively.[23]

In 2019, Raymix released his extended play Fake Lover.[21] "Tú Eres La Razón (Electrocumbia Remake)", a remix of the La Arrolladora Banda El Limón song, was released as single.[24] It was followed by "Te Fuiste" on 30 October.[25] In March 2020, Raymix released "Tú y Yo" with Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio,[26] In the US, it reached number 5 on the Tropical Songs chart,[27] 16 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart,[19] and number 41 on the Latin Airplay chart.[28] In Mexico, it topped the Mexico Top 20 chart[29] and the Mexico Popular Airplay chart,[30] and reached number 4 on the Mexico Airplay chart.[18]

In May 2020 Raymix released the song "Olvídame Tú" with Mexican sonidero ICC.[31]

Raymix defines his music style as a mixture of electronic music subgenres (trance, house, chill-out, and ambient) with cumbia, which he calls "electrocumbia".[3] His stage name is a combination of a nickname, "Ray", and "Mix" because of his interest in electronic music. A friend of his coined it while at college.[3] Raymix is also known as "El Rey de la Electrocumbia"[32] (English for "The King of Electrocumbia").[33]

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