1. Rey Ruiz demonstrated a lot of interest in becoming a salsa singer since he was a small child.
12 Facts About Rey Ruiz
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Rey Ruiz had his parents' full support, he was later on enrolled in Havana's Conservatorio de Musica school.
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Rey Ruiz performed in the well known "Cabaret Tropicana" music group.
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Once established there, Rey Ruiz began to gain fame as a solo salsa singer.
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The self-titled "Rey Ruiz" was produced by Sony Records and it earned Ruiz celebrity in such places as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Panama and Venezuela.
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The album earned Rey Ruiz a number of Billboard and Premios Lo Nuestro awards, and it was a platinum album.
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Rey Ruiz's second album was a various artists' compilation dedicated to salsa singers from the 1960s and 1970s.
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In 1996, with the collaboration of famed Colombian songwriter Omar Estefano and of Ricardo Quijano, Rey Ruiz released his fourth consecutive platinum album, named "Destino".
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In 1998, Ruiz released a greatest hits CD, named "Exitos del Rey".
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In 2000, Rey Ruiz joined the Bohemia Records label, releasing "Fenomenal" under that label.
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In 2008 Rey Ruiz fulfilled a lifetime dream by performing on stage with some of his closest musical colleagues at the Adrian Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.
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On June 7,2024, renowned salsa artist Rey Ruiz released his single "La Guerra Acaba," marking a significant return to the music scene.