1. Tommy Torres started composing when he was in high school.
19 Facts About Tommy Torres
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Tommy Torres lived in New York City for a while working as a studio assistant at the famed Sony Music Studios and later moved to Miami, Florida in 1998.
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Tommy Torres's first recorded composition was "No Puedo Olvidar" by pop group MDO in 1999.
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The song, written by Franco de Vita with musical arrangements and production by Tommy Torres, went on to win "Song of the Year" at that 2003's Latin Grammy Awards.
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Later that year Tommy Torres produced the album "Por Ti" by Ednita Nazario.
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Later on in 2004, Tommy Torres began work on Adentro by singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona.
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The song "Acompaname a Estar Solo", penned by Arjona with musical arrangements and production by Tommy Torres, became No 1 on the Billboard Magazine charts.
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On 2006, Tommy Torres produced Ricky Martin's MTV Unplugged, which included new arrangements of early Ricky Martin hits and three new songs.
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The song "Tu Recuerdo", penned by Tommy Torres, topped the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks for 7 weeks and maintained a top 20 spot on the chart for an astonishing 26 weeks.
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The song was written by Arjona and Tommy Torres reaching the top 10 of the Billboard charts.
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Also on the same album, Tommy Torres produced and arranged the songs "Quiero" and "Tarde ", a duet with Arjona and Spanish artist Marta Sanchez.
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Tommy Torres co-produced the song "Ya No Estamos Solos", a duet with Eros Ramazzotti and Ricky Martin.
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Tommy Torres is listed as co-producer in 4 songs in the album and as composer of the song "Confesados".
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Also on 2009, Tommy Torres produced the album Paraiso Express for Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz.
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The song "Desde Cuando", written by Sanz and Tommy Torres, earned a nomination for Song of the Year at the Latin Grammys.
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On June 19,2001, Tommy Torres became a solo artist with the release of a self-titled album.
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Tommy Torres performed at the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in November 2008.
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In February 2009, Tommy Torres joined Sara Bareilles, Liz Phair, and 5 other artists to be the faces of the Banana Republic spring and summer ad campaigns.
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In February 2010, Tommy Torres received the Composer of the Year award at the ASCAP Latin Music Awards.