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ALBUMSalsa Greatest HitsEddie Santiago
Albums by Eddie Santiago
ALBUMDos x UnoWillie González & Eddie Santiago
ALBUM10 Grandes Éxitos: Eddie SantiagoEddie Santiago
ALBUMEn Su Estilo... Romantico y SensualEddie Santiago
ALBUMDespues del SilencioEddie Santiago
ALBUMSalsa Romántica de OroEddie Santiago
ALBUMEnamoradoEddie Santiago
ALBUMDe Vuelta a CasaEddie Santiago
ALBUMSerie Platino: Eddie SantiagoEddie Santiago
ALBUMLos Rostros De La SalsaEddie Santiago
ALBUMLos Titanes De La SalsaConjunto Chaney, Frankie Ruiz & Eddie Santiago
Eddie Santiago's Popular Music Videos
Vivir Sin Ella (feat. Tito Nieves, Luis Enrique & Eddie Santiago) [En Vivo]
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Loco por Tu Amor (Lyric Video)
Eddie Santiago
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Eddie Santiago Essentials
Sultry classics from the king of salsa romántica.
Artist Biography
With his impeccably polished repertoire of love songs, his suave yet engaging manner, and his trademark mustache, Eddie Santiago may not seem like a radical innovator. But that’s just what the Puerto Rican singer was in the Latin music world of the ’80s when his hits as frontman for the salsa group Conjunto Chaney and early solo successes like “Tú Me Quemas” established a wildly popular new take on a traditional sound. Together with producer Frank Torres and arranger Tommy Villariny, Santiago helped forge the template for salsa romántica. This new genre maintained salsa’s vibrancy and energy while slowing down the tempos and sweetening up the results with more prominent pop melodies and opportunities for the romantic crooning that was Santiago’s forte, thanks to his warm and versatile voice. The style reversed salsa’s decline in popularity during merengue’s ascent and made Santiago a superstar in the Spanish-speaking world—and one of the few Latin singers of his day to connect with audiences beyond it. On his 1999 album, Celebración, he again showed his ability to revitalize familiar sounds when he performed his most famous hits as duets with Charlie Zaa, Elvis Crespo, and many other Latin greats who followed his lead. Though Santiago’s own recordings have been rare in the years since, the lasting impact of the sultry and swoony style he helped popularize can be heard in the smoothest salsa ballads of Marc Anthony and Luis Miguel.
Hometown
Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, United States
Genre
Música tropical