Remigio Alejandro Valenzuela Buelna, known as Remmy Valenzuela (born 1 October 1990), is a Mexican singer, songwriter and accordionist of regional Mexican music. He was nominated for the "New Artist of the Year" at the Latin American Music Awards of 2015 and his album Mi Vida en Vida was nominated for the Best Norteño Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2015.[1][2]
Life
editBorn in Guasave, Sinaloa,[3] Valenzuela started off as a drummer but switched to the accordion at the age of 13.[4] His initial successes were with narcocorridos, but started gaining mass popularity with romantic songs like Te tocó perder.[4] Eventually, he signed with Fonovisa.[4] In 2015, he released his album Mi princesa, of which the single ¿Por qué me ilusionaste? was mentioned as one of the "Best Songs of 2015" by Ben Ratliff of the New York Times.[5]
By the age of 22, he is reported to have "foiled death twice", once after a car crash, and the second time at a shootout between government forces and an organised crime syndicate during a performance in the state of Nayarit.[4] In the state of Sinaloa in 2015, he was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm. He was released on bail after two days.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Final Nominations: 16th Latin Grammy Awards" (PDF). Latin Grammy Awards. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (10 August 2015). "Latin AMAs Winners List: Enrique Iglesias & Nicky Jam Win Big at Inaugural Awards Show". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Maldonado Varela, Jorge (29 June 2019). "Remmy Valenzuela pone el ritmo en la Feria de Gómez Palacio". Milenio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Cobo, Leila (15 April 2015). "Remmy Valenzuela: Billboard Mexican Awards New Artist of the Year Finalist Spotlight". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "The Best Songs of 2015". The New York Times. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Quesada, Juan Diego (17 November 2015). "Remmy Valenzuela, el cantante de la pistola de oro". El País Internacional. Retrieved 14 August 2016.