Best known for his tenure as a singer and songwriter in the bachata supergroup
Aventura,
Henry Santos is a Dominican vocalist from New York City who made his solo album debut in 2011. Born Henry Santos Jeter on December 15, 1979, in Moca, Dominican Republic, he moved with his family to the Bronx at age 14. He is the cousin of bachata superstar
Romeo Santos, with whom he co-founded
Aventura in 1994. Originally known as "Los Tinellers," the group made its full-length album debut with Trampa de Amor in 1995. They broke through to international success with the smash hit single "Obsesión" from their third album,
We Broke the Rules (2002).
Aventura's stateside success was elevated by "Ella y Yo," a collaboration with reggaetoñero
Don Omar from their fifth studio album,
God's Project (2005). It was the first of
Aventura's ten straight Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs singles chart. After nine albums -- six studio and three live efforts --
Aventura announced their separation in 2011. Later that year, both
Romeo and
Henry Santos released solo albums,
Formula, Vol. 1 and
Introducing Henry Santos, respectively. Though overshadowed by
Romeo's chart-topping solo debut,
Henry's full-length debut effort was a major success nonetheless, on the tropical charts in particular, spawning the hit singles "Poquito a Poquito" and "Por Nada." ~ Jason Birchmeier