Lenin Ramírez is a songwriter, singer, and recording artist in the Mexican Regional genre. He has written hits for
Revólver Cannabis,
Los Plebes del Rancho, Banda Terrible, and
Omar Ruiz.
Ramírez was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa. He began singing at age four and writing songs at 16. As a teen and young adult, he released a slew of independently issued live recordings, both digitally and on CD-R, that were tremendously popular locally. Del signed him and released En Vivo con Banda la Conquista in 2014, followed by En Vivo con Banda Renovacion a year later. His studio debut,
Siempre Firme, was originally issued in October of 2015, but after a slew of singles and videos were successfully released digitally -- including "La Viuda Negra," "Corrido del Pocho," "El Muhcachon," and "Las Vueltas de la Vida" -- the set placed on the Top Latin Albums Chart a year later. He followed with Album de Mi Puno y Letra (2016), Las Vueltas de la Vida (2017), and Bendecido (2018). ~ Thom Jurek