* En anglais uniquement
Leny is a bachata-pop vocalist from the Dominican Republic who embarked on a solo career in 2008 after several years of success in the merengue group
Ilegales. Born Leydin Pímentel in San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic, the bachatero studied piano in school while performing in Pimentel Band, a musical group led by his father. At age 15
Leny joined the merengue quartet
Sin Fronteras and was subsequently recruited to join a more popular merengue act,
Ilegales, by lead singer, songwriter, and producer Vladimir Dotel in 2001, a few years after the death of group member Jason González in an automobile accident.
Leny made his
Ilegales recording debut on Marca Registrada (2002) and songwriting debut on the follow-up album, In the Room (2004), contributing the hit single "No Queda Nada." Following another
Ilegales album,
La Republica (2006), he embarked on a solo career, making his full-length album debut with
One (2008) on Universal Music Latino. Produced by Dotel, who co-wrote most of the songs with
Leny, the album spawned the hit single "Ayer Cuando Te Vi." ~ Jason Birchmeier