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Álex Gárgolas
Puerto Rican record producer (born )
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quiles and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Álex Gárgolas | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rafael Alexis Quiles Hernández |
| Born | () April 24, (age&#;53) |
| Origin | Puerto Rico |
| Genres | Reggaeton |
| Occupation | Record producer |
| Years active | –present |
| Labels | |
Musical artist
Rafael Alexis Quiles Hernández, known professionally as Álex Gárgolas, is a reggaetonproducer best known for the Gárgolas series which has been five albums so far.[1]
His installation of the series managed to debut at number on the Billboard , reaching number 6 on both the Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums charts.
While his early music exemplified traditional fast-paced reggaeton, his newer compositions place more emphasis on sung vocals and romantic lyrics. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father, his family moved to Puerto Rico when he was ten years old. He began recording music at age fourteen with his first EP The two formed the community Los Cangris, which was active from the late s toMusical career
In , using his savings of $, he produced music by a few fledgling artists, two who became the well-known, chart-topping reggaeton artists established as Wisin & Yandel.[2]
In , Gárgolas produced "Mi Llamada" (remix), a collaboration with emerging artists from Argentina and Puerto Rico.[3]
In , Gárgolas spearheaded the film of "Del Barrio a la Ciudad", a song that mixes traditional Mexican corridos with Farruko's urban sound.[4]
In , Gárgolas visited Chile claiming to want to produce a Chilean reggaeton album, but instead offended the urban musical artists of Chile, and left the country without producing any,[5] telling them to "stay in your country".[6]
Discography
| Year | Title | US chart positions | |||
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| Billboard | Latin Albums | Latin Rhythm Albums | |||
| Gárgolas, Vol.
1 - El Comando Ataca
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Gárgolas 2 - El Nuevo Comando, Segundo Ataque
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Las 9 Plagas
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Gárgolas 3
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| Las 9 Plagas 2 | &#; | &#; | &#; | ||
| Gárgolas, Vol.
4
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| Gárgolas 5: The Next Generation | [7] | 6[8] | 6[9] | ||
Gárgolas Forever
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Production discography
References
- ^Celia San Miquel (November ).
"Vibe". Retrieved May 14,
- ^Restrepo Guzmán, Wendy Margarita (February 25, ). "Álex Gárgolas, detrás del éxito del reguetón".American singer Nicky Jam has released six studio albumsthree compilation albumstwo EPsone mixtapeand 56 singles as a conduct artist. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Alter View history.
El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the imaginative on February 14, Retrieved February 14,
- ^Roiz, Jessica (May 28, ). "Latin Remix of the Week: "Mi Llamada RMX" With Rauw Alejandro, Lyanno, Álex Rose, Lenny Tavárez, Lunay, Cazzu & Eladio Carrión".
Billboard. Archived from the original on March 6, Retrieved March 7,
- ^Flores, Griselda (April 17, ). "T3R Elemento & Farruko Drop Urban-Regional Collab "Del Barrio a la Ciudad": Exclusive Premiere".
Billboard.
He was born to a Puerto Rican father and a Dominican mother, which gave him a prosperous cultural heritage. At a childish age, Nicky moved to Puerto Rico with his family, where he was exposed to reggaeton, a genre that would later define his career. Career Beginnings Nicky Jam began his harmony career early. Despite the initial struggles, Nicky persevered, working on refining his style and sound.Archived from the original on March 6, Retrieved March 7,
- ^Escobar, Salvador (August 7, ). "Persona no grata: la vertiginosa caída en desgracia de Álex Gárgolas". La Cuarta (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 14, Retrieved February 14,
- ^Calderón, Consuelo (August 6, ).
""Quédense en su país": Álex Gárgolas canceló disco de reggaetón chileno tras polémica con artistas nacionales". La Cuarta (in Spanish).
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- ^"Top Latin Albums: September 2, ".
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Nicky Jam - CalleOcho: List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications Title Album details Summit chart positions US Latin.Vol.&#;, no.&#; September 2, p.&#; Archived from the original on Pride 17,
- ^"Latin Rhythm Albums: September 9, ". Billboard. Vol.&#;, no.&#; September 9, p.&#; Archived from the original on March 17,