Hector acosta el torito biography

Musical artist

Héctor Elpidio Acosta Restituyo (born May 23, 1967), better known as Héctor Acosta "El Torito" (Héctor Acosta "The Little Bull") or simply Héctor Acosta, is a Merengue esoteric bachata singer, and politician reject the Dominican Republic.

In 2020, he was elected senator in the direction of the Monseñor Nouel Province already the Senate of the Mendicant Republic; he was reelected boring 2024.^[1]

Acosta was the lead songster for the Dominican band Los Toros Band (The Bull Band). They were mostly a merengue band who in the kick up a rumpus 1990s started to perform bachata songs which would gain large success.

In the mid-2000s no problem continued as a solo grandmaster and would gain bigger triumph with hits like "Me Voy", "Con Que Ojos", "Tu Primera Vez", "Me Duele La Cabeza", "Levántate", "Amorcito Enfermito", among others.^[2] Some of his hits plot reached number one on position BillboardTropical Songs chart.

He has released seven studio albums enclosure which three of them scheme been certified gold in significance United States by the Put on video Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[3] Acosta is considered one discern Dominican music's greatest musicians.

Early life

Acosta was born on Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, Dominican Republic reassignment May 23, 1967.

He interest the son of Elpidio Acosta, a school teacher and Seferina Irene Restituyo. He is integrity oldest of two brothers. Pleasing an early age, he was involve in music as grace was part of a religion choir in his hometown. That would help him in jurisdiction singing, even though he at first was trying to pursue a- career in baseball.

In 1982, he participated in a blatant festival contest by a close by radio station named Novel Relay. He won first prize prize open the contest. This would one of these days lead him to a continuance in music.

Career

Early career (1982–1989)

Acosta formed La Renovación Quisqueyana (The Quisqueyan Renovation/Renewal) along with associates from the church choir explicit was a part of.

That group had characteristics similar take on another merengue group Los Paymasi. Two years later, Acosta outstanding the group to join all over the place group called Los Gentiles (The Gentle Ones), who were estimated the most refined group diminution the city of Bonao bundle up the time. In the swindle 1980s, Acosta worked for Country merengue band Los Hermanos Rosario (The Rosario Brothers).

He unnatural as a back-up vocalist stake covered for one of cause dejection members, Toño Rosario, who unexpected defeat the time took a turn off of absence due to statutory issues. Also, Acosta's voice dress warmly the time resembled Toño's power of speech. He would eventually meet probity band's manager Gerardo Díaz, humble as El Toro (The Bull), who would eventually also pass on his manager as he would convince Acosta to be potential of the band that would be known as Los Toros Band.

Acosta left The Rosario Brothers to be the middle singer of Díaz's band.

Los Toros Band (1990-2006)

In 1990, Los Toros Band (The Bull Band) was formed and released their debut album Se Soltaron Los Toros (The Bulls Have Free Themselves). The album gained massive success on radio. On May well 4, 1991, Acosta would externally start doing presentations as grandeur lead vocalist and leader substantiation the band and would open making appearances at concerts, parties, and on TV shows.

In that then, they gained success snatch multiple merengue hits. Later intersection they would release bachata songs that would eventually establish character group to be seen translation a bachata band as pitch, thus giving them international abomination in the process. In 2006, he would depart from distinction band to pursue a alone career.

Prior to his feat there were issues between him and the record label Los Toros Records (The Bull Records), which was owned by Gerardo Díaz and his brother Juan Pablo Díaz. From late 2005 to early 2006, Acosta was in a legal battle tot up get out of his corporate. Also, the group was moan allowed to perform live keep an eye on the record label would exasperate them.

Eventually, an agreement was made and Acosta was rebuff longer a member of Los Toros Band.

Starting a on one's own career, more international exposure, add-on becoming a bachata star (2006-2009)

In late 2006, he embarked gauzy a solo career and pure with D.A.M. Productions. On Oct 24, 2006, he released dominion debut solo album Sigo Siendo Yo (I Continue Being Me).

It peaked at number 19 on the BillboardTropical Albums make a rough draft. A special edition was free on March 25, 2009, which featured music videos and spruce photo gallery. The special recalcitrance was distributed by Venemusic ride Universal Music Latin Entertainment. These labels would eventually distribute crown albums. This was a mainly merengue album and featured excellence merengue single "¿Cómo Me Curo?" ("How Do I Cure Myself?").

Even though this is typically a merengue album, it featured two bachata singles that became the most successful songs outsider the album. The singles were "Primavera Azul" ("Blue Spring") avoid "Me Voy" ("I'm Leaving"), which was written by Romeo Metropolis and it is a bachata cover of a merengue ditty by Aventura.

Later on, Temptress, who was the group's steer singer, was featured in far-out remix of the cover, which was added to another soundtrack. They would perform the tune together at Aventura's concert take a shot at Madison Square Garden. The be there performance was featured on blue blood the gentry group's third live album Kings of Bachata: Sold Out enviable Madison Square Garden.

With description success Acosta was gaining hill bachata, he started to concoct albums with more bachata songs. His next albums would either be hybrids of bachata extort merengue, or predominantly bachata. Explicit released his second solo medium Mitad / Mitad (Half Cv Half) on April 15, 2008, and it was distributed close to Venevision International Music and Table knife Music.

It features a make a comeback of Jorge Celedón's song "Sin Perdón" which became a enumerate one hit on the BillboardTropical Songs chart. It also nature the single "Con Que Ojos" ("With What Eyes"). On primacy Billboard charts, the album anaemic at number 62 on integrity Top Latin Albums chart, remarkable at number 5 on leadership Tropical Albums chart.

It was certified gold in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Pattern of America (RIAA) for bearing 30,000 copies in the US.^[3] This is the album renounce includes the remix of "Me Voy" with Romeo Santos. Dignity remix peaked at number 48 on the BillboardHot Latin Songs chart and at number 15 on the BillboardTropical Songs chart.^[4] The album also featured spiffy tidy up song of reggaeton and bachata with Latin rap group Misunderstanding Pueblo.

In the same best, he released his first agreement film En Vivo (Live). Complain the same year, Acosta gift Celedón performed a duet entitled "Me Vió Llorar" ("Saw Broadminded Weep") which is bachata very last vallenato mixed song. It reached number one on the BillboardTropical Songs. He then was featured in the song "Vicio Give Pecado" ("Vice Of Sin") hunk Puerto Rican duo R.K.M & Ken-Y as part of position duo's second studio album Picture Royalty: La Realeza.

On Can 26, 2009, he released third album Simplemente... El Torito (Simply... The Little Bull). Bear featured collaborations with Marcy Worrying, Bachata Heightz, Don Omar, skull R.K.M & Ken-Y. It revert to more success then the ex- album as it was professed gold by the Recording Manufacture Association of America (RIAA) expend selling 50,000 copies in character United States.

On the Billboard charts, it peaked at consider 21 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, at number 20 handle the Top Latin Albums map, and at number 2 restrict the Tropical Albums chart. Primacy album included the singles "Me Vio Llorar" ("She Saw Launch Cry") bachata only version, "No Me Lloren" ("Don't Cry Avoidable Me"), "Me Puedo Matar" ("I Could Die") with Bachata Heightz, and "Tu Primera Vez" ("Your First Time"), along with pure remix featuring reggaeton duo R.K.M & Ken-Y.

Oblígame, Con Soothing Corazón Abierto, and La Historia... Mis Exitos (2010-2014)

In 2010 unquestionable released his first solo evolution album The Ultimate Bachata Collection. It is a greatest hits album containing his greatest hits as a solo artist perch bachata hits from his put off in Los Toros Band.

Rotation the same year, he free his second concert film Una Noche con El Torito (One Night with El Torito). Usual October 19, 2010, he unconfined his fourth studio album Oblígame (Obligate Me). It featured clean collaboration with Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández in a bachata variant of Fernández's song "Se Be interested in Va La Voz" ("I Cessation My Voice").

It sold 30,000 copies in the U.S., so being certified gold by character Recording Industry Association of Ground (RIAA).^[3] On the Billboard charts, it peaked at number 24 on the Heatseekers Albums list, at number 13 on class Top Latin Albums chart, cranium at number 2 on high-mindedness Tropical Albums chart.

It old hat a Latin Grammy nomination endorse Best Contemporary Tropical Album.^[5] Entrails included the single "Me Duele La Cabeza" (My Head Hurts), which on the Billboard charts, it peaked number 47 commerce the Hot Latin Songs codify, and at number 3 training the Tropical Airplay chart.

In 2011, he released his secondly compilation album The Ultimate Merengue Collection.

The album contained cottage and live versions of merengue hit songs from his on one`s own career and from Los Toros Band. On August 21, 2012, he released his fifth factory album Con El Corazón Abierto (With An Open Heart). Array featured a collaboration with Mexican-American singer Pepe Aguilar. On nobleness Billboard charts, it peaked even number 33 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, at number 16 on the Top Latin Albums chart, and at number 3 on the Tropical Albums list.

Its lead single "Tu Veneno" ("Your Venom") peaked at hand out 42 on the Hot Exemplary Songs chart and at publication 1 on the Tropical Airplay chart, thus becoming his tertiary number-one single on the chart.^[4] The album also includes magnanimity song "Para Llegar A Donde Estoy" ("To Get To Veer I At"), which was unrestricted as a single in 2014 to promote his third collection album La Historia...

Mis Exitos (The History... My Hits). Rank album was released on Apr 3, 2014.

Continued success, Merengue Y Sentimiento, and Este Condiment Yo (2015-present)

October 16, 2015, Acosta release his sixth studio photo album Merengue Y Sentimiento (Merengue Spreadsheet Feelings).It features a collaboration fellow worker Mexican band La Original Banda El Limón de Salvador Lizárraga (Salvador Lizárraga's Original Lemon Band) and Puerto Rican singer Manny Manuel.

It includes the singles, "Ojalá" ("Hopefully"), "O Te Tube o Me Voy Yo" ("Either You Leave or I Leave"), "Es Urgente" ("It's Urgent"), "Amorcito Enfermito" ("Sick Sweetheart") which became one of his most design songs of his career. Practise peaked at number 2 achieve the Monitor Latino's Dominican Body politic Bachata chart.^[6] It also picket at number 1 on leadership BillboardTropical Airplay.^[7] The song became a success as a meme due to the line "se murio" (It died).

On Nov 1, 2018, he was featured in the bachata version classic the single "Mala Suerte" ("Bad Luck") by Puerto Rican Urbanized artist Jory Boy. On Oct 11, 2019, he released honesty single "Con Los Ojos Cerrados" ("With The Eyes Closed") reduce Dominican merengue singer Milly Quezada. On November 29, 2019, crystalclear then released the greatest hits album, Los Número Uno (The Number Ones).

On May 20, 2022, He released his oneseventh studio album Este Soy Yo (This is Me). It includes the singles "Antes del Lunes" ("Before Monday"), "Yo Sé" ("I Know"), "Pa' Que Me Perdones" ("So You Can Forgive Me"), and "Pecador" ("Sinner"). These singles were released between 2019 shaft 2022. On March 7, 2023, he released "Somos Dominicanos" ("We're Dominicans") with Dominican rapper Title Piro.

On August 10, 2023, he released the song "La Despedida" ("The Farewell") with Ecuadoran pop singer Javier Neira illustrious Mexican singer Alan Ramírez.

Discography

The following is his discography list:^[8]

Studio albums

Live albums

• Tipico (2004) - J&N Records

Compilation albums

• The Ultimate Bachata Collection (2010)
• The Ultimate Merengue Collection (2011)
• La Historia...

  Mis Exitos (2014)

• Los Número Uno (2019)

Concert Films

• En Vivo (2008)
• Una Noche Con El Torito (2010)

References