Prince Royce

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Biography

Geoffrey Royce Rojas (born May 11, 1989), known by his stage name Prince Royce, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Bronx, New York. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music and into his teenage years, began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen, Royce met Andrés Hidalgo, who became his manager. Hidalgo later introduced Royce to Sergio George, who immediately signed him to his label after hearing three of his demos. In March 2010, he released his eponymous debut studio album, which generated two commercially successful singles, "Stand by Me" and "Corazón Sin Cara". Both songs reached number-one on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart while "Corazón Sin Cara" reached number-one on the US Hot Latin Songs chart. The album itself reached number-one on the US Billboard Latin Albums and Tropical Albums charts. He also received three awards at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2011, which included Tropical Album of the Year for Prince Royce. Prince Royce was listed as one of the 50 Most Beautiful on the People en Español Magazine 2011 issue. On April 10, 2012, Royce released his second studio album, Phase II. In November 2012, Royce released a compilation album entitled "#1's", a collection of his hits thus far.

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Year Formed 2009
Number of Albums 37
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Website www.princeroyce.com
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Trivia

What was Royce interested in at an early age?

music

...um, see Prince Royce (album). At an early age, Royce took an interest in music , and in his teenage years began experimenting with music and writing po...
At what age did Royce meet Andrés Hidalgo?

nineteen

...eenage years began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen , Royce met Andrés Hidalgo, who became his manager. Hidalgo later intro...
Who became Royce manager at age nineteen?

Andrés Hidalgo

...rimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen, Royce met Andrés Hidalgo , who became his manager. Hidalgo later introduced Royce to record p...
How many awards did Royce receive at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2011?

three

...US Billboard Top Latin Albums and Tropical Albums charts. Royce received three awards at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2011, which included Trop...
What was Royce's second album called?

Phase II

...al Album of the Year. In 2012, Royce released his second studio album, Phase II , which reached numberone on both the US Latin Albums and Tropical Albu...
What award did the album win for?

Tropical Album of the Year

...s at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2011, which included Tropical Album of the Year . In 2012, Royce released his second studio album, Phase II, w...
What is the name of Royce's 2013 album?

Soy el Mismo

...me a fixture on both the Top Latin Albums and Top 200 charts: 2013's Soy el Mismo spent a whopping 129 weeks on the chart, while 2017's Five spent ano...
How many weeks did Soy el Mismo spend on the Latin Albums and Top 200 charts?

129

...Top Latin Albums and Top 200 charts: 2013's Soy el Mismo spent a whopping 129 weeks on the chart, while 2017's Five spent another 57. It topped the La...
How many charting singles did Five have?

ten

...ed the Latin and Tropical and streaming albums charts, netting a total of ten charting singles and a clutch of videos that garnered tens of millions o...
Who was the label of New York salsa legend Sergio George?

Top Stop Music

...made his fulllength album debut, Prince Royce, in 2010. Released on Top Stop Music , the label of New York salsa legend Sergio George, it was wellrecei...
What was released as the lead single?

Stand by Me

...d acts from New York. A bilingual version of the Ben E. King standard Stand by Me was released as the lead single and became a smash hit, breaking int...
In what year did Royce release Soy el Mismo?

2013

...king at number 16 on the Billboard 200 with over 100,000 copies sold. In 2013 , Royce released his third fulllength, Soy el Mismo, featuring the single...
What is the name of the kid who was born on May 11, 1998?

Geoffrey Royce Rojas

... and a selection of some of his best songs. A Kid from The Bronx Geoffrey Royce Rojas was born on May 11, 1998, in the Bronx, one of the five boroughs...
Where were Roja's parents from?

Dominican Republic

...he five boroughs of New York City. His parents were both from the Dominican Republic , which explains to a large extent the affinity Prince Royce devel...
What was Prince's father's job?

taxi driver

...chata music from a very early age. While his father used to work as a taxi driver in the Big Apple, his mother was working at a beauty salon. As any k...
What genre was Prince Royce exposed to?

Bachata

...stening to HipHop, Pop and R&B. However, he was also exposed to lots of Bachata . However, when he was asked to sing Bachata, he realized that genre of...
When was Prince Royce released?

March 2010

...f today's biggest Latin music stars. The album Prince Royce, which was released on March 2010 , became one of the most popular albums of 2010 and 2011....
Prince Royce explains that we need a new talent whose name symbolizes both performing excellence and what else?

Latin pride

...eed a new talent whose name symbolizes both performing excellence and Latin pride . Geoffrey Royce Rojas was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, an...
When did he audition and perform in school talent shows?

very early on

...od, he auditioned and performed in numerous school talent shows from very early on . I needed to know what it felt like to be any given character in fr...
What was the second factor in his favor?

being raised in New York City

...hool shows. But generally, my entire family has always stood behind me, he reflects. The second factor in his favor was being raised in New York City ....
Who has collaborated with Royce?

Daddy Yankee

...omposes Latin pop, bachata, and R&B music, who has collaborated with Daddy Yankee . Geoffrey Royce Rojas, popularly known by Prince Royce, is a promine...
How many Soberano Awards did Royce win?

two

...music. He received 75 recognitions out of 153 nominations. The singer won two Soberano Awards, one in 2011 in the New Artist of the Year and the secon...
How many nominations did the singer receive for his excellence in music?

153

... his excellence in the field of music. He received 75 recognitions out of 153 nominations. The singer won two Soberano Awards, one in 2011 in the New ...
How many Premios Tu Mundo awards did Prince receive?

five

... in the category of MostPlayed Artist on Radio. Prince Royce was awarded five Premios Tu Mundo awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro annual awards. The sin...
How many Premios Lo Nuestro awards did the singer win?

19

...rtist on Radio. Prince Royce was awarded five Premios Tu Mundo awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro annual awards. The singer was nominated for Grammy Awa...
How many BMI Awards did he win in 2012, 2013 and 2014?

nine

...as nominated for Grammy Awards several times but has yet to win one. He has a record of winning nine BMI Awards in 2012, 2013, and 2014 consecutively....
When did Prince Royce come into the limelight in the Latin pop mainstream?

2010

...Prince Royce came into the limelight in the Latin pop mainstream in 2010 . He stepped into this world in New York City, United States. With this, he is...
What city did Royce arrive in the mainstream of Latin pop in 2010?

New York City

...t in the Latin pop mainstream in 2010. He stepped into this world in New York City , United States. With this, he is currently 32 years old and holds A...
Who is the father of Royce's father?

Ramón Rojas

...tionality. Moving on to his family members, he was born to his father Ramón Rojas , and his mother Ángela de León. His father was a taxicab driver whil...
What was Ramón Rojas' father's job?

taxicab driver

...father Ramón Rojas, and his mother Ángela de León. His father was a taxicab driver while his mother worked at a beauty salon. During his school years,...
What was his mother's occupation?

beauty salon

...e León. His father was a taxicab driver while his mother worked at a beauty salon . During his school years, he began competing in talent competitions ...
Who signed him to his record label?

Sergio George

...so taken by his demo that he hired him as his manager. Later, he met Sergio George , who quickly signed him to his record label Top Stop Music after he...
When did Billboard award him with a tropical album of the year?

2011

...atin Musre awards awarded him with a tropical album of the year award in 2011 . Adding to it came his third and fourth album. He released his third alb...
What was Billboard's top Latin Musre award in 2011?

tropical album of the year

...s talent, Billboard top Latin Musre awards awarded him with a tropical album of the year award in 2011. Adding to it came his third and fourth album. ...
When was Soy el Mismo released?

8 October 2013

...nd fourth album. He released his third album named, Soy el Mismo on 8 October 2013 . His fourth album named, Double vision was his first album in the E...
What was his fourth album called?

Double vision

...album named, Soy el Mismo on 8 October 2013. His fourth album named, Double vision was his first album in the English language. The Album includes a s...
What two people signed him to his record label?

Andrés Hidalgo and Sergio George

...tner, he began making music. His life changed after he met Andrés Hidalgo and Sergio George and the latter signed him to his record label. Featuring t...
How many awards has Royce won?

67

...respectively. Along with having several albums to his name, Royce has won 67 awards and 156 nominations which undoubtedly makes him one of America's m...
How many nominated awards has he won?

156

...Along with having several albums to his name, Royce has won 67 awards and 156 nominations which undoubtedly makes him one of America's most successful...