Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1977), known by his stage name Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, rapper, songwriter, producer and actor. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects.[1] He played a very importart part in turning reggaeton into a mainstream genre alongside Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, Tego Calderón, Ivy Queen and the retired Hector El Father.
Ayala aspired to be a professional baseball player, and tried out for the Seattle Mariners Major League baseball team. Before he could be officially signed, he was hit by a stray round from an AK-47 rifle while taking a break from a studio recording session with reggaeton mix tape icon DJ Playero circa 1992. He spent roughly one and a half years recovering from the wound; the bullet was never removed from his hip, and he credits the shooting incident with allowing him to focus entirely on a music career. That incident is the central theme of his songs «Coraza Divina» (2007) and «6 De Enero» (2012).[1]
He played a very important part in reggaeton's international success through his single «Gasolina» and his album Barrio Fino, which was the first reggaeton album to achieve a standard platinum certification by the RIAA for 1,000,000 copies sold in the United States.[2] Barrio Fino and Barrio Fino En Directo were part of the three best selling Latin albums in the US during the 2000s decade. He released 7 studio albums, a compilation album, 2 mixtapes, 2 live albums and a soundtrack as of 2013. Since 2007, he holds a reggaeton record for most copies sold in the US during the first week of its release with his album El Cartel: The Big Boss. His 2013 album King Daddy was the first only-digital Latin album to reach the top 10 in Billboard charts. He has sold over 18 million albums worldwide during his 25-year-long career.[3] Currently he is working on his next studio album, titled King Daddy II: Elemento DY, scheduled to be released during 2016.
He has also a small film career, leading the 2004's short film El Cangri, making a cameo appearance in Vampires (2005), and having a lead role in the 2007's docummentary film Straight Outta Puerto Rico and his own film Talento De Barrio (2008), which soundtrack achieved a double Latin platinum certification for 200,000 copies sold in the US. The movie earned more than 2 million dollars from the box office as of September 2008.[4] Ayala also made other appearances in TV series, including 6 episodes as guest in the US 27-years-long soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in 2010, and was also one of the three coaches in La Voz Kids during the show's third and fourth season.
As to awards and nominations, Daddy Yankee is the reggaeton most awarded artist and also the most nominated. Between 2005 and 2015, he won 68 awards and lost 149 times. His first award was a 2005 Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year, and his last one was a 2016 Premio Tu Mundo for Favorite Urban Artist. Mixing both winning and losses, Ayala was nominated a total of 215 times since his raise to international fame in 2004.
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| Totals |
Wins |
Nom. |
| 2005 |
19 |
26 |
| 2006 |
11 |
33 |
| 2007 |
8 |
23 |
| 2008 |
3 |
17 |
| 2009 |
4 |
20 |
| 2010 |
0 |
9 |
| 2011 |
3 |
15 |
| 2012 |
1 |
14 |
| 2013 |
6 |
23 |
| 2014 |
3 |
15 |
| 2015 |
4 |
13 |
| 2016[upper-alpha 1] |
5 |
11 |
American Latino Media Arts Awards
The American Latino Media Arts Award (or ALMA Award) is an award created in 1995, which highlights the best American Latino contributions to music, television, and film. The awards promote fair and accurate portrayals of Latinos. Daddy Yankee won his only nomination in the 2006's edition in the Outstanding Male Musical Performer category.[5]
American Music Awards
The American Music Awards (or AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network's contract to present the Grammy Awards expired. Unlike the Grammys, which are awarded on the basis of votes by members of the Recording Academy, the AMAs are determined by a poll of the public and fans, who can vote through the AMAs website. Daddy Yankee was nominated 4 times between 2005 and 2010, losing always in the Favorite Latin Artist category: thrice with Shakira[6][7][8] and once with Jennifer Lopez.[9]
Billboard Latin Music Awards
The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The Billboard awards are the Latin music industry’s longest running and most prestigious award. Originally launched as the Billboard Latin Music Conference in 1990, the first awards began in 1994. Daddy Yankee was nominated 38 times between 2005 and 2014, winning 11 awards[10] and losing 25.[11]
Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard, a publication and music popularity chart covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually since 1989 in December until it went dormant in 2007. The awards returned in 2011 and is held annually in May. Daddy Yankee was nominated only once; it was in the 2014's edition with his single «Limbo», which lost to Marc Anthony's «Vivir Mi Vida» in the Top Latin Song category.[12]
Grammy Awards
A Grammy Award is an accolade created in 1959 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Emmy Awards (television), the Tony Awards (stage performance), and the Academy Awards (motion pictures). Daddy Yankee was nominated only once; it was in the ceremony's 50th edition with his studio album El Cartel: The Big Boss, which lost to Calle 13's Residente O Visitante in the Best Latin Urban Album category.[13]
International Dance Music Awards
The International Dance Music Awards (or IDMA) is a major event in the Winter Music Conference (WMC), a weeklong electronic music conference, held every March since 1985 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. It recognizes the best in dance songs, music albums, DJs, radio stations, record labels, among others. Daddy Yankee was nominated 5 times between 2007 and 2016, without a win.[14]
Latin American Music Awards
The Latin American Music Awards (or Latin AMAs) is an annual American music award created in 2015 and presented by Telemundo. It is the Spanish-language counterpart of the American Music Awards (AMAs) produced by the Dick Clark Productions. As with AMAs, the Latin AMAs are determined by a poll of the public and music buyers. Daddy Yankee won 2 out of 4 nominations between 2015 and 2016.[15]
Latin Grammy Awards
A Latin Grammy Award is an award created in 2000 by The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the world that were recorded in either Spanish or Portuguese and is awarded in the United States. Both the regular Grammy Award and the Latin Grammy Award have similar nominating and voting processes, in which the selections are decided by peers within the Latin music industry. Daddy Yankee was the first reggaeton artist to be nominated in the Record of the Year category with his single «Gasolina», but lost to Alejandro Sanz' «Tú No Tienes Alma». He was nominated a total of 17 times between 2005 and 2015,[16] but won only once.[17]
Lo Nuestro Awards
The Lo Nuestro Awards (or Premio Lo Nuestro) is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by Univision since 1989, a Spanish-language television network based in the United States. The awards ceremony features famous Latino actors, musicians and show business personalities. The show is broadcast all over the Americas. Daddy Yankee is the most nominated reggaeton artist in the Lo Nuestro Awards, winning 8 times[18] and losing other 28 between 2005 and 2015.[19]
Los Premios 40 Principales América
Los Premios 40 Principales América is Latin American version of Los Premios 40 Principales, an award show by the Spanish musical radio station Los 40 Principales. This version was created in 2012 and is helded annually since 2014. Daddy Yankee was nominated a total of 4 times, without a win.
Los Premios de la Gente / Latin Music Fan Awards
The Latin Music Fan Award (or El Premio de la Gente in Spanish) is an award ceremony created in 1999 and produced by Uno Productions, which recognizes "the best in Latin music" and the winners are chosen through online voting.[20] Daddy Yankee won 5 awards out of 5 nominations in 2005.[21]
Megaton Awards
The Megaton Awards are presented annually by the SBS Reggaetón Network, composed of the American radio stations Reggaeton 94.FM, mega 97.9FM, El Sol 95.7FM, and Latino 96.3FM in the United States. Daddy Yankee won 3 awards out of 4 nominations.[22]
MTV Video Music Awards
An MTV Video Music Award (commonly abbreviated as a VMA) is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the "Super Bowl for youth", an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. By 2001, the VMA had become a coveted award. Daddy Yankee was nominated 4 times between 2005 and 2013 (including a Best Hip Hop Video nomination for «Rompe»), winning only one award.
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica
The Premios MTV Latinoamérica (previously known as MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica) was the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards. They were established in 2002 to celebrate the top music videos of the year in Latin America and the world and were presented annually and broadcast live on MTV Networks Latin America. The awards were cancelled in 2010. Daddy Yankee was nominated a total of 10 times between 2005 and 2009, winning only two awards, including the Artist of the Year category in 2006.[23]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from the same channel viewers. Initially Japan was part of the MTV Asia Awards, which included all Asian countries, but because of the musical variety existent in Japan, in May 2002 began to hold their own awards independently. Daddy Yankee was nominated only once; it was in the 2006's edition with his single «Gasolina», which was very successful in Japan, losing to Shōnan no Kaze's «Karasu» in the Best Reggae Video category.
Orgullosamente Latino Awards
The Orgullosamente Latino Awards were accolades created in 2004 for the best in Latin music given to albums with previously unreleased material, inside the January 1 and December 31 dates of each year. They were created by Alexis Núñes Oliva, executive producer of Ritmoson Latino, the Mexico-based music television channel through which the awards were broadcast each year until it's cancellation in 2010 in honor to the awards sculptor's death. Daddy Yankee was nominated only for the 2009's edition in four categories, winning only one.[24]
People's Choice Reggaeton and Urban Awards
The People's Choice Reggaeton and Urban Awards were awarded annually by the public of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2007, who chose their favorite artist in various categories. There are registers only for the 2007 edition's winners, in which Daddy Yankee was absent but won 2 awards, but there's no information about the nominees and the other editions.[25] The awards were never celebrated again after 2007 because of being a very disorganized show and the absence of important exponents including Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar and Héctor El Father.[26]
People en Español Festival
The People en Español Festival is a two-day event centered in celebrating hispanic music and culture. It started in 2007 in Central Park but some years later it was moved to San Antonio. Daddy Yankee received a special award for his career on October 2016.[27]
Premios Juventud
The Premios Juventud (Youthfulness Awards) is an awards show for Spanish-speaking celebrities in the areas of film, music, sports, fashion, and pop culture, presented by the television network Univision since 2004. Winners are determined by online vote at Univision's website. The awards are set apart by their unique categories, including "Me muero sin ese CD" (CD to Die For) and "La más pegajosa" (Catchiest tune), as well as ridiculous fashion categories like "¡Está buenísimo!" (What a Hottie!) and "El de mejor estilo" (He's Got Syle). Daddy Yankee was nominated a total of 47 times[28] between 2005 and 2015, winning 13 awards, most of them in 2005.[29]
Premios Oye!
The Premios Oye! (Spanish for "Hey! Awards") are presented annually by the Academia Nacional de la Música en México for outstanding achievements in the Mexican record industry. The awards were established in 2002 by the ANAMUSA (Academia Nacional de la Música) in order to reward composers, artists, record companies and every person who is involved in the music industry. Daddy Yankee was nominated only once; it was in the ceremony's 5th edition, winning in the Reggaeton Soloist or Group category. In 2007 he won a special award for his sales with his single «Rompe».
Premios People En Español
The Premios People En Español (People En Español Awards) are awards presented by People En Español magazine since 2009. It honours the best in music, movies, soap operas, television and fashion. Daddy Yankee was nominated a total of 7 times between 2010 and 2013, winning 3 awards for his single «Limbo».
Premios Tu Mundo
The Premios Tu Mundo (Spanish for "Your World Awards") is an annual award presented by American television network Telemundo since 2012. The awards celebrates the achievements of Hispanics and Latinos in the media including TV shows, movies, music, fashion, and sports. Daddy Yankee won 7 out of 8 nominations between 2012 and 2016.
Tecla Awards
The Tecla Awards is a national awards program created in 2015 and presented by Telemundo that honors and highlights the achievements of top Latino and multicultural content creators. Daddy Yankee was nominated only once in the ceremony's second edition, losing to his compatriot Yandel on the Best Musician/Band/Group on Social Media category.[30]
World Music Awards
The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 under the high patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and is based in Monte-Carlo. Awards are presented to the world's best-selling artists in the various categories and to the best-selling artists from each major territory. Sales figures are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Daddy Yankee was nominated only once; it was in the 2006's edition and lost to Shakira in the Best Selling Latin Artist category.[31] He is the only reggaeton artist to be nominated at this awards.
Rankings and Year-End charts
Year-End charts
Decade-End charts
Other accolades
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Latin Music Awards
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating them accordingly.
ASCAP honors its top members in a series of annual awards shows in seven different music categories: pop, rhythm and soul, film and television, Latin, country, Christian, and concert music.
Broadcast Music, Inc. Latin Music Awards
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. BMI annually hosts award shows that honor the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the year's most-performed songs in the BMI catalogue. BMI Award shows include the BMI Latin Awards, BMI Pop Awards, BMI Film/TV Awards, BMI Urban Awards, BMI London Awards, BMI Country Awards, BMI Christian Awards, and the BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Luncheon.
Society of European Stage Authors and Composers Latina Awards
The Society of European Stage Authors and Composers is a performance-rights organization (P.R.O.) in the United States. SESAC was founded in 1930, making it the second-oldest P.R.O. in the United States. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, SESAC deals with all aspects of the business, from creation to licensing and administration. The company also has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, London, Atlanta, and Miami.
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
The Viña del Mar International Song Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar) is a music festival that is considered the best and biggest in Latin America and the most important musical event in the Americas which is held annually on the 3rd week of February since 1960 in Viña del Mar, Chile. The Festival takes place in the amphitheatre of Quinta Vergara. The Viña festival features a song competition on two categories (pop music song and folk song), interspersed with performances by international music stars from around the world, encompassing such diverse genres as rock, pop music in various languages, merengue, salsa, reggaetón, bachata and others. Daddy Yankee performed in 2006, 2009 and 2013, winning all possible recognitions in the last year, which was also a sold-out concert.[32]
| Year |
Day |
Awards |
Songs performed |
Show's duration |
| 2006 |
Day 5 / February 26 |
- Silver Torch
- Golden Torch
- Silver Seagull
|
«King Daddy», «Dale Caliente», «Machete», «Tu Príncipe», «No Me Dejes Solo», «Rompe», «Segurosqui», «Lo Que Pasó, Pasó», «Cógela Que Va Sin Jockey», «Mayor Que Yo», «Gasolina», «Mírame» |
55 minutes |
| 2009 |
Day 5 / February 27 |
- Silver Torch
- Golden Torch
- Silver Seagull
|
«Jefe», «Machucando», «Noche De Entierro», «Mayor Que Yo», «¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer?», «King Daddy», «Pose», «Segurosqui», «Machete», «Tu Príncipe», «No Me Dejes Solo», «Impacto», «Rompe», «Somos De Calle», «Lo Que Pasó, Pasó», «Llamado De Emergencia», «Ella Me Levantó», «Gasolina», «No Es Culpa Mía», «Salgo Pa' La Calle», «Dale Caliente» |
85 minutes |
| 2013 |
Day 2 / February 25 |
- Silver Torch
- Golden Torch
- Silver Seagull
- Golden Seagull
|
«Lovumba», «Pose», «Lo Que Pasó, Pasó», «La Despedida», «Descontrol», «Rompe», «Ven Conmigo», «Limbo», «Perros Salvajes», «Llegamos A La Disco», «Somos De Calle», «¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer?», «Pasarela», «Llamado De Emergencia», «Hasta Abajo», «No Es Culpa Mía», «Gasolina», «Ella Me Levantó» |
86 minutes |
Notes
- ↑ As of September 21, 2016. He is going to receive a special award on October 16.
- 1 2 3 Special award.
- ↑ Every year, 50 songs are awarded at the Annual BMI Latin Awards.
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