Fuego (singer)

Early life

Durán was born to Dominican parents in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Langley Park, Maryland. His parents sent him and his brother Rickylindo to school in the Dominican Republic for a couple of years.

In the late 1990s, he performed with a group called 3men2 (Tremendo) alongside his brother and friends. After the group disbanded, he met DJ Menace, who founded Migo Productions and booked Fuego for local shows. In 2004, Fuego opened for a reggaeton concert headlined by Daddy Yankee and Plan B, singing 'Aqui Con Migo' as a member of Plan B.

Career

In 2005, with assistance from Chencho of Plan B, Fuego appeared on the compilation album El Draft 2005 with his song 'Me Gustan Todas'. He subsequently signed with Chosen Few Emerald Entertainment, Inc. In 2007, 'Hustlin Time' featuring Rick Ross was released to promote Chosen Few III: The Movie. The following year, his first major hit 'Mi Alma Se Muere' served as the lead single from that film. In 2009, he issued 'Super Estrella' featuring Omega 'El Fuerte' as the first single from his debut album La Musica del Futuro.

Later that year, the second single 'Que Buena Tu Ta' featuring Deevani reached No. 2 on the same chart for 12 weeks. Two remixes of that song appeared in 2010, one with Serani and a Dominican version with multiple artists.

In April 2010, Fuego released the third single 'Ya Te Olvide', and in June 2010 an online release titled 'Una Vaina Loca' (sampling Gyptian's 'Hold Yuh') became an international hit with over 30 million YouTube plays by 2011. His debut album La Musica del Futuro came out on August 3, 2010, peaking at No. 36 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. He received a Premio Lo Nuestro nomination in 2011 in the category Revelacion del año urbano.