Esme (musician)
Esme | |
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| Birth name | Elmer Abreu Suriel |
| Born | June 24, 1994 Constanza, Dominican Republic, D.R |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | singer,songwriter, record producer |
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| Years active | 2015-present |
Elmer Abreu Suriel (born June 24, 1994) is a Dominican singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in The Dominican Republic to Dominican parents and raised in New York City by a single mother.
Early life[edit]
His musical influences range from Spanish-language artists such as Julio Iglesias, Ricardo Arjona, Juan Gabriel, Luis miguel to American pop stars Bruno Mars and The Weeknd. Originally from Constanza, Dominican Republic, Esme migrated to Queens, New York at the age of 8. Esme has cited that the work ethics of his mother was what pushed him to pursued music. Esme had the dream to one day repay his mother what she had done for him and his siblings by working an over night job 6 days a week and taking care if them during his infant and teenage years.
Music career[edit]
Esme started to gain recognition after the release of his first 3 Bachata singles in the years 2016-2018 which marked a new direction for modern bachata. (Perteneces a Nadie.[1], La Primera Vez and Amantes)
During the recording of his first album produced by the two time Latin Grammy nominee and ASCAP award-winning [2]composer Pedro sP Polanco[3],
Esme found to have writing skills and bought his first guitar, and finished his highly anticipated Bachata album which is due to release in 2019.
"Amantes" Charted #2 on the Tropical charts for Bachata.
2017-2018 first single and South American tour[edit]
Esme Release his first album single Perteneces a nadie in April 2017, earning a nomination for Telemundo's Premios Viva La Juventud as Best New Artist and winning.
Later that year, Esme had a tour in Colombia and Guatemala in which he participated in multiple Music Acts, TV programing and Radio Stations.
In 2018 he released "Amantes" which exploded in the YouTube platform and spotify, reaching audiences in the United Sates, Italy and Europe.
Amantes charted top 21 in multiple international Tropical music charts in 2018.[4] In March 2019, its now positioned at number 2out of the top 50.[5]
Dancers from all over the word started posting videos dancing his songs. And shortly after, he got offered a Touring & publishing deal by Abanico Records and smayra Publishing SAS.
In the middle of 2018, Esme was invited to perform in Chicago for the first time[6], in which he developed a buzz with all the dancers and people that attended his live show. Esme since got invited back to the city to perform for what has been cited by ABC7 as the biggest salsa congress [7] in the United States, because of his on stage persona.
2019 Amantes Tour & Chicago International Salsa Congress[edit]
Returning once again to Chicago, Esme formed part of the February 7th, 2019[8] Chicago International Salsa Congress where he presented some of his well known bachata songs and performed them with his live Bachata Band[9]
On February 14th Esme was invited to perform for the Bronx Community college and The bronx council for the arts[10]. For the first time ever a Latino Bachata band presented itself at the college.
Esme has a sold-out tour[11] coming up all over the US, Europe[12] and Mexico.
Discography[edit]
- Perteneces a Nadie 2017
- La Primera Vez 2017
- Una Aventura 2017
- Amantes 2018
- Bestia Salvaje 2018
- A Lot To Love Me 2018
- El Mismo Infeliz
- Menores 2019
- Iluso (TBA)
References[edit]
- ↑ Javier, Juan (2017-06-01). "Esme Bachata Moderna con su Hit "Perteneces a nadie" Ver Video". _Comosedio.com (in español). Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ "Award-Winning Latin Music Producer to Give Presentation at Benedictine College". a-WGB-Basic. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ "BMI & The Apollo Theater Present BMI's 'How I Wrote That Song' La Historia Detrás De Una Canción | Press". BMI.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ admin (2018-12-10). "TOP 21 CLASSIFICA BACHATA – DICEMBRE 2018 (Top 50 Bachata Chart – December 2018)". Salsa.it. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ admin (2019-03-07). "TOP 2 CLASSIFICA BACHATA – MARZO 2019 (Top 50 Bachata Chart – March 2019)". Salsa.it. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ "Bachata Sensation "Esme" Live in Chicago,IL". Tickeri.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ Archive, ABC7. "9th annual Chicago International Salsa Congress | ABC7 Chicago Archive | abc7chicago.com". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ "2019 Chicago International Salsa Congress with The MOB @ Westin O'Hare, Chicago [from 7 to 11 February]". chicago.carpe-diem.events. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ "2019 Bachata Dance Concert Feat Live on Stage ESME w Full Band @ Westin O'Hare, Chicago [7 February]". chicago.carpe-diem.events. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ "Free Bachata Concert". Bronx Community College. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ "EVENTO ANNULLATO!!! ESME - AMANTES EUROPA TOUR". BallaLatino (in italiano). Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ "ESME per il suo primo concerto in Italia sceglie "La Nueva Amanecer"". Targatocn.it (in italiano). 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
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