Prince Royce

Prince Royce in 2012

Geoffrey Royce Rojas (born May 11, 1989 on the Bronx) known by his stage name Prince Royce is a Dominican-American bachata singer. [1] He started his career when he signed on with Top Stop Music label. His eponymous debut album, Prince Royce, was recorded in 2009 and released in 2010. The album was produced by Sergio George the manager of Top Stop Music. [2] The album became a success peaking at #1 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. [3] The lead single from the album, Stand by Me is a cover of a song which was originally composed and performed by Ben E. King. The single reached #1 on the Latin Tropical Airplay chart and #8 on the Top Latin Songs chart. [4] It was announced on September 8, 2010, that his album would become a nominee for a Latin Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Tropical Album". [5]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US Billboard 200
[6]
US Latin Albums
[7]
US Tropical
[8]
Prince Royce 77 1 1
  • US: 200,000+

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Latin Songs
[10]
US Latin Tropical
[11]
"Stand by Me" 2010 8 1 Prince Royce
"Corazón Sin Cara" 1 1
"El Amor Que Perdimos" 2011 16 17
"Mi Ultima Carta" 19 4

Featured singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Latin Songs
[10]
US Latin Tropical
[11]
"Ven Conmigo" (Daddy Yankee featuring Prince Royce) 2011 9 2 Daddy Yankee Prestige

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Stand by Me" 2010 Danny Hastings[12]
"Corazón Sin Cara" Danny Hastings[13]

Prince Royce Media

References

  1. Prince Royce - Biografia Archived 2011-10-12 at the Wayback Machine PlanetRecords
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100427045443/http://www.onlinesalsa.com/artist/sergio-george Archived 2010-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Biography - Sergio George
  3. Tropical Albums - Week of September 18, 2010 Archived December 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Billboard
  4. Prince Royce - Charts & Awards Allmusic
  5. 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Nominations Once Again Reflect a Wide Array of Established and Rising Talent From Across the Latin Music World PR Newswire
  6. Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Archived 2011-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Billboard 200 for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 12-26-2010.
  7. Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Archived 2011-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Billboard Latin Albums for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 12-26-10.
  8. Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Archived 2011-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Billboard Tropical Albums for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 12-26-2010.
  9. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved December 26, 2010.[dead link]
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History." Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine Billboard Latin Songs for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 12-26-10.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History." Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine Billboard Tropical Songs for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 12-26-10.
  12. (Posted: March 30, 2010) Prince Royce - "Stand by Me". MTV. Retrieved 12-28-2010.
  13. (Posted: June 1, 2010) Prince Royce - "Corazón Sin Cara". MTV. Retrieved 12-28-2010.

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