Prince Royce's self-titled debut album has already been certified Platinum by the RIAA and garnered a 2010 Latin GRAMMY® nomination (for Best Tropical Contemporary Album). “Prince Royce” features mostly bachatas fused with other contemporary rhythms like Pop and Rhythm and Blues, nine of them written by Royce himself.Royce’s rendition of “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King became the first bachata song ever to be played on mainstream (Pop and R&B) radio in the United States. The video of the song has been viewed more than five million times on YouTube alone. This, in addition to remaining on the top of the Latin Charts on Billboard and iTunes for many consecutive weeks and being asked to perform on the most highly-rated Latin TV programs and award shows, has made the 21 year old the top new solo artist in the industry.
In 2010 “Prince Royce” was the #1 Tropical Album for thirteen consecutive weeks and among the top five albums in overall Latin music sales for more than fourteen weeks. “Stand By Me” reached the #1 position on Billboard for tropical radio airplay and the #6 position on Billboard for overall Latin radio airplay (across all genres of Latin music). Likewise, follow-up single “Corazón Sin Cara” shot up to #1 on Billboard’s tropical songs chart and #4 on the pop songs chart. Both songs have reached #1 on the tropical downloads chart and the top five on the Latin downloads chart.
Prince Royce will be at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida on Saturday February 12, 2011.
