Fuego (singer)
| Fuego | |
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Fuego at La Mega Radio in Bogotá, Colombia
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| Born |
Miguel A. Duran, Jr. September 24, 1981 Washington DC, U.S. |
| Residence | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | El bacano de quisqueya La Musica Del Futuro |
| Citizenship | Dominican |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, CEO |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Children | Amari |
| Website | fuegomusica |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Merengue, Bachata, Urban, R&B |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Fireboy Music Mr. 305 Inc. |
Miguel A. Duran, Jr. (born September 24, 1981) better known by his stage name Fuego (English: Fire) is a merengue singer-songwriter and founder of his label Fireboy Music, currently signed to Pitbull's, record Label Mr. 305 Inc..
Duran was born to Dominican parents on September 24 in Washington, D.C. and was raised in Langley Park, Maryland. He grew up listening to his father's instrumental harmonies and listening to the cling and the clatter of the timbales in Salsa and Merengue on a vinyl LP in his living room, Growing up on Spanish Tropical music at home Fuego learned to appreciate big Latin legends such as Frankie Ruiz, Juan Luis Guerra and Hector Lavoe, While on his own at school and with his friends he developed an appreciation for American rappers such as 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, as the years went by Fuego's parents had sent him to Dominican Republic where he visited frequently and even attended school for a couple of years, His brother Rickylindo and him grew to love the culture as if they had been born there and mixed it with their Americanized lifestyle in their music, in the late 90's Fuego formed part of a group called 3men2 (Tremendo) along with his Friends and his Brother started a local movement and performing at local venues, In the later years the group separated and the members went different ways, In the early 2000s Duran meet DJ Menace who was one of the first local djs to play Latin music an introduce Reggaeton to the Washington, DC Area [DMV] [DC, Maryland, Virginia], Menace founded Migo Productions and booked Fuego shows around the area and helped get exposure and he began to get recognition among the people, in 2003 Menace passed away in a fatal car accident, Fuego was struck by the news of his friends passing but he used it as another reason to keep moving forward, In 2004 Fuego was booked as an opening act to Reggaeton concert at a local night club where Daddy Yankee and Reggaeton Duo Plan B were headlining, During Fuego's performances that night he sang "Aqui Con Migo" while a member of Plan B; Chencho watched him perform, he was shocked by Duran's talent an to see how the crowd was singing along word for world.
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