Toño Rosario
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Máximo Antonio Rosario Almonte |
| Born |
November 3, 1955 Higuey, Dominican Republic |
| Origin | Dominican Republic |
| Genres | Merengue |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, writer, arranger |
| Instruments | Voice guitar piano percussion |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Latino, RCA, Sony |
| Associated acts | Los Hermanos Rosario |
Máximo Antonio del Rosario (born November 3, 1955), commonly known as Toño Rosario, is a Grammy-award nomineeMerengue musician.
Maximo Antonio Del Rosario Almonte (born November 3, 1955) is a Dominican singer, featured composer, and former lead singer of the merengue group Los Hermanos Rosario. Tono Rosario is a singer-songwriter, arranger and producer. He is best known for his Merengue numbers. As a member of Los Hermanos Rosario, Rosario has been a key figure in popularizing Merengue, with hits reaching the top of the Billboard Latin charts and the top of charts in Europe. [1] Rosario is the top selling Merengue artist of all time. The three-time Grammy nominee has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Romantic Merengue renditions.
Toño Rosario and his brothers were always interested in music. From young, they recall finding whatever instruments they could in household items since they were born in poverty and could not afford real musical instruments. The group that Toño started was called "Los Hermanos Rosario" and it consisted of himself, Pepe and Rafa as the lead singers of the group and the rest of the brothers Luis, Tony and Francis as the rest of the band. They used to play in their neighbors houses and this is how they eventually got to be known and discovered. After the death of their brother Pepe, Toño and Rafa took the lead in the band with Toño as the main singer due to his unique and highly recognized voice.
In the late 1980s, after 12 years of being with his brothers, Toño was kicked out of the group and began his own solo career. He debuted on April 14, 1990, in the Roberto Clemente Coliseum of Puerto Rico. He went on to become the most popular merengue singer with some of his albums reaching diamond status. Toño's song Alegria was played at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan whenever former Detroit Tigers utility infielder Omar Infante came to bat. Toño Rosario has the best selling merengue album of all time, Quiero Volver a Empezar, which was his debut on Wea International (Warners Bro) in 1996.
Toño's song Alegria was played at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan whenever former Detroit Tigers utility infielder Omar Infante came to bat. Rosario is a minority owner/limited partner of the Miami Dolphins NFL team.[1]
Rosario was the first solo merengue act to ever sell out Madison Square Garden.
Studio albums
1980: ¡Vienen Acabando!
1983: Vol. 1
1984: Vol. 2
1985: Vol. 3
1987: Acabando!
1988: Otra Vez!
1990: Fuera de Serie
1988: Lo Mejor de los Hermanos Rosario
1989: Lo Mejor de los Hermanos Rosario Vol. 2
1993: 14 Éxitos Impressionantes
1994: Juntos Con Sus Éxitos
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