Valerie Morales

Valerie Morales
Also known as	Valerie, Valeria
Born	Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Origin	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genres	Reggaetón, salsa, merengue
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress
Years active	2001—present
Labels	Flow Music
Associated acts	Daddy Yankee, Eddie Dee, K-Mil, Noriega

Valerie Morales, also known simply as Valerie or Valeria is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and radio and television personality, who has worked with a variety of musical performers including Daddy Yankee, Eddie Dee, and Hector & Tito, among others. She was born and raised in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Morales began her acting career in 2001 and her musical career in 2003.

In 2001, Morales began appearing in various sketches for comedies on Puerto Rican television. They were produced by Tony Mojena Television, an affiliate of Telemundo in Puerto Rico. Among the programs were "El Gran Bejuco", "Susa y Epifanio", and "Dame un Break". Morales, wanting to assist some of her friends find jobs in television, eventually started a talent agency. She later began appearing in videos for reggaetón artists, when the women that were originally picked could not be there. These included Trebol Clan and Ranking Stone, among others. She has worked with La X 100.7 FM, Univision Radio in New York and WHKQ ("KQ103") in Orlando. She is currently working for CBS Radio.

While going to college full-time, Morales would sing in locales where she was the only female. In 2003, she met with long-time friend Noriega. After listening to a song performed by Nelly and Kelly Rowland ("Dilemma"), Morales "ended up singing lyrics she wrote to a similar melody" of the song. She then signed a contract with the record label Flow Music, after DJ Nelson offered her an opportunity to record as a reggaetón artist under his Flow Music Label. That year, she recorded her first big hit "Te Exitaré", which charted on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart, peaking at number thirty-five.

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