Sky Rompiendo
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| Born | Alejandro Ramírez Suárez 23 May 1992 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Genres | Reggaeton |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Alejandro Ramírez Suárez (born 23 May 1992), known professionally as Sky Rompiendo, is a Colombian musician and record producer. He gained recognition at a young age, creating hits with Latin trap and reggaeton artists such as Bad Bunny, Feid, J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma, Nicky Jam, and Ozuna. He has received six Latin Grammy Awards as a producer and songwriter.
Life and career
[edit]Ramírez was born on 23 May 1992, in Bogotá and raised in Medellín.[1] His interest for music production began at the age of 11, when he saw the digital audio workstation called FruityLoops being used by one of his friends. In 2011, after studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, he began to work as a producer for Colombian artists, producing songs like "Amor de Verano" by Shako, "Cripy Cripy" by Yandar & Yostin, and "En lo Oscuro" by J Balvin. During the production of the latter song, Ramírez developed his artistic name; initially, his nickname was "Sky" after being a part of the production duo Sky High, but after hearing the sentence "rompiendo el bajo" in the song with J Balvin, he added it to his nickname—transforming it into "Sky Rompiendo el Bajo" or "Sky Rompiendo".[2][3]
During 2012 and 2013, at the age of 20-21, he continued to frequently work with J Balvin, such as on the songs "Yo Te Lo Dije", "Sola", and "6 AM"; these songs would later be a part of Balvin's first studio album, La Familia, released on 29 October 2013.[4] The record peaked at number one in Colombia and at number 10 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album also received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album.[5][6] Sky also worked in the songs "Báilame" by Feid and on "Hagan Fila" from Yaga & Mackie's sixth album Los Mackieavelikos HD.[3]
Sky achieved commercial and international success with J Balvin as one of the featured songwriters and producers of the song "Ginza" (2015); the song spent twenty-one weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, breaking the record for most weeks spent in that position by a song from a solo act.[7] Since then, Sky has produced all studio albums by J Balvin to date: Energia (2016), Vibras (2018), and Colores (2020), plus also participating in Oasis (2019), the collaborative album by Balvin with Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, all the aforementioned albums have peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, with the exception of Colores that peaked at number two.[5]
For his work as a producer, Sky has received several nominations at the Latin Grammy Awards, including four nominations for Album of the Year and two for Record of the Year, he has also won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album three times and Best Urban Song twice. Sky has also received three nominations for Producer of the Year at the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Discography
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| 2012 | Magia (A) | Maluma | 
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| 2013 | La Familia (A) | J Balvin |
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| 2014 | "Ay Vamos" (S) |
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| 2015 | "Ginza" (S) |
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| 2016 | "Safari" (S) | J Balvin, Pharrell Williams, Bia, Sky |
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| Energia (A) | J Balvin |
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| 2017 | "Mi Gente (remix)" (S) | J Balvin, Willy William, Beyoncé |
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| "El Ratico" (S) | Juanes, Kali Uchis |
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| Mis planes son amarte (A) | Juanes |
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| “Bonita” (S) | Jowell & Randy, J Balvin |
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| Odisea (A) | Ozuna |
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| "Downtown" (S) | Anitta, J Balvin |
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| Update (A) | Yandel |
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| 2018 | "Machika" (S) | J Balvin, Jeon, Anitta |
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| "Say My Name" (S) | David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, J Balvin |
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| "Por Perro" (S) | Sebastián Yatra, Luis Figueroa, Lary Over |
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| Vibras (A) | J Balvin |
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| Mi Movimiento (A) | De la Ghetto |
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| "Replay" (S) | Maikel Delacalle |
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| 2019 | "Con Altura" (S) | Rosalía, J Balvin, El Guincho |
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| "Brújulas" | Reik |
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| "Blanco" (S) | J Balvin |
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| "Rojo" (S) |
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| "Morado" (S) |
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| Súper Sangre Joven (A) | Duki |
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| "FRESH KERIAS" (S) | Feid, Maluma, Sky |
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| Oasis (A) | J Balvin, Bad Bunny |
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| "5 Stars" (S) | C. Tangana, Polimá Westcoast, Duki, Neo Pistea |
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| 2020 | "Qué Calor" (S) | Major Lazer, El Alfa, J Balvin |
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| Colores (A) | J Balvin |
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| "Ponte Pa' Mí" (S) | Rauw Alejandro, Myke Towers, Sky Rompiendo |
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| "TKN" (S) | Rosalía, Travis Scott |
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| Afrodisíaco (A) | Rauw Alejandro |
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| "Polvo" (S) | Nicky Jam, Myke Towers |
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| Ferxxo (Vol 1: M.O.R) (A) | Feid |
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| 2021 | "La Fama" (S) | Rosalía, The Weeknd |
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| “Poblado” Remix (S) | Crissin, Karol G, J Balvin, Natan y Shander, Nicky Jam, Totoy El Frío |
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| “Volando” Remix (S) | Bad Bunny, Mora, Sech |
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| “FRIKI” (S) | Feid, Karol G |
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| 2022 | "Chicken Teriyaki" (S) | Rosalía |
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(A) Album, (S), Single [8] [9] [10][11]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Latin Grammy Awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Best Urban Song | "Ay Vamos" (as songwriter) | Won | [12] |
| 2016 | "Acércate" (as songwriter) | Nominated | ||
| Best Urban Music Album | Energia (as producer) | Won | [13] | |
| 2017 | Album of the Year | Mis planes son amarte (as producer) | Nominated | [14] |
| Best Pop/Rock Album | Won | |||
| Record of the Year | "El Ratico" (as producer) | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Album of the Year | Vibras (as producer) | Nominated | [15] |
| Best Urban Music Album | Won | |||
| Best Urban Song | "Downtown" (as songwriter) | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | "Con Altura" (as songwriter) | Won | [16] | |
| "Caliente" (as songwriter) | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Album of the Year | Colores (as producer) | Nominated | [17] |
| Oasis (as producer) | Nominated | |||
| Best Urban Music Album | Colores (as producer) | Won | ||
| Record of the Year | "Rojo" (as producer, songwriter) | Nominated | ||
| Best Urban Song | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | "Agua" (as songwriter) | Nominated | [18] | |
| Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Record of the Year | "La Fama" (as producer) | Nominated | [19] |
| Album of the Year | Motomami (as producer) | Won |
Billboard Latin Music Awards
[edit]| Año | Categoría | Trabajo | Resultado | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Producer of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [20] |
| 2017 | Nominated | [21] | ||
| 2021 | Nominated | [22] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sky Rompiendo". CMTV (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Said The Sky y su historia que cobra vida cuando se comparte con el mundo". Electric Dust (in Spanish). 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ a b "Biografía de Sky Rompiendo". BuenaMusica (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Rivera, J (July 20, 2018). ""No todo el mundo va a seguir tu sonido si te quedas con el mismo toda la vida"". Umomag (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "J Balvin Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Calle 13 lidera las nominaciones de los Grammy Latinos". Billboard (in Spanish). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Mendizabal, Amaya (February 25, 2016). "J Balvin's 'Ginza' Sets Hot Latin Songs Chart Record". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Alejandro Ramírez". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Sky Rompiendo el Bajo". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Sky". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Sky Rompiendo Lyrics, Songs, and Albums (Genius)". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Premios Grammy Latinos 2015: todos los ganadores". La Nación (in Spanish). November 19, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "La lista completa de ganadores de los Grammy Latino 2016". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). November 18, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ S, P. X.; R, E. (November 17, 2017). "Todos los ganadores de los Grammy Latinos 2017". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Grammy Latinos 2018: La lista de los ganadores de la noche". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). November 16, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Exposito, Suzy (15 November 2019). "Latin Grammys 2019: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Latin Grammy 2020: Residente, Mon Laferte y otros galardonados en la noche que celebra la música latina". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). November 20, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Los 2021 Latin GRAMMYs: Complete Winners List". GRAMMY.com. 2021-09-28. Archived from the original on 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "23rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations" (PDF). The Latin Recording Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (September 2, 2015). "Romeo Santos and Enrique Iglesias Lead List of Finalists for Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (April 27, 2017). "Nicky Jam Wins Big at Billboard Latin Music Awards: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (August 12, 2021). "Bad Bunny Tops 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.