Although he is considered one of the greatest exponents of urban music worldwide and is in a great professional moment, his life was not easy and it is something that he always has in mind to constantly improve himself. Just when his career was taking off exponentially, the singer was arrested and served a 30-month prison sentence in Puerto Rico.
On the same day of his release from jail in July 2018, he released his album “Real hasta la muerte2”, reaching #1 on Apple Music worldwide, #4 in most downloaded albums on all digital platforms and the Latin album most listened to during the first week of its release, and in less than a month it was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Following his acclaimed comeback, the singer went on successful tours in the United States, Latin America, and Europe, selling out every city. He has also garnered several nominations and awards, including New Artist of the Year at the 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards; His songs have reached billions of views on YouTube and “Real hasta la muerte” became one of the 50 best Latin albums of the decade.
In 2020 he presented “Emmanuel”, his second studio album, which debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart and number one on the US Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums, and also achieved the third biggest debut of 2020 for a Latin album, which was one of the best sellers in the United States.
The following year, he teamed up with Ozuna for the collaborative album “Los Dioses”, amassing over 300 million streams on Spotify alone and over 340 million views on YouTube across all music videos from this project.
So far, Anuel has won an MTV EMA, 5 Latin AMAs, a Latin Billboard, 7 Premios Juventud, 3 Premio Lo Nuestro and a Heat Latin Music Award. She was also the face of Foot Locker’s summer and fall 2019 campaigns, she owns a basketball team in Puerto Rico and is a sponsor of the women’s basketball league in Puerto Rico.
Source: Ambito
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