Robert Avellanet
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Robert Avellanet also known as Roberto Avellanet, is a singer
who was a member of Menudo
.
. Inspired by his uncle's success across Latin America
, Robert Avellanet wanted to be a singer since childhood.
Avellanet, himself, became a teen idol in Puerto Rico
and across Latin America after being hired by Edgardo Diaz
as a member of Menudo in 1988. He joined the group during the era popularly known as Menudo's Rock era.
Avellanet's CD debut came when Menudo recorded Sombras & Figuras
, title of an album that produced major hits for the group. Then came Los Ultimos Heroes
, which was released in Portuguese
as Os Ultimos Herois
, and No Me Corten El Pelo
.
During his tenure at Menudo, Avellanet shared the stage with Ricky Martin
, Sergio Blass, Ruben Gomez, Angelo Garcia
, Rawy Torres
, Cesar Abreu (briefly during 1990),and Mexico
's Adrian Olivares, the first non-Puerto Rican Menudo, among others.
Almost immediately after becoming a former Menudo, Robert and ex-bandmate and personal friend Rawy Torres
formed a group named Euphoria during the early 1990s and recorded two albums.
In 1994 Avellanet went to college in Puerto Rico to study Advertising. In 1996 well known tropical music producer and business executive, Ralph Mercado
, signed Robert to record a Salsa album under the RMM label. The album Sentir (1999), produced by master Isidro Infante, had great success in several Latin American countries, and most of all in New York and his native island of Puerto Rico. Having interpreted such genre expanded his musical knowledge and gave him the opportunity to share the stage with legends such as Tito Puente
and Celia Cruz
among others.
In 2002 he moved to Miami to expand his artistic capabilities and start writing & producing his new album as a solo artist. Throughout his career Avellanet has become extremely active in the acting world as well. He’s become a well known soap opera actor working for networks such as Univision, Telemundo and Venevision Productions. Avellanet has also been in several theatrical plays such as Descarados (Full Monty), Cuatro XXXX and Quien Mato a Hector Lavoe.
In 2003 Avellanet and his former Menudo bandmates (Sergio, Ruben, Angelo and Rawy) were inspired to make a reunion tour, naming it after the Los Ultimos Heroes album and had great success in some Latin American countries.
His years of experience on stage, his dedication to his passion and his musical talents as a songwriter and composer have brought Avellanet, now going by the name of RoBA, to produce a new album titled JeT PriVado, featuring songs such as Jet Privado, Laberinto, No Te Arrepientas and Miserable. JeT PriVado includes collaborations from producer and composer Frank Santofimio (Gloria Trevi, Servando & Florentino, Rogelio Martínez), producer/engineer Andres Saavedra (Reyli) and composer Juan Carlos Perez Soto (Ricky Martin
, Luis Fonsi, Menudo) among others.
Jet Privado was released digitally around the globe on January 20, 2009, under the independent label Fabilous Entertainment.
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
who was a member of Menudo
Menudo (band)
Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin American teen musical group of the era....
.
Biography
Robert Avellanet is the nephew of well known pop and ballad singer Chucho AvellanetChucho Avellanet
Armando Hipólito Avellanet González , nicknamed "Chucho" is a Puerto Rican singer and comedic actor...
. Inspired by his uncle's success across Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, Robert Avellanet wanted to be a singer since childhood.
Avellanet, himself, became a teen idol in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and across Latin America after being hired by Edgardo Diaz
Edgardo Díaz
Edgardo Díaz born in Panama City, Panama, is the creator of the "boy band" Menudo. The son of Puerto Ricans, Díaz grew up in Caguas, Puerto Rico....
as a member of Menudo in 1988. He joined the group during the era popularly known as Menudo's Rock era.
Avellanet's CD debut came when Menudo recorded Sombras & Figuras
Sombras & Figuras
Sombras & Figuras is the 25th album by Menudo, released in 1988 .It features Ricky Martin, Sergio Gonzalez, Ruben Gomez, Angelo Garcia, and new member Robert Avellanet. Robert replaced Raymond Acevedo after Raymond suddenly quit the band becoming the fourth member ever to do so...
, title of an album that produced major hits for the group. Then came Los Ultimos Heroes
Los Ultimos Heroes
Los Ultimos Heroes is Menudo's 26th album .It features Sergio Gonzalez, Ruben Gomez, Angelo Garcia, Robert Avellanet, and new member Rawy Torres replacing Ricky Martin...
, which was released in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
as Os Ultimos Herois
Os Ultimos Herois
Os Ultimos Herois is Menudo's 27th album .It features Sergio Gonzalez, Ruben Gomez, Robert Avellanet, Rawy Torres, and new member Cesar Abreu....
, and No Me Corten El Pelo
No Me Corten El Pelo
No Me Corten El Pelo is Menudo's 28th album .It features Sergio Gonzalez, Ruben Gomez, Robert Avellanet, Rawy Torres, and Adrian Olivares. Sadly this would become Sergio's, Ruben's, Robert's and Rawy's last album recorded as members of the group...
.
During his tenure at Menudo, Avellanet shared the stage with Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
, Sergio Blass, Ruben Gomez, Angelo Garcia
Angelo Garcia
Angelo Garcia was a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo from 1988 to 1990...
, Rawy Torres
Rawy Torres
Wilson "Rawy" Torres is a Puerto Rican singer, composer, and guitarist, who was a member of the well known boy band, Menudo.-Biography:...
, Cesar Abreu (briefly during 1990),and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's Adrian Olivares, the first non-Puerto Rican Menudo, among others.
Almost immediately after becoming a former Menudo, Robert and ex-bandmate and personal friend Rawy Torres
Rawy Torres
Wilson "Rawy" Torres is a Puerto Rican singer, composer, and guitarist, who was a member of the well known boy band, Menudo.-Biography:...
formed a group named Euphoria during the early 1990s and recorded two albums.
In 1994 Avellanet went to college in Puerto Rico to study Advertising. In 1996 well known tropical music producer and business executive, Ralph Mercado
Ralph Mercado
Ralph Mercado Jr. was a promoter of Latin American music — Latin Jazz, Latin rock, merengue and salsa — who established a network of businesses that included promoting concerts, managing artists, Radio Mundo Musical a record label the most important in the Latin industry during 1980-1990, film...
, signed Robert to record a Salsa album under the RMM label. The album Sentir (1999), produced by master Isidro Infante, had great success in several Latin American countries, and most of all in New York and his native island of Puerto Rico. Having interpreted such genre expanded his musical knowledge and gave him the opportunity to share the stage with legends such as Tito Puente
Tito Puente
Tito Puente, , born Ernesto Antonio Puente, was a Latin jazz and Salsa musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem in New York City, Puente is often credited as "El Rey de los Timbales" and "The King of Latin Music"...
and Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
among others.
In 2002 he moved to Miami to expand his artistic capabilities and start writing & producing his new album as a solo artist. Throughout his career Avellanet has become extremely active in the acting world as well. He’s become a well known soap opera actor working for networks such as Univision, Telemundo and Venevision Productions. Avellanet has also been in several theatrical plays such as Descarados (Full Monty), Cuatro XXXX and Quien Mato a Hector Lavoe.
In 2003 Avellanet and his former Menudo bandmates (Sergio, Ruben, Angelo and Rawy) were inspired to make a reunion tour, naming it after the Los Ultimos Heroes album and had great success in some Latin American countries.
His years of experience on stage, his dedication to his passion and his musical talents as a songwriter and composer have brought Avellanet, now going by the name of RoBA, to produce a new album titled JeT PriVado, featuring songs such as Jet Privado, Laberinto, No Te Arrepientas and Miserable. JeT PriVado includes collaborations from producer and composer Frank Santofimio (Gloria Trevi, Servando & Florentino, Rogelio Martínez), producer/engineer Andres Saavedra (Reyli) and composer Juan Carlos Perez Soto (Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
, Luis Fonsi, Menudo) among others.
Jet Privado was released digitally around the globe on January 20, 2009, under the independent label Fabilous Entertainment.