Tito Rojas was born and raised in the town of Humacao, Puerto Rico, which is located on the east coast of Puerto Rico. There, he received his primary and secondary education. He enjoyed singing to his family and he would also sing the latest salsa tunes with his friends.
Singing careerEdit
In 1975, he auditioned for Pedro Conga and his International Orchestra and was hired as a singer. After a short while, he left the band and joined the "Conjunto Borincuba", conducted by Justo Betancourt, as lead singer. With this band, he participated in the recording of Con Amor (With Love), which became a "hit" in 1978.[1]
That same year Rojas joined the Fania All-Stars and had a "hit" song with El Campesino (The Farmer). After spending some time with the Fania All-Stars, Rojas decided to form his own band the "Conjunto Borincano", but the venture was short-lived. In 1987 and 1989, he had hits with the salsa versions of the ballads Noche de Bodas (Wedding Night), and Quiereme Tal Como Soy (Love me the way I am). These were accomplished after he joined the "Puerto Rican Power" band.
In 1990, Rojas went solo and recorded Sensual (1990), Condename (1992), and A Mi Estilo (At My Style) (1994). Condename would garner Rojas his first Lo Nuestro nominations for Tropical Album of the Year and Tropical Male Artist of the Year in 1993.[2] However, it was his 1995 recording Por Propio Derecho (On my own right), that placed Rojas on Latin Billboard's hit list. The album's lead single, "Esperándote" ("Waiting for You") became his first number-one hit on the BillboardTropical Airplay chart and was nominated Tropical Song of the Year at the 1996 Lo Nuestro Awards.[3][4] He gained the recognition he always wanted when he won the Paoli Prize for "Best Salsa Artist of the Year" and an "ACE" Award.
In 1996, Rojas had hits with Humildemente (Humbly) and Pal' Pueblo (For my town), he also released 20th Aniversario, Alegrias y Penas and Navidad con Tito in 1999. Alegrias y Penas contains the hit song, "Por Mujeres Como Tú" (originally recorded by Pepe Aguilar a year earlier), which became his second number-one hit on the Tropical Airplay chart and also earned him another nomination for Tropical Song of the Year at the 2000 Lo Nuestro Awards.[3][5] The album itself was certified double platinum in the Latin field by the RIAA for selling 200,000 copies in the United States.[6]
Later yearsEdit
In 2002, Rojas and his band performed and recorded "live" from Las Vegas, Nevada. The album is titled Tito Rojas Live: Autenticamente En Vivo with Roberto Roena as a special guest on the bongos. He released El Viajero in 2014.[7][8] In 2015, Rojas appeared on Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen's ninth studio album Vendetta. The album was split into four separate albums, one being an album composed entirely of only salsa music. On the salsa album, Rojas dueted with Queen on "Ella Se Hizo Deseo".[9] Rojas was nominated for Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album three times in his career for Rompiendo Noches,[10]Quiero Llegar a la Casa,[11] and Un Gallo Para la Historia (which was his last album to be released in his lifetime).|[12]
On November 25, 2020, Tito Rojas - "El Gallo Salsero" last live performance was the featured singer on Norberto Vélez'sYouTube channel titled "Sesiones Desde La Loma Ep. 14".
^ ab"Muere el salsero puertorriqueño Tito Rojas". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). December 26, 2020.
^Lannert, John (March 30, 1993). "Secada Lead Latin Noms Following Grammy Win". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
^"Univision Announces the Nominees for Spanish-language Music's Highest Honors Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina". Univision. March 27, 1996. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^Anchea, Maximo (April 27, 2000). "El 5 de mayo entregan Premio Lo Nuestro a Musica Latina en Miami". El Nuevo Hudson (in Spanish). Advance Publications.
^Puerto Rican salsa singer, Tito Rojas reportedly dies at the age of 65
^. Fox News Latino. Fox News Network. February 3, 2015. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^"The Full List of Nominations". Los Angeles Times. July 18, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^"Selected Nominees For The Third Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. August 3, 2002. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^Huston, Marysabel (September 29, 2020). "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved September 29, 2020.
^Fallece Tito Rojas, el reconocido Gallo Salsero, a los 65 años (in Spanish)
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Lopez This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tito Rojas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Julio Cesar Tito Rojas Lopez June 14 1955 December 26 2020 also known as El Gallo Salsero was a Puerto Rican salsa singer and songwriter Tito RojasBackground informationBirth nameJulio Cesar Rojas LopezAlso known asEl Gallo SalseroBorn 1955 06 14 June 14 1955Humacao Puerto RicoDiedDecember 26 2020 2020 12 26 aged 65 Humacao Puerto RicoGenresSalsa rock and rollOccupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s VocalsYears active1972 2020 Contents 1 Early years 2 Singing career 3 Later years 4 Death 5 Discography 6 Billboard charts 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly years EditTito Rojas was born and raised in the town of Humacao Puerto Rico which is located on the east coast of Puerto Rico There he received his primary and secondary education He enjoyed singing to his family and he would also sing the latest salsa tunes with his friends Singing career EditIn 1975 he auditioned for Pedro Conga and his International Orchestra and was hired as a singer After a short while he left the band and joined the Conjunto Borincuba conducted by Justo Betancourt as lead singer With this band he participated in the recording of Con Amor With Love which became a hit in 1978 1 That same year Rojas joined the Fania All Stars and had a hit song with El Campesino The Farmer After spending some time with the Fania All Stars Rojas decided to form his own band the Conjunto Borincano but the venture was short lived In 1987 and 1989 he had hits with the salsa versions of the ballads Noche de Bodas Wedding Night and Quiereme Tal Como Soy Love me the way I am These were accomplished after he joined the Puerto Rican Power band In 1990 Rojas went solo and recorded Sensual 1990 Condename 1992 and A Mi Estilo At My Style 1994 Condename would garner Rojas his first Lo Nuestro nominations for Tropical Album of the Year and Tropical Male Artist of the Year in 1993 2 However it was his 1995 recording Por Propio Derecho On my own right that placed Rojas on Latin Billboard s hit list The album s lead single Esperandote Waiting for You became his first number one hit on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart and was nominated Tropical Song of the Year at the 1996 Lo Nuestro Awards 3 4 He gained the recognition he always wanted when he won the Paoli Prize for Best Salsa Artist of the Year and an ACE Award In 1996 Rojas had hits with Humildemente Humbly and Pal Pueblo For my town he also released 20th Aniversario Alegrias y Penas and Navidad con Tito in 1999 Alegrias y Penas contains the hit song Por Mujeres Como Tu originally recorded by Pepe Aguilar a year earlier which became his second number one hit on the Tropical Airplay chart and also earned him another nomination for Tropical Song of the Year at the 2000 Lo Nuestro Awards 3 5 The album itself was certified double platinum in the Latin field by the RIAA for selling 200 000 copies in the United States 6 Later years EditIn 2002 Rojas and his band performed and recorded live from Las Vegas Nevada The album is titled Tito Rojas Live Autenticamente En Vivo with Roberto Roena as a special guest on the bongos He released El Viajero in 2014 7 8 In 2015 Rojas appeared on Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen s ninth studio album Vendetta The album was split into four separate albums one being an album composed entirely of only salsa music On the salsa album Rojas dueted with Queen on Ella Se Hizo Deseo 9 Rojas was nominated for Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album three times in his career for Rompiendo Noches 10 Quiero Llegar a la Casa 11 and Un Gallo Para la Historia which was his last album to be released in his lifetime 12 On November 25 2020 Tito Rojas El Gallo Salsero last live performance was the featured singer on Norberto Velez s YouTube channel titled Sesiones Desde La Loma Ep 14 Death EditRojas died on December 26 2020 at the age of 65 after suffering a heart attack He was buried at the Pax Christi Cemetery in Humacao Puerto Rico 1 13 14 Discography EditExternal audio nbsp You may listen to Tito Rojas A Ti Volvere here Aqui Empezo la Historia 1972 Con Amor 1978 Aqui 1979 Con Velo y Corona 1980 Tito Rojas 1981 El Campesino 1983 Todo Ha Cambiado 1984 Tres Mujeres with Puerto Rican Power 1987 Solo Con Un Beso with Puerto Rican Power 1988 Sensual 1990 Condename 1992 A Mi Estilo 1993 Live Salsa Festival de Curazao 1994 Por Derecho Propio 1995 Humildemente 1996 Pa l Pueblo 1997 Salsa Mixes y Mas Mixes 1997 Alegrias y Penas 1999 Navidad Con Tito Rojas 1999 20th Anniversary 1999 Rompiendo Noches 2000 Quiero Llegar a Casa 2001 Autenticamente En Vivo 2001 10th Anniversary 2002 Canta el Gallo 2003 El de Siempre 2003 Perseverencia 2003 Doble Platino 2003 Tradicional 2004 Borron y Cuenta Nueva 2005 Mejor Que Siempre 2006 Exitos y Mas 2007 Sin Comentarios 2007 Solamente Exitos 2009 Vida 2010 Independiente 2011 El Viajero 2014 7 15 Tito Rojas 2018 Un Gallo Para La Historia 2019 Billboard charts EditAdapted from Billboard 16 1991 Siempre Sere HLS 32 Tropical 35 1992 Condename a Tu Amor HLS 12 1992 Porque Este Amor HLS 27 Tropical 30 1992 Nadie Es Eterno HLS 38 Tropical 35 1992 Senora HLS 36 1994 Enamorame HLS 21 1994 Senora de Madrugada HLS 31 1994 Lo Que Te Queda HLS 20 1994 He Chocado con la Vida Tropical 6 1995 Tambien Nos Duele Tropical 4 1995 Esperandote HLS 12 Tropical 1 1995 Llorare HLS 38 Tropical 7 1996 Te Quedaras Conmigo Tropical 12 1996 Claro Tropical 7 1996 Amigo HLS 22 Tropical 3 1997 Estoy de Tu Parte Tropical 4 1997 Quiero Hacerte el Amor Tropical 9 1997 Por Esa Mujer Tropical 13 1999 Por Mujeres Como Tu HLS 3 Tropical 1 1999 Sere Sere Tropical 17 2000 Cantemos Todos Cantemos Tropical 12 2000 Que Mas Tu Quieres de Mi HLS 29 Tropical 9 2000 El Amor Que Tu Me Das Tropical 31 2001 La Gente Dice Tropical 26 2001 Que Te Vaya Bonito Tropical 39 2001 Como Tu Tropical 27 2002 Te Lo Pido Senor HLS 24 Tropical 2 2002 Cuanto Te Quiero Tropical 29 2003 Despues de Dios Las Mujeres Tropical 21 2003 Cuidala Tropical 5 2004 El Gallo No Olvida Tropical 13 2004 El No Es Mejor Que Yo Tropical 16 2004 Hazmelo Otra Vez Tropical 26 2005 Quiero HLS 47 Tropical 4 2005 Todita Tu Tropical 31 2005 Si Tu Te Vas Quien Me Va a Querer Tropical 19 2006 Yo Soy el Malo Tropical 16 2006 Si Me Falta Tu Tropical 19 2006 Si Me Pusieran a Elegir Tropical 18 2007 Las Quiero a las Dos Dos Mujeres Tropical 31 2007 Antes de Que Te Vayas Tropical 12 2007 Tiempos Navidenos Tropical 28 2008 Digame Senora Tropical 7 2008 Amor del Bueno Tropical 36 2008 Enamorado Tropical 32 2011 Ese No Soy Yo Tropical 27 2011 No Me Digas No Tropical 33 2012 Maldito y Bendito Amor feat La India Tropical 28 2019 Para Llorar Tropical 14 2019 Vivo Feliz Tropical 24 2020 Los Anos No Pasan en Vano Tropical 11 2020 Esto Tiene Que Acabar Tropical 15 See also Edit nbsp Puerto Rico portal nbsp Biography portalList of Puerto RicansReferences Edit a b Muere el salsero puertorriqueno Tito Rojas ELMUNDO in Spanish December 26 2020 Lannert John March 30 1993 Secada Lead Latin Noms Following Grammy Win Billboard Vol 105 no 10 Nielsen Business Media Inc p 10 Retrieved January 3 2013 a b Tito Rojas Chart History Tropical Airplay Billboard Retrieved June 11 2020 Univision Announces the Nominees for Spanish language Music s Highest Honors Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina Univision March 27 1996 Archived from the original on December 15 2013 Retrieved June 11 2013 Anchea Maximo April 27 2000 El 5 de mayo entregan Premio Lo Nuestro a Musica Latina en Miami El Nuevo Hudson in Spanish Advance Publications American certifications Tito Rojas Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved December 28 2020 a b https itunes apple com my album el viajero id897198839 El Viajero by Tito Rojas Puerto Rican salsa singer Tito Rojas reportedly dies at the age of 65 Ivy Queen launches 4 simultaneous discs salsa bachata hip hop and urban Fox News Latino Fox News Network February 3 2015 Archived from the original on February 5 2015 Retrieved February 4 2015 The Full List of Nominations Los Angeles Times July 18 2001 Retrieved January 28 2011 Selected Nominees For The Third Latin Grammy Awards AllBusiness com August 3 2002 Retrieved January 28 2011 Huston Marysabel September 29 2020 Latin Grammy J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13 le sigue Bad Bunny con 9 CNN in Spanish Retrieved September 29 2020 Fallece Tito Rojas el reconocido Gallo Salsero a los 65 anos in Spanish Muere el salsero Tito Rojas in Spanish http www allmusic com album el viajero mw0002701882 credits El Viajero by Tito Rojas Credits Tito Rojas Billboard External links EditOfficial Facebook page Official Myspace page Music of Puerto Rico Tito Rojas discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tito Rojas amp oldid 1159833666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
