With a career spanning over 2 decades and at the heels of the 20-year anniversary of his record-breaking album ​Suavemente​, Elvis Crespo continues to leave his mark in the music industry with 27 Billboard charted hit singles under his belt. Elvis was born in New York City, on July 30, 1971, and moved to Guaynabo, Puerto Rico with his family at the age of six. There, he developed two of his biggest passions: music and baseball. Through time, he kept pursuing his passion for music, and at the age of 17 he joined the Willie Berríos, Lenny Pérez and Toño Rosario orchestras. His career-changing moment occurred in the mid 90’s when became a member of the popular music group, "Grupo Manía," for which he played a role as singer-songwriter. Crespo penned one of the groups biggest hits “Linda eh,” which would help him gain the attention of multinational label Sony Music who would offer him a contract as a solo artist. His debut album, ​Suavemente,​ reached #1 on 5 Billboard charts, and two of its singles, “Tu Sonrisa" and “Suavemente”, would become massive global hits. “Suavemente” went #1 on the Billboard “Hot Latin Songs” chart and remained there for 7 weeks, becoming the longest-lasting Tropical song at the top of a national chart list. Crespo made history by becoming the first Tropical genre artist on the Sony artist roster to sell over a million copies in the US and over 4 million worldwide.