Arcángel
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Austin AgustÃn Santos, aka Arcángel, is a Latin trap and reggaeton artist who was born in Harlem, New York, on December 23, 1985, to Dominican parents. His mother, Carmen Rosa, had been part of the merengue group Las Chicas del Can, who were popular around the time he was growing up. He listened to a wide range of music through his childhood but began gravitating towards reggaeton around the turn of the millennium, becoming inspired by artists like Tego Calderón and Tempo. Santos got his start as one half of the duo Arcángel y De la Ghetto with the song âVen y Pégateâ - featured on the compilation Mas Flow: Los Benjamins in 2006. Later that year, however, the pair went their separate ways and Santos embarked on a solo career, starting a label of his own in the process. He guested on DJ Nelson's Flow la Discoteka, Vol. 2 with âChica Virtualâ in 2007, but it wasn't until 2008 that his full-length debut, La Maravilla, became public - and only then because it was leaked online. The album served to grow Arcangel's fanbase, but it also resulted in a decision not to officially release it. Instead, he made his full-length debut with El Fenómeno at the end of the year. The album mostly featured new material, but a few tracks originally planned for La Maravilla, including the hit âPa Que la Pases Bien,â were included. The lead single, âPor Amar a Ciegas,â got to number 34 on the Latin Airplay Chart and the album hit the Top 20 on the Top Latin Albums chart. A European tour and the mixtapes The Problem Child (2010) and Optimus A.R.C.A. (2010) followed, but it wasn't until 2013 that Arcángel released a follow-up album, Sentimiento, Elegancia y Maldad. Arcángel's 2015 album, Los Favoritos, was a collaboration with DJ Luian and a host of contributing artists including Nicky Jam, Farruko, J Alvarez, and J Balvin. A flurry of singles followed over the next few years, all of them seeing chart success before LP Ares was released in 2018, marking a move away from reggaeton towards trap and R&B. Further success ensued with the full-lengths Historias de un Capricornio (2019) and Los Favoritos 2 (2020), both of which reached the Top 5 on both the Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums charts in the US. In 2021, Arcángel teamed up with Jay Wheeler and Myki Woodz for âSi Te Veo,â an infectious reggaeton tune that quickly racked up millions of plays on streaming platforms and entered the Spanish charts at number 85. Driven by the Bad Bunny collaboration "La Jumpa," his fifth full-length, Sr. Santos, appeared in 2022 and peaked at Number 37 on the Billboard 200. Featuring a star-studded lineup, which included Grupo Frontera ("ALV"), Peso Pluma ("La Chamba"), Quevedo ("Los Roques"), Rauw Alejandro ("FP"), and many more, his eighth LP Sentimiento, Elegancia y Más Maldad arrived in 2023 and cracked the Top 10 of the US Top Latin Albums chart. 2024 saw the release of an album titled Papi Arca, featuring contributions from Eladio Carrión ("BFF"), Randy ("Ãxito"), and YOUVNGCHIMI and Dei V ("Bien Duro"). In June 2025, he unveiled Sr. Santos II â Sueños de Grandeza, an 18-track album that delves into his personal journey, including his recovery from open-heart surgery. The album features collaborations with notable artists such as De La Ghetto, Kendo Kaponi, Ãengo Flow, Yandel, and his son Austin San, who debuted with the track "Gohan y Goku," a tribute to their father-son bond. "En Tus Sueños," one of the album's singles, cracked the Top 10 of the Billboard Latin Digital Songs chart.
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- Track Popularity
- Hace Mucho Tiempo
- La Jumpa featuring Arcángel
- DUELE EL CORAZON featuring Arcángel
- Sigues Con El by Sech
- Payaso
- Que Fluya by Arcángel
- LAGUNA featuring Arcángel
- Corte , Porte y Elegancia by J Balvin
- Tú No Amas featuring Arcángel
- Infeliz featuring Arcángel
- Original by Arcángel
- Date Cuenta
- Más Que Ayer featuring R.K.M & Ken-Y
- Swaggy featuring Arcángel
- Se Le Ve featuring Justin Quiles
- Zum Zum featuring R.K.M & Ken-Y
- Todo Caro by Nio Garcia
- Ven y Hazlo Tú featuring Nicky Jam
- Plutón
- Invicto
- Te Robo Remix featuring Arcángel
- Austin Baby
- Escápate Conmigo featuring The Almighty
- Mantecado de Coco featuring Nio Garcia
