Frankie J
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Biography
Francisco Javier Bautista Jr., known professionally as Frankie J, was born on December 7, 1975, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Raised in San Diego, California, he began his music career under the stage name Frankie Boy in the late 1990s, initially gaining experience with Canadian independent record label Ventura International Records and Hola Recordings. In 1999, Bautista joined the musical group Kumbia Kings, performing under the name Cisko. His solo debut came in 2003 with the EP Don't Wanna Try, followed by his self-titled Spanish-language album Frankie J. The lead single "Don't Wanna Try" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, and he was featured on rapper Baby Bash's Top 10 hit "Suga Suga". Frankie J's second English-language album, The One, released in March 2005, included the hit single "Obsession (No Es Amor)" featuring Baby Bash. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipping over a million copies. His subsequent albums include Priceless (2006) and Courage (2011). In 2013, Frankie J received a Grammy Award nomination for his album Faith, Hope y Amor under the category of Best Latin Pop Album. He returned with another three albums: Eleven (2017), Canciones Que Recuerdo (2020) and Back2us (2022)
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Suga Suga by Baby Bash
- Si Una Vez featuring Frankie J
- Obsession [No Es Amor]
- Mine Are Too featuring Frankie J
- Don't Wanna Try
- More Than Words (English)
- No Te Quiero Ver Con Ãl
- A Nadie Más Que Ti
- Toda Tuya by Frankie J
- Under My Skin featuring Frankie J
- Don't Wanna Try featuring Frankie J
- Elysium
- If You Were My Girlfriend
- Night & Day by Frankie J
- Take A Chance On Me (Album Version)
- Number 1 by Frankie J
- That Girl
- Cinco De Mayo by Frankie J
- Feliz Navidad (50th Anniversary/FN50) featuring Gloria Gaynor
- Waltz Of The Wild Wind Sea by Lucia Evans
- Don't Hold Back
- Menage A Trios featuring Frankie J
- Volar
- Cancion de Amor by Baby Bash
