Henry Santos
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Henry Santos Jeter or simply known as Henry Santos, is a Dominican
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 singer and composer of the bachata group Aventura

Early Life

As a young child, Santos was already greatly interested in music. He moved with his family to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 at age 14, where he continued to develop his musical skills. He joined a band called Los Teenagers with his cousin Anthony
Anthony Santos
Anthony "Romeo" Santos is a Dominican-American singer, featured composer and former lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura. As a member of Aventura, Santos has been a key figure in popularizing Bachata, with hits reaching near the top of the Billboard Latin charts and the top of charts in Europe...

, and the group later morphed into Aventura.

With Aventura

Henry's position in Aventura was to be the back up singer, songwriter and producer for the band. He and Romeo Santos
Anthony
Anthony, commonly shortened to Tony, may refer to:-Ancient and medieval Christianity:* St. Anthony the Great, of Egypt, 4th century founder of Christian monasticism* St. Anthony the Hermit , 5th century hermit of Italy and Gaul...

 have written several hits for the band. Henry is also considered the group's comedian, delighting the audience with spontaneous antics on stage. He is also a business person pursuing many projects. He also hosted a fictional radio station called San Juan sounds in Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
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.

Solo Career

In 2011 Henry debuted as a solo artist with the single "Poquito a poquito." His debut album Introducing Henry Santos debuted at #2 on the Billboard Tropical Albums
Tropical Albums
Tropical Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato, which are frequently considered tropical music...

chart.
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