Ricardo Cisneros, known by his stage name Ricky C, is an American-born Latin pop

Latin pop

Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...

 recording artist. Ricky C is a singer, songwriter, music composer, music producer, and dancer. He is currently signed to Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Universal Music Latin Entertainment is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. The music label was created with the acquisition of Univision Music Group and combining it with Universal's top Latin artists, along with much of the Latin back catalog of UMG.UMLE includes famous Latin music...

 under its Machete Music

Machete Music

Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The record label had been largely associated with reggaeton music, but in recent years, it has been also been signing non-urban artists such as Malverde, Mala Rodriguez and Chino XL. The label is part of Universal Music Latin...

 imprint. He records and writes in both English and Spanish.

Early life

Son of Ecuador

Ecuador

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ian parents, Ricky C was born in Chicago

Chicago

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 and raised in Miami, Florida. Ricky’s father, Segundo Cisneros, was a Latin singer who released multiple albums and performed worldwide. His father introduced Ricky to music at a young age. At 17, Ricky C decided to pursue music professionally and he began his career under the tutelage of his father.

Music career

In 2006, after Ricky's father died, he began working with music producer Humberto "Humby" Viana for Miami-based label Sculvia Entertainment.

Ricky C left Sculvia for Universal Music Latino/Machete Music in late 2008. Notable performances include the Latin Billboard Awards

Billboard Music Award

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 Showcase with ASCAP, the National Anthem for the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

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 and the Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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, God Bless America for the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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, the Calle Ocho Carnival Festival, and the WPOW Beach House concert. Ricky C has been featured in Billboard magazine

Billboard (magazine)

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, ASCAP Playback Magazine, and was signed as a spokesperson for the Tobacco Free Florida campaign.



Ricky C's Spanish-language debut single "Otro Amor" was released on August 24, 2010 on iTunes and Amazon.com. The music video of "Otro Amor" is currently playing on vevo, youtube, mun2, and Htv. The song peaked at #12 on the Latin Billboards Tropical Charts. In December 2009, Ricky was featured in the official remix to Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

's second Spanish-album single "Más

Más (Nelly Furtado song)

"Más" is a single released by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. It was the first of four songs to be released during an iTunes promotion counting down the release to her fourth studio album, Mi Plan...

". Early 2011, Ricky C participated on 2 songs on Jon Secada's Spanish-pop album "Otra Vez". "No Puedo Olvidarte" and "Dimension". Both songs were written and produced by Ricky Cisneros and Humberto "Humby" Viana. For the song "Dimension" that Ricky C is featured on, the pads were done by Miami-based producer Yrakly "Blayd" Lemus.

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