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Rik Indio | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ricardo Delgado |
| Also known as | Indio |
| Born | July 24,1973 Paterson, New Jersey, |
| Genres | Salsa Pop |
| Instrument(s) | Voice |
| Discography | Taino de Puerto Rico Para el Mundo (2009) Te Voy A Enamorar (2015) |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Labels | Rik Indio Music |
Ricardo Delgado (born July 24, 1973), known as Rik Indio, is a singer, song writer, actor and model of Puerto Rican origins. whose sound is firmly rooted in the Nuyorican tradition, but equally informed by less urban Puerto Rican sources and Latin pop.
Biography
editDelgado was born July 24, 1973 in Paterson, New Jersey, Indio got the salsa bug early from his parents Maria and Evangelista Delgado (his father was a professional singer and recorded four albums), who'd emigrated from Naguado, Puerto Rico.[1]
He began singing at age eight, and while in high school decided to pursue music as a career. His family spent summers in El Duque, Puerto Rico, allowing Indio to study his famous inspirations Hector Lavoe and Frankie Ruiz, but also the sound on the ground in the small town. He worked hard, studying and singing wherever and whenever he could.[2]
In 2007, at the age of 19, he got a break when the legendary Domingo Quiñones asked him onto a New York club stage to sing with his band. Impressed by Indio's talent, the Domingo encouraged the young singer to begin his own project and made some connections for him. Three days later, he was cutting his debut album, Taino de Puerto Rico Para del Mundo.
The recording garnered unanimous media acclaim and received solid radio airplay at home and in the Caribbean. The single "Quiero Amar a Otra" quickly climbed the charts and reached number seven at BDS Radio and four on Miami's Zol Radio. His second single, "Como Seria," also climbed the ranks in tropical radios across the country, reaching number eight at Latin Airplay. That same year he was nominated for Revelación Tropical del Año 2009 en Premio Lo Nuestro and toured the U.S.[3]
Indio's second album, 2015's more ballad-centric Te Voy a Enamorar, was produced by Junito Dávila and independently released in 2015 on Select-O-Hits. Its first single, "El Tiempo Sin Ti,"[4] was penned by Jorge Luis Piloto as were other tracks on the set, including the follow-ups "Ella" and "Demasiado Fuerte." [5]All charted at radio and streaming.[6]
The reason for the long break between albums was that Indio, who had lost a sister to cancer earlier in life, lost two more to the disease in those intervening years. Understandably, these tragedies sent him reeling. Even before he began his recording career, Indio was an active warrior in raising awareness and fundraising for cancer research.[7][8]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Taino de Puerto Rico Para del Mundo (2008)
- Te Voy A Enamorar (2015)
- Taino de Puerto Rico Para del Mundo Deluxe (2018)[9]
Singles
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rik Indio Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Rik Indio -- Bio --". www.getconquer.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Francisco (2018-11-22). "RIK INDIO". Salsa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Review: Rik Indio "El Tiempo Sin Ti" - NewGenSalsa". www.newgensalsa.com. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Mo, Amaury (2017-01-11). "Rik Indio se consolida en el género salsa". Imagenes Dominicanas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Rik Indio se aferra a la salsa con todas sus fuerzas". diariolasamericas.com (in Spanish). 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Rik Indio canaliza su dolor por medio de salsa y tatuajes". Beating Magazine (in Spanish). 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Diario, El Nuevo (2021-04-10). "Rik Indio canaliza su dolor por medio de salsa y tatuajes". El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Perez, Leidy (2018-10-15). "Rik Indio relanza «Taino de Puerto Rico para el Mundo»". El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Rik Indio estrena canción". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Rik Indio a la conquista de América". Sistema de monitoreo musical | monitorLATINO (in Spanish). 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Vazquez, Luis (2017-02-05). "BILLBOARD MAGAZINE KNOWS RIK INDIO IS A TOP FIVE TALENT". LatinTRENDS. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Rik Indio lanza nuevo tema canción "Tu sabes bien"". El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) (in Spanish). 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Rik Indio con nuevo sencillo «Qué esperabas»". El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) (in Spanish). 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ listindiario.com https://listindiario.com/entretenimiento/2019/11/29/593655/rick-indio-promueve-nuevos-temas.html. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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