|
Eddie Alexander Ávila Ortiz (born April 26, 1977) better known by his stage name Eddie Dee is a Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. He began his career in 1990 and launched his debut studio album three years later. His second album became popular in Puerto Rico and was titled ''Tagwut'' in 1997. It featured the hit single "Señor Official". His following releases ''El Terrorista de la Lírica'' (2000) and ''Biografía'' (2001), too enjoyed underground success. The 2004 album ''12 Discípulos'' is regarded as "the greatest reggaetón various artist album of all times".〔''12 Discípulos — Special Edition''. (CD liner). Eddie Dee. 2005. Pimpking Music under exclusive license from Diamond Music and Eddie Dee. Manufactured and distributed by Machete Music, a division of Universal Music Group Recordings, Inc., 303 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Suite 300, Burbank, CA. 91502, through Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp. 0101301022.〕 The album features songs by some of the most successful reggaetón artist, including the intro of the album, where they all come together as one to show that "unity is needed for the genre reggaetón to survive and evolve". It was a collaboration between eleven other artist including Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderon, Ivy Queen, and Vico C among others, who were among the most requested at the time. The track, known as "Los 12 Discípulos" or "Quítate Tu Pa' Ponerme Yo" reached number eight on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Songs chart, and was nominated for a 2005 Billboard Latin Music Award for "Tropical Airplay Track of the Year, New Artist". The album itself reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart for three nonconsecutive weeks. ==Musical career== Eddie Dee was born Eddie Alexander Ávila Ortiz on April 26, 1977 to his mother Diomaris Ortiz and father Eddie Ávila. He began singing and composing songs at an early age before beginning his musical career in 1990. In 1993, he released his debut album ''Eddie & The Ghetto Crew''. Following the album, he began gaining popularity within Puerto Rico by collaborating with other artists. Eddie Dee became popular with the 1997 single "Señor Official," from his second studio album ''Tagwut'' (1997), which detailed "the injustices that young Puerto Rican men suffered at the hands of the police." It was a commercial success reaching number one in Puerto Rico.〔 The album gained him a "Puerto Rican Rap and Reggae Award for Best Lyrics" the same year.〔 He experienced underground success with his following two releases ''El Terrorista de la Lírica'' (2000) and ''Biografía'' (2001).〔 In 2004, Dee launched ''12 Discípulos'' which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart for three nonconsecutive weeks. It also reached number five on the ''Billboard'' Latin Albums chart. "Cuando Es/Wao" was released as the lead single. The title track, "Los 12 Discípulos" was released as the second single and reached number eight on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Songs chart. It was nominated for a 2005 Billboard Latin Music Award for "Tropical Airplay Track of the Year, New Artist".〔 〕 It featured Daddy Yankee, Ivy Queen, Tego Calderón, Voltio, Vico C, Zion, Lennox, Nicky Jam, Johnny Prez, Gallego, and Wiso G. Also in 2004, Dee co-wrote Daddy Yankee's super-hit "Gasolina" from his 2004 album ''Barrio Fino'' which became a commercial success in the United States and introduced reggaeton to American, European, Asian, and African audiences,〔 alongside Ivy Queen's ''Diva'' and ''Real'' and Tego Calderon's ''El Enemy de los Guasibiri''.〔Carney Smith, Jessie. (of African American Popular Culture'' ). ABC-CLIO, 2010, p. 1199.〕 According to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, he is "your rapper's favorite rapper".〔 In 2005 was announced his next studio album: ''El Diario'', wich was going to be released on November 2007. In that year was released a 10 track-long free mixtape titled ''The Final Countdown'', but ''El Diario'' wasn't released. In 2009 was announced another mixtape: ''180 Grados'' and Eddie said that his studio album was going to be released, and also said that it wasn't published in 2007 because he wasn't sure of his album quality as to music. Neither ''El Diario'' and ''180 Grados'' were released. His work has been decreased after ''El Diarios posponement, releasing just two singles between 2009 and 2010, writing Jowell & Randy's "Un Cambio" in 2010 and Plan B's "Te Dijeron" for Pina Record's ''La Formula'' in 2012, and collaborating in Alexis & Fido's "La Trampa" (2011) and Wisin's remix of "Sistema" (2013), which was his last participation in a song, either being him as principal or guest artist. After two years of public inactivity, Eddie Dee appeared as a guest artist in Tego Calderon's ''La Trayectoria'' concert in the famous Puerto Rican Coliseum, performing "Los 12 Discípulos", "En Peligro De Extinción", and "El Bueno, El Malo Y El Feo" alongside Calderón and Vico C. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eddie Dee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|