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Luis Raul Marrero (born January 23, 1974), also known by his stage name Funky, is a rapper and songwriter from Puerto Rico. With six solo albums and multiple jobs as a producer, Marrero is internationally recognized as a hip hop and reggaeton Cristiano artist. He has collaborated with Christian music musicians, including Marcos Witt, Jesus Adrian Romero, and KJ 52. Marrero has been nominated for two Latin Grammy awards. == Background == Marrero was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on January 23, 1974. His parents separated when he was young. When he was 4, his mother, Miriam Cosme, met Carlos Rios, whom Marrero considers a father. During his time as a child, Marrero spent some years in Costa Rica, developing strong Christian friendships that followed him in adulthood. He began to explore music at age 15 under the influence of Puerto Rican Vico C, with whom he would later work on one of his six albums. He became a husband and father at age 16. In 1997, he met Vico C, with whom he established a friendship and a business. They collaborated on an album, marking an important stride in Marrero's musical career. In 1998, after several marital crises with his wife and family, Marrero became a Christian. Marrero founded his own label, Funkytown Music, in 1999, the same year he produced Triple Seven's "Diferente". In 2001, he collaborated as a producer on Manny Montes's album "Realidades", and Marrero also sang in one of the songs. That same year he had his first success as a singer and producer in the Christian music genre: "Funkytown".〔(Biografia de Funky disco titulado “Funkytown” )〕 Media outlets in Puerto Rico, as well as the international media, liked it, and it became a favorite among young listeners. With less than a year in the Christian music world, Marrero received a nomination to the Grammy Latino in 2003.〔(Permios Grammy Latino, Funky )〕 After releasing the 2002 album ''Especie En Peligro'',〔(Disco Especie en peligro )〕 Marrero consolidated the position as a musical influence of the Christian youth. With this album, he acquired several nominations and awards: ''Premios ARPA'' (México, 2003 and 2004), ''Premios LA Conquista'' (California, 2004), Premio ''Integridad.com'' (2004) and ''Premios La Gente'', (California, 2004), among others. In 2004, Marrero launched the production Los Vencedores, an album with more than 15 artists and other notable people within the genres. In 2005, Marrero starred in his first live production: ''En vivo desde Costa Rica'', which cemented his influence in the worldwide Christian reggaeton music genre that year. He then launched the production ''Vida Nueva'', which involved some of the most well-known artists of the genre: Manny Montes, Triple Seven, Alex Zurdo, Quest, Dr. P., Sammy, among others. In 2006, he made his first trip to South America, touring for 17 days and performing more than 25 concerts in Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama and United States, and other countries. Between 2006 and 2007, Marrero launched the production ''Corriendo Para Ganar'', his third solo album and his sixth overall. Marrero resides in Orlando, Florida, with his wife and children, Luis Jr. (19), Jorge (18), and Karla (16). From there, he runs Funkytown Music Inc., producing his own albums and those of various Christian singers of the reggaeton genre. In 2008, a year described as "a year of great challenges and dreams", he began his "Total Access Tour", during which he visited countries in Latin America and United States cities. Marrero announced the project "Flow Sinfónico", which displays a live soundtrack, accompanied by strings and horn arrangements.〔(Funky en Colombia, información nuevo Disco )〕 In 2009, he made the tour "Conectado (Plugged-in) World Tour," which was based on the importance of the connection with the Christian god. The tour began May 8 in Viceroy Del Pino, Buenos Aires.〔(Funky inicia su gira en Argentina. )〕 Marrero also collaborated with American Christian rapper KJ-52 on the song "Fuego" from KJ-52's album ''Five-Two Television'', and a music video has been filmed in Atlanta.〔()〕〔()〕 In February 2010, Marrero released the song "Hoy", which was the first single from his 2011 album ''Reset''.〔()〕 In April 2010, he released the song "Corazones Puro", which was the second single from ''Reset''.〔()〕 In January 2011, he released ''Reset''. Later in 2011, the album earned Marrero a Latin Grammy award nomination. In May 2013 Marrero, with Redimi2, released the album ''Mas''. 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「Luis Raul Marrero」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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