ROUTE 66 CASINO HOTEL PRESENTS

ELVIS CRESPO

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at Legends Theater - Route 66 Casino

Time: 8:00pm     Day: Saturday     Doors: 7:00pm     Ages: All Ages     Price: $45
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Elvis Crespo is the only Latin artist whose music has been literally played in outer space and has positioned a tropical genre song in the charts longer than any other. His music has been permanently marked on cans of Coca-Cola and in the most important series of television like House of Cards and Dancing with the Stars among others. The Spanish National Football (Soccer) team celebrated the 2010 World Championship chanting one of his songs, and even President Barack Obama grooved to his music at the Hispanic Congressional Caucus Awards in Washington D.C. Besides being the King of Merengue, Elvis is also the king of reinvention. "Bailar" with DJ Deorro which fused electronic dance music with traditional tropical sounds was released in 2016 placed # 1 in 10 countries in Europe and Top 40 in Billboard Hot 100 which resulted in the two winning a Billboard Latin Music Award. In 2018, 20 years after releasing his album "Suavemente", he continues to leave a mark in the music industry with 27 billboard charted hits.

These are just some of the highlights of Elvis Crespo, the tropical artist who has broken all the rules of music at a dizzying rate. At least three of his songs (Tu Sonrisa, Píntame, Suavemente) have become true anthems for celebration, regardless of the language, they have broken every frontier. "Suavemente", his most emblematic song, has been played from the neighborhoods in Egypt to concerts in Australia and was the only song in Spanish chosen by NASA in the 2006 Discovery mission. This is because Elvis Crespo quickly went from just another meringue artist to becoming the king of merengue and merengue-fusion.

Elvis was born in New York City, on July 30, 1971, until the age of six when his family moved to Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. There, he developed his two biggest passions, music and baseball. As a kid, he dreamed of being in the group Menudo and later on becoming a professional baseball player. In baseball, Elvis could not find a place for himself as a player but shined in team management. Throughout this time, he kept pursuing his passion for music, and at the age of 17 he began working professionally in the Willie Berríos, Lenny Pérez, and Toño Rosario orchestras. The major jump in his career occurred in the mid 90's when he joined the popular music group, "Grupo Manía," as a singer and composer. One of the group's biggest hits was "Linda eh," written by Elvis. This gave Elvis exposure and in 1998, Sony offered him to go solo.

From his debut, Elvis' career seemed destined for fast and big success. His first album, "Suavemente", reached #1 on 5 different Billboard charts and two of its singles, "Tu Sonrisa", and "Suavemente", were massive hits. "Suavemente" went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and stayed there for seven weeks, becoming the longest-lasting Tropical song on a national list. It was also the first in Sony's roster of tropical artists to sell over a million copies in the US, and over 4million worldwide. In 2010, the undisputed king of merengue-fusion released his 8th solo production called, "Indestructible," a word that symbolizes what his career has been like, overcoming all kinds of obstacles. Elvis Crespo has proven that his talent goes far beyond performing, succeeding as a songwriter, producer, actor, and TV host. His hits are still played from his native Puerto Rico to countries like Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, México, Guatemala, Panamá, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Perú, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Australia, Dubai, Israel, Spain and the United States, among many others. His versatility and insatiable hunger for trying new genres and keeping the audience guessing what he'll do next are all part of his trademark style.

Albums/Singles

*** In 1999, he releases his sophomore album, "Pintame", which earned him a Grammy and countless Premios Lo Nuestro like, Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Best New Artist, and Song of the Year. *** In 2000, he released "Wow Flash", his third album for Sony, which incorporates his first ballads. ***In 2002 he releases "Urbano", an album which has him as writer, executive producer, and singer. The album fuses meringue, rap and rock. The single "Bandida" showcases his musical versatility and has Tempo and DJ Black on it.

***In 2004, after a two-year break, he released his fifth album "Saboréalo". The first single, "Hola Enamorada", debuted at the top of the Billboard Latin charts and earned him a Latin Grammy. *** In june 2007, Elvis Crespo releases "Regresó el Jefe". The first single, "La Foto se me Borró", took him back to #1 in Billboard's Latin Tropical Airplay list, and solidified him as a producer, introducing the group, "Zone D'Tambora", formed in Puerto Rico by Elvis Crespo in 2007

*** In 2008, he becomes the first Latin artist to record a live album from Las Vegas, "Elvis Crespo Live From Las Vegas" (CD/DVD), released in 2009. That year he takes the writer, producer role in Zone D'Tambore's debut album, which topped Billboard's top-selling Latin albums list and stayed there for several weeks. ***2011, brings us "Monsters", and album with 12 tracks, produced by Elvis Crespo and Robert Cora, which included the hits, "Vallenato en Karaoke" and "Yo no Soy Un Monstruo" ft. Vladimir Dotel from Ilegales. It also features a who's who of artists from different genres, creating a very interesting and danceable fusion, without losing the trademark Elvis Crespo style.

*** 2013 Elvis Crespo launches "One Flag" which became a summer hit with Fito Blanko "Pegaito Suavecito" which earned him several nominations (Premios Tu Mundo) and # 1 on Billboard Latin Airplay. Then he released alongside Pitbull "Sopa de Caracol" achieving # 1 on Billboard Tropical Airplay. **** 2016 Crespo surprises J. Lo, when she was seen dancing the song "Bailar" in Las Vegas. "Bailar" is a song of electronic music DJ Deorro FT. Elvis Crespo. In less than a month the video had over 10 million views. Crespo simultaneously launched the song "Escape" with Grupomanía.

*** 2017, Brought even more dance music with the release of "Guayo" with Dominican Republic group "Ilegales" which was released by the label Flash Music.

*** 2018, started off on the right foot with an album that revolutionized the music industry with "Diomedizao" a tribute to the late singer Diomedes Diaz that includes 8 songs adapted from classic vallenato and cumbia sounds, remade with the tropical rhythms of Merengue. This album debuted # 1 in iTunes sales in both Puerto Rico and the United States. As if that were not enough, Elvis set people of all ages to dance to his most recent hit "Azukita", a song he released with Steve Aoki, Daddy Yankee and Play-N-Skillz.