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▷ Christopher Vélez biography ◁ CNCO, age, height, pack, girlfriend, family
Who is Christopher Velez?
Christopher Vélez is an American-Ecuadorian singer, currently a member of the music group ‘CNCO’. He won the first season of the Spanish singing competition ‘La Banda’ in 2015. He along with other ‘CNCO’ members Richard Camacho , Christopher Vélez , Erick Brian and Zabdiel De Jesús won a five year record deal with ‘Sony Music Latin’. In May 2021 Joel Pimentel announced his departure from CNCO .
Personal data of Christopher Vélez |
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Full name: | Christopher Bryant Velez Muñoz |
Best Known: | Christopher Velez |
Date of Birth: | December 23, 1995 |
Nationality: | American |
Zodiac sign: | Capricorn |
Occupation: | Singer |
Famous for: | CNCO Christopher Vélez |
Gender: | Pop , Urban , Reggaeton |
Fathers: | Leonardo Velez and Yenny Paulina Muñoz Jaramillo |
Brothers: | Jonathan Velez |
Fortuna: | 5 million dollars |
Height: | 1.80 cm |
Weight: | 70 kg |
Raza: | Latino |
Eye color: | Café |
Skin color: | Blanca |
Hair color: | Café |
Sexual Preference: | Heterosexual |
Biography of Christopher Velez
The group released their debut album ‘Primera Cita’ in 2016. Their first song ‘Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)’ received over a billion views on ‘YouTube’. His other singles, such as ‘Tan Fácil’ and ‘Quisiera’ did well on music charts across the country. Vélez, along with members of his group, toured with famous singer Ricky Martin , who was also the judge and co-creator of the show.
Christopher used to create and post covers on his channel titled ‘YouTube’ and was planning to study music when he was selected for ‘La Band’and ended up winning the show. During her time on the show, she sang songs like ‘Kilometros de Sin Bandera’, ‘Creo en ti de Reik’ and ‘Today I feel like tide Alejandro Fernández’.
Beginnings in the life of Christopher Vélez
Christopher Bryant Vélez Muñoz was born on November 23, 1995 in New Jersey, the son of Leonardo Vélez and Yenny Paulina Muñoz Jaramillo . Although he was born in the United States, Christopher lived in Loja, Ecuador, until he was 18 years old. He attended ‘La Salle’ and graduated from it.
He moved with his family to Loja, Ecuador when he was 3 years old. He moving back to New Jersey at age 18 to work and help family members. At age 18, he returned to the United States to support his family. He had planned to move to another country to study music, but his financial situation did not allow it. To keep his interest in music alive, he used to upload covers of him and his music on his YouTube channel.
While working in New Jersey, he had the opportunity to audition for a new show called ‘ The Band’ , co-created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell. Thus she began her career in music.
Trajectory and history of Christopher Vélez
In the auditions for La Banda he sang “Quizás” by Ricky Martin, received three approval votes, and was the first member chosen to join the group and was also the candidate who received the most votes from the public. Vélez cites Bruno Mars as a great musical and artistic influence.
He was selected for the show and continued to progress with each episode. On December 15, 2015, he became the first ever winner of the reality show.
He ruled the hearts of his audience as they rooted for him throughout the show. The winners of the program signed a five-year contract with ‘Sony Music Latin’ with Ricky Martin as their representative.
The group ‘ CNCO ‘ was formed at the end of the show. The group’s name was inspired by the Spanish word ‘ Cinco ‘.
On the final night, they performed ‘Give Me Back My Heart’ together and received good wishes from ‘One Direction’ via video conference.
The group performed again on New Year’s Eve in ‘Times Square’ at Univision’s Feliz 2016 celebrations. His first single ‘Tan Fácil’ was released on January 29, 2016.
The single debuted at number 25 on ‘Billboard’s Latin Rhythm Play’ and later peaked at number 1. It debuted at number 23 on ‘Hot Latin Songs’.
The song also debuted at number 1 on the ‘US iTunes Latino’ charts. Her second single De ella ‘Quisiera’ reached number 29 on ‘Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs’ .
In August 2016, her debut album De Ella ‘Primera Cita’ was released . It had fourteen tracks, including remix versions of her songs ‘Quisiera’ and ‘Tan Fácil’.
They also toured with Ricky Martin and performed at the ‘Miami International Mall’ to celebrate their album debut. ‘ CNCO ‘ also found a fun way to interact with their fans.
In a game called ‘ CNCOGo‘, inspired by ‘PokemonGo’, they asked their fans to find the name of their upcoming songs through local hotspots. The first song ‘Cometa’ was suggested by his fans from Ecuador.
On October 17, 2016, they released their most successful single ‘Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)’ , which reached number 6 on ‘Hot Latin Songs’ and number 11 on ‘Billboards Bubbling Under Hot 100’.
In February 2017, the band announced their first ‘ Más Allá ‘ tour for 15 countries and 40 performances. On April 4, 2017, they released their new single ‘Hey DJ’ from their second album.
On October 20, 2017, the group officially released their next single ‘Mamita’. In February 2018, they announced the release of their self-titled second album.
In August 2016, ‘CNCO’ was voted Billboard’s ‘Favorite New Latino Boy Band’ along with ‘CD9 second’ and ‘Dvicio Third’.
On February 7, 2017, the boy band one of four artists nominated for the ‘Artist of the Year, New’ category at the ‘2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards’.
In February 2019 CNCO released Pretend , their catchy global hit sung in English and Spanish with which they aspired to conquer the North American and European markets. The song included references to DeBarge’s 1980s song , Rhythm of the Night , however the song was not well received beyond regular fans who already consumed CNCO ‘s music , plus they participated in a charity campaign for encourage their fans to always sterilize their animals and adopt dogs instead of buying them. In a video titled Have a Heart for your Dog, each of the members gave their feelings about canines.
In August 2019 under the name of #RickyMontanerChallenge CNCO , he took off his clothes and each member showed his rear without clothes The boyband did not want to lose to the provocative challenge and all the members posed for the photograph in which they dropped their pants. The band’s fans were quick to make humorous comments like, “I never thought I’d ever see a thing like this in my life,” “My God,” “Best of the week,” and “Best booties of the week.” industry”.
At the same time as doing this challenge, they premiered the song Me Vuelvo Loco together with Abraham Mateo . The song is a danceable theme that mixes Spanish guitar, reggaeton and Latin rhythms. The lyrics mention two artists who do not appear in it, Greeicy and Anitta .
On October 11, 2019, they released “Que Quiénes Somos” being the third record production of CNCO , which featured a collaboration with the Colombian singer Manuel Turizo on the song called “Pegao” being released as a single on the same day the album was released. which also included other songs such as ” De cero “, “Qué va ser de mi”, “La Ley”, “Ya tú sabes”, “De mí” and “Tóxica” . A few days after the release of the album at the 2019 Latin American Music Awards , CNCO took home two awards: “Best Favorite Duo or Group” and “Favorite Pop Artist” where they competed against Luis Fonsi , Pedro Capó andSebastian Yatra .
Lali , an Argentine singer, released ” Cómo así ” at the end of 2019, in which the CNCO boys appear singing next to her. The video was recorded in Mexico City, and it took about 23 hours of filming. The single was part of the fourth record production by Lali Espósito . Then PrettyMuch and CNCO also recorded their single “ Me Necesita ” together in Spanglish, produced by Savan Kotecha. In February 2020, CNCO released a Japanese version of their single “My Boo” ., which also included a choir in Spanish and English. Composed by Shota Shimizu, it was made by CNCO as a way to make their fans in the Asian country feel included, where they have been a complete success. In case the premiere of said single was a big surprise for their fans, they also started the ‘Press Start World Tour’ . Press Start World Tour’ began on May 30 in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
” Deja Vu Global Streaming ” offered on May 14, 2021 was the last concert (albeit virtually) in which Joel Pimentel was part of the CNCO group . “It is my time to grow and explore new artistic paths, it is time to start building my career and my own path. This is why I have decided to leave the group. I can’t wait any longer to share my new project with you. This is just the beginning!”
His bandmates Christopher Vélez , Zabdiel de Jesús , Richard Camacho and Erick Brian Colón dedicated a brief message to Joel Pimentel wishing him the best but assuring that the 4 of them would continue together; “Although Joel is leaving and will be pursuing new opportunities, we are and always will be brothers, we will support him in his next chapter… Although it will be different, we are excited to show you the new era.”
Curiosities and things you did not know about Christopher Vélez
- Christopher Vélez confessed to being the most womanizer of all and also the rockstar of the band. However, he also commented that his memory is not the best, since he constantly forgets the lyrics of his songs and he is also the one who finds it hardest to learn the choreographies. He likewise declared that he is the one who eats the most of all.
- He is the oldest of the group;
- His favorite color is red;
- Her favorite food is lasagna;
- His favorite musical groups are the Backstreet Boys and Sin Bandera;
- Loves dogs;
- It is closely related to sport;
- He is 1.80 tall;
- He was the member who received the most votes from the public to join the group;
- He decided to return to New Jersey at the age of 18 to seek new opportunities to pursue his dreams;
- His favorite movie is “We do not accept returns”;
- He is very hardworking and has always fought for his dreams.
- He worked as a shoeshine boy
- If Christopher had a billion dollars he would buy food and hats: “Billions of hats,” he said.
- She has a lucky charm given to her by her mother and grandmother before they moved to New Jersey;
- He has an extremely outgoing and playful manner;
- He is very hyperactive
- When he auditioned for La Banda, he obtained 85% of the public’s approval to perform before the juries;
- Despite the busy schedule and various shows, he is closely related to the family, especially his mother;
- It is considered extremely sociable;
- Members of the group consider him the most flirtatious;
- During the reality he became very close to Zabdiel;
- It’s extremely messy;
- It’s always late;
- There are two dogs;
- He loves to eat and is considered by the members to be the most gluttonous of the group;
- He loves to wear a hat
Pack of Christopher Velez
Although on social networks and the internet people search a lot for the Christopher Vélez pack or photos in which he can be seen with little clothing or in sensual poses, the truth is that currently there is no Christopher Vélez pack other than those photos that the artist has published on his own networks and that could be considered sexy.
How much is Christopher Vélez’s fortune?
This is one of the questions that people ask the most about Christopher Vélez and although they always end up answering it on other pages with a “I don’t know” or “it depends” if there are some estimates that various web portals mention. However, it is not possible to make an exact calculation about the fortune of this great star that is Christopher Vélez within the middle of the show, even so, more than being interested in the fortune of a person, the important thing is the talent he has and what he has done that he is among the great figures of the international show business.
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