Llandel Veguilla Malavé (born; January 14, 1977), known professionally as Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter and the half member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, Quien Contra Mí, in 2003. His second solo studio album, De Líder a Leyenda, was released in 2013 and was certified Gold (Latin) by the RIAA in 2014.[1]
Puerto Rican musician
In this Spanish name, the first or paternalsurname is Veguillaand the second or maternal family name is Malavé.
Yandel
Yandel in 2008
Background information
Birth name
Llandel Veguilla Malavé
Also known as
Yandel
El Capitán Yandel
Yandel La Leyenda
Born
(1977-01-14) January 14, 1977 (age45) Cayey, Puerto Rico
Llandel Veguilla Malavé was born on January 14, 1977, in Cayey, Puerto Rico,[2] the son of Julio Veguilla and Lucy Malavé. He has two siblings, a younger brother named Gadiel, who is also a singer and a sister named Linnette.[3] Before he became a singer, Yandel worked as a barber in his hometown.[4]
Music career
Yandel met Wisin in school.[5] They began performing as a duo in 1998[6] (Yandel then billing himself as "Llandel") and made their album debut in 2000 with Los Reyes del Nuevo Milenio. They later made the jump to a major label in 2003 with Mi Vida... My Life, their first for Universal subsidiary Fresh Productions. Pa'l Mundo then catapulted them to mainstream success in 2005. Subsequently, Wisin & Yandel established their own label, WY Records and presented an affiliate group, Los Vaqueros.[7] In November 2013, after the duo's Líderes tour, they went on hiatus.[8] Since then he has continued to tour.[9] A third album, Dangerous, was released in November 2015.[10][11]
Personal life
In July 2004,[12] Veguilla married his long-time girlfriend[13] Edneris Espada Figueroa.[12] The couple have two children: Adrián Yandel Veguilla, born on (2001-01-25) January 25, 2001 (age21) and Dereck Adrián Veguilla, born on (2004-05-27) May 27, 2004 (age18).[14]
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