Andrés Felipe Rivera Galeano (born October 28, 1994) known professionally as Andy Rivera is a Colombian urbano singer. He is the son of popular Colombian singer Jhonny Rivera.
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Birth name | Andrés Felipe Rivera Galeano |
Born | (1994-10-28) October 28, 1994 (age 28) Pereira, Colombia |
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Occupation(s) | Singer |
Website | www |
Andrés Felipe Rivera Galeano was born in Pereira, Colombia. He is the son of Colombian singer Jhonny Rivera and Luz Galeano. He started following his musical career with his dad at the age of 12, in his free time he dedicated himself to vocalization and playing the piano.
His dad wanted him to lead a singing career but instead, he chose to be a reggaeton artist.[2] His first song was supported by his friend Pipe Calderon and his producer Dj Cano and made the song "En Busca Con Ella".
He started getting national fame with his hit "Te Pintaron Pajaritos" alongside Yandar & Yostin, which surpassed 17 million views on YouTube. He then had success in countries like Argentina, Chile, Spain, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, and of course his home country Colombia.
Thanks to his success with the song "Te Pintaron Pajaritos" he released the song "Por Todo Me Peleas" but did not get as much success as the song before. He then made a remix with Riko "El Monumental", He kept continuing his career by releasing more songs to get more fame, He released a song called "Si Me Necesitas" but also did not get much success from it, But when he made a remix of the song "Si Me Necesitas" with the popular Puerto Rican duo Baby Rasta & Gringo it had become a success. [3]
He then made a great leap in his career when he realized two separate songs with very popular Puerto Rican reggaeton artists Nicky Jam and Dalmata, The song "Los Perros se Enamoran" with Nicky Jam was popular and some parts of Colombia but the most successful one "Espina de Rosa" With Dalmata was very successful gaining over 100 million views on YouTube. The song "Espina de Rosa" was so popular, that it was number 1 in many Spanish speaking countries.[4][5]
In 2014, he was a featured artist in a popular song called "Salgamos" alongside Kevin Roldan and Maluma.[6]
In 2020, he won several awards at Latino Show Awards 2020, including Best Popular Music Song, Song of the Year and Best Urban Artist.[7] He was also nominated for several awards at Premios Nuestra Tierra, but did not win any.[8]
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Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2013 | Premios Nuestra Tierra | "They Painted Little Birds" ft. Yandar & Yostin | Urban Song of the Year | Winner |
song of the year | Nominated | |||
public song | Nominated | |||
Andy Rivera | Best New Artist | Winner | ||
2014 | Espina de Rosa (ft. Dalmatian ) | Urban Song of the Year | Nominated | |
public song | Nominated | |||
2020 | Somebody Likes Me (feat. Jhonny Rivera and Jessi Uribe ) | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
Popular Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
public song | Nominated | |||
Latino Show Awards 2020 | best popular music song | Winner | ||
Song of the Year | Winner | |||
Andy Rivera | Best Urban Artist | Winner |