Frankie Negron

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Frankie Negrón
Frankie Negrón at Copacabana NYC November 2006.
Background information
Birth name	Francisco Negrón
Born	January 21, 1977 (age 30)
Origin	Newark, New Jersey, United States Puerto Rico
Genre(s)	Salsa music
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter/Actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1997–present
Label(s)	Univision
Website	frankienegrononline.com

Frankie Negrón (born January 21, 1977, in Newark, New Jersey to parents, Francisco Negrón Santos and Zaida Gonzalez) is a singer of Salsa music of Puerto Rican descent.[1] He is among a group of notable young tropical singers and soneros who have woven a blend of pop, rock, gospel music, R&B, hip-hop, and reggaetón elements into their salsa, a group that includes Huey Dunbar, Charlie Cruz, Kevin Ceballo, and Obie Bermudez. Siblings include a younger sister, Jaqueline Negrón (Jackie Negrón), who is also a gifted up and coming singer and dancer, and a brother, David Negrón.

Fluent in both English and Spanish, Frankie was raised in New Jersey primarily as an English speaker, but developed his initial love of salsa from his father's record collection. He sings almost exclusively in Spanish, but converses and jokes with his audiences in both languages. The first of his seven studio albums to date, Con Amor Se Gana (roughly translatable as "Love Conquers All"), was released in May 1997. The most recent, Mejor Que Nunca ("Better than Ever"), was released in August 2006.

Frankie Negrón also has tried his hand at acting. He had a supporting role in the ill-fated Paul Simon-Derek Woolcott Broadway musical The Capeman in early 1998. In 2000 he starred as a struggling artist in the South Bronx in Val Lik's independent film, Boricua's Bond [2].

His singing career has been far more successful, evidenced by two Gold Album awards, for Con Amor Se Gana and No Me Compares ("Don't Compare Me"), and nine Billboard Top 40 Hot Latin Tracks to date.