Hector El Father

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Héctor "El Father"
Héctor El Father on the cover of his album Los Rompe Discotekas
Background information
Birth name	Héctor Delgado Román
Also known as	Héctor El Bambino Héctor Bambino "El Father"
Born	4 September 1978
Origin	Puerto Rico
Genre(s)	Reggaeton
Years active	1992–2005 (duo) 2005–present (solo)
Label(s)	Roc La Familia V.I. Music Gold Star Music
Associated acts	Tito El Bambino
Website	http://www.elfather.com/

Héctor Delgado Román, known as Héctor El Father and previously known as Héctor El Bambino (born September 4, 1978 in Carolina, Puerto Rico) is a well-known Puerto Rican reggaeton artist and producer, that rose to fame as a member of the duo Héctor y Tito. However, he has become a successful entrepreneur and producer by himself. Hector El Father is one of the main exponents in the reggeaton genre, he could be considered the Diddy or Dr. Dre of reggeaton. Despite his young age, Hector has had an extensive music career.

1 Biography
2 Current Developments
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Héctor Delgado was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Since his childhood he showed interest in a musical career and started singing when he was about 10 years old.

In the 90s, he joined two friends (Rey and Voltio) to form a group and started performing. Several years later, he joined Efraín Fines (later known as Tito El Bambino) and formed the duo Héctor y Tito ("Los Bambinos").

Héctor y Tito released their first album in 1998. Together they became reggaeton stars releasing several succesful albums and making appearances in several compilations, becoming one of the most sought-out duos in the genre. Both became the first reggeaton artists to sell out a massive concert in Puerto Rico, opening the path to other artists such as Tego Calderón, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, and Wisin & Yandel. As a duet both captured the world's attention and made reggeaton a popular genre, won important awards such as the Latin Billboard Award and reached the top of the charts in several countries

In 2005, the duo announced their break-up, and each of them has continued with their separate careers Due to Tito's belief that Hector wasn't loyal as a friend and a partner. Héctor started his own label called Gold Star Music dedicating most of his work to it. With his label, he has produced albums for succesful artists like Don Omar, Trebol Clan, and others.

Hector El Father is the proud owner of Gold Star Music, in which artist Yomo is his right arm.

His song "Sola" was the number one in the U.S. Hot Latin Tracks Chart from February 3-February 17.

He also continued with his solo career with some of his songs ("Noche de Travesuras", "Dale Calor" and "Vamos pa la calle" among others), becoming hits in Latin America and the United States. It was at this point that he changed his nickname from Héctor El Bambino to Héctor El Father.

In September 16, 2005, he presented two sold-out concerts titled The Bad Boy in Puerto Rico with artists like Wisin & Yandel, Alexis y Fido, Trebol Clan, Fat Joe, Polaco and others.

Héctor has become one of the most succesful producers, not only in the reggaeton genre, but in the Latin American music business, even working with renowned Cuban producer Emilio Estefan.

[edit] Current Developments

In the middle of 2005, Héctor signed an agreement with hip-hop artist Jay-Z to promote him in the United States. Both performers will produce a compilation album under the Island Def Jam label, propriety of Jay-Z, due late 2006. They released a hit song called "Here We Go" in 2006.

Héctor became the Hispanic image for the clothing line Rocawear. The advertising campaign including his image will be featured in TV spots, print, and billboards. The agreement also states that Rocawear will sponsor Héctor's own clothing designs under the label Bambino. At the same time Hector's designed tennis shoes will form part of the Jay Z's “S. Carter Collection” by Reebok.