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Julio Voltio
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Background information
Born March 20, 1977 (1977-03-20) (age 31)
Origin Santurce, Puerto Rico
Genre(s) Reggaeton, Latin Rap
Label(s) White Lion Records

Julio Voltio (born Julio Ramos March 20, 1977 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is one of the reggaeton genre's best-known artists.

His nickname came to be as the result of an accident. Before joining Karel, he worked as an electrician. One day, he stuck his hand where it didn't belong and got shocked. Everyone then called him "Bombillo" (Light Bulb) and "Corto Circuito" (Short Circuit), until eventually giving him a nickname that stuck: "Voltio" (Spanish word for voltage).

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[edit] Music career

Growing up in the Parque Ecuestre section of Carolina, Voltio entered the music business as a teenager. Together with Rey 29 and Héctor Delgado (AKA Hector "El Father"), he formed The Masters of Funk. They didn't release any albums, but helped start the reggaeton movement. When the members went their separate ways, Voltio partnered with Karel, a neighborhood friend, and they formed Karel y Voltio. They released their debut album Los Dueños del Estilo in 2003. The album languished, however, and the duo's enthusiasm dwindled. Karel was last featured in La Mision 4 then he just disappeared from the reggaeton scene. Voltio was about to retire from the music business, when Tego Calderón approached him and told him to sign with White Lion Records, of which Tego is one of the main artists. Having taken Tego's advice, he released the album, Voltage AC, with the hits "Bumper", "No Amarres Fuego" (featuring Zion y Lennox) and "Julito Maraña". In 2005 Voltio returned with his next album, a self-titled release. It included again "Bumper" and "Julito Maraña", and his biggest hit to date, "Chulin Culin Chunfly", which features Residente Calle 13, and a remix version with Three 6 Mafia. Both albums have sold well. Calle 13 recently teamed up with Julio Voltio to speak out against police brutality in Puerto Rico. [1]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Julio Voltio and Residente (Calle 13) Denounce Police brutality with Two New Songs"

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