Luis Coronel

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Coronel and the second or maternal family name is Gamez.
Luis Coronel
Birth name Luis Miguel Coronel Gámez
Born February 3, 1996
Tucson, Arizona
Genres Regional Mexican, Banda
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals, Acoustic
Years active 2012–present
Labels DEL Records, Empire Productions Inc

Luis Miguel Coronel Gámez (born February 3, 1996 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American Regional Mexican singer. He was signed by Del Records at the age of sixteen. At the age of six, he began singing in a choir for church. Throughout his teenage years he began to box. Shortly after he quit boxing to focus on music. After a boxing-match, he decided to sing a song for the crowd, the performance was recorded. He also posted various videos of him singing on his social media pages, which he had garnered thousands of "followers" and "likes".[1]

Music

Some of his singles, "Mi Niña Traviesa," "Será Mas Fácil," and "Escápate" have reached spots on Billboard charts. In September 2013 he released his debut album Con La Frente en Alto and with three weeks of its release, it earned a spot on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart.[2] It was certified gold in the Latin field by the RIAA for shipping 30,000 copies.[3] Coronel won the award for "New Artist of the Year" at the 2014 Latin Billboard Music Awards.[4] He has garnered a nomination for Male Artist of the Year in the Regional Mexican category at the 27th Lo Nuestro Awards.[5]

Discography

Studio Albums

Year Title Details Chart positions Certifications
US Billboard 200
[6]
US Top Latin Albums
[7]
US Regional Mexican Albums
[8]
2013 Con la Frente en Alto
  • 1st studio album
  • Label: Del Records
  • Released: September 17, 2013
80 2 1 RIAA: Gold (Latin)[3]
2014 Quiero Ser Tu Dueño
  • 2nd studio album
  • Label: Del Records
  • Released: September 30, 2014
33 1 1 RIAA: Gold (Latin)[3]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Result
2014 Latin Billboard Music Awards
Artist of the Year, New Himself Won[4]
Premios Tu Mundo[9][10][11][12]
Feeling Social Himself Won[11][12]
2015 Premios Lo Nuestro[5] Regional Mexican Male Artist of the Year Himself Won[13]
Latin Billboard Music Awards[14] Regional Mexican Albums Artist of the Year, Solo Himself Nominated[15]

References

  1. "Luis Coronel – Biography | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  2. "Luis Coronel Bio | Luis Coronel Career | MTV". mtv.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "American certifications – "Coronel, Luis"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2014-08-04. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Billboard Latin Music Awards 2014: Complete Winners List". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Premio Lo Nuestro 2015: La lista completa de nominados". People en Español (in Spanish) (Time Inc). 2 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. Billboard Top 200 for Luis Coronel Billboard.com "Luis Coronel Top 200 chart history"].
  7. Top Latin Albums for Luis Coronel Billboard.com "Luis Coronel Latin Albums chart history"].
  8. Regional Mexican Albums for Luis Coronel Billboard.com "Luis Coronel Latin Albums chart history"].
  9. "Anuncian nominados a Premios Tu Mundo" (in Spanish). El Especial. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  10. Ale Rodríguez (July 15, 2014). "Lista de nominados de los Premios Tu Mundo 2014" (in Spanish). Notimex. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Lista de finalistas a los Premios Tu Mundo 2014" (in Spanish). Entretenimiento Terra. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "¡Conoce a los ganadores de "Premios Tu Mundo 2014"!" (in Spanish). TVBoricuausa. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  13. "Premio Lo Nuestro 2015: La lista completa de ganadores". People en Español (Time Inc.). February 19, 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  14. Cobo, Leila (February 9, 2015). "Romeo Santos and Enrique Iglesias Lead List of Finalists for Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  15. "Lista de los ganadores de los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina 2015". Telemundo (Telemundo Communications Group, Inc.). April 30, 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

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