Dominican Association of Show Business Reporters (Acroarte) and the Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana (CND) announced that Daddy Yankee as one of the stars for the Tuesday, 20 March 2018 Soberano Awards Ceremony at the National Theater. The Soberano Awards are the Oscars of the Dominican entertainment industry.
The Puerto Rican reggaeton singer best known for his 2004 hit “Gasolina”, which is credited with introducing reggaeton to audiences worldwide, and making the music genre a global phenomenon. His success story was repeated with the global hit, “Despacito” in which he appeared with Luis Fonsi in 2017.
The “King of Reggaetón” recently released a single, “Dura,” that in only a month has received over 316 million views on YouTube.
Alberto Zayas, producer of the Soberano Awards 2018, said Daddy Yankee has won the respect and admiration of Dominicans to the point he is considered a Dominican himself and every time he is invited responds with much enthusiasm.
As reported in Diario Libre, also on the Soberano Awards’ program is a tribute to merengue singer Sergio Vargas, with the participation in the segment of singers Eddy Herrera, El Mayor, Gabriel, Cherito and Sexappeal. And there will be a segment dedicated to urban music with performances by Mozar La Para, Don Miguelo, Shellow Shack and Chimbala.
The Soberano Awards 2018 will be hosted by Roberto Ángel Salcedo and Nashla Bogaert. Also on the program is the performance by Puerto Rico salsa singer Víctor Manuelle.
The show business gala will be aired on Telemicro (Channel 5) from 7pm and by Telemicro Internacional for the rest of the world.
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Diario Libre
5 March 2018
