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Origin
  
The Bronx, New York

Labels
  
Sony BMG Premium Latin

Years active
  
1993–2011

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Also known as
  
Kings of Bachata K.O.B.

Associated acts
  
Toby Love Don Omar Thalía Wisin & Yandel Enrique Iglesias

Website
  
www.aventuraworldwide.com

Members
  
Romeo Santos, Toby Love, Henry Santos, Lenny Santos, Max Santos, Syl Peterkin, Rony Joachim

Genres
  
Bachata, Tropical music, Latin pop

Awards
  
American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist

Albums
  
The Last, We Broke the Rules, God's Project, KOB Live, Trampa de Amor

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Aventura was an American bachata band from The Bronx, New York. Aventura was formed in 1993 by Anthony "Romeo" Santos, Henry Santos, Lenny Santos, and Max Santos, three of them are natives of The Bronx, however, having families born in the Dominican Republic; with the exception of Romeo Santos who has a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother.

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Aventura made their big break in 1999, with the hopes of breaking bachata music into the mainstream from its traditional base and fuse it with pop music; more specifically hip hop and R&B.

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In 2004, the song, "Obsesión" achieved huge success in many countries, topping many international charts like France, Germany and Italy.

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Separation and reunion

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Aventura separated in 2011. According to Romeo Santos, the group was "on pause to do individual projects". Romeo Santos and former members of Aventura reunited to close out the second night of Romeo Santos' sold-out Yankee Stadium concerts on July 12, 2014.

It was announced on December 1, 2015 that Aventura would have a set of concerts for the last time as a group for the whole month of February at the United Palace Theater in New York City.

Their first concert since their split started with a sold out crowd on February 4, 2016 with the final concert ending on February 28, 2016.

Members

  • Anthony "Romeo" Santos – lead vocals, songwriter, composer, record producer
  • Henry Santos – vocals, backing vocals, composer
  • Lenny Santos – guitarist, record producer, arranger
  • Max Santos – bass

    • After break-up

    After their separation in 2011, Romeo Santos and Henry Santos embarked on respective solo careers while Lenny Santos and Max Santos joined Steve Styles from the bachata group Xtreme to form a new band, called "Grupo Vena".

    Studio albums

    as Los Tinellers
  • Trampa de Amor (1995) Jimenez Publicidad Promoter
    • as Los Teenagers
  • Los Teenagers (1996) Alexander Cadernas
  • Los Teenagers Vol. 2 (1997)
  • Los Teenagers Vol. 3 (1998)
  • Los Teenagers Vol. 4 (1999)
  • Los Teenagers Vol. 5 (2000)
    • as Aventura
  • Generation Next (2000) Jimenez Publicidad Promoter
  • Generaration Next Vol. 2 (2001)
  • We Broke the Rules (2002)
  • Love & Hate (2003)
  • God's Project (2005)
  • The Last (2009)

    • Live albums

  • Unplugged (2004)
  • K.O.B. Live (2006)
  • Kings of Bachata: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden (2007)

    • Compilation albums

  • 14+14 (2011)
  • Grandes Éxitos (2012)
  • Todavía Me Amas: Lo Mejor de Aventura (2016)

    • Songs

    ObsesiónWe Broke the Rules · 2002
    Un BesoGod's Project · 2005
    Los InfielesKOB Live · 2006

    References

    Aventura (band) Wikipedia
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