Llandel Veguilla Malavé (born; January 14, 1977), known professionally as Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter and the half member of the

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duo

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. He released his first solo album, '' Quien Contra Mí'', in 2003. His second solo studio album, '' De Líder a Leyenda'', was released in 2013 and was certified Gold (Latin) by the

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in 2014.

Early life and family

Llandel Veguilla Malavé was born on January 14, 1977, in

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, the son of Julio Veguilla and Lucy Malavé. He has two siblings, a younger brother named Gadiel, who is also a singer and a sister named Linnette. Before he became a singer, Yandel worked as a barber in his hometown.

Music career

Yandel met

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in school. They began performing as a duo in 1998 (Yandel then billing himself as "Llandel") and made their album debut in 2000 with '' Los Reyes del Nuevo Milenio''. They later made the jump to a major label in 2003 with '' Mi Vida... My Life'', their first for

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subsidiary Fresh Productions. '' Pa'l Mundo'' then catapulted them to mainstream success in 2005. Subsequently, Wisin & Yandel established their own label, WY Records and presented an affiliate group, Los Vaqueros. In November 2013, after the duo's Líderes tour, they went on hiatus. Since then he has continued to tour. A third album, ''Dangerous'', was released in November 2015.

Personal life

In July 2004, Veguilla married his long-time girlfriend Edneris Espada Figueroa. The couple have two children: Adrián Yandel Veguilla, born on and Dereck Adrián Veguilla, born on .

Tours

* De Líder a Leyenda VIP Tour (2014) *

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(2016)

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Quien Contra Mí'' (2003) * '' De Líder a Leyenda'' (2013) * '' Dangerous'' (2015) * '' #Update'' (2017) * '' The One'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2020)

EPs

* '' Legacy: De Líder a Leyenda Tour (EP)'' (2014)

Live albums

* '' Legacy: De Líder a Leyenda Tour'' (2015)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1977 births Living people 21st-century Puerto Rican male singers Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians Spanish-language singers of the United States People from Cayey, Puerto Rico Sony Music Latin artists Latin music songwriters Latin Grammy Award winners