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duo from

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. They are CEOs and co-founders of

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Music. In 2008, ''Sobrenatural'' was nominated for Album Urbano. In 2012, "Energía" was nominated for Canción Urbana. In 2013, "Rompe la Cintura" was nominated for – Interpretación Urbana. Nominated for the 2014 awards, "Álbum Urbano" with ''La Esencia''.

Musical career

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were close friends as teenagers and helped each other kick-start their careers. Likewise, Alexis was close to

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, and also helped him with his career. Eventually the two duos were formed, Alexis & Fido and

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, and went their separate ways. Alexis & Fido featured on Yandel's solo album ''

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'' and Wisin & Yandel featured on Alexis & Fido's ''Los Reyes del Perreo'' album. These plans include working with artists like Arcángel, Wisin & Yandel again, and many more artists. Their debut album, 2005's ''The Pitbulls'', debuted at the No. 2 spot on ''Billboard''s Top Heatseekers and the Latin Rhythm charts and at the No. 1 spot on the Top Latin Albums chart, eventually reaching gold status with over 200,000 copies sold worldwide. Their debut single, 2005's "Eso Ehh!", entered the Top 10 of ''Billboard''s Hot Latin Singles chart and was featured on an episode of

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'', and on the television series ''Entourage''. In 2006, Alexis y Fido released the singles collection ''Los Reyes del Perreo''. Before the release of their second album ''Sobrenatural'' (2007), Alexis y Fido appeared in the reggaetón-centered drama, ''Feel the Noise'', produced by

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and starring R&B singer

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, Melonie Diaz and Rosa Arredondo. The album spawned two singles, "5 Letras" and "Soy Igual Que Tú", both of which topped the Latin Rhythm chart. The latter remained atop ''Billboard'' Latin Rhythm chart for over a month. ''Sobrenatural'' sold over 100,000 units worldwide. The duo was invited to perform alongside '' Camila'' at the 2008 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards and they joined

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on stage at the 2008 Premios Juventud awards show. They were nominated for two Latin Grammy Awards for "Soy Igual Que Tú" and in the Best Urban Music Album field for ''Sobrenatural''. In 2009 they released ''Down to Earth''. In November 2010, they released the album ''

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''. Its first single "Rescate" features

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while the second single "Zombie" features Yaviah. Recently, they've done collaborations with artists such as

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with the song "Tocate Tú Misma" and

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with the song "Desobediente".

Personal information

Alexis' real name is Raúl Alexis Ortiz Rolón (born August 5, 1979), while Fido's real name is Joel Fido Martínez (born August 13, 1978).Alexis y Fido "Los Reyes del Perreo" A la venta desde el 19 de septiembre de 2006
Alexisyfido.com. Retrieved on August 9, 2018. They own the label Wild Dogz, which they created in 2006. According to Alexis & Fido, in an interview, the song "El Palo" put them on the map and made them known. In 2008, the duo participated in a campaign to promote voting in the 2008 general elections in Puerto Rico. This initiative included a concert titled "Vota o quédate callao" (in English, vote or be quiet).

Discography

* 2005: ''

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'' * 2006: '' Los Reyes del Perreo'' * 2007: '' Sobrenatural'' * 2009: '' Down to Earth'' * 2011: ''

'' * 2012: ''Piden Perreo... Lo Más Duro'' * 2014: ''

La Esencia ''La Esencia'' is the sixth studio album by the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Alexis & Fido released on March 4, 2014 through Wild Dogz and Warner Music Latina. At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014, the album received a nomination for Best Music U ...

'' * 2020: ''La Escuela'' * 2021: ''Barrio Canino, Pt. 1'' * 2022: ''Barrio canino: parte 2''

References

External links

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