Andrés Felipe Rivera Galeano (born October 28, 1994) known professionally as Andy Rivera is a Colombian singer and songwriter.

Career

Andrés Felipe Rivera Galeano was born in

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. He is the son of Colombian singer

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and Luz Galeano. He started following his musical career with his dad at the age of 12, in his free time he dedicated himself to vocalization and playing the piano. Being a musician himself, Rivera’s father urged him to pursue a “proper” singing career, with Rivera instead gravitating towards

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and urbano music, which was becoming more widespread in the early 2010s. In March 2012, he released his first song, "En Busca Con Ella", with friend and fellow Colombian artist Pipe Calderon and produced by DJ Cano. By July 2012, Rivera started earning fame throughout

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with his hit "Te Pintaron Pajaritos" (featurin
Yandar & Yostin
. The music video has 97 million views on

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, as of January 2024. The song brought Rivera notoriety in countries such as

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and

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, in addition to his native Colombia. In October 2012, after the success of "Te Pintaron Pajaritos", Rivera released the song "Por Todo Me Peleas", which was only a moderate success. He then appeared on a remix wit
Riko El Monumental
and kept making his own music. In November 2012, he released the single "Si Me Necesitas", which also received a lukewarm response; however, after teaming up with Puerto Rican duo

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to record a new remix, the song would become an instant hit. Rivera experienced newfound success in his career in April 2013 with the release of the song "Los Perros se Enamoran" (featuring

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). A follow-up single, “Espina de Rosa” (featuring Dalmata), was released later that same year, and was an even bigger hit than the previous song, gaining over 167 million views on YouTube (as of 2024). The song itself topped the music charts of many

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. In 2014, Rivera was featured on "Salgamos", alongside Kevin Roldan and

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. The music video for the song, (as of 2024) has over 459 million views on YouTube, one of Rivera’s most well-known appearances on any song. In 2020, he was nominated for (and won) several awards at Colombia’s 202
Latino Show Awards
including “Best Popular Music Song”, “Song of the Year” and “Best Urban Artist”. He was also nominated for several awards at the

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Discography

Albums

* 2016: ''The New Age'' * 2017: ''Substance EP'' * 2019: ''50/50'' * 2022: ''DUAL EP''

Collaborations

* Dejemos Todo Atrás (Ft. Valeria Celis) * Te Pintaron Pajaritos (Ft. Yandar & Yostin) * No Es Normal (Ft. Dayme & El High &

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) * Miénteme (Remix) (Ft. Fontta & Fullbeta) * Por Todo Me Peleas (remix) (Ft. Riko "El Monumental") * Si Me Necesitas (remix) (Ft. Baby Rasta & Gringo) * Los Perros Se Enamoran (Ft.

) * Los Perros Se Enamoran (remix) (Ft. Nicky Jam,

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, Kafu Banton,

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& Ronald El Killa) * Duele Saber (Ft. Yelsid) * Hagamos El Amor (Remix) (Ft. Los del Pentagono) * Espina De Rosa (Ft. Dalmata) * Salgamos (Ft.

) * El Que la Hace la Paga (Ft.

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) * Mañana (Ft.

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) * Dime (Ft. Karol G) * Ya No Eres (Ft. Andrew) * No Hay Razón Para Odiarte (Remix) (Ft. Yelsid & Dario Gómez) * La Máscara (Ft. Ale Mendoza) * Stripper (Ft.

Noriel Noel Santos Román (born June 26, 1994), known by his stage name Noriel, is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter. Noriel became known after singing with Maluma on his track "Cuatro Babys" and releasing a popular album called ''Trap Capos: Seaso ...

) *llego la hora (Ft. Mario Hart) * Lejania (Remix) (Ft.

Ryan Castro Bryan David Castro Sosa (born 14 January 1994), known professionally as Ryan Castro, is a Colombian rapper, singer and songwriter from Bello, Antioquia. He achieved worldwide recognition for his songs "Quema", "Jordan", "Mujeriego", and "Monast ...

, Mackie y Ben3detti) * Mi Decisión (Remix) (Ft.

, Sebastián Ayala) * 5 Sentíos (Fr. India Martínez) * Que Vuelta (Ft. SOG, Maxiolly) * La Rompecorazones (Remix) (Ft. La Banda del 5, Dekko y Alberto Kammerer) * Arroba (Ft. Kim Loaiza) * En Todas Partes (Ft. Onikx, Kapo)

Awards and nominations

References

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