Edgar Joel (born August 30, 1961) is an American

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musician,

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, and bandleader. He was born in

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to a Puerto Rican family originating from

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. As the bandleader of his self-titled band, he recruited Anthony Colón as the lead vocalist of the group. His first hit was a cover of Tito Livio's "Hasta El Sol De Hoy" which reached number 11 on the ''Billboard''

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which earned the band two

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nominations for Tropical New Artist of the Year and Tropical Song of the Year in

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. Later in 1995, " En las Nubes" (also originally recorded by Livio) became their first number-one hit on the ''Billboard''

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chart.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joel, Edgar 1961 births Living people American musicians of Puerto Rican descent American salsa musicians Musicians from Philadelphia