Mau & Ricky is a

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and

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formed by singer-songwriter brothers Mauricio Alberto "Mau" Reglero Rodríguez (born August 17, 1993) and Ricardo Andrés "Ricky" Reglero Rodríguez (born November 21, 1990), both sons of Argentine-Venezuelan singer

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. Songs such as the "

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" remix featuring

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and Lali (which peaked at No. 44 on the

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), have catapulted onto the Latin Urban Pop charts. The duo has released an EP, ''Arte'', on

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, and an album '' Para Aventuras y Curiosidades'', which peaked at No. 3 on ''Billboard''s Latin Pop. They were nominated for the 2017

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and

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and chosen by

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as the only Latin Artist to be part of "Artist on the Rise" in 2019.

Early life

Mauricio Alberto and Ricardo Andrés Reglero Rodriguez were born in

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, to the filmmaker Marlene Rodríguez, and

, an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer-songwriter. They were raised until the ages of 7 and 10 in

before moving to Miami, Florida. They have a sister Evaluna and two older half-brothers, Alejandro Manuel and Héctor Eduardo, from their father's first marriage. Mau y Ricky are

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, speaking both English and Spanish. They also volunteered in their parents foundation La Ventana de Los Cielos.

Music career

They began studying music at the ages of 4 and 6 years respectively and started their music career playing weekly at a church in a band that they co-founded. In 2011 they began performing as MR until 2015, when they changed the name of the duo to Mau & Ricky.

''Arte'' and ''Para Aventuras y Curiosidades''

In 2017, they released "Arte", their first EP under the umbrella of Sony Music Latin. In May 2019, they released their album " Para Aventuras y Curiosidades" which has peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Latin Pop charts and stayed on the

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for 39 weeks straight. The album has received multiple diamond and platinum records in the US and has been in numerous other Billboard Charts. The album got a finalist position for the 2020

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in Latin Pop Album of the Year category. In January 2020, Mau y Ricky were featured in 3 singles (

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"Ya Tú Me Conoces", Tini "Recuerdo" and ''Ovy on the Drums'' "Sigo Buscándote"). In November 2020, they released their album "Rifresh".

''Songwriter collaborations''

As composers, they have written songs for several singers including

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and

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. Some of their music compositions include diamond selling tracks among which are " Ya No Tiene Novio" (

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, ''Mau y Ricky''), " Sin Pijama" (

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), Vente Pa´Ca (

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) and "Pa’Dentro" (

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Discography

* '' Para Aventuras y Curiosidades'' (2019) * ''Rifresh'' (2020)

Filmography

Awards

At the

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in 2017, Mau y Ricky were nominated for the

for their album ''Arte'' and the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year for " Vente Pa' Ca". They won the

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for Song of the Year for their song "

Sin Querer Queriendo "Sin Querer Queriendo" (English: "Wanting Without Wanting") is a song by Argentine singer Lali featuring vocals from Venezuelan/Argentine duo Mau y Ricky, from her third studio album, ''Brava'' (2018). Written by Lali, Mau Montaner, Camilo Echev ...

", alongside Lali. In 2019 they were chosen by Youtube Music as the only Latin Artist to be part of "Artist On The Rise" in 2019.

Concert tours

Headlining * Dos Desconocidos Tour (2019) *Argentina Tour '21 (2021) Opening act * Teen Angels – Teen Angels Tour (2011) *

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– Never Be the Same Tour (2018) *

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– Legacy Tour

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mau y Ricky Latin music songwriters Latin pop singers 21st-century Venezuelan male singers Venezuelan pop singers Venezuelan expatriates in the United States Singers from Caracas Musicians from Miami Musical groups from Los Angeles Venezuelan people of Argentine descent Sony Music Latin artists