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Sky Rompiendo

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Sky Rompiendo
Birth nameAlejandro Ramírez Suárez
Born (1992-05-23) May 23, 1992 (age 32)
OriginMedellín, Colombia
GenresReggaeton
Occupation(s)Producer, songwriter, Disc-jockey
Years active2011-present

Alejandro Ramírez Suárez (born May 23, 1992), better known as Sky Rompiendo (“breaking sky” or “Sky breaking”), Sky Rompiendo el Bajo or just Sky is a Colombian producer, songwriter and DJ. He gained recognition at a young age, creating hits with Latin trap and reggaetón artists such as Bad Bunny, Feid, J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma, Nicky Jam and Ozuna. He has received six Latin Grammy Awards as a producer and songwriter.

Career

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Ramírez was born on May 23, 1992, in Medellín, Colombia.[1] His interest for music production began at the age of 11, when he saw the digital audio workstation called Fruity Loops being used by one of his friends. In 2011, after studying at Berklee College of Music, Boston, he began to work as a record producer for Colombian artists, producing songs like "Amor de Verano" (“summer love”) by Shako, "Cripy Cripy" (a reference to cannabis) by Yandar & Yostin and "En lo Oscuro" (“in the dark”) by J Balvin. During the production of the latter song, Ramírez developed his artistic name; initially, his nickname was ‘Sky’ after being a part of a record-producing duo named ‘Sky High’, but after hearing the sentence "rompiendo el bajo" in the song with J Balvin, he added it to his nickname—transforming it into "Sky Rompiendo el Bajo" or "Sky Rompiendo".[2][3]

During 2012 and 2013, at the age of 20-21, he continued to frequently work with J Balvin, such as on the songs "Yo Te Lo Dije" (“I told you”), "Sola" (“alone”) and "6 AM"; these songs would later be a part of Balvin's first studio album, La Familia, released on October 29, 2013.[4] The record peaked at number one in Colombia and at number 10 on the American Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album also received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album.[5][6] Sky also worked in the songs "Báilame" (“dance with me”) by Feid and on "Hagan Fila" (“stand in line”) from Yaga & Mackie's sixth album Los Mackieavelikos HD.[3]

Sky achieved commercial and international success with J Balvin as one of the featured songwriters and producers of the song "Ginza" (2015); the song spent twenty-one weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, breaking the record for most weeks spent in that position by a song from a solo act.[7] Since then, Sky has produced all studio albums by J Balvin to date: Energía (2016), Vibras (2018) and Colores (2020), plus also participating in Oasis (2019), the collaborative album by Balvin with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, all the aforementioned albums have peaked at number one in the Billboard Top Latin Albums, with the exception of Colores that peaked at number two.[5]

For his work as a producer, Sky has received several nominations at the Latin Grammy Awards, including four nominations for Album of the Year and two for Record of the Year, he has also won the Latin Grammy for Best Urban Music Album three times and Best Urban Song twice. Sky has also received three nominations for Producer of the Year at the Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Discography

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Year Title Artist Production Songwriting
2012 Magia (A) Maluma checkY checkY
2013 La Familia (A) J Balvin checkY
2014 "Ay Vamos" (S) checkY checkY
2015 "Ginza" (S) checkY checkY
2016 "Safari" (S) J Balvin featuring Pharrell Williams, Bia and Sky checkY
Energía (A) J Balvin checkY checkY
2017 "Mi Gente (remix)" (S) J Balvin and Willy William featuring Beyoncé checkY
"El Ratico" (S) Juanes featuring Kali Uchis checkY
Mis Planes son Amarte (A) Juanes checkY
“Bonita” (S) Jowell & Randy, J Balvin checkY
ODISEA (A) Ozuna checkY
"Downtown" (S) Anitta con J Balvin checkY
#UPDATE (A) Yandel checkY checkY
2018 "Machika" (S) J Balvin featuring Jeon and Anitta checkY checkY
"Say My Name" (S) David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and J Balvin checkY
"Por Perro" (S) Sebastián Yatra featuring Luis Figueroa and Lary Over checkY
Vibras (A) J Balvin checkY
Mi Movimiento (A) De La Ghetto checkY checkY
"Replay" (S) Maikel Delacalle checkY checkY
2019 "Con Altura" (S) Rosalía featuring J Balvin and El Guincho checkY
"Brújulas" Reik checkY checkY
"Blanco" (S) J Balvin checkY checkY
"Rojo" (S) checkY checkY
"Morado" (S) checkY checkY
Súper Sangre Joven (A) Duki checkY
"FRESH KERIAS" (S) Feid, Maluma and Sky checkY checkY
Oasis (A) J Balvin & Bad Bunny checkY
"5 Stars" (S) C. Tangana featuring Polimá Westcoast, Duki and Neo Pistea checkY checkY
2020 "Que Calor" (S) Major Lazer featuring El Alfa and J Balvin checkY
Colores (A) J Balvin checkY checkY
"Ponte Pa' Mí" (S) Rauw Alejandro, Myke Towers, and Sky Rompiendo checkY checkY
"TKN" (S) Rosalía and Travis Scott checkY checkY
Afrodisíaco (A) Rauw Alejandro checkY
"Polvo" (S) Nicky Jam and Myke Towers checkY checkY
FERXXO (VOL. 1: M.O.R) (A) Feid checkY
2021 "LA FAMA" (S) Rosalía & The Weeknd checkY checkY
“Poblado” Remix (S) Crissin, Karol G, J Balvin, Natan y Shander, Nicky Jam, Totoy El Frío checkY
“Volando” Remix (S) Bad Bunny, Mora, Sech checkY checkY
“FRIKI” (S) Feid, Karol G checkY checkY
2022 "Chicken Teriyaki" (S) Rosalía checkY checkY

(A) Album, (S), Single [8] [9] [10][11]

Awards and nominations

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Latin Grammy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Artist Result Ref.
2015 Best Urban Song "Ay Vamos" (as songwriter) J Balvin Won [12]
2016 "Acércate" (as songwriter) De La Ghetto Nominated
Best Urban Music Album Energía (as producer) J Balvin Won [13]
2017 Album of the Year Mis Planes son Amarte (as producer) Juanes Nominated [14]
Best Pop/Rock Album Won
Record of the Year "El Ratico" (as producer) Juanes featuring Kali Uchis Nominated
2018 Album of the Year Vibras (as producer) J Balvin Nominated [15]
Best Urban Music Album Won
Best Urban Song "Downtown" (as songwriter) Anitta and J Balvin Nominated
2019 "Con Altura" (as songwriter) Rosalía featuring J Balvin and El Guincho Won [16]
"Caliente" (as songwriter) De La Ghetto featuring J Balvin Nominated
2020 Album of the Year Colores (as producer) J Balvin Nominated [17]
Oasis (as producer) J Balvin & Bad Bunny Nominated
Best Urban Music Album Colores (as producer) J Balvin Won
Record of the Year "Rojo" (as producer, songwriter) J Balvin Nominated
Best Urban Song Nominated
2021 "Agua" (as songwriter) Nominated [18]
Song of the Year Nominated
2022 Record of the Year "La Fama" (as producer) Rosalía & The Weeknd Nominated [19]
Album of the Year Motomami (as producer) Rosalía Won

Billboard Latin Music Awards

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Año Categoría Trabajo Resultado Ref.
2015 Producer of the Year Sky Rompiendo Nominated [20]
2017 Nominated [21]
2021 Nominated [22]

References

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  2. ^ "Said The Sky y su historia que cobra vida cuando se comparte con el mundo". Electric Dust (in Spanish). 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. ^ a b "Biografía de Sky Rompiendo". BuenaMusica (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Rivera, J (July 20, 2018). ""No todo el mundo va a seguir tu sonido si te quedas con el mismo toda la vida"". Umomag (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "J Balvin Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Calle 13 lidera las nominaciones de los Grammy Latinos". Billboard (in Spanish). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Mendizabal, Amaya (February 25, 2016). "J Balvin's 'Ginza' Sets Hot Latin Songs Chart Record". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Alejandro Ramírez". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Sky Rompiendo el Bajo". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "Sky". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "Sky Rompiendo Lyrics, Songs, and Albums (Genius)". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Premios Grammy Latinos 2015: todos los ganadores". La Nación (in Spanish). November 19, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "La lista completa de ganadores de los Grammy Latino 2016". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). November 18, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  14. ^ S, P. X.; R, E. (November 17, 2017). "Todos los ganadores de los Grammy Latinos 2017". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  15. ^ "Grammy Latinos 2018: La lista de los ganadores de la noche". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). November 16, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  16. ^ Exposito, Suzy (15 November 2019). "Latin Grammys 2019: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "Latin Grammy 2020: Residente, Mon Laferte y otros galardonados en la noche que celebra la música latina". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). November 20, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "Los 2021 Latin GRAMMYs: Complete Winners List". GRAMMY.com. 2021-09-28. Archived from the original on 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  19. ^ "23rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations" (PDF). The Latin Recording Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  20. ^ Cobo, Leila (September 2, 2015). "Romeo Santos and Enrique Iglesias Lead List of Finalists for Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  21. ^ Cobo, Leila (April 27, 2017). "Nicky Jam Wins Big at Billboard Latin Music Awards: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  22. ^ Cobo, Leila (August 12, 2021). "Bad Bunny Tops 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.