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Aventura
Aventura mural in the East Village of New York. From left to right: Anthony Santos, Lenny Santos, Henry Santos Jeter and Max Santos.
Background information
Origin	Bronx, New York, United States Moca, Dominican Republic
Genre(s)	Bachata, R&B
Website	AventuraWorldwide.com
Members
Anthony Santos Lenny Santos Henry Santos Jeter Max Santos
Former members
Rony Joachim, Syl Peterkin

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History

The group was formed in 1994 by Anthony Santos, Lenny Santos, Max Santos and Henry Santos . They originally went by the name Los Teenagers (The Teenagers). They later decided to change their name to Aventura. In 1999, Aventura signed with BMG. Three years later they gained recognition with the album We Broke the Rules and the smash hit Obsesión, now a staple at Latin dance venues around the world. In 2005, Frankie J did an English cover of the song and saw success with it and the remixes that followed. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... We Broke the Rules is the second album released by Bachata group Aventura. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frankie J (born Francisco Javier Bautista Jr. ...

Musical Style

Aventura created their own unique style of Bachata by infusing the sounds of Hip-Hop, R&B and Reggaeton.^[1] They also used both English and Spanish in their lyrics. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Hip hop (disambiguation). ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Reggaeton (also spelled Reggaetón, and known as Reguetón and Reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music which became popular with Latin American (or Latino) youth during the early 1990s and spread over the course of 10 years to North American, European, Asian, and Australian audiences. ...

Members

• Anthony Santos - Song Writer, Lead Singer, and Featured Composer
• Lenny Santos - Guitarist, Producer/Arranger
• Henry Santos Jeter - Singer and Composer/vocals
• Max Santos - Bass Guitar

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Controversy

In late 2006, Aventura was banned from ever performing in the Dominican Republic. The incident involved a minor who got on stage while Aventura was performing and began dancing inappropriately with member Max Santos. Aventura stated that they did not know the girl was a minor. The ban has since been removed. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 22, 2007 Anthony Santos won Pop song of the year along with Mexican singer, Thalía for the song "No, No, No" at the 2007 Premios Lo Nuestro . Anthony accepted the award but did not thank Thalía, he instead thanked and dedicated the award to his seven year old son, Alex. Anthony, who composed the song, replied that when he heard he had won the award the only person he could think of was his son, which is why he dedicated the award to him. He apologized to Thalia, who was unable to attend the award ceremony. is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Thalía (born Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda, August 26, 1971 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a successful Latin Grammy-awarded Mexican singer and actress. ... No, No, No is Thalías fourth single from the re-released edition of her El Sexto Sentido album, El Sexto Sentido Re+Loaded. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Premios Lo Nuestro is a Spanish language music awards television program presented by Spanish language US television network Univision. ...

Cross-cultural influence

Recently, Priyan Weerappuli, the leader of the Sri Lankan group Pahan Silu, referred to Aventura as being among his greatest musical influences. Pahan Silu, which roughly translates to dancing candlelight from its original Sinhala (one of the three primary languages spoken on the island of Sri Lanka); is also the name of the band formed in late 2002 by American-born musician Priyan Weerappuli. ...

Discography

See also: Aventura Discography This is a list of Aventuras albums, singles and collaborations. ...

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References

External Links

• Official site