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Video | El Perdedor (Live) Ladykillers and top Bachata boy band Aventura perform hit "El Perdedor" at Mi TRL.
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Video | Artists Speaking Tr3s: Testing The Power of Aventura MTV Tr3s chose Aventura as the subject of their new onair shorts "Artists Speaking Tr3s." Ladies, cuidado...the jaw-droppin' good looks and romantic R&B croonings of este grupo dominicano are not for the faint of heart. These clips are rated XOXO.
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Lyrics on MTV.com | Aventura Aprende la letra de tus canciones favoritas. Visit Lyrics on MTV.com to learn the lyrics to your favorite Aventura tunes like 'Cuando Volverás," and "Gone."
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Video | Los Infieles This video is so smokin' and romantic, it's no wonder that the Reyes de la Bachata would have a member of the group named "Romeo." Check out one of the classic jams from K.O.B. Live that put Aventura on the map.
Full Biography
A New York-based, Dominican boy band with their roots deep in bachata? If that sounds unlikely, well, Aventura has managed to cope with it. Formed in 1994 in the Bronx by a group of four boys (Anthony Santos, Lenny Santos, Max Santos, and Henry Santos Jeter) who were determined to break Dominican bachata music out from its traditional base and fuse it with the other sounds they heard every day, like hip-hop and R&B. Interestingly, unlike other youths seeking success, they didn't give themselves over to a producer who might mold their sound; instead, they proceeded to learn all the skills they needed themselves, from production to instruments. Their real break came in 1999. Signed to BMG, they released their debut -- with an outside producer. The material, however, was their own, and they resisted the attempt to turn them into a cookie-cutter boy band in the style of the Backstreet Boys or *NSYNC by ensuring the bachata element remained dominant. However, it fell between the cracks of both the burgeoning Latin movement and the pop/R&B chart-toppers. Three years would pass before they released We Broke the Rules, in which time they worked hard to refine what they were doing, and find a true direction. Whatever they did, it appeared to work, as the single "Obsesion" became a hit with Latin youth, finding a strong crossover into hip-hop. However, as the album's title promised, they did break all the bachata rules, bringing the style very much into the new millennium without sacrificing the style's roots. While catching a growing U.S. audience, they also became popular in Europe, thanks to frequent touring and a different sound. In 2003, they returned with Love & Hate, which saw them progressing even further with their sound, adding merengue into the mix and upping the R&B/hip-hop quotient without losing touch with their background, singing in Spanish, English, and Spanglish. God's Project, released in 2005, was widely regarded as the group's best album to date, and it was followed with the stopgap release K.O.B.: Live. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide
