Elvis Martinez

About Elvis Martinez

Elvis Mart�nez, aka El Camar�n, is a popular bachata performer whose career got off to a fast start in the late '90s. Born in San Francisco de Macor�s, Dominican Republic, Mart�nez is not only a singer but also a songwriter and guitarist. In the mid-'90s he joined the stable of Premium Latin Music, a bachata label also home to Aventura, and made his full-length solo debut in 1998 with Todo Se Paga. The album proved popular as well as critically successful, winning an ACE Award in the category of Revelacion del A�o (awarded by La Asociaci�n de Cronistas de Espect�culos de Nueva York -- in English, the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics). Mart�nez released four additional albums on Premium Latin Music -- Directo al Coraz�n (1999), Tres Palabras (2002), As� Te Amo (2003), and Descontrolado (2004) -- and enjoyed further success; for example, "As� Te Amo" won a Casandra Award in 2004 for Best Song of the Year while Mart�nez himself was nominated for a Premio Lo Nuestro award in 2004 for Best Traditional Tropical Artist. Mart�nez subsequently left Premium Latin Music (which consequently released the greatest-hits album La Historia de Elvis Mart�nez in 2005) and switched to Univision Records for Yo Soy M�s Grande Que El (2005). His best-selling album to date, Yo Soy M�s Grande Que El featured the hit singles "Tu Traicion" and "Yo No Naci Para Amar." The partnership with Univision was short-lived, however, as Mart�nez switched labels once again, moving to Universal Music Group for La Luz de Mis Ojos (2007), which spawned the hit single "Lento y Suave." ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide