Christopher Vélez

Christopher Vélez!

Hey guys I’m back with a new Blog! I’m introducing myself again, I’m Steffi Biyogi and you can call me Stef❤️. So basically, today I’m going to speak about Christopher Vélez one of the member of CNCO. Christopher is the most cutest guy after Joel Pimental.

Christopher Vélez is an American- Ecuadorian singer of the boy band ‘CNCO’. He won the first season of the spanish- Language singing competition ‘La Banda’ in 2015. He along with other members of the ‘CNCO’ namely, Richard Camacho, Joel Pimental, Erick Brian Colon and Zabdiel de Jesus won a five year recor deal with ‘Sony Music Latin’. The ‘Primera Cita’ in 2016. Their first song ‘Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)’ received more than a billion views on ‘You Tube’. Their other singles, such as ‘Tan Fácil’ and ‘Quisera’ fared well on the music charts across the country. Velez, along with his group members, toured with famous singer Ricky Martin, who was also the judge as well as co- creator of the show. Christopher used to create and post covers on his self titled ‘You Tube’ channel and was planning to study music when he got selected for ‘La Banda’ and ended up winning show. During his time on the show, he sang songs, such as ‘Kilometros de Sin Bander’, ‘Creo en ti de Reik’, and ‘Hoy tengo ganas de tide Alejandro Fernàndez.’

Christopher Bryant Vélez Munoz was born on November 23, 1995, in New Jersey, to Leonardo Vélez and Yenny Paulino Munoz Jaramillo. Even though he was born in the US, Christopher lived in Loja, Ecuador, until he was 18 years old. He attended ‘La Salle’ and graduated from the same. At the age of 18, he returned to the US to support his family. He had planned to move another country to study music, but his financial condition did allow so. To keep his interest in music alive, he used to upload his covers and music on his YouTube channel. While he was working in New Jerseu, he got an opportunity to audition for a new show called ‘La Banda’, co- created  by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell. That’s how his career in music began. He was selected as an participant in ‘La Banda’ and with time, became a favourite among the audience. He received 85% of the audience vote of the song ‘Tal Vez’ in front of Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, and Alejandro Sanz during thr audition. He was selected for the show and continued making progress with each episode. On December 15, 2015, he became the first winner of the reality show. He ruled the hearts of his audience as they supported him all through the show. The winners of the show signed a five year contract with ‘Sony Music Latin’ with Ricky Martin as their representative. 

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