"The Big Boss"
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, better known as DADDY YANKEE, is a singer, actor, record producer, radio announcer and American businessman of puertorican origin. He was born in San Juan on February 3th in 1977. His father was a musician (a percussionist of salsa), his mother's family consisted of many musicians, and himself sang from an early age, with a gift for improvisation. Daddy Yankee grew up and became interested in hip-hop in Spanish, especially for the socially conscious themes of Vico C, was increasingly attracted to the street life of his neighborhood, the Villa Kennedy housing project in San Juan. The nickname of "Yankee" arose from Puerto Rican slang for someone who is great at what he does.
BEGINNINGS OF YOUR ARTISTIC CAREER
Daddy Yankee starts his career in music as a guest at Playero 34 (1990), Playero 35 (1991), Playero 36 (1992) and Playero 37 (1992), DJ Playero's first studio album. A few years later, at the age of 18, Daddy Yankee made his first official project, No Mercy (1995), again working with DJ Playero. In the course of his career he has experimented with rhythms such as rap, merengue, pop and dance, but his greatest international successes have come when he has composed and played his already famous reggaeton songs. This singer receives various nicknames within the music industry, in these circuits is known as 30-30 by the message contained in the lyrics of his songs, an accurate portrait of many aspects of daily life in Puerto Rico. He has also won the title of "King of Improvisation" for his creative ability, virtue with which he has been the winner for five consecutive years of various Street Jam Reggae Awards.
FAMILY LIFE
He has two brothers Nomar Ayala and Melvin Ayala whose mother is Rosa Rodríguez and his father Ramón Ayala. When he was 17 years old, he married Mireddys González. The couple has three children: Yamilet Ayala González, Jeremy Ayala González and Jesaeelys Ayala González. He has avoided discussing issues about his private life in interviews during his career. Keep silence because you consider your family a treasure. However, in 2006, he made an exception when he spoke about his relationship with his wife and children in an interview with María Celeste Arrarás in Al rojo vivo. He also describes the communication with his children as "very close", and when he can, he talks to them about the dangers of drugs. His first daughter was born when he was 17 years old, and he described that it was confusing to have a child at that age.
Awards and honours
Lo Nuestro Award for Artist of the Year (2006).
Winner of the Gold and Silver Torch and the Silver Seagull in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival (2006).
MTV Latin America Artist of the Year Award (2006)
Recognized as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the world by People magazine. (2006)
One of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine (2006)
MTV Latin America Award for the best urban artist. (2007)
Latino of the year by Harvard University (2008)
One of the most important and influential Hispanics in the world by the CNN news network (2009)
Honored with the "Spirit of Hope" award by Billboard magazine (2009)
Winner of the Casandra International Award by the Association of Art Journalists of the Dominican Republic. (2009)
Winner of the Gold and Silver Torch and the Silver Seagull in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. (2009)
Best urban singer for People magazine (2009)
Winner of the Gold and Silver Torch and the Gold and Silver Seagull in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. (2013)
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