Aventura was formed in 1996 by Anthony 'Romeo' Santos, his cousin Henry Santos 'Hustle Hard', and friends Lenny Santos 'Len Melody', and Max Santos 'Mikey a.k.a Max Agende'.Īventura released their debut album in1999 with the hopes of breaking bachata music into the mainstream from its traditional base and fuse it with hip hop and R&B. Romeo was the main singer and songwriter of Aventura. He had a humble upbringing, with his father working in construction and his mother staying at home to take care of the family. Santos was born in 1981 in The Bronx, New York City, to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother. Since then, Santos has embarked on a solo career which in seven years has spawned seven number one songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart and thirteen number ones on the Tropical Songs chart. He released several albums with Aventura before the group broke up. In 2002, the song 'Obsesión' reached number one in Italy for 16 consecutive weeks. Aventura(band), Anthony Santos, Juan Luis Guerra, Luis Vargas, Elvis Martinez, Raulin Rodriguez, Ozuna, Frank ReyesĪnthony Santos (born July 21, 1981), known professionally as Romeo Santos, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and former lead vocalist of the Bachata band Aventura.