Prince Royce, born Geoffrey Royce Rojas, was raised in the Bronx by his Dominican father, who was a taxi driver, and Dominican mother, who worked at a beauty salon. He began writing songs in his teens, and his first mainstream hit was the remake of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" into a bilingual bachata. Although he has experimented with some English genres, he claims to concentrate on bachata due to his parents' influence, and his desire to explore his roots.
Prince Royce, who has has three studio albums, Prince Royce, Phase II and Soy El Mismo, is currently a coach on La Voz Kids, is working on his first English album, has recently partnered up with Pepsi and is preparing for a summer tour.
Prior to the concert, Prince Royce tweeted that he was giving away the last of the tickets to the first 25 people to enter the special promotional code. I took the chance thinking there was nothing to lose, and luckily I won a pair of tickets! Two hours later, I arrived in New York City and joined the line of excited fans braving the cold waiting to enter the event.
Prince Royce began the concert with his hit collaboration with Daddy Yankee, who was not present, "Ven Conmigo." He went on to sing other hits from all three of his albums including "Stand by Me," "Incodicional" and "El Amor Que Perdimos." The concert was intimate enough for him to sit down on the stage and sing; he even came down from his stage to throw roses and t-shirts at the screaming women in the audience. The concert ended with one of Prince Royce's greatest hits, "Corazon Sin Cara," which he dedicated to all the fans in the room. What a great night for all of us Hispanic bachata lovers in the room!
Nelcida L. Garcia, G.O.: Dominican Republic
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| Nelcida (L) & Valentina of G.O. Team 2013 (R) |
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| Prince Royce (Photo credit: Nelcida L. Garcia) |
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