El Bebeto

After his father died, Mexican singer El Bebeto nearly quit music, but he eventually decided to follow his dreams and record his debut album, 2011’s Quiero Que Seas Tú. ∙ El Bebeto sang on “Inténtalo,” a surprise hit from electro-cumbia outfit 3BallMTY that went to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart. ∙ In 2014, he scored a No. 1 hit of his own in Mexico with “No Te Creas Tan Importante,” from his album En Tu Mirada. ∙ Having tried his hand at cumbia, banda, ranchero, and other regional Mexican music, in 2015 he dove into mariachi with Eternamente Mexicano. ∙ His catalog includes several songs penned by Mexican singer Espinoza Paz, who wrote and produced El Bebeto’s 2019 album, Mi Persona Preferida. ∙ Mi Persona Preferida spawned the multi-Platinum single “Seremos” and received a 2019 Latin Grammy nomination for Best Ranchero Album. ∙ He kicked off 2020 as a contestant on the TV show Mira Quién Baila, the Latin American version of Dancing with the Stars.