During the summer, several things come back, such as vacations, swimming in the pool and the beach, or outdoor concerts and music festivals. If we focus on the latter, those of urban music They have attracted a large number of fans … in recent years, giving rise to multiple parties in which this genre is the protagonist.
Among the many artists who are part of the industry, today we focus on Anuel AAas he has returned to Spain to launch his tour of the country, giving various concerts and participating in events such as the Reguetón Beach Festival, one of the most anticipated of the summer for urban music lovers.
Taking advantage of the passage through our land, Anuel visits ‘El Hormiguero’ to tell Pablo Motos all the projects that the artist has in hand and the visits to the different cities that he will make from now on with his music. Thus, we will tell you a little more about the popular Puerto Rican to get to know him more in depth.
Why Anuel AA?
Although he is known to everyone as Anuel AA or Anuel ‘double A’, his real name is Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago and was born on November 26, 1992, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. His father José Gazmey, Afro-Puerto Rican, was vice president of the Puerto Rican division of the Sony Musica A&R department, working with salsa artists. Although Anuel was not interested in the genre, she did begin to show curiosity about the world of the recording industry.
When he was 15 years old his father lost his job and Anuel began to spend a lot of time on the streets, receiving certain street influences. As a young man, he idolized the rapper Tupac, whose aesthetic he wanted to imitate, especially focused on jewelry. In turn, at that age Anuel He already recorded his songs and began uploading them to the internet after four yearssigning after 2010 with the Latin division of American rapper Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group.
Once he was famous, one of the points that most draws Anuel AA’s attention, in addition to his outfits or some of his lyrics, is the stage name he chose. Why AA? As he explained in an interview for Hot 97 radio: «That was when Twitter just opened, I was trying to make an account and it wouldn’t let me just put Anuel. And I had to put all this. I tried to get it to be AA and it wouldn’t let me. I had to put 2blea and then I started saying it in the songs because everyone told me that double A was hard,” said the Puerto Rican.
Prison and success
2016 was a year that marked Anuel’s life. In it, his successes already placed him as one of the most outstanding urban music singers, but he had to take a long hiatus because He was sentenced to prison for 30 months for illegal possession of firearms In Puerto Rico.
As reported by the media ‘Metro.pr’, the authorities placed Anuel and other people under arrest outside a nightclub. At the police checkpoint, three pistols were seized, one of them stolen, nine magazines and 152 ammunition that were inside a car. Thus, he entered prison but did not serve the initial 30 months to which he was sentenced and spent 10 months behind bars thanks to his good behavior.
The fact of Being in jail didn’t stop him from making music.because at that time he released new songs, even counting on the collaboration of artists like Nicky Jam or J Balvin, finally releasing the album that would dynamite him to world fame, ‘Real Until Death’for which he had to make many calls while in prison. In addition, he received a platinum record certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and his fans demonstrated outside the federal prison in Guaynabo in 2017 to demand his release while he was still serving a sentence.
Notorious romantic relationships
There has been a lot of talk about Anuel AA’s love life for some years. The Puerto Rican has a son from his relationship with Astrid Cuevas, with whom he did not continue the relationship and, in 2018, he also met the Colombian artist. Karol G when recording the song ‘Culpables’, confirming that they had a relationship just a few months later.
During the 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Karol G appeared with a large diamond ring with which she confirmed her commitment to Anuel. However, in March 2021 it was learned that The couple broke up after almost a year of engagement. As time passed, several controversies were generated on social networks around them, causing confrontations between fans and critical comments towards both artists, even involving third parties.
In 2023, Anuel AA began a new relationship, this time with the Dominican singer Yailin La Más Viral, whom he married a few months later. Less than a year later, the marriage also broke up. One of Anuel’s most talked-about phrases on social media regarding his ex-girlfriends was: «My God, two women have already surpassed me… “I will be paying for the infidelities of Arnulfo Sofonias.”
From the comings and goings in Anuel’s different relationships, he has also had several children, one of them with Yailin and another with Melissa Vallecilla, with whom he had a daughter whose paternity he did not want to acknowledge. Currently, the Puerto Rican artist has been linked to Laury Saavedra, a Venezuelan model with whom he shared tender photos last Christmas.
