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Rudy Pérez is
an International songwriter and producer. During the last 25 years, he has
composed over 600 songs and written and produced hits for international
artists such as Beyonce, Julio Iglesias, Christina Aguilera, Michael
Bolton, Luis Miguel, Jose Feliciano, Marc Anthony and Jaci Velasquez among others. He is the first Latin record producer to win
the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Producer of the Year for four consecutive
years in a row.
Pérez's credits also include many Top 10 spots on the Billboard charts for
the last 20 years. His production of Pilar Montenegro broke Billboard’s
Hot Latin Track’s record by being No. 1 for 13 consecutive weeks. He then
held Billboard’s No. 1 position again for nine weeks with Jennifer Peña’s
“El Dolor De Tu Presencia,” making his productions stay an unprecedented
22 consecutive weeks at No. 1. He has the distinction of holding the No. 1
spot for 11 consecutive weeks with three songs by three different artists.
In addition, Rudy has received numerous gold and platinum records, and his
works have been nominated for 17 Grammy Awards, with five wins.
After the success of his crossover production with Jaci Velasquez’ debut
Spanish album, Llegar A Ti, that won the prestigious Dove Award, Rudy was
contacted by Ron Fair of RCA to produce Christina Aguilera’s first Spanish
album, Mi Reflejo. This album sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. and
over 2.5 million abroad, making it one of the most successful Latin albums
ever. It also won the 2001 Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Album, which
opened the door for him to work with other English-speaking artists to
sing in Spanish like Europe’s boy-band sensation, Westlife, and Michael
Bolton. Recently, he’s worked on Michael Bolton’s Vintage, Julio Iglesias’
Divorcio, Il Divo, and he
produced the Grammy nominated Beyonce album "B-DAY' Rerelease in Spanish.".
Pérez has also been active in the film and TV world with his songs
featured in motion pictures, TV novelas, sitcoms and commercials. Fifteen
years ago, he penned the original Univision Network theme, which still
runs today. He wrote and produced the official Olympic Song for
Telemundo/NBC’s historic simultaneous Olympic coverage in both English and
Spanish with Michael Angelo singing the song.
Pérez attributes his successful career to Jose Feliciano, his mentor for
the last two decades. “It took a blind man to see my talent,” Pérez said
about Feliciano. In 2003, Pérez became one of the first Hispanic
songwriters to launch a scholarship program in conjunction with The ASCAP
Foundation. The ASCAP Foundation Rudy Pérez Songwriting Scholarship
enables underprivileged aspiring Hispanic songwriters to attend
prestigious music schools around the world.
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