Bachata Singer Romeo Santos is a proud Father of Four Children – But how well do you know him? His biography explored!
As one of the undisputed kings of bachata music in the early 2000s, Romeo Santos and his former group Aventura stunned millions of listeners worldwide with hit tracks such as “Obsesión,” “Cuando Volverás,” “Un Beso,” and “Amor de Madre.” Even after Aventura broke up, Romeo went on to have a remarkable solo career that garnered him seven No. 1 songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart as well as a whopping 17 No. 1 songs on the Tropical Songs chart.
For all of those accolades and more, Romeo’s prowess in the music world is legendary, to say the very least. However, many fans only know Romeo for his successes as an artist. So, what do we know about his children, wife, exes, parents, and more? Keep reading to find out!
Profile Summary
| Celebrated Name: | Romeo Santos |
| Net Worth: | $30 million |
| Profession: | Singer, Composer, Record producer, Songwriter, Musician |
| Real Name: | Anthony “Romeo” Santos |
| Birthday: | Jul 21, 1981 |
| Age: | 41 years old (as of 2022) |
| Birthplace: | The Bronx |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
| Girlfriend: | N/A |
| Wife: | N/A |
| Children: | 4 kids; Alex Damian, Solano, Valentino, and Milano. |
10 Things You Might Not Know About the Hunky Singer, Romeo Santos.
1. Who is Romeo Santos?
Anthony “Romeo” Santos is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2002, the song “Obsesión” reached number one in Italy for 16 consecutive weeks. He released several albums with Aventura before the group broke up.
From a teenage son to gaining fame, Romeo has teamed up with a lot of people from both markets, from Enrique Iglesias to Usher, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and P Diddy. Never once did he lose his essential sound by teaming up with any of these artists, on the contrary, he’s featured them on Bachata tracks and even had them sing in Spanish.
Years ago, Rapper and mogul Jay Z along with Roc Nation added a new division, Roc Nation Latin, and they named Romeo as CEO.
2. Where and when was Romeo Santos born?
Anthony Santos was born on July 21, 1981, in the Bronx, New York. “I grew up in a neighborhood that had a lot of things to offer, good and bad,” He said in a Vevo interview on his channel. “I never really got permission to be in show business, and I understand why. They [parents] feared that their good boy was going to end up doing drugs, or God knows what. But I grew up with so many good principles and morals that it just stayed in my system.”
3. What is Romeo Santos’ ethnicity?
He’s got some serious Caribbean swag! His mother is Puerto Rican, and his father is Dominican. The names of his parents and whether he has siblings are not known to the public yet.
He had a humble upbringing, with his father, who worked in construction, under-paid but earning enough for his family with his mother staying at home taking care of them. Santos began his career by singing in a church choir at a young age. Romeo was exposed to Latin genres of music at a young age due to his parents.
4. He once admitted he started singing in church and joined the choir because of pretty ladies.
Although he admits that at first he only joined because of all the pretty ladies, it was the place that helped him become a true artist. “I started singing one day along with my cousin, and I didn’t take it too seriously. The people started telling me, ‘Hey, you have a nice voice.’ and I was like, ‘Really?’ I always had a passion for writing but I always visualized other artist singing my lyrics, I never visualized myself,” Santos said.
“It just got to the point where everyone would ask me, ‘Why don’t you just sing this yourself?’ And I always made fun of my voice and I would say that I sounded like a girl when I would sing, my voice is raspy when I speak, and when I sing my pitch is too high. It just got to a point where I said, ‘OK, I’ll give this a shot.'”
Since gaining popularity, he has Sold Out Yankee Stadium Twice: For the first time in 40 years, a Latin artist headlined the field. Marc Anthony, Prince Royce, and Bernie Williams were all guest stars at the historic concerts.
5. Santos is known to be a Shy person.
At the beginning of his professional career, Santos had to tackle his shyness—and it wasn’t easy. “I was extremely shy. I am still shy, but I won’t show it on stage. When I began my music career, I couldn’t even look at the crowd, it was so bad. I would look at the floor. If I had to interact with someone in the audience or say anything to them…I would fear it so much,” Santo said in a video on his YouTube channel.
“This was the most difficult thing for me being an artist. I didn’t have a problem singing. I didn’t have a problem writing music. I had a problem performing, and I didn’t know how to interact with people. I felt like, ‘They’re looking at me like I’m not good.’ I was very shy and very insecure.”
6. Aside from music, Romeo has Acting on his resume.
The Bronx native had his Hollywood debut with the film Furious 7. “At first, I was a bit nervous, and they made me feel very comfortable. They created this character that wasn’t too far in personality from what I act on, on stage,” he said in a promotional trailer. “My character on stage is Romeo, and I’m Anthony, but when I get on stage my alter-ego is sort of arrogant and powerful, and this character is pretty much that.”
7. Romeo Santos is a father and has four children now. His kids are all boys.
Romeo has been famous for years due to his music, but being a father is another great joy of his life.
Romeo’s first child, a son named Alex Damian, was reportedly born in 2002. Little is known about who he is, but he once appeared alongside his father on television as a youngster. During a Breakfast Club interview, Romeo touched on what it was like to become a father for the first time when Alex was born.
“With my first kid, I was a kid having a kid. I was a coward, so I ran, I wasn’t in a relationship at the time, it was just something that happened. I have a great relationship with Alex, it’s been great for over a decade. You have to be there for your kids in every sense of the word. I’m so busy with my career, and sometimes I try to balance both and end up working more. I’m a way better person than I was before,” he said at the time.
It took a while for Romeo to have another child, but in 2019 he became a father yet again to another son named Valentino Santos. In a since-deleted Instagram post, per Billboard, Romeo shared an image of Valentino next to his new album with the caption, “Mis Dos Nuevos Bebés Año” (“My two new babies this year”).
Shortly after that in 2021, Romeo shared in another since-deleted post that he became a father for a third time to a son named Solano Santos.
In February 2023, Romeo Santos revealed he welcomed a fourth child.
On Feb. 14, 2023, Romeo decided to keep up with the loving spirit of Valentine’s Day by announcing to fans that he became a father for the fourth time. Taking to Instagram, the artist shared a video that broke the news of the birth of his “fourth prince,” a son named Milano.
“I think that nobody noticed in the background the heartbeat of the newest member of the Santos dynasty,” he said in the video.
8. Is Romeo Santos in a relationship, who is he married to?
As of the time of writing, Romeo is not officially married to anyone. Furthermore, the singer doesn’t appear to ever have been married to anyone in the past. He has notoriously kept details of his private life exactly that, but recently shared some visuals that include his current girlfriend. Although he did not reveal her name, Romeo included his longtime lover in his new music video for “Solo Conmigo.” She is the mother of Solano, Valentino, and Milano.
He has been in a longterm relationship with Francelys Infante., per Famous Birthdays.
Romeo Santos has been in relationships with Gloribel (2013), Alexandra Cheron (2007 – 2008), Amelia Vega (2006 – 2007) and Victoria Xipolitakis, per WhosDatedWho.
9. What is Romeo Santos’ net worth?
Romeo Santos is an American singer, actor, and songwriter with a net worth of $30 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. He makes an estimated salary of $3 million per year, per CA Knowledge. He is well known in the music industry for being a group member of the Aventura.
Romeo is a highly successful solo artist. Santos released his debut single titled “You” on May 9, 2011. This was the first single from the debut album Formula which was also released in 2011. A second single from the debut album “Promise” was released, this song featured a duet with Usher. This single peaked at number one on both the Tropical Songs chart and the Hot Latin Songs chart.
In July 2014, Romeo Santos became one of only a few musical acts that successfully sold out two shows at Yankee Stadium’s 50,000 seats for a concert. That’s an accomplishment that bands like Metallica, Pink Floyd, and fellow hometown hero Jay-Z could not accomplish (technically Jay sold out Yankees stadium with Justin Timberlake). As of this writing, Romeo has 20 million subscribers on YouTube. One of his videos has been 350 million times on YouTube.
10. Social media accounts
Instagram: @romeosantos
Facebook: @RomeoSantosOfficial
Twitter: @RomeoSantosPage
