Puerto Rican rapper and singer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Veguilla and the second or maternal family name is Malavé.Musical artist

Llandel Veguilla Malavé (born; January 14, 1977), known professionally as Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer and the half member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, Quien Contra Mí, in 2003. His second solo studio album, De Líder a Leyenda, was released in 2013 and was certified Gold (Latin) by the RIAA in 2014.

Contents

• 1 Early life and family
• 2 Music career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Tours
• 5 Discography
  • 5.1 Studio albums
  • 5.2 EPs
  • 5.3 Live albums
• 6 Filmography
• 7 Awards and nominations
• 8 References
• 9 External links

Early life and family

Llandel Veguilla Malavé was born on January 14, 1977, in Cayey, Puerto Rico, the son of Julio Veguilla and Lucy Malavé. He has two siblings, a younger brother named Gadiel, who is also a singer and a sister named Linnette. Before he became a singer, Yandel worked as a barber in his hometown.

Music career

Yandel met Wisin in school. They began performing as a duo in 1998 (Yandel then billing himself as "Llandel") and made their album debut in 2000 with Los Reyes del Nuevo Milenio. They later made the jump to a major label in 2003 with Mi Vida... My Life, their first for Universal subsidiary Fresh Productions. Pa'l Mundo then catapulted them to mainstream success in 2005. Subsequently, Wisin & Yandel established their own label, WY Records and presented an affiliate group, Los Vaqueros. In November 2013, after the duo's Líderes tour, they went on hiatus. Since then he has continued to tour. A third album, Dangerous, was released in November 2015.

Personal life

In July 2004, Veguilla married his long-time girlfriend Edneris Espada Figueroa. The couple have two children: Adrián Yandel Veguilla, born on (2001-01-25) January 25, 2001 (age:21) and Dereck Adrián Veguilla, born on (2004-05-27) May 27, 2004 (age:17).

Tours

• De Líder a Leyenda VIP Tour (2014)
• Dangerous Tour (2016)

Discography

Yandel performing in 2008Main article: Yandel discographySee also: Wisin & Yandel discography

Studio albums

• Quien Contra Mí (2003)
• De Líder a Leyenda (2013)
• Dangerous (2015)
• Update (2017)
• The One (2019)
• Quien Contra Mí 2 (2020)

EPs

• Legacy: De Líder a Leyenda Tour (EP) (2014)

Live albums

• Legacy: De Líder a Leyenda Tour (2015)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Yandel

References

External links

• Official website
• Yandel at AllMusic
• Yandel at IMDb