Rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, recording artist
Musical career
Genres
Hip hop, reggaeton
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1998–present
Labels
RMM, Sony Music, Soprano, Machete Music
Musical artist
Mikey Perfecto (Miguel A. Soto Cordova), is a Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. He was first thrusted into the music scene as the lead vocal, leader, and songwriter for the Latin urban music group, 3-2 GET FUNKY. With 3-2 Get Funky, Mikey Perfecto recorded 5 studio albums from 1993 to 1998. He recorded his first solo album in 1999, "Angel Perdido", a mixture of salsa, hip hop, and reggaeton urban music. His second studio album Evolucion Arrestada (2004) reached number nineteen on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. The lead single "La Matadora" featuring fellow recording artist Daddy Yankee reached number thirty-five on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.[1] Perfecto was featured on Cuban singer Celia Cruz's 2002 hit single "La Negra Tiene Tumbao". It reached number thirty on the Billboard Latin Songs chart and number four on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.[2] The song received nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Music Video of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2002.[3][4] The parent album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album.[5] It was nominated for Album of the Year.[3] The song was also nominated Tropical Song of the Year at the 2003 Lo Nuestro Awards.[6] Mikey Perfecto whose real name is Miguel Angel Soto Cordova, obtained a master's degree in Social Work and a Doctoral degree in Clinical Social Work from the Doctorate Program of the Interamerican University Of Puerto Rico. He is the author of the Book "En Cuerpo y Alma" (La Autobiografía de Mikey Perfecto) where he details his struggles and challenges during the first wave of Puerto Ricos’ urban artist movement. He currently works with troubled youth, and communities afflicted by poverty, addiction, and other obstacles produced by these conditions.
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^ ab"Selected Nominees For The Third Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. August 3, 2002. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^Susman, Gary (July 24, 2002). "Trophy Time". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^"3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards – Winners". Latin Grammy Awards. Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. September 18, 2002. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^"Thalia, Alejandro Sanz, Paulina Rubio, Enrique Iglesias, Lupillo Rivera, Carlos Vives, Celia Cruz, Juanes and a Host of Hispanic Artists Compete for the Latin Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro". Univision. Business Wire. November 19, 2002. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
MikeyPerfecto (Miguel A. Soto Cordova), is a Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. He was first thrusted into the music scene as the lead vocal, leader...
reggaeton singers, including Nicky Jam and MikeyPerfecto. It was covered by reggaetón singer MikeyPerfecto on his second studio album Evolución Arrestada...
Sony Music on 2 October 2001. It featured musical collaborations with MikeyPerfecto and Johnny Pacheco and was produced by Sergio George, Isidro Infante...
Perreo" DJ Frank Time 2 Kill 2004 "Amandote Asi" (MikeyPerfecto featuring Ivy Queen) MikeyPerfecto Evolucion Arrestada "Amiga No Pienses" (Reggaeton...
Artists) 2004: Flow la Discoteka (DJ Nelson) 2004: Evolucion Arrestada (MikeyPerfecto) 2004: Entrando Al Juego (Trivales) 2004: El Que Habla Con Las Manos...
Alicia Villareal, Puerto Rican singer Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican singer MikeyPerfecto, Dominican singer José Alberto "El Canario", Puerto Rican singer Rosario...
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It In My Pocket" 2022 Boobie Lootaveli LIFE ON OUR TERMS "Ya Se Nada Es Perfecto" Rocci, Ramirez, Lu ChaMEleon "Bacon, Eggs, and Grits" Ramirez The Tragedy...
two such projects, published by Z2 in 2017, were The Wonderful World of Perfecto: With Paul Oakenfold and Friends, and Murder Ballads, which was accompanied...
Manila Standard. January 30, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2021. Raymundo, Perfecto Jr. (July 24, 2018). "Quezon City, Davao City renew sisterhood ties". Philippine...
son of Chris and Sarah Leake. Both his brother and his father call him Mikey. Leake grew up as a Seattle Mariners fan and idolized Vladimir Guerrero...