Tego Calderón

About Tego Calderón

El Abayarde is a reggaeton performer whose debut full-length album, published in 2002, established a sales record for an urban music album by selling 50,000 copies.

Tegui Calderón Rosario is a Puerto Rican artist and hip hop actor. He started his musical career in 1996 and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper Eddie Dee, who invited him on his second studio album, El Terrorista De La Lírica, released in 2000. Calderón reached International success in 2003 with his debut album, El Abayarde, sold 300,000 copies worldwide and was nominated for a Latin Grammy. His prominence in reggaeton music led him to participate in Eddie Dee's 12 Discípulos album in 2004. He released three other studio albums from 2006 to 2015, of varying styles, focusing more on hip hop and African music than reggaeton in The Underdog and El Abayarde Contraataca. Her fourth studio album, El Que Sabe, Sabe, released in 2015, won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album. The same year, he announced that he was preparing a studio album with Puerto Rican reggaeton and pop singer Yandel entitled El Blanco Y El Negro.

Associated acts	Don Omar, Wisin & Yandel, Eddie Dee, Vico C, Cartel de Santa, Cypress Hill, Jowell & Randy, Daddy Yankee
Birth name	Tegui Calderón Rosario
Born	February 1, 1972, Santurce, Puerto Rico
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer, actor
Instruments	Vocals, bongos, timbales, drums
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Jiggiri
Genres	Hip hop, reggaeton
Origin	Río Grande, Puerto Rico

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Trivia

He vowed not to wear jewelry anymore after going to Africa and participating in the VH1 documentary "Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds, and Hip-Hop", which examined the relationship between the good diamond trade and Hip Hop. 

Tego Calderón before fame

He was a drummer in a rock band that covered artists such as Led Zeppelin and Ozzy Osbourne.

Achievement of Tego Calderón

He pledged not to wear jewelry again after visiting Africa and appearing in the VH1 documentary"Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds, and Hip-Hop", which investigated the relationship between the good diamond trade and Hip Hop.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$3.5 Million

Tego Calderón family life

His father, Esteban Calderón Ilarraza, worked for the Puerto Rican Department of Health. His two children from his marriage to Michelle Peterbauer in 2006 are Malcolm X Calderón and Ebony Nairobi Calderón.

Associations of Tego Calderón

He rapped on a remix of Usher's song"Yeah".

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