Today's Celebrity Birthday: Anuel AA 🎈🎊

Biography 

Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago (born November 26, 1992), known professionally as Anuel AA, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. His music often contains samples and interpolations of songs that were popular during his youth. 

He is seen as a controversial figure in the Latin music scene for his legal troubles and feuds with fellow Puerto Rican rappers Cosculluela and Ivy Queen and with fellow American rapper 6ix9ine. 

Raised in Carolina, Puerto Rico, he started recording music at age fourteen and began posting it online four years later in 2010, before eventually signing to the Latin division of fellow American rapper Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group. 

His 2016 mixtape Real Hasta la Muerte was well-received, but his success was put on hold the same year by a 30-month prison sentence for illegal firearm possession in Puerto Rico. He recorded the entirety of his debut album while incarcerated, during which time his genre of music surged in popularity.

His 2018 album Real Hasta La Muerte, which includes the singles "Ella Quiere Beber" and "Brindemos." In May 2020, he released his second album, Emmanuel. 

Before Fame

As a child, he studied at the Colegio María Auxiliadora, where he was classmates with fellow urban artist Rauw Alejandro. He started uploading music to Sound Cloud about a year before his album debuted and amassed more than 20,000 followers. 

Trivia

He recorded his part of the song "Ayer 2," featuring J Balvin, Nicky Jam, Cosculluela and DJ Nelson, via a phone call from prison while he was being held for 30 months. His friend since he was 12 years old, Frabián Eli, serves as his manager. 

Family Life

His real name is Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago. He hails from Puerto Rico. His parents' names are Nilda and José. He has a younger brother named Leyvan as well as an older brother. He also has a sister named Jliany. He was engaged to singer Karol G, but they have since broken up. He has a son named Pablito from a previous relationship with Astrid Cuevas. He has been romantically linked to Yailin La Más Viral.

Associated With

In July 2019, he released the song "China" in collaboration with Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G and J Balvin. The music video for the song has earned over 1 billion views on YouTube.