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Xcelencia

Calixto Gabriel Bravo Serrano (born April 6, 1991), known professionally as Xcelencia, is a Puerto Rican songwriter and musician born in Caguas, Puerto Rico of both Puerto Rican and Cuban descent.[1][2]

Xcelencia
Born
Calixto Gabriel Bravo Serrano

(1991-04-06) April 6, 1991 (age 33)
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Occupation(s)Recording artist, songwriter, producer, engineer
Years active2013-present
Musical career
GenresReggaeton, Latin Music
Instrument(s)Vocals, Keyboard
LabelsShifted Culture Records
Websitewww.xcelencia.net

Early life and career beginnings

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Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico in 1991, to a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, Xcelencia's family moved to the United States in 1996 in search of a new life and opportunities.[1] Xcelencia got his start in 2012 with the release of his single “Gravedad” which won the “El Headliner” prize presented by MTV Tres and OurStage and was featured on Music My Güey, Free Latin Music, Blogamole and Lo Que Te Pica.” [3] The following year Xcelencia released his first single “Estilito Que Enamora” along with the music video which was also featured by MTV3's Dame Un Break.[4][5]

2014-2016: Underrated, MTV3, and awards

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In 2014, Xcelencia released his first mixtape titled “Underrated” which featured his most popular songs and his debut singles, “Estilito Que Enamora”, “My Baby”, and “Beleza Do Caribe.” [6]

As an unsigned artist he has built up significant momentum on his own, with features on MTV3, Sirius Xm Radio, his follow-up project Enigma [7] won an Independent Music Award for best Latin album in an event that was held in the Lincoln center in New York City.[8][9] Xcelencia has also won the finalist and Grand Prize in the Latin category of the popular John Lennon Songwriting Contest back to back, he was also part of the Latin finalists in the International Songwriting Competition.[10][11][12][13]

2017-2018

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In 2017 Xcelencia announced his new concept titled I Am: Xcelencia, an artist playlist on Spotify where he will be releasing a digital single every week on the platform before the release of his next official single.[14] After the success of his last album reaching over 2 million plays across Spotify, Xcelencia announces new single in collaboration with independent distributor Symphonic Distribution[15]

2019-present

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With more than 270,000 monthly listeners on Spotify from Chile, Mexico, Argentina or Peru, Xcelencia on March 22 released his latest single "Te Sigo Soñando" produced by Argentinian beat maker Shine, who has worked for artists like J Alvarez or Ken-Y, reaching 100,000 streams in its first week of release.[16] On October 16, 2019, Xcelencia was announced as part of the first wave of performers invited to showcase at the SXSW 2020 music festival.[17] New single Buscarte it out as part of a new album where Xcelencia will release a song every Friday across all the digital music platforms [18] Xcelencia was featured on SoundCloud Studio Sessions: The Bridge, a contest series that brings four talented artists together to make a hit record in under eight hours, the song "Winter in Miami" was released exclusively on SoundCloud[19] Featured on Songtradr's monthly mixdown for a second time, Xcelencia talked about how he is coping with COVID19 as a recording artist and his newly launched recording studio.[20]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Underrated (July 4, 2014)
  • Enigma (January 29, 2016)

Playlists

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  • I Am: Xcelencia (August 18, 2017)
  • Insomnio (October 25, 2019)

EP's

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  • Amnesia (November 9, 2018)

Singles

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  • Estilito Que Enamora (2013)
  • My Baby (2013)
  • Beleza Do Caribe (2014)
  • Loco Por Amarla (2015)
  • Me Mata (2016)
  • Privilegio (2018)
  • Ocultos (2018)
  • Letal (2018)
  • Deja Vu (2018)
  • Te Sigo Soñando (2019)
  • Vybes (2019)
  • Buscarte (2019)

Music Videos

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Year Title Director Ref.
2013 "Estilito Que Enamora" Gene Bigio [21]
2014 "My Baby" Gene Bigio [22]
2015 "Beleza Do Caribe" Gene Bigio [23]
2016 "Me Mata" Gene Bigio [24]

Awards

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Year Competition Category Song Result Ref
2014 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Latin Song Beleza Do Caribe Finalist [11]
2014 International Songwriting Competition Latin Song Beleza Do Caribe Finalist
2015 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Latin Infinito Grand Prize Winner [12]
2015 International Songwriting Competition Latin Song Infinito Finalist
2016 15th Annual Independent Music Awards Best Latin Album Enigma Winner [8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Xcelencia – Latin urban artist". xcelencia.net. Archived from the original on 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. ^ "NUEVOS TALENTOS | Descubrimos a Xcelencia y su tema 'Dispuesto' | Top Playlists". Top Playlists (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  3. ^ "OurStage Magazine | Tr3s Selects Xcelencia For March El Headliner Prize". Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  4. ^ "Xcelencia, uno de los cinco finalistas de Dame Un Break de MTV Tr3s – LMR - Lo Mas Rankiao". LMR - Lo Mas Rankiao. 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  5. ^ "Xcelencia, artista destacado en MTV Tr3s". www.ipauta.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  6. ^ "Xcelencia Regresa Con Su Nuevo Disco Llamado "Underrated"". Elgenero.com (in European Spanish). 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  7. ^ Enigma by Xcelencia on Apple Music, 2016-01-29, retrieved 2017-08-30
  8. ^ a b "Winners of The 15th Annual Independent Music Awards Announced at The IMAs Independent Music Party @ Lincoln Center - Independent Music Awards". Independent Music Awards. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  9. ^ a b "Enigma - IMA Nominations". IMA Nominations. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  10. ^ "International Songwriting Competition | The #1 Song Contest for Songwriters". www.songwritingcompetition.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  11. ^ a b "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". jlsc.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  12. ^ a b "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". jlsc.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  13. ^ "Xcelencia nominado por Wisin & Prince Royce". Elgenero.com (in European Spanish). 2015-03-07. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  14. ^ "Xcelencia estrenara una canción semanalmente". Elgenero.com (in European Spanish). 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  15. ^ "Xcelencia prepara estreno para el 21 de Junio". ELGENERO (in European Spanish). 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  16. ^ "Xcelencia sube de nivel con "Te Sigo Soñando"". UMOMAG (in Spanish). 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  17. ^ "SXSW Announces First Wave of 2020 Performers". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  18. ^ Dam (2019-10-25). "5 Awesome Songs For Your Weekend Soundtrack!". INDIEMONO. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  19. ^ "SoundCloud » Hear the collab from "Studio Sessions: The Bridge" Ep. 3, Miami". blog.soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  20. ^ "Monthly Mixdown | April 2020". The Songtradr Blog. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  21. ^ Xcelencia (2013-08-02), Xcelencia - Estilito Que Enamora (Official Video), retrieved 2017-08-25
  22. ^ Xcelencia (2014-04-27), Xcelencia - My Baby (Official Video), retrieved 2017-08-25
  23. ^ Xcelencia (2015-02-20), Xcelencia - Beleza Do Caribe, retrieved 2017-08-25
  24. ^ Xcelencia (2016-09-02), Me Mata - Xcelencia (Official Video), retrieved 2017-08-25
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