kevin ceballo

Kevin Ceballo (born 1977 in New York City) is a singer of salsa music of Puerto Rican descent. Kevin's parents imigrated from Puerto Rico and settled in Manhattan. His parents were protestants and very strict about their religious believes. Kevin was exposed to and enjoyed the gospel singing at his House of Worship. In his household "salsa" and other types of music were considered taboo, this however did not keep young Kevin from listening to the latin music, which he secretly enjoyed, behind his parents back. During his teen years he came more and more into contact with the music he would grow to love. Kevin attended the famed High School of the Performing Arts in New York. There he dreamed of presueing a career in singing and acting. At times when he was not in school, Kevin would sing as back-up for any local salsa group that would require his services. In 1997, Kevin caught the attention of pianist Isidro Infante, while singing at a local night club. Infante was impressed with Kevin and asked him if he would like to join his group as one of the lead singers. He took Infante up on his offer and soon was featured in the CD recording "Licencia Para Engañar" (License to Deceive), which was released in 1998. The CD included "Cuando Pienso en Tí" (When I think of You), composed by Kevin. He traveled all over the world with Infantes band. La India, a salsa singer asked Kevin to sing back-up for her CD "Sobre el Fuego" (On the Fire), which was nominated for a Grammy Award. The year 2000, was the year that Kevin made his debut as a solo singer, when he recorded his CD 'Mi Primer Amor" (My First Love). The CD also featured two other compositions by him, "Que Clase de Hombre" (What kind of Man) and "Quiero Bailar" (I want to Dance). His CD became a #1 hit in the Latin music charts. Kevin was named "New Artist of the Year'. Besides singing with La India, Kevin had also performed with Celia Cruz, Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri. On October 20, 2002, Kevin headlined a free concert at the Verizon Music Festival held in Washington, D.C. with the participation of the late Celia Cruz. On April 11, 2003, Kevin played with Jimmy Bosch at the Copacabana Nightclub in New York. That year he also recorded "Yo Soy Ese Hombre" (I'm that Man) which was produced by Infante. On June 26, 2004, Kevin performed as the headliner in the "Latino Fest" celebrated at Patterson Park in Baltimore, Maryland.

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