Anthony Santos was born on 21st July 1981 in The Bronx, New York City USA of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent. He is a singer, songwriter, actor and record producer widely known as Romeo Santos. He was a lead vocalist of the bachata music band Aventura (1994 – 2011), later pursuing a solo career. Santos is the winner of 28 ASCAP Awards, seven Billboard Latin Music Awards and many other. The net worth of Romeo Santos has been accumulated since 1995.
So how rich is Romeo Santos? Currently, the overall amount of Romeo Santos net worth is estimated at $30 million; it has been reported that he earns more than $3.6 million per year. The most profitable of his recordings are “La Diabla” (2012), which added $2.5 million to his wealth, “All Aboard” (2012) – more than $1.8 million; and “Mi Santa” (2012) more than $1.7 million.
Romeo Santos Net Worth $30 Million
The beginning of the music band Aventura was the band founded by Romeo, two friends and a cousin Henry initially called Los Tinellers. The band released the debut album “Trampa De Amor” (1994) and changed the band name to Aventura, the bachata band being active from 1994 to 2011. Romeo was the lead vocalist, songwriter and composer as well as the producer of the band. Henry Santos was a singer, back vocalist and composer. Lenny Santos was a guitarist and producer, and Max Santos was the bassist. Over the period Aventura was active, 18 singles, five studio albums, two live albums, two video albums and 15 music videos were released. All those recordings added to all the band members’ net worth as well Romeo Santos’.
In 2011, Santos left the band Aventura with the view of pursuing a solo career. As a solo artist he has released 11 singles, two studio albums and a live album which, no doubt, increased Romeo Santos net worth, too. His first studio album “Formula, Vol. 1” (2012) was nominated for the Grammy Award as the Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album, won Billboard Music Award as the Top Latin Album, won three Billboard Latin Music Awards for the Album of the Year, Digital Album of the Year and Tropical Album of the Year, and received many other awards and nominations. It has been the most successful studio album released by Romeo Santos to date.
Santos contribution to the music industry was followed by a number of nominations as well as the awards. Since 1995, Santos has been nominated for 149 nominations, 56 of which were won. Aside from the above mentioned awards, Santos is also the winner of two Premios Juventud awards, eight Lo Nuestro Awards, BMI Award, MTV Video Award and six Soberano Awards. All those career highlights also added to Romeo Santos net worth and popularity.
Furthermore, he debuted as the actor in 2015. Santos landed a cameo role in the film “Furious 7” (2015) directed by James Wan.
Romeo Santos has fathered a son, Alex Damian Santos, but is estranged from the boy’s mother. Currently, Santos claims to be single. He resides in Yonkers, New York USA.
