This article is about the singer. For his self-titled album, see. Geoffrey Royce Rojas, known by his stage name Prince Royce, is an American singer and songwriter. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music, and in his teenage years began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen, Royce met Andrés Hidalgo, who became his manager. Hidalgo later introduced Royce to , who immediately signed him to his label after hearing three of his demos. The album itself reached number-one on the US Latin Albums and Tropical Albums charts. Royce received three awards at the in 2011, which included Tropical Album of the Year. On April 10, 2012, Royce released his second studio album, , which reached number-one on both the US Latin Albums and Tropical Albums charts. The album earned Royce his second nomination for the. On July 24, 2015, Royce released his fourth studio album, , his first primarily in the English language. Geoffrey Royce Rojas was born and raised in , a borough of. He is the second oldest of four children, born to parents. His father drove a taxicab and his mother worked at a beauty salon. When he was young, he participated in choir in elementary school, competed in talent shows and, at the age of thirteen, began writing poetry which turned into songwriting. I felt really comfortable on stage. The duo was also known as Jino and Royce, El Duo Real. The duo eventually had a meeting with in early 2007. With the decline of the music, Royce made the ultimate decision to focus more on the industry. At age nineteen, Royce met Andrés Hidalgo, who after hearing his previous demo instantly became his manager. Hidalgo began helping Royce work hands-on with bachata music. That was the turning point which helped Royce decide that pursuing a musical career is what he wanted to do. Hidalgo later introduced Royce to , who immediately signed the former to his label, , after listening to three of his demos. The album was produced primarily by Hidalgo and Sergio George, with co-production duties by Royce. The album itself eventually reached number-one on the US Billboard Latin Albums chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The album earned Royce a nomination for at the. Royce was also nominated for six awards at the. Ultimately, he won three of them: Tropical Airplay Solo Artist of the Year, Tropical Album of the Year for , and Tropical Albums Solo Artist of the Year. In May 2011, Royce signed with to release English-language albums in a joint partnership with the Top Stop label. Royce then began working on his second studio album, which was said to be mostly in English with Latin music influences. That same month, announced that he would tour with Royce and as special guests, during a leg which began in mid-September 2011. The 13-track album incorporated a variety of music styles, from bachata to. The album contained songs in both English and Spanish, as well as melodies atypical to traditional bachata music. The week of Phase II 's release, Royce attended four autograph signing events in the United States. His appearance at a location in broke an attendance record for most visitors to an in-store music event. Royce's second album was certified platinum in the US and Puerto Rico six months after its release. It was later nominated for at the , making Royce a three-time Latin Grammy-nominated artist. In November 2012, Royce's label decided to release a collection of his hits thus far; titled , the compilation album was released on November 19, 2012 and debuted at number three on the Billboard Latin Albums chart. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Latin Albums chart and was certified platinum by RIAA. The album was later nominated for Tropical Album of the Year at the. This came after the fizzled relationship between Royce and Top Stop that ended in two lawsuits, in which Royce was sued by the label for breach of contract. Prince Royce's early successes have paved the way for the next generation of Latin music and we are eager to join forces with our partners Sony Music Latin to fully maximize his music and career. He became the winning coach for the first season with his team member Paola Guanche, and again in the second season with Amanda Mena. He was replaced by for season three. It reached number-one on multiple Latin charts and was certified three-times platinum in the Latin field. His third album, , was released on October 8, 2013 and reached number fourteen on the. The album earned Royce his second nomination for at the. The latter won the award for Streaming Song of the Year at the. The single is Royce's best-performing single in the United States to date, having reached number forty-three on the. In March 2015, it was announced that Royce would join 's as the opening act for 40 dates in the United States. The single reached number ten on the US Latin Pop Songs chart and number ninety-two on the Billboard Hot 100. The Spanish-language version of the song was nominated for the , making Royce an eight-time Latin Grammy-nominated performer. The music video for the single, which was released in January 2016, featured actress. On March 20, 2016, Royce starred as in the live musical production of the biblical story. Also in 2016, he had a recurring role as dancing coach Vincent on the fourth season of 's teen drama series. In July 2016, Royce embarked on a North American tour with Pitbull, titled The Bad Man Tour. Retrieved December 24, 2010. New York Daily News. Retrieved December 25, 2010. Archived from on July 22, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011. Archived from on April 18, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 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