Prince Royce

A regular feature on the top of Billboard's Tropical Songs charts, Prince Royce was a bachata singer with an urban style who broke into the Latin pop mainstream in 2010. Royce was born Geoffrey Royce Rojas on May 11, 1989 in the Bronx borough of New York. Prince Royce began experimenting with musical styles and lyrics during his teenage years. In 2012, Royce released his second studio album, "Phase II" (2012), which reached platinum status, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard 200, selling over 100,000 copies. In 2013, Royce parlayed his musical success to become one of the coaches on the Spanish-language singing competition for children, "La Voz Kids" (2013), going so far as to become the winning coach on both the first and second seasons of the show. Prince Royce went on to release his first primarily English album in 2015, "Double Vision," with guest vocals from music superstars like Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Lopez, and Tyga. In 2016, Royce joined the cast for the fourth season of the Emmy-nominated Hulu series about a group of teens, "East Los High" (2013). Royce also appeared in the controversial American musical television special, "The Passion" (2016) as Saint Peter, promising to give the somber material the respect and gravitas that it deserved.