Frankie Negrón (born January 21, 1977, in Newark, New Jersey to parents, Francisco Negrón Santos and Zaida Gonzalez) is a singer of Salsa music of Puerto Rican descent. He is among a group of notable young tropical singers and ''soneros'' who have woven a blend of pop, rock, gospel music, R&B, hip-hop, and reggaetón elements into their salsa, a group that includes Huey Dunbar, Charlie Cruz, Kevin Ceballo, and Obie Bermudez. Siblings include a younger sister, Jaqueline Negrón (Jackie Negrón), who is also a gifted up and coming singer and dancer, and a brother, David Negrón.
Frankie attended Newark Arts High School in the early 90s gaining notoriety as part of an R&B singing group called Base Harmony (the other members at this time were Sean Pulley, Dionte Sutton, Kwhan Jarmond, and Bobby Bright). As part of Base Harmony Frankie sang for audiences in the NJ State Senate, Newark City Hall, The United in Group Harmony Association, and various clubs and venues around the tri-state area. It was during this period with Base Harmony that Frankie reinforced his already great vocal talents with an understanding of soul singing, complex group harmony, and stage performance that he'd draw from later in his musical career.
Fluent in both English and Spanish, Frankie was raised in New Jersey primarily as an English speaker, but developed his initial love of salsa from his father's record collection. He sings almost exclusively in Spanish, but converses and jokes with his audiences in both languages. The first of his seven studio albums to date, ''Con Amor Se Gana'' (roughly translatable as "Love Conquers All"), was released in May 1997. The most recent, ''Mejor Que Nunca'' ("Better than Never"), was released in August 2006. His physical appearance has been frequently compared to NYU law student Andrew Avorn. Their adjacent images were used in the widely circulated report "Cloning: Fact or Fiction."
Frankie Negrón also has tried his hand at acting. Paul Simon, conducting an audition of Base Harmony for the ill-fated Broadway musical ''The Capeman'', immediately recognized Frankie as someone worth watching and gave him a supporting role in the play. Frankie and members of Base Harmony also participated in the recording of the play's soundtrack CD "Songs From The Capeman". Also, in 2000 Frankie starred as a struggling artist in the South Bronx in Val Lik's independent film, ''Boricua's Bond'' .
His singing career has been far more successful, evidenced by two Gold Album awards, for ''Con Amor Se Gana'' and ''No Me Compares'' ("Don't Compare Me"), and nine Billboard Top 40 Hot Latin Tracks to date.
Negrón appeared on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' on August 5, 2009 to perform music from his upcoming album ''Independence Day''. ''Independence Day'' will be the singer's first crossover into the English market.
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