Manuel Alejandro Ruiz (born May 17, 1978) better known by his stage names Boy Wonder Chosen Few is an American record producer , and CEO of his record label Chosen Few Emerald Entertainment, Inc. He was born to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Long Island City, Queens , where he became interested in music. He has worked with J Balvin , Farruko , Daddy Yankee , Wisin , Yandel , Pitbull and Jon Z .
25-407: (The) Chosen Few may refer to: In Music [ edit ] Boy Wonder "Chosen Few" , Dominican American musician, producer and filmmaker Bands [ edit ] The Chosen Few (reggae group) , a Jamaican group The Chosen Few, a 1960s rock group from Newcastle, England who evolved into Skip Bifferty The Chosen Few (garage rock band) ,
50-419: A 1960s Detroit band, whose members included Ron Asheton The Chosen Few, a US hardcore punk band formed by members of U.S. Chaos The Chosen Few (1970s Australian band) , a punk band which formed in 1978 The Chosen Few (1980's Australian Band) , a rock band active between 1985 and 1992 Chosen Few, Dutch Hardcore DJs / producers team that released gabber classic, "Name Of The DJ" The Chosen Few,
75-403: A competition to find the next reggaeton star. The winner of the talent search was reggaeton duo RKM y Ken-Y but the compilation album also launched the careers of Jowell y Randy and the unknown Fuego with his song "Me Gustan Todas." Boy Wonder signed Fuego to his Chosen Few label upon seeing his underlying talent. Adding Fuego to Chosen Few's lineup of artists including LDA who appeared on
100-509: A musical personality who has largely contributed to the Latin music genre. During the 1996 ceremony the Spirit of Hope Award was introduced as a special honor "in recognition of artists extraordinary philanthropic and humanitarian contributions beyond their musical work". The 1997 ceremony was the first with hosts Daisy Fuentes and Herb Alpert . The 1999 awards show hosted by Daisy Fuentes and,
125-641: A number of outlaw motorcycle clubs The Chosen Few (book) , The Chosen Few: How Education Shaped Jewish History, 70-1492 , 2012, Princeton University Press The Chosin Few , American veterans of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir of the Korean War See also [ edit ] The Chosen One (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
150-517: A song by the Dropkick Murphys "Chosen Few" (song) , a single by German thrash metal group Kreator "...A Chosen Few," a song on the Electric Wizard album Let Us Prey "The Chosen Few" (Electric Wizard song) , on the album Witchcult Today Other [ edit ] "The Chosen Few", a 2002 episode of the television series Third Watch The Chosen Few MC , a name for
175-591: Is featured on the lead single of Latin Girl Presented by Chosen Few Urbano also featuring Omega "El Fuerte" and Cosculluela and is featured in the 2011 Jowell y Randy Chosen Few remix of "Perrame". In January 2016, Boy Wonder signed Jon Z & Papi Wilo. He intends to go on tour with them starting next month in South American countries like Ecuador, Colombia, Etc. Since both of them already have fame in those countries Boy Wonder will try and bring that fame to
200-561: Is planned to explore the United States and international Urbano movement. The documentary is planned to use a mixture of urbano music including culture, rhythms, and beats that each artist shares in this documentary. Many very well known artists are planned to present their music, their country, and their overall Urbano culture. Artists from countries such as Puerto Rico , Dominican Republic , Panama , Cuba , USA, Argentina , Venezuela , Canada, & Colombia are scheduled to be featured in
225-419: The "Reggaeton Latino" Remix and were the first reggaeton male/female duo, Reychesta "Secret Weapon" formerly of the group Tres Coronas , and Puerto Rican a Puerto Rican singer Getto. In 2006, Boy Wonder released Chosen Few II: El Documental , which captured the rise of reggaeton's second generation. According to Billboard magazine Chosen Few II: El Documental went double platinum and spent months in
250-543: The Top 100 Billboard Tropical charts for 12 weeks and in 2010 two remixes were produced by Boy Wonder, one featuring Serani and a Dominican version featuring Mozart La Para, Black Point , Sensato, Los Pepes, Monkey Black & Villanosam. In July 2010, Boy Wonder worked with MetroPCS to sponsor Fuego's La Musica Del Futuro album release tour. "MetroPCS presents Chosen Few's Fuego: La Musica Del Futuro Album Release Tour." The tour took Boy Wonder and Fuego to 13 cities around
275-624: The Top 100 Billboards Tropical. In August 2010, Boy Wonder executive produced with creative direction Fuego 's debut album La Musica Del Futuro . In the summer of 2009 "Super Estrella" featuring Omega "El Fuerte" was released and was the first single off La Musica Del Futuro . A video for "Super Estrella" was shot in the Dominican Republic. In Dec. 2009 Fuego's second single was released "Que Buena Tu Ta" featuring Deevani , which combines Indian rhythms and Latin Mambo beats and peaked at No.2 on
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#1732851631603300-419: The Top 5 of Billboard charts Latin sales chart. In 2008, Boy Wonder released another documental Chosen Few III: The Movie . One of Boy Wonders' first successful projects was the remix of Shakira 's "Mi Vida". It became an underground smash hit. Boy Wonder's hip-hop infused remix to the reggaeton anthem "Reggaeton Latino" was a worldwide hit and featured Don Omar , Fat Joe , N.O.R.E. , and LDA. Boy Wonder
325-711: The US & see if he has the next superstar like former Chosen Few artist "Fuego". With Chosen Few Latin Billboard Award The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The Billboard awards are the Latin music industry's longest running award. The award ceremonies are held during
350-619: The United States promoting MetroPCS's Mister Cartoon Samsung Messager limited edition phone. Boy Wonder worked with MetroPCS to showcase the Mister Cartoon phone in Fuego's third single, "Ya Te Olvide" a merengue -infused beat. The video also features appearances by actor Luis Guzmán and Boy Wonder, and co-stars Rosa Acosta and Tammy Torres. In late August 2010, Boy Wonder and Fuego continued touring and performed at 1800 411 Pain events throughout Florida and Massachusetts. In February 2011, Fuego
375-598: The Year and went multi-platinum certified by the RIAA, which included the hit "Reggaeton Latino" by Don Omar , which been documented as the 2nd biggest crossover track in reggaeton history (2nd to Daddy Yankee "Gasolina"). "Reggaeton Latino" spent 44 weeks on the Billboard charts . In 2005, together with Chencho from reggaeton duo Plan B they both came up with the idea for an underground compilation album ( El Draft 2005 ) created for
400-466: The Year. After the success of Fuego, in April 2011 Boy Wonder set out to find the next Chosen Few Urbano superstar Chiko Swagg, who was guaranteed a spot on Boy Wonder's album Chosen Few Urbano "El Journey" that was released in 2012. Chiko Swagg was signed to Chosen Few prior to the release of the album in 2011. "Chosen Few Urbano - "El Journey" is a documentary project with accompanying soundtrack that
425-576: The band of English singer/songwriter Paul Bonin The Chosen Few, the former name of the Faith Band Wigan's Chosen Few, credited with the 1975 UK hit " Footsee " Recordings [ edit ] The Chosen Few (The Dooleys album) , 1979, and the title track The Chosen Few (Boot Camp Clik album) , 2002 The Chosen Few (Judas Priest album) , 2011 The Chosen Few , a solo album by blues guitarist Mark Flanagan "The Chosen Few",
450-537: The course of one year (between March 6, 1993 to March 5, 1994). The categories of the Latin music were: pop , tropical / salsa , regional Mexican , rap , rock and jazz . The first ceremony also introduced several special awards, decided by the Billboard editorial committee: the Latin Music Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement Award , to recognize an artist's career in the Latin music industry and to honor
475-684: The project. "Chosen Few Urbano" features Urbano artists from around the world including Fuego, USA; Omega "El Fuerte" , Dominican Republic; Cosculluela , Puerto Rico; Chino & Nacho , Venezuela; J Balvin , Colombia; Flex , Panama, Jowell y Randy , Puerto Rico; Dyland y Lenny , Puerto Rico; Alex Kayza, Puerto Rico; De La Ghetto , Puerto Rico; Arcangel , Puerto Rico; Farruko , Puerto Rico; La Gente de Zona , Cuba; NY Mets baseball player Jose Reyes , Dominican Republic; Villanosam, Dominican Republic; Fito Blanko , Canada; Black Point , Dominican Republic; and Sensato del Patio , Dominican Republic. In August 2011, Boy Wonder signed Jenny la Sexy Voz. She
500-525: The reggaeton and Latin/Urbano Tropical musical genres. In 2003, Boy Wonder's first project, Chosen Few: El Documental , highlighted the underground Reggaeton movement showcasing the overall sense of the culture with footage of packed concert halls, interviews with top artists of the genre, and much more. Chosen Few El Documental (CD / DVD) Won the 2004 Latin Billboard Award for Best Latin Compilation of
525-775: The same week as Latinfest+ (formerly known as the Billboard Latin Music Conference). The first award ceremony began in 1994 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami, Florida under the name Latin Music Awards to "represent a broad cross-section of Latino talent, covering every music genre" and then published on Billboard Magazine . The winners were selected based on points accumulated from Billboard 's radio and retail charts and categorized into several subcategories designed to reward artists, songs and albums over
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#1732851631603550-586: The title Chosen Few . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chosen_Few&oldid=1136491729 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Boy Wonder %22Chosen Few%22 Boy Wonder has made documentaries, compilation albums, soundtracks, and individual Chosen Few artists albums; mostly in
575-622: Was nominated for the Premio Lo Nuestro 2011 in the category Revelación del Año Urbano. Boy Wonder worked with Univision Television to have Fuego perform, close the show and bring special guest Omega "El Fuerte" . Boy Wonder performed on stage as the bartender during Fuego's performance. That same year Chosen Few Emerald Entertainment, Inc. was nominated for a Latin Billboard Music Award for Best Latin Albums Rhythm Label of
600-417: Was responsible for the 2007 remix of the reggaeton hip-hop "Frikitona" featuring Plan B , Trick Daddy , Trina , and LDA. In 2008 Boy Wonder's artist Fuego scored his first big hit "Mi Alma Se Muere" which was the lead single to Chosen Few III: The Movie "Mi Alma Se Muere" remix featuring Pitbull & Omega "El Fuerte" was released later that year, The remix peaked at No. 22 for over 24 weeks on
625-643: Was televised for the first time from Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida . Since 2021 the Billboard Icon Award , initially presented exclusively during the Billboard Music Awards, was also awarded during the Latin ceremony. In 2022 the ceremony introduce the Legend Award gave to artists "whose contribution to music makes them a household name and who maintains a career that has withstood
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