# Leoni Torres

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**Leonardo Torres Álvarez** (24 November 1977) known professionally as **Leoni Torres**, is a Cuban singer, composer and music producer. He has recorded six albums as part of his career as a soloist and has collaborated with musical figures such as [Rosario Flores](/source/Rosario_Flores), [Pablo Milanés](/source/Pablo_Milan%C3%A9s), [Willy Chirino](/source/Willy_Chirino), [Gilberto Santa Rosa](/source/Gilberto_Santa_Rosa), [Beatriz Luengo](/source/Beatriz_Luengo), [Carlos Varela](/source/Carlos_Varela_(singer-songwriter)), [Cimafunk](/source/Cimafunk), [Francisco Céspedes](/source/Francisco_C%C3%A9spedes), among others. He is a member of [The Latin Recording Academy](/source/The_Latin_Recording_Academy) and his compositions have been recognized by the [American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers](/source/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

## Biography

Torres began his professional career in 1998 in his hometown called [Santa Cruz del Sur](/source/Santa_Cruz_del_Sur), in [Camagüey](/source/Camag%C3%BCey_Province). In 1999, he joined the *Maravillas de Florida* orchestra. His work in this group caught the attention of [David Calzado](/source/David_Calzado), who was the leader of [Charanga Habanera](/source/Charanga_Habanera), and he suggested that Torres join his orchestra as a singer. Torres joined the orchestra in 2001, staying there for 7 years.[5]

Between 2001 and 2007, Torres was part of Charanga Habanera. During this period he performed musical duos and other projects, achieving success with hits such as *Soy cubano, soy popular* and *Ay! Hay amor*.[citation needed]

In 2007, Torres began his career as a soloist, debuting the following year with his first individual work with the presentation of the album *Bajo la Piel* (2008). The album was published under the label of the [Empresa de Recordaciones y Ediciones Musicales (EGREM)](/source/EGREM) and made him the revelation male singer of the year in Cuba.[7]

In 2011, Torres released his second album called *Latiendo*, with which he continued as a solo artist on the contemporary Cuban music charts.[6]

His third album called *Salseando* was released in 2012 under the label of the "Musical Recordings and Editions Company" (EGREM). In this album, Torres compiled and covered songs from his previous works (*Bajo la piel* and *Latiendo*), but this time taken to salsa.[6]

In 2014, Torres continued to compose more songs. Some of these songs from this period include *Traidora*, a song that was eventually performed by [Marc Anthony](/source/Marc_Anthony) and [Gente de Zona](/source/Gente_de_Zona), obtaining international success,[citation needed] and *Para que un día vuelvas*, a work that he shared as a duet with [Pablo Milanés](/source/Pablo_Milan%C3%A9s).[8]

Torres debuted as an actor in the films *Contigo pan y Cebolla* (2014) and *Esteban* (2016), where he had a special participation.[9][10][11]

In 2016, Torres recorded and produced his next album called "Amor Bonito" (Volume 1) which was mainly made up of duets, including with Pablo Milanés, Kelvis Ochoa, [Descemer Bueno](/source/Descemer_Bueno) and [Alexander Abreu](/source/Alexander_Abreu).[12]

In March 2017, Torres won the Best Tropical Music Composition award for the hit *Traidora*, presented in Puerto Rico, as part of the [American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers](/source/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers) Awards, which recognizes each year exponents of Latin music.[2][13]

In August 2019, Torres went on the *Amor Bonito Tour* with [Live Nation](/source/Live_Nation_Entertainment) and Miami Late Night for the House of Blues from different cities in the United States. This tour also extended to Europe with performances in Spain, Italy, France and Sweden.[14][15]

Some of the notable songs of Torres' career are *Toda una vida*, *Es tu mirada*, *The things that I ask of you* and *Me quedo contigo*, as well as *No puedo parar* with [Gilberto Santa Rosa](/source/Gilberto_Santa_Rosa), *Se me olvidó quererte* accompanied by the Spanish artist [Rosario Flores](/source/Rosario_Flores), *Mejor sin ti*, together with the duo [Gente de Zona](/source/Gente_de_Zona) and *El Último Adiós* with [Pancho Céspedes](/source/Francisco_C%C3%A9spedes).[16]

Torres is a member of [The Latin Recording Academy](/source/The_Latin_Recording_Academy), which has awarded the [Latin Grammy](/source/Latin_Grammy_Awards) since 2018.[17]

In 2020, Torres released *Deja la tristeza* and his song *Recordándote* with the urban musician El Micha. This single was produced by Daneon, a Colombian music producer who has worked with [Marc Anthony](/source/Marc_Anthony), [Will Smith](/source/Will_Smith) and [Enrique Iglesias](/source/Enrique_Iglesias).[18][19] The album features musical production by Leoni Torres himself, [Kelvis Ochoa](/source/Kelvis_Ochoa) and Leonardo Gil Milián, and will be published by the Puntilla Music record label.[20][21] The material, whose first single is "Miloca", includes ten songs, five of them composed by Kelvis Ochoa, four by Torres, as well as a version of a song by [Polo Montañez](/source/Polo_Monta%C3%B1ez).[22]

## References

1. ["Noticias sobre Leoni Torres"](https://www.cibercuba.com/tags/leoni-torres) (in Spanish). *CiberCuba*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. @norismarnavas (2017-03-16). ["Le otorgan premio ASCAP a los cubanos Jacob Forever y Leoni Torres"](https://cubanosporelmundo.com/2017/03/16/le-otorgan-premio-ascap-cubanos-jacob-forever-leoni-torres/). *Últimas noticias de Cuba, fotos y videos - Cubanos por el Mundo*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Leoni Torres Álvarez"](http://www.cubanosfamosos.com/es/biografia/leoni-torres-alvarez) (in Spanish). *Cubanos Famosos*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Entrevista online: Leoni Torres en entrevista online (+Fotos y Videos)"](https://www.juventudrebelde.cu/cultura/2013-10-29/entrevista-online-leoni-torres-en-entrevista-online-fotos-y-videos) (in Spanish). *www.juventudrebelde.cu*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Últimas noticias y sucesos de Cuba"](https://www.dimecuba.com/revista/) (in Spanish). *Revista DimeCuba*. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Leoni Torres – Baladas y corazón | Havana Music"](https://havanamusicschool.com/es/leoni-torres-baladas-y-corazon/). *havanamusicschool.com*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["El cantante cubano Leoni Torres estrena "Deja la tristeza""](https://www.diariolasamericas.com/cultura/el-cantante-cubano-leoni-torres-estrena-deja-la-tristeza-n4192809) (in es-US). *diariolasamericas.com*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. gerencia (2017-08-12). ["Leoni Torres: "el que hace escándalos en las redes sociales se hace más famoso" (+fotos+videos)"](https://cubatrendings.com/2017/08/12/leoni-torres-el-que-hace-escandalos-en-las-redes-sociales-se-hace-mas-famoso/) (in Spanish). *Cuba Trendings*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. staff, OnCuba Staff, OnCuba editorial (2014-10-30). ["Contigo, pan y cebolla on the big screen"](https://oncubanews.com/en/culture/cinema/contigo-pan-y-cebolla-on-the-big-screen/). *OnCubaNews English*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Contigo, pan y cebolla"](https://www.14ymedio.com/eventos_culturales/cine/Contigo-pan_y_cebolla-Juan_Carlos_Cremata-Hector_Quintero-cine-Cuba_13_1706359357.html) (in Spanish). *14ymedio*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. Cairo, Marcia (2015-01-22). ["Contigo pan y cebolla, llevada al cine"](https://www.cubanet.org/mas-noticias/contigo-pan-y-cebolla-llevada-al-cine/) (in Spanish). *CubaNet*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["CEO de Puntilla Music: "Los Latin Grammy escucharon a los artistas urbanos""](https://www.eje21.com.co/2020/10/ceo-de-puntilla-music-los-latin-grammy-escucharon-a-los-artistas-urbanos/) (in Spanish). *Eje21*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["CRITICARTE: Leoni Torres llegó, cantó, triunfó… y se fue"](https://notaclave.com/criticarte-leoni-torres-llego-canto-triunfo-y-se-fue/) (in Spanish). *Nota Clave de Alfonso Quiñones*. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. DDC (2020-05-23). ["Leoni Torres conquista al público de Miami en su debut en los EEUU | DIARIO DE CUBA"](https://diariodecuba.com/cultura/1487194965_28986.html) (in Spanish). *diariodecuba.com*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Leoni Torres con Europa en un bolsillo"](http://www.cuba.cu/cultura/2016-09-28/leoni-torres-con-europa-en-un-bolsillo/33481) (in Spanish). *www.cuba.cu*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Músico cubano Leoni Torres recibe botón de plata de YouTube"](http://cubasi.cu/es/cubasi-noticias-cuba-mundo-ultima-hora/item/89448-musico-cubano-leoni-torres-recibe-boton-de-plata-de-youtube) (in Spanish). *Cuba Si*. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Leoni Torres y la Academia Latina de Grabación: ¡Un sueño cumplido!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231013073713/https://revistagarbos.com/noticia/leoni-torres-y-la-academia-latina-de-grabaci%C3%B3n-%C2%A1un-sue%C3%B1o-cumplido) (in Spanish). *Garbos*. 2018-05-30. Archived from [the original](https://revistagarbos.com/noticia/leoni-torres-y-la-academia-latina-de-grabaci%C3%B3n-%C2%A1un-sue%C3%B1o-cumplido) on 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. Spartano (2020-02-14). ["Leoni Torres - Deja La Tristeza | Radio Mambo"](https://www.mambo.it/leoni-torres-deja-la-tristeza/) (in it-IT). *RADIO MAMBO*. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["LEONI TORRES estrena sencillo el 2020 'Deja La Tristeza'"](http://wowlarevista.com/leoni-torres-estrena-sencillo-el-2020-deja-la-tristeza/). *Wow La Revista*. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Música popular cubana en el nuevo álbum que preparan Leoni Torres y Kelvis Ochoa"](https://vistarmagazine.com/musica-popular-cubana-nuevo-album-leoni-torres-kelvis-ochoa/) (in Spanish). *Vistar Magazine*. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Leoni Torres y Kelvis Ochoa preparan nuevo álbum"](http://cubasi.cu/es/noticia/leoni-torres-y-kelvis-ochoa-preparan-nuevo-album) (in Spanish). *Cuba Si*. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

1. ["Leoni Torres une su voz al internacionalmente reconocido rapero cubano El Micha | Revista Q"](https://revistaq.mx/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Leoni-Torres-une-su-voz-al-internacionalmente-reconocido-rapero-cubano-El-Micha.jpg)[dead link]

## External links

- [Leoni Torres](https://www.instagram.com/leoni_torres) on Instagram

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