Alejandro Ramírez Suárez (born May 23, 1992), better known as Sky Rompiendo, is a Colombian producer, songwriter and DJ. He gained recognition at a young age, creating hits with Latin trap and reggaetón artists such as Bad Bunny, Feid, J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma, Nicky Jam and Ozuna. He has received six Latin Grammy Awards as a producer and songwriter.
Career Ramírez was born on May 23, 1992, in Bogotá, Colombia, and raised in Medellín, Colombia. His interest for music production began at the age of 11, when he saw the digital audio workstation called Fruity Loops being used by one of his friends. In 2011, after studying at Berklee College of Music, Boston, he began to work as a record producer for Colombian artists, producing songs like "Amor de Verano" (“summer love”) by Shako, "Cripy Cripy" (a reference to cannabis) by Yandar & Yostin and "En lo Oscuro" (“in the dark”) by J Balvin. During the production of the latter song, Ramírez developed his artistic name; initially, his nickname was ‘Sky’ after being a part of a record-producing duo named ‘Sky High’, but after hearing the sentence "rompiendo el bajo" in the song with J Balvin, he added it to his nickname—transforming it into "Sky Rompiendo el Bajo" or "Sky Rompiendo".
During 2012 and 2013, at the age of 20-21, he continued to frequently work with J Balvin, such as on the songs "Yo Te Lo Dije" (“I told you”), "Sola" (“alone”) and "6 AM"; these songs would later be a part of Balvin's first studio album, La Familia, released on October 29, 2013. The record peaked at number one in Colombia and at number 10 on the American Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album also received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album. Sky also worked in the songs "Báilame" (“dance with me”) by Feid and on "Hagan Fila" (“stand in line”) from Yaga & Mackie's sixth album Los Mackieavelikos HD.
Sky achieved commercial and international success with J Balvin as one of the featured songwriters and producers of the song "Ginza" (2015); the song spent twenty-one weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, breaking the record for most weeks spent in that position by a song from a solo act. Since then, Sky has produced all studio albums by J Balvin to date: Energía (2016), Vibras (2018) and Colores (2020), plus also participating in Oasis (2019), the collaborative album by Balvin with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, all the aforementioned albums have peaked at number one in the Billboard Top Latin Albums, with the exception of Colores that peaked at number two.
For his work as a producer, Sky has received several nominations at the Latin Grammy Awards, including four nominations for Album of the Year and two for Record of the Year, he has also won the Latin Grammy for Best Urban Music Album three times and Best Urban Song twice. Sky has also received three nominations for Producer of the Year at the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Discography Year Title Artist Production Songwriting 2012 Magia (A) Maluma 2013 La Familia (A)J Balvin 2014 "Ay Vamos" (S) 2015 "Ginza" (S) 2016 "Safari" (S) J Balvin featuring Pharrell Williams, Bia and Sky Energía (A) J Balvin 2017 "Mi Gente (remix)" (S) J Balvin and Willy William featuring Beyoncé "El Ratico" (S) Juanes featuring Kali Uchis Mis Planes son Amarte (A) Juanes “Bonita” (S) Jowell & Randy, J Balvin ODISEA (A) Ozuna "Downtown" (S) Anitta con J Balvin #UPDATE (A) Yandel 2018 "Machika" (S) J Balvin featuring Jeon and Anitta "Say My Name" (S) David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and J Balvin "Por Perro" (S) Sebastián Yatra featuring Luis Figueroa and Lary Over Vibras (A) J Balvin Mi Movimiento (A) De La Ghetto "Replay" (S) Maikel Delacalle 2019 "Con Altura" (S) Rosalía featuring J Balvin and El Guincho "Brújulas" Reik "Blanco" (S)J Balvin "Rojo" (S) "Morado" (S) Súper Sangre Joven (A) Duki "FRESH KERIAS" (S) Feid, Maluma and Sky Oasis (A) J Balvin & Bad Bunny "5 Stars" (S) C. Tangana featuring Polimá Westcoast, Duki and Neo Pistea 2020 "Que Calor" (S) Major Lazer featuring El Alfa and J Balvin Colores (A) J Balvin "Ponte Pa' Mí" (S) Rauw Alejandro, Myke Towers, and Sky Rompiendo "TKN" (S) Rosalía and Travis Scott Afrodisíaco (A) Rauw Alejandro "Polvo" (S) Nicky Jam and Myke Towers FERXXO (VOL. 1: M.O.R) (A) Feid 2021 "LA FAMA" (S) Rosalía & The Weeknd “Poblado” Remix (S) Crissin, Karol G, J Balvin, Natan y Shander, Nicky Jam, Totoy El Frío “Volando” Remix (S) Bad Bunny, Mora, Sech “FRIKI” (S) Feid, Karol G 2022 "Chicken Teriyaki" (S) Rosalía
(A) Album, (S), Single
Awards and nominations Latin Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Artist Result Ref. 2015 Best Urban Song "Ay Vamos" (as songwriter) J Balvin 2016 "Acércate" (as songwriter) De La Ghetto Best Urban Music Album Energía (as producer) J Balvin 2017 Album of the YearMis Planes son Amarte (as producer)Juanes Best Pop/Rock Album Record of the Year "El Ratico" (as producer) Juanes featuring Kali Uchis 2018 Album of the YearVibras (as producer)J Balvin Best Urban Music Album Best Urban Song "Downtown" (as songwriter) Anitta and J Balvin 2019 "Con Altura" (as songwriter) Rosalía featuring J Balvin and El Guincho "Caliente" (as songwriter) De La Ghetto featuring J Balvin 2020Album of the Year Colores (as producer) J Balvin Oasis (as producer) J Balvin & Bad Bunny Best Urban Music Album Colores (as producer) J Balvin Record of the Year"Rojo" (as producer, songwriter)J Balvin Best Urban Song 2021"Agua" (as songwriter) Song of the Year 2022 Record of the Year "La Fama" Rosalía & The Weeknd Album of the Year Motomami Rosalía
Billboard Latin Music Awards Año Categoría Trabajo Resultado Ref. 2015Producer of the YearSky Rompiendo 2017 2021
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