José René Villafuerte Flores (born 26 January 1997), known as René Villa, is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter, model and actor, based in Ireland.Vogue Italia: Portfolio
Biography René Villa was born on 26 January 1997 in Nicoya. As a child, Villa was heavily into Carlos Rivera, Luis Fonsi, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey. Especially Carey influenced his music style, to bring different types of music together.iTunes - Music: René Villa
Throughout his career, René has worked with Costa Rican musician and producer Alan Shepard, as well as Nelss, Carlox, among countless others.
As a solo artist, he has released two albums and EPs that defy category, traversing intimate singer songwriter, pop, Latin pop, pop rock, electronic and dance.
René submitted the first songs he ever wrote, and found himself making his debut with “Dónde Estás”, under the name of Shory Flores.OddNugget: Interview of Shory Flores in Spanish.
Before changing his artist name, the songs were released by his old names, including "Juntos (Al Amanecer)" and "Te Quiero (Pa' Mi)".OddNugget: René Flores and Alan Shepard's "Te Quiero (Pa' Mi)".
During 2020, Villa participated on Shepard's album The Right Time, which is the featuring in ”A Tu Lado" under the pseudo name of “Jay Flores”.Kronos365: album release "in Spanish".
In 2021, the album Rawr was released in the U.K., which contains nine songs, including "It's Your Fault", written by René and produced by Shepard.BroadwayWorld: Rene Villa Releases AlbumSocialGov: Rene Villa Releases Rawr.
Discography
Singles & EPs Es Imposible (2021) Si Tú No Estás (2022)Nteve: Si Tú No Estás "in Spanish" En Peligro de Extinción (2022) BroadwayWorld: Rene Villa Releases 'En Peligro de Extinción' Mistakes (2022)BroadwayWorld Rene Villa Drops New Single 'Mistakes' Solo A Tu Lado Quiero Vivir (2023) Te Quise Olvidar (2024)BroadwayWorld: René Villa Premieres His New Single 'Te Quise Olvidar Somos Sámara (2024)Informe 11: Somos Sámara, Informe 11 Las Historias Soy Tico (2025) Navidad En Sámara (2025)La Teja: La Navidad Llega A Sámara Por Qué Te Vas (2026) Todavía Siento (2026)Delfino.cr: René Villa lanza “Todavía Siento”, primer adelanto de su álbum debut Te Sigo Amando (2026)
Albums Cartas Abiertas (2026) Cartas Abiertas La Esquina 506: Cartas Abiertas Álbum Debut
References
External links , Villa's official website