Sky Rompiendo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is  Suárez.

Sky Rompiendo

Birth name| Alejandro Ramírez Suárez
Born|  (1992-05-23) May 23, 1992 (age 32)
Origin| Bogotá, Colombia
Genres| Reggaeton
Occupation(s)| Producer, songwriter, Disc-jockey
Years active| 2011-present

Musical artist

Alejandro Ramírez Suárez (born May 23, 1992), better known as Sky Rompiendo (“breaking sky” or “Sky breaking”), Sky Rompiendo el Bajo or just Sky 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

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Ramírez was born on May 23, 1992, in Bogotá, Colombia. Raised in Medellín, Colombia.[1] 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".[2][3]

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.[4] 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.[5][6] 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.[3]

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.[7] 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.[5]

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

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Year  | Title  | Artist  | Production  | Songwriting

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2012  | Magia (A)  | Maluma | Y | Y
2013  | La Familia (A)  | J Balvin | Y |
2014  | "Ay Vamos" (S)  | Y | Y
2015  | "Ginza" (S)  | Y | Y
2016  | "Safari" (S)  | J Balvin featuring Pharrell Williams, Bia and Sky  |  | Y
Energía (A)  | J Balvin | Y | Y
2017  | "Mi Gente (remix)" (S)  | J Balvin and Willy William featuring Beyoncé |  | Y
"El Ratico" (S)  | Juanes featuring Kali Uchis | Y |
Mis Planes son Amarte (A)  | Juanes | Y |
“Bonita” (S)  | Jowell & Randy, J Balvin  | Y |
ODISEA (A)  | Ozuna | Y |
"Downtown" (S)  | Anitta con J Balvin | Y |
#UPDATE (A)  | Yandel | Y | Y
2018  | "Machika" (S)  | J Balvin featuring Jeon and Anitta | Y | Y
"Say My Name" (S)  | David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and J Balvin |  | Y
"Por Perro" (S)  | Sebastián Yatra featuring Luis Figueroa and Lary Over  | Y |
Vibras (A)  | J Balvin | Y |
Mi Movimiento (A)  | De La Ghetto | Y | Y
"Replay" (S)  | Maikel Delacalle  | Y | Y
2019  | "Con Altura" (S)  | Rosalía featuring J Balvin and El Guincho |  | Y
"Brújulas"  | Reik | Y | Y
"Blanco" (S)  | J Balvin | Y | Y
"Rojo" (S)  | Y | Y
"Morado" (S)  | Y | Y
Súper Sangre Joven (A)  | Duki | Y |
"FRESH KERIAS" (S)  | Feid, Maluma and Sky  | Y | Y
Oasis (A)  | J Balvin & Bad Bunny | Y |
"5 Stars" (S)  | C. Tangana featuring Polimá Westcoast, Duki and Neo Pistea  | Y | Y
2020  | "Que Calor" (S)  | Major Lazer featuring El Alfa and J Balvin |  | Y
Colores (A)  | J Balvin | Y | Y
"Ponte Pa' Mí" (S)  | Rauw Alejandro, Myke Towers, and Sky Rompiendo  | Y | Y
"TKN" (S)  | Rosalía and Travis Scott | Y | Y
Afrodisíaco (A)  | Rauw Alejandro | Y |
"Polvo" (S)  | Nicky Jam and Myke Towers | Y | Y
FERXXO (VOL. 1: M.O.R) (A)  | Feid | Y |
2021  | "LA FAMA" (S)  | Rosalía & The Weeknd | Y | Y
“Poblado” Remix (S)  | Crissin, Karol G, J Balvin, Natan y Shander, Nicky Jam, Totoy El Frío  | Y |
“Volando” Remix (S)  | Bad Bunny, Mora, Sech | Y | Y
“FRIKI” (S)  | Feid, Karol G  | Y | Y
2022  | "Chicken Teriyaki" (S)  | Rosalía | Y | Y

(A) Album, (S), Single [8] [9] [10][11]

## Awards and nominations

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### Latin Grammy Awards

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Year  | Category  | Nominated work  | Artist  | Result  | Ref.

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2015 | Best Urban Song | "Ay Vamos" (as songwriter) | J Balvin | Won  | [12]
2016 | "Acércate" (as songwriter) | De La Ghetto | Nominated
Best Urban Music Album | Energía (as producer) | J Balvin | Won  | [13]
2017 | Album of the Year | Mis Planes son Amarte (as producer) | Juanes | Nominated  | [14]
Best Pop/Rock Album | Won
Record of the Year | "El Ratico" (as producer) | Juanes featuring Kali Uchis | Nominated
2018 | Album of the Year | Vibras (as producer) | J Balvin | Nominated  | [15]
Best Urban Music Album | Won
Best Urban Song | "Downtown" (as songwriter) | Anitta and J Balvin | Nominated
2019 | "Con Altura" (as songwriter) | Rosalía featuring J Balvin and El Guincho | Won  | [16]
"Caliente" (as songwriter) | De La Ghetto featuring J Balvin | Nominated
2020 | Album of the Year | Colores (as producer) | J Balvin | Nominated  | [17]
Oasis (as producer) | J Balvin & Bad Bunny | Nominated
Best Urban Music Album | Colores (as producer) | J Balvin | Won
Record of the Year | "Rojo" (as producer, songwriter) | J Balvin | Nominated
Best Urban Song | Nominated
2021 | "Agua" (as songwriter) | Nominated  | [18]
Song of the Year | Nominated
2022 | Record of the Year | "La Fama" (as producer) | Rosalía & The Weeknd | Nominated  | [19]
Album of the Year | Motomami (as producer) | Rosalía | Won

### Billboard Latin Music Awards

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Año  | Categoría  | Trabajo  | Resultado  | Ref.

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2015 | Producer of the Year | Sky Rompiendo  | Nominated  | [20]
2017 | Nominated  | [21]
2021 | Nominated  | [22]

## References

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3. ^ a b "Biografía de Sky Rompiendo". BuenaMusica (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2021.
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18. ^ "Los 2021 Latin GRAMMYs: Complete Winners List". GRAMMY.com. 2021-09-28. Archived from the original on 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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20. ^ Cobo, Leila (September 2, 2015). "Romeo Santos and Enrique Iglesias Lead List of Finalists for Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
21. ^ Cobo, Leila (April 27, 2017). "Nicky Jam Wins Big at Billboard Latin Music Awards: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
22. ^ Cobo, Leila (August 12, 2021). "Bad Bunny Tops 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.