Birth name Humberto Nieves
Born June 4, 1958 (age 51)
Origin Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Genres Salsa
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Years active 1977–present
Website www.titonievesonline.com
Humberto "Tito" Nieves (born June 4, 1958) became one of the leading Salsa singers of the 1980s and the early 1990s.
Born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico and raised in the United States, Nieves began his career while participating in Orquesta Cimarron, a New York-based group. In 1977, he teamed up with singer Héctor Lavoe and his Orchestra and joined The Conjunto Clasico. Later, Nieves decided to start his solo career in 1986, setting himself apart by singing Salsa in English. He is known for his hits such as El Amor Más Bonito, Sonámbulo, and the English-salsa hit, I Like It Like That (1997). Present hits from the album Fabricando Fantasias include Fabricando Fantasias and Ya No Queda Nada with La India, Nicky Jam, and K-Mil. He attended Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, New York, and though he left before graduating, he was given an honorary diploma in 1994.
In 2007, he released Canciones Clasicas De Marco Antonio Solís, a tribute to Mexican singer, Marco Antonio Solís. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.