Daniel Heredia Vidal[2][3] (born 18 October 1993), known professionally as Rels B, is a Spanish singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. He is considered one of the great rising stars of the Spanish urbano music.[4]
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| Birth name | Daniel Heredia Vidal |
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| Born | 18 October 1993 Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Partner | Nicole Betancur (2024-present) |
His breakthrough single "A mí" received a significant popularity in Spain. In streaming platforms the song became his most listened track. Alongside his career Rels B has reached commercial success many times with songs like "¿Cómo dormiste?", "Mi luz" and "Mi amor" with singer Aitana. All of them reaching the top 10 in Spain.[5]
Early life
editBorn in Palma de Mallorca,[6] the largest city of the Balearic Islands in Spain, Rels B left home to work as a waiter and bricklayer at the age of 15.[7]
Career
editRels B began his musical career at a young age, but initially dedicated solely to being a producer, although he recorded a couple of songs during that time.[7] After working for several years as a producer, in addition to releasing some singles, he made his official debut with his first EP Change or Die, in 2014.[6]
In 2015 he released his second EP Player Hater, which is consist of 8 songs produced by Itchy & Buco Sounds, mixed and mastered by Quiroga. Other songs such as 'Don't Tell My Mama', 'Word Up', 'Big Plan $', 'Hood Girl' and 'Palm Tree' achieved massive success on networks and millions of views on YouTube. During the same time, the music video for 'Mary Jane', with which he gained wide public acceptance, was produced by Itchy & Buco Sounds and Nibiru Films.[6]
In 2016, he premiered the music videos for 'Skinny Flakkkkkkk' and 'Tienes El Don' on YouTube, with which he managed to capture the attention of other exponents of the genre. His first album Boys Don't Cry was released in the same year, consisting of a total of 12 tracks, again produced by Itchy & Buco Sounds and mastered by Quiroga.[8]
In 2017 he returned with an audiovisual project consisting of various songs with Indigo Jams, such as 'Nueva generación', 'A solas', 'Lord Forgive Me' and 'I Know'.[9][10] Then he would launch the song 'Libres' and the music video of 'Rock & Roll', with which he had accumulated more than two million views in less than a month.[6]
In 2019, the Majorcan 'spent his time celebrating' and on his birthday he released the album Happy Birthday Flakko.[11]
At the end of 2020, an album titled La Isla LP was released by Rels B, which has been described as the 'most musical work of his career', consisting of ten songs that deal with confinement, heartbreak and his hometown, Majorca.[12]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Album | Details | Peaks | Certifications |
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| SPA [13] | |||
| Boys Don't Cry |
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52 | |
| Flakk Daniel's LP |
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1 | |
| Happy Birthday Flakko |
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66 | |
| La Isla LP |
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12 |
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| Smile Bix :) |
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6 | |
| Afrolova' 23 |
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3 | |
| A New Star (1993) |
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2 |
EPs
edit- Change or Die (2014)
- Player Hater (2015)
- Nueva Generación (2017)
Singles
edit- "Money Maker" (2016)
- "Re-Member" (2016)
- "Lejos de ti" (2018)
- "Euromillón" (2018)
- "Ballin'" (2019)
- "A mí" (2019) No. 52 in Spain
- "¿Cómo te va, querida?" (feat. Don Patricio, 2019) No. 30 in Spain
- "Shorty que te vaya bn" (2021) No. 38 in Spain
- "Mi luz" (2022) No. 9 Spain
- "100 Tracks" (2022) No. 74 Spain
- "Cómo dormiste?" (2022) No. 8 Spain
- "Un rodeoooo" (2023) No. 40 Spain
- "Solita y Sueltaaa" (2023) No. 53 Spain
- "Mi amor" (2023) with Aitana No. 9 in Spain
- "Ni 1 complejo" (2024) No. 70 in Spain
- "La Vida Sin Ti" (2024) No.7 in Spain
- "Yotuloko" (2024) (with Omar Montes) No.19 Spain
- "Balearico" (2024) No.72 Spain
Other charted and certified songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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| SPA [14] |
MEX [15] |
US Latin [16] |
WW [17] | ||||
| "Buenos Genes" (with Dellafuente) |
2018 | 92 | — | — | — |
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Flakk Daniel's LP |
| "Sin Mirar las Señales" | 2019 | 20 | — | — | — |
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Happy Birthday Flakko |
| "Otro Cheke" (with Duki and The Rudeboyz) |
41 | — | — | — | |||
| "Si No Te Veo" | 63 | — | — | — |
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| "Quédate, Te Quiero" | 92 | — | — | — | |||
| "1 de Enero, Puntacana" | 2024 | 58 | — | — | — | A New Star (1993) | |
| "Caída del Cielo <3" | 35 | — | — | — | |||
| "Detrás del DJ" | 38 | — | — | — | |||
| "Rapeadita Love" | 56 | — | — | — | |||
| "Como un Velero (Interludio)" | 86 | — | — | — | |||
| "Pretty Girl" (with Tempoe) |
51 | — | — | — | |||
| "Un Desperdicio" (with Junior H) |
22 | 8 | 49 | 134 | |||
| "Foro Sol" | 93 | — | — | — | |||
| "Se Apaga // Me Apago" | 77 | — | — | — | |||
| "Ocean Piano )))))" | 74 | — | — | — | |||
| "El Último del Contracto" | 80 | — | — | — | |||
| "A New Star (2024)" | 29 | — | — | — |
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References
edit- ^ Bonomo, Cecilia (9 October 2020). "Quién es Rels B, el rapero español que conquista Latinoamérica". indiehoy.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Rels B: "Estar con una multinacional es una puta mierda"". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 1 November 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Mongomeri (30 October 2019). "Rels B, el número 1 de las listas de streaming en España". neo2.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Rels B: "Estoy en mi mejor momento, la cuarentena me ha ayudado a encontrarme"". ultimahora.es (in Spanish). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Rels B chart history" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Rels B: Biografía". cmtv.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Biografía de Rels B". buenamusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Mateu, Aleix (28 September 2016). "Rels B se consolida con "Boys Don't Cry", su primer álbum". tiumag.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Escucha el primer adelanto del EP de Rels B e Indigo Jams". mondosonoro.com (in Spanish). 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Serrano, Nacho (20 April 2017). "Rels B: "Hoy en día la música entra más por los ojos que por los oídos"". abc.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Sanz, Raquel (18 October 2019). "¡Happy Birthday Flakko! Rels B nos regala nuevo álbum el día de su cumpleaños". vanidad.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Rels B lanza 'La Isla LP' con colaboraciones de ensueño". okdiario.com (in Spanish). 29 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Search – Rels B (Albums)". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Search – Rels B (Songs)". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Mexico Songs: Week of May 11, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Hot Latin Songs: Week of May 11, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of May 11, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Rels B in the box under the ARTISTA column heading.