Prince Royce: Artist biography

Written on 02/25/2025
LaMezcla Staff

In the past decade, multi-platinum award-winning singer and songwriter Prince Royce has become one of the most influential and recognizable names in Latin music. Known as a bachata and Latin pop superstar, Royce has achieved 17 #1 radio hits and earned more than 80 major awards, including 22 Billboard Latin Music Awards, 19 Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, 19 Premios Juventud Awards, 6 Latin American Music Awards, and 12 Latin GRAMMY® nominations.

With a loyal fan base of over 55 million followers across social media, Prince Royce has performed for sold-out crowds at some of the most prestigious venues in the United States and Latin America. In 2019, he made history as the first tropical music artist to perform at the Houston Rodeo at NRG Stadium, drawing more than 55,000 fans.

All of his albums have achieved multi-platinum certification. His fifth studio album, FIVE (2017), debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart and became the highest first-week selling Latin album in two years. The project earned Triple Platinum certification by the RIAA in the U.S. and multiple international certifications. FIVE also landed on Billboard’s coveted Top Latin Albums of the Year list, solidifying Royce as one of the Top Latin Artists of 2017.

Prince Royce’s career is also defined by high-profile collaborations with some of the biggest names in global music, including Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown, Selena Gomez, Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Thalía, Maná, Daddy Yankee, Becky G, Anitta, Ludacris, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Farruko, and Maluma.

In addition to music, Royce has expanded into acting. He co-starred as Peter in FOX’s live musical broadcast The Passion(2016) and joined the cast of Hulu’s acclaimed series East Los High.

Today, Prince Royce stands as a multi-faceted Latin superstar, continuing to break barriers and elevate the presence of bachata, reggaetón, and Latin pop on the world stage.