Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, known professionally as Rauw Alejandro, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and songwriter. His music styles include genres such as reggaeton, Latin R&B, urbano, Latin trap, rhythmic pop, and ballads. His accolades include two Latin Grammy Awards, two Billboard Latin Music Awards, and an iHeartRadio Music Awards. Rolling Stone called him "the greatest showman in Latin music" and compared his concerts to a Broadway production. Born on January 10, 1993, in San Juan, Puerto Rico and was raised in Canóvanas and Carolina. He began his career on SoundCloud in 2014. In December 2017, he released his first single as lead artist, titled "Toda", with Alex Rose. It peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs charts in November 2018. He has released 5 albums since, and has collaborated with a variety of other Latin artists, including Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Shakira, and Bad Bunny.