Defining Bachata
Geoffrey Royce Rojas, known
professionally as Prince Royce, is an
American singer and songwriter of
Dominican descent. At an early age,
Royce took an interest in music, and in
his teenage years began experimenting
with music and writing poetry. By age
nineteen, Royce met Andrés Hidalgo, who
became his manager.
On November 24, 2014, Royce released
"Stuck on a Feeling" featuring Snoop
Dogg as the first single from his
fourth studio album, Double Vision.
The single is Royce's best-performing
single in the United States to date,
having reached number forty-three on
the Billboard Hot 100. In early
2015, he contributed the song "My
Angel" to the soundtrack album for the
blockbuster film Furious 7. In
March 2015, it was announced that Royce
would join Ariana Grande's The
Honeymoon Tour as the opening act for
40 dates in the United States.
Royce's first album primarily in the
English language, Double Vision was
released on July 24, 2015, preceded
by the album's second single, "Back It
Up" featuring Jennifer Lopez and
Pitbull, which was released in May
2015. The single reached number ten
on the US Latin Pop Songs chart and
number ninety-two on the Billboard Hot
100. The Spanish-language version of
the song was nominated for the Latin
Grammy Award for Best Urban Song,
making Royce an eight-time Latin
Grammy-nominated performer.
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