Humberto Ceballos Boza (born Panama City, July 25, 1997),[1] better known by his stage name Boza, is a Panamanian singer and songwriter. He began his career in 2014 by venturing into urban music. His style is characterized by the fusion between the dancehall and Regé genres with the Panamanian style "canela".[2]
Humberto Ceballos Boza | |
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 Boza at 2022 Premios Nuestra Tierra | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Humberto Ceballos Boza |
| Also known as |
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| Born | July 25, 1997 Panama City, Panama |
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| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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Biography
edit"Singing was not something that was in my future plans; I wanted to be a footballer, but because of limited resources I couldn't. Music came about because it passed from one friend to another. They listened to me on street corners and it was at my first performance, which was pretty straightforward, that Faster [DJ and music producer] was told about me. He introduced me to music from day zero and until today we are what we are, thanks to him"
—El Boza in an interview with La Teja.[3]
El Boza has commented that since childhood he had an interest in football, and wanted to perform as a professional footballer. However, for various reasons he decided to go into music. In his childhood he used to sing to his friends on top of an old refrigerator, and they were amazed by his musical qualities and decided to tell a music producer about him.[4] He rose to fame in Panama in 2015 with the song "Bandolera" along with the also Panamanian singers Yemil and El Tachi.[5]
Career
editBoza started his music career in 2014, when he was just 16 years old. His first song was "Canelas", but his popularity was ignited with "Bandolera", a collaboration with Panamanian singers Yemil and Tachi.[6] He was one of the fresh faces of the new wave of Panamanians that with dancehall, reggae in Spanish, trap and explicit content flowed in a musical category that they called "canela". They were immediately criticized by artists from the past and tried to censor them, as is often the case with sounds created by a young generation.[6] The Chombo legendary figure of Latin music is one of the main detractors of "canela".[7]
In April 2017, he joined the record label Panama Music, led by Januario Crespo, who signed the rights to represent the idol. In the following years, he released songs such as "Ratas y ratones", "Lollipop" and "Me mató", which allowed him to obtain international recognition.[8] This musical credit goes to Panamanian record producer Irving Quintero "Faster", who asserts that the artist will continue to maintain his essence, confirming the talent and versatility he possesses when it comes to interpretation.[9] In April 2019, he signed with Sony Music Latin, thus becoming the first Panamanian artist to sign with the record company.[10][11]
In June 2019, he announced that his debut album was in development.[10] In September of the same year, he released the first single from the album entitled "En 4 Vente".[12] In February 2020, Boza released his debut extended play, Sonrisas Tristes, which includes the single "Party en mi Casa", which peaked at number three in Panama. Later, on July 31, 2020, Boza released his debut studio album, Más Negro que Rojo, which includes the songs "Bandida", which became Boza's highest-charting single in Panama, debuting at number two; and "Hecha Pa' Mi", that became a commercial success in Latin America, Europe and the United States, after earning popularity on the video-sharing app TikTok.[13]
Controversy
editIn January 2020, the singer starred in an altercation on Twitter after a follower hinted at the male artist to which he responded with a macho and even homophobic tone.[14][15]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Más Negro que Rojo |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Sonrisas Tristes |
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| Ella |
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Singles
editAs a lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAN [16] |
ARG [17] |
COL [18] |
CR [19] |
ITA [20] |
POR [21] |
SPA [22] |
SWI [23] |
US Latin [24] |
VEN [25] | ||||
| "Canelas" | 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album singles | |
| "Ahora Me Llamas" (featuring Mystical) |
2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Vil Diva" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Prohibida" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "El Muñeco" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Era Mentira" (featuring Miguel Ángel) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Desahogo" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Para Que" | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Long Time" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Me Extrañas" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Check One Way" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Perro de la Vida" (featuring Yemil) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Al Igual que Tú" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Shobull Choque" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Reina Sin King" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Noche de Gala" | 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Lighta" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Real Pomposa" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Bomba de Tiempo" | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Hoy" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Ratas y Ratones" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Bamboleo" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Qué Será de Mi Ex" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Ya no hay más amor" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Vine por ti" (featuring Carlienis) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Vamo' a prender" (featuring El Tachi) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Lollipop" | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Un nuevo amanecer" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Me Mató" | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "En 4 Vente" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Party En Mi Casa" | 2020 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Más Negro que Rojo | |
| "Odiarte" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Bandida" | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Hecha Pa' Mi" | 4 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 56 | 36 | 1 | |||
| "Ella" | 2021 | 3 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 23 | – | – | 1 | Bucle | |
| "En la Luna" | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Ella (Remix)"[30] (with Lunay, Lenny Tavárez, Juhn and Beéle) |
– | 50 | – | – | – | – | 51 | – | – | – |
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Non-album single | |
| "Barco de Papel" | 2023 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
As a featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAN [16] | |||
| "Bandolera" (Yemil featuring Tachi and Boza) |
2015 | – | Non-album singles |
| "Señora Chanel" (Baby Wally featuring Boza) |
– | ||
| "Monótono" (Dubosky featuring Sech, Mr. Fox, Yemil, Jay Fire and Boza) |
2016 | – | |
| "Me Enamoró (Remix)" (Los Rakas featuring Tobe Love and Boza) |
– | ||
| "Pareja Explosiva" (Mista Bombo featuring BCA and Boza) |
2018 | – | |
| "Deja La Envidia" (Chamaco featuring Boza) |
2019 | – | |
| "Maldad" (BCA featuring Boza) |
2020 | 12 | |
| "Bebe" (Joey Montana featuring Boza) |
2021 | 8 | |
| "Otra Baby" (Akim, Dalex and Beéle featuring Boza) |
– | ||
| "Perreito Salvaje" (Emilia Mernes featuring Boza) |
– |
References
edit- ^ "Boza". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Boza: nuevo artista en Panama Music". El Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ Latina, Francesca Chinchilla Bachiller en periodismo de la Universidad. "Cantante panameño defiende su tierra: prefiere al exsaprissista Jaime Penedo en lugar de Keylor Navas". La Teja, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "¡Por lo grande! A Boza le gustaría grabar con Anuel, Karol G y ¿Snoop Dogg?". Critica (in Spanish). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ Panamá, LOS40 (2019-04-10). "Boza nuevo artista de Sony Centroamérica". LOS40PA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Hablemos de El Tachi, el futuro musical de Panamá que casi se apagó". Heabbi.com (in Spanish). 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "La 'canela' que tiene 'cabrea'o a DJ sigue de turno". www.critica.com.pa (in Spanish). 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ LatinOLStudio.com (2019-04-11). "Sony Music Centroamerica & Caribe firman la revelación musical de Panamá, EL Boza". LatinOL.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ REDACCI\u00d3N \/ @PANAMAAMERICA (2017-04-13). "El artista 'Boza' firmó contrato". Panamá América (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Sánchez, Marilyn Cejas (2019-06-25). "El Boza anuncia que pronto saldrá su disco y que podría grabar con Pedro Capó". Telemetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ Miranda, Marilyn Cejas de (2019-04-11). "El Boza firma con Sony Music Centroamérica, le gustaría grabar con Daddy Yankee". Telemetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Un nuevo Boza, pero con la misma esencia". Critica (in Spanish). 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Boza, el artista panameño que está conquistando TikTok con su tema "Hecha Pa' Mi"". Toronto Hispano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "El Boza dice que su música es solo para 'señoritas' y cierra Twitter. Lo tildan de homófobo". www.midiario.com (in Spanish). 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ "¡Qué revulú! Critican al Boza y lo acusan de homofóbico y machista". www.critica.com.pa (in Spanish). 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ a b "Panamá Top 20 - Del 25 al 31 de Enero, 2021". Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Boza Chart History (Billboard Argentina Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ Peak positions in Colombia:
- "Hecha Pa' Mi": "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 11 del 2021" (in Spanish). National-Report. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Costa Rica Top 20 - Del 28 de Diciembre, 2020 al 3 de Enero, 2021". Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Discography Boza". Italian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Discography Boza". Portuguese Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Boza Discography". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Discographie Boza". swisscharts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Boza Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Venezuela Top 100 - Sábado 29/05/2021". Record Report. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "BOZA RECIBE CERTIFICACIONES DE ORO, PLATINO Y DOBLE PLATINO CON SU EXITOSO SENCILLO "HECHA PA' MI"". Sony Music Latin (in Spanish). March 9, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "Italian certifications – Boza" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved September 24, 2021. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Boza" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
- ^ a b "HECHA PA' MI - BOZA". elportaldemusica.es (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c "American certifications – Boza". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Ella (Remix) - Single by Boza, Lunay, Lenny Tavárez, Juhn & Beéle". 29 October 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.