Prince Royce

Prince Royce has been dating actress Emeraude Toubia since 2011. The couple confirmed their relationship in April 2016.

Prince Royce was born as Geoffrey Royce Rojas, on 11 May 1989, in the Bronx, the northernmost borough in New York City. His father was a cab driver while his mother worked at a beauty salon. They have four children, Royce being the second one. Both his parents were from the Dominican Republic, which can explain why he is mostly attracted towards Bachata music.

He started competing in talent shows during his school days, along with taking part in choir. He also began writing poetry, which later turned into songwriting.

At the age of fifteen, Geoffrey Royce Rojas began making his own music. Soon, Royce met Andrés Hidalgo, who was hugely impressed by his demo, and became his manager. Later, he was introduced to Sergio George, who after listening to three of his demos, immediately signed him to his record label 'Top Stop Music'.

On March 2010, he released his debut album 'Prince Royce' which became an instant hit. It transformed him from an aspiring artist to a musical star within a short period. The album stood at Number 1 on the US Billboard Tropical Albums Chart. It also eventually reached Number 1 on the US Latin Albums. It became one of the most popular albums of the year, and earned Royce several awards and nominations.

His second studio album ‘Phase II’ was released in April 2012. It incorporated various music styles including Bachata to Mariachi. It included singles such as ‘Las Cosas Pequeñas,’ ‘Incondicional,’ and ‘Te Me Vas.’ Like his previous album, it became a huge success, debuting at number one on the Billboard Tropical Albums Chart. Later it also reached number one on the Billboard Latin Albums Chart.

Later, he signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment for the release of his third studio album 'Soy el Mismo'. Featuring singles such as ‘Darte un Beso’ and ‘Te Robaré,’ the album was released on October 8, 2013, and stood at Number 1 on the US Tropical Albums chart.

In 2015, Prince Royce contributed a song 'My Angel' to the popular American action movie 'Fast & Furious 7'. Directed by James Wan, the film was a huge commercial success, becoming the third highest grossing film of 2015, and the eighth highest grossing film of all time.

'Prince Royce', the first studio album of Royce is among his most significant and most successful works. It debuted at Number 16 on the Billboard Latin Albums chart, and peaked at Number 1 on both the US Billboard Tropical Albums and Latin Albums charts. Its lead single was 'Stand by Me', a remake of a 1961 song by American soul singer Ben E. King. Other singles in the album included 'Corazón Sin Cara' and 'Rock the Pants'.

In 2016, Royce appeared in 'The Passion', an American music TV special, which aired on Fox Network. The show was a contemporary retelling of the ‘Passion of Jesus Christ.’ Narrated by Tyler Perry, it starred several musicians including Prince Royce, Jencarlos Canela, Trisha Yearwood, and Chris Daughtry. The show became the second-highest rated show of the night. It received mostly mixed reviews from critics.