| Mau & Ricky | |
| Alias: | MR |
| Origin: | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
| Current Members: |
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Mau & Ricky is a Venezuelan Latin pop and reggaeton duo formed by singer-songwriter brothers Mauricio Alberto "Mau" Reglero Rodríguez (born August 17, 1993) and Ricardo Andrés "Ricky" Reglero Rodríguez (born November 21, 1990), both sons of Argentine-Venezuelan singer Ricardo Montaner.
Songs such as the "Mi Mala" remix featuring Karol G, Becky G, Leslie Grace and Lali (which peaked at No. 44 on the Hot Latin Songs[1]), have catapulted onto the Latin Urban Pop charts.[2]
The duo has released an EP, Arte,[3] on Sony Music Latin, and an album Para Aventuras y Curiosidades, which peaked at No. 3 on Billboards Latin Pop.[4]
They were nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Song of the Year[5] and chosen by YouTube Music as the only Latin Artist to be part of "Artist on the Rise" in 2019.[6]
Mauricio Alberto and Ricardo Andrés Reglero Rodríguez were born in Caracas, Venezuela, to the filmmaker Marlene Rodríguez, and Ricardo Montaner, an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer-songwriter.[7] [8] They were raised until the ages of 7 and 10 in Caracas[9] before moving to Miami, Florida. They have a sister Evaluna and two older half-brothers, Alejandro Manuel and Héctor Eduardo, from their father's first marriage. Mau y Ricky are bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish. They also volunteered in their parents' foundation La Ventana de Los Cielos.
They began studying music at the ages of 4 and 6 years respectively and started their music career playing weekly at a church in a band that they co-founded. In 2011 they began performing as MR until 2015, when they changed the name of the duo to Mau & Ricky.[10] [11]
In 2017, they released Arte, their first EP under the umbrella of Sony Music Latin.
In May 2019, they released their album Para Aventuras y Curiosidades which has peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Latin Pop charts and stayed on the Billboard charts for 39 weeks straight.[12] The album has received multiple diamond and platinum records in the US and has been in numerous other Billboard Charts. The album got a finalist position for the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards in Latin Pop Album of the Year category.[13]
In October 2019 they released their song "Bota Fuego" with hit reggaeton artist Nicky Jam
In January 2020, Mau y Ricky were featured in 3 singles (Thalía "Ya Tú Me Conoces", Tini "Recuerdo" and Ovy on the Drums "Sigo Buscándote"). Within 2 months they dropped "Qué Dirías?" and "Me Enamora." After a few other collabs they officially kicked off their second era with the release of "PAPÁS" in August of 2020. With only two other singles released their album "rifresh" was released in November of 2020
Mau y Ricky kicked off their third era in 2021 with the release of "3 de la Mañana" with Sebastián Yatra and Mora. With the release of several hit singles in 2021, 2022, and 2023. In November of 2023 they announced the release of their "Desgenerados Mixtape" with some songs that were previously released and some new songs. A few months after that they released the lead single for what they call their most ambitious project to date, "Hotel Caracas" with a slated release of 2024 they are expected to not only release an album they are expected to have a headlining tour and release a film/documentary about the creation of the album
As composers, they have written songs for several singers including Chayanne, Thalía, Leslie Grace,[14] Miguel Bosé, Diego Boneta, Cristian Castro, Ricky Martin, Karol G and Ednita Nazario.[15]
Some of their music compositions include diamond selling tracks among which are "Ya No Tiene Novio" (Sebastián Yatra, Mau y Ricky), "Sin Pijama" (Becky G, Natti Natasha),[16] Vente Pa´Ca (Ricky Martin, Maluma) and "Pa’Dentro" (Juanes).
See main article: Mau y Ricky discography.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | La Voz México | Musical guests | Performed in the Finale | |
| 2020 | La Voz US | Comeback Stage Coaches | ||
| 2021-present | La Voz Kids | Coaches | ||
| 2021/2022-present | La Voz Argentina | Coaches |
At the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2017, Mau y Ricky were nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist for their album Arte and the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "Vente Pa' Ca".[17] They won the Gardel Award for Song of the Year for their song "Sin Querer Queriendo", alongside Lali.[18]
In 2019 they were chosen by Youtube Music as the only Latin Artist to be part of "Artist On The Rise" in 2019.
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