Sky Rompiendo

Sky Rompiendo
Birth nameAlejandro Ramírez Suárez
BornMay 23, 1992
OriginMedellín, Colombia
GenresReggaeton
Occupation(s)Producer, songwriter, Disc-jockey
Years active2011-present

Alejandro Ramírez Suárez (born May 23, 1992), better known as Sky Rompiendo (“breaking sky” or “Sky breaking”), Sky Rompiendo el Bajo or just Sky is a Colombian producer, songwriter and DJ. He gained recognition at a young age, creating hits with Latin trap and reggaetón artists such as Anitta, Feid, J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma, Nicky Jam and Ozuna. He has received six Latin Grammy Awards as a producer and songwriter.

Career

Ramírez was born on May 23, 1992, in Medellín, Colombia. His interest for music production began at the age of 11, when he saw the digital audio workstation called Fruity Loops being used by one of his friends. In 2011, after studying at Berklee College of Music, Boston, he began to work as a record producer for Colombian artists, producing songs like "Amor de Verano" (“summer love”) by Shako, "Cripy Cripy" (a reference to cannabis) by Yandar & Yostin and "En lo Oscuro" (“in the dark”) by J Balvin. During the production of the latter song, Ramírez developed his artistic name; initially, his nickname was ‘Sky’ after being a part of a record-producing duo named ‘Sky High’, but after hearing the sentence "rompiendo el bajo" in the song with J Balvin, he added it to his nickname—transforming it into "Sky Rompiendo el Bajo" or "Sky Rompiendo".

During 2012 and 2013, at the age of 20-21, he continued to frequently work with J Balvin, such as on the songs "Yo Te Lo Dije" (“I told you”), "Sola" (“alone”) and "6 AM"; these songs would later be a part of Balvin's first studio album, La Familia, released on October 29, 2013. The record peaked at number one in Colombia and at number 10 on the American Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album also received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album. Sky also worked in the songs "Báilame" (“dance with me”) by Feid and on "Hagan Fila" (“stand in line”) from Yaga & Mackie's sixth album Los Mackieavelikos HD.

Sky achieved commercial and international success with J Balvin as one of the featured songwriters and producers of the song "Ginza" (2015); the song spent twenty-one weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, breaking the record for most weeks spent in that position by a song from a solo act. Since then, Sky has produced all studio albums by J Balvin to date: Energía (2016), Vibras (2018) and Colores (2020), plus also participating in Oasis (2019), the collaborative album by Balvin with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, all the aforementioned albums have peaked at number one in the Billboard Top Latin Albums, with the exception of Colores that peaked at number two.

For his work as a producer, Sky has received several nominations at the Latin Grammy Awards, including four nominations for Album of the Year and two for Record of the Year, he has also won the Latin Grammy for Best Urban Music Album three times and Best Urban Song twice. Sky has also received three nominations for Producer of the Year at the Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Discography

Year Title Artist Production Songwriting
2012 Magia (A) Maluma check check
2013 La Familia (A) J Balvin check
2014 "Ay Vamos" (S) check check
2015 "Ginza" (S) check check
2016 "Safari" (S) J Balvin featuring Pharrell Williams, Bia and Sky check
Energía (A) J Balvin check check
2017 "Mi Gente (remix)" (S) J Balvin and Willy William featuring Beyoncé check
"El Ratico" (S) Juanes featuring Kali Uchis check
Mis Planes son Amarte (A) Juanes check
“Bonita” (S) Jowell & Randy, J Balvin check
ODISEA (A) Ozuna check
"Downtown" (S) Anitta con J Balvin check
#UPDATE (A) Yandel check check
2018 "Machika" (S) J Balvin featuring Jeon and Anitta check check
"Say My Name" (S) David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and J Balvin check
"Por Perro" (S) Sebastián Yatra featuring Luis Figueroa and Lary Over check
Vibras (A) J Balvin check
Mi Movimiento (A) De La Ghetto check check
"Replay" (S) Maikel Delacalle check check
2019 "Con Altura" (S) Rosalía featuring J Balvin and El Guincho check
"Brújulas" Reik check check
"Blanco" (S) J Balvin check check
"Rojo" (S) check check
"Morado" (S) check check
Súper Sangre Joven (A) Duki check
"FRESH KERIAS" (S) Feid, Maluma and Sky check check
Oasis (A) J Balvin & Bad Bunny check
"5 Stars" (S) C. Tangana featuring Polimá Westcoast, Duki and Neo Pistea check check
2020 "Que Calor" (S) Major Lazer featuring El Alfa and J Balvin check
Colores (A) J Balvin check check
"Ponte Pa' Mí" (S) Rauw Alejandro, Myke Towers, and Sky Rompiendo check check
"TKN" (S) Rosalía and Travis Scott check check
Afrodisíaco (A) Rauw Alejandro check
"Polvo" (S) Nicky Jam and Myke Towers check check
FERXXO (VOL. 1: M.O.R) (A) Feid check
2021 "LA FAMA" (S) Rosalía & The Weeknd check check
“Poblado” Remix (S) Crissin, Karol G, J Balvin, Natan y Shander, Nicky Jam, Totoy El Frío check
“Volando” Remix (S) Bad Bunny, Mora, Sech check check
“FRIKI” (S) Feid, Karol G check check
2022 "CHICKEN TERIYAKI" (S) Rosalía check check

(A) Album, (S), Single

Awards and nominations

Latin Grammy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Artist Result Ref.
2015 Best Urban Song "Ay Vamos" (as songwriter) J Balvin Won
2016 "Acércate" (as songwriter) De La Ghetto Nominated
Best Urban Music Album Energía (as producer) J Balvin Won
2017 Album of the Year Mis Planes son Amarte (as producer) Juanes Nominated
Best Pop/Rock Album Won
Record of the Year "El Ratico" (as producer) Juanes featuring Kali Uchis Nominated
2018 Album of the Year Vibras (as producer) J Balvin Nominated
Best Urban Music Album Won
Best Urban Song "Downtown" (as songwriter) Anitta and J Balvin Nominated
2019 "Con Altura" (as songwriter) Rosalía featuring J Balvin and El Guincho Won
"Caliente" (as songwriter) De La Ghetto featuring J Balvin Nominated
2020 Album of the Year Colores (as producer) J Balvin Nominated
Oasis (as producer) J Balvin & Bad Bunny Nominated
Best Urban Music Album Colores (as producer) J Balvin Won
Record of the Year "Rojo" (as producer, songwriter) J Balvin Nominated
Best Urban Song Nominated
2021 "Agua" (as songwriter) Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
2022 Record of the Year "La Fama" (as producer) Rosalía & The Weeknd Nominated
Album of the Year Motomami (as producer) Rosalía Won

Billboard Latin Music Awards

Año Categoría Trabajo Resultado Ref.
2015 Producer of the Year Sky Rompiendo Nominated
2017 Nominated
2021 Nominated