Héctor Acosta (singer)
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Héctor Elpidio Acosta Restituyo (born May 23, 1967), better known as Héctor Acosta "El Torito" (Héctor Acosta "The Little Bull") or simply Héctor Acosta, is a Merengue and bachata singer, and politician from the Dominican Republic. In 2020, he was elected senator representing the Monseñor Nouel Province before the Senate of the Dominican Republic; he was reelected in 2024.[1]
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Birth name | Héctor Elpidio Acosta Restituyo |
Born | (1967-05-23) May 23, 1967 (age 57) Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, Dominican Republic |
Genres | Bachata, Merengue |
Occupations | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1980s-present |
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Formerly of | Los Toros Band |
Website | hectoracostayorquesta |
Acosta was the lead singer for the Dominican band Los Toros Band (The Bull Band). They were mostly a merengue band who in the late 1990s started to perform bachata songs which would gain huge success. In the mid-2000s he continued as a solo artist and would gain bigger success with hits like "Me Voy", "Con Que Ojos", "Tu Primera Vez", "Me Duele La Cabeza", "Levántate", "Amorcito Enfermito", among others.[2] Some of his hits have reached number one on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart. He has released seven studio albums in which three of them have been certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3] Acosta is considered one of Dominican music's greatest musicians.