Aleks Syntek
Raúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña (born September 29, 1969), known by his stage name, Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer and songwriter.[1] He has earned nine nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards, a Grammy nomination, five nominations for the MTV Latin Awards, and is the winner of three Latin Billboard awards. He has also received an Ariel award from the Cinametografia Mexican Academy for Best Film Music.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escajadillo and the second or maternal family name is Peña.As a performer and singer Syntek has released 10 albums receiving Gold and Platinum disc awards for high sales.[2] He has earned special awards such as "The Honor Composer Achievement Award" presented by the Univision Network by actor Edward James Olmos and also "The Music Legacy Award" presented by the North American Society of Composers SESAC. Syntek also starred and pioneered the hit show The Voice in México.
Controversies[edit]
Throughout 2017 and 2018, Syntek became the subject of controversy as a result of his strong criticisms of reggaeton music. He has called it a "vulgar", "misogynist", "cheap" and "generic" genre which promotes "wrong values" in society,[10] and on one occasion he stated that listening to reggaeton could induce people into committing crimes.[11] On several occasions, Aleks mentioned that his concern was not the rhythm of reggaeton, but its lyrics, which were not suitable for minors.[12]
Record labels[edit]
In July 2012, after working with EMI music for 22 years, he moved to Sony Music and released his first album internationally and in over 40 countries under the name of "Syntek + Syntek" and later in 2014 released the album Romantico Desliz.