Fuego

Miguel Ángel Durán Jr. (born September 24, 1981) known by his stage name as Fuego ("fire"), is an American singer, songwriter and founder of Fireboy Inc./Sauce Gang. He is currently signed to Lionfish Entertainment. Early life Durán was born to Dominican parents in Washington, D.C., and was raised in Langley Park, Maryland. He grew up listening to his father's instrumental harmonies and listening to the timbales in Salsa and Merengue on a vinyl LP in his living room. Growing up with Spanish tropical music at home, Fuego came to appreciate Latin musicians such as Frankie Ruiz, Juan Luis Guerra and Hector Lavoe. While on his own at school and with his friends he also developed an appreciation for American rappers such as 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Fuego's parents sent him to the Dominican Republic, where he attended school for a couple of years and, with his brother Rickylindo, absorbed the culture there. In the late 1990s, Fuego formed part of a group called 3men2 (Tremendo) with friends and his brother. They started a local movement and performing at local venues. Later, after the group split, Durán meet DJ Menace, one of the first local DJs to play Latin music and introduce Reggaeton to the Washington, D.C., area. Menace founded Migo Productions and booked Fuego shows in the area, helping to get exposure. Menace died in a car accident in 2003. In 2004, Fuego was booked as an opening act to Reggaeton concert at a local night club where Daddy Yankee and Reggaeton Duo Plan B were headlining, He sang "Aqui Con Migo" while a member of Plan B; Chencho watched him perform, he was shocked by Durán's talent an to see how the crowd was singing along word for word.