Overview
Xtreme is an American music duo consisting of members Danny D (born as Danny Alfredo Mejía on July 23, 1985) and Steve Styles (born as Steven Tejada on November 25, 1985) of Dominican descent. The duo focuses on the Dominican genre bachata. Xtreme was formed in 2003 and since then has enjoyed success among Hispanics in the United States. The original line up included another vocalist name Elvis Rosario, who was also a guitarist in the group. He left after 2005 or 2006.
History
Formation (2003-2005)
The group was discovered in 2003 by Andre "Dre" Hidalgo. He is the owner and founder of the independent record label 2 Strong Music, which had started the careers of Bachata artists and groups such as Aventura and Prince Royce. Dre discovered Danny D at age 17. Later on he added Elvis Rosario to the lineup. Danny and Rosario were the original members. Steve Styles came in after many auditions were held to find another member, which would eventually convert Xtreme into a trio.
Albums and achievements (2003-2011)
The band's original first album was We Got Next, released in 2003. but they barely had recognition at the time due to being underground. Thus, when they signed to Sergio George's SGZ Entertainment, they had a new start and made their self-titled album, Xtreme, as the debut album. Also, Steve Styles was not part of the 2003 album because he joined the group a year later. Which made the 2005 album his first appearance in an album.
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