Sky Rompiendo
{{Family name hatnote|Ramírez|Suárez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sky Rompiendo
| image =
| birth_name = Alejandro Ramírez Suárez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|23}}
| origin = Bogotá, Colombia
| genre = Reggaeton
| occupation = Producer, songwriter, Disc-jockey
| years_active = 2011-present
| associated_acts = J Balvin, Feid, Juanes, Maluma, Nicky Jam, Ozuna
| website =
}}
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 Bad Bunny, 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 Bogotá, Colombia, and raised in Medellín, Colombia.{{cite web|url=https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2630&banda=Sky_Rompiendo|title=Sky Rompiendo|website=CMTV|accessdate=September 4, 2021|language=es}} 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".{{Cite web|date=2021-06-13|title=Said The Sky y su historia que cobra vida cuando se comparte con el mundo|url=https://www.electricdust.net/said-the-sky-y-su-historia-que-cobra-vida-cuando-se-comparte-con-el-mundo/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Electric Dust|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://www.buenamusica.com/sky-rompiendo/biografia|title=Biografía de Sky Rompiendo|website=BuenaMusica|accessdate=September 4, 2021|language=es}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://umomag.com/revista/entrevistas/sky-rompiendo-no-todo-el-mundo-va-a-seguir-tu-sonido-si-te-quedas-con-el-mismo-toda-la-vida/|title="No todo el mundo va a seguir tu sonido si te quedas con el mismo toda la vida"|website=Umomag|first=J|last=Rivera|date=July 20, 2018|accessdate=September 4, 2021|language=es}} 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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/j-balvin/chart-history/lcm/|title=J Balvin Chart History (Top Latin Albums)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 4, 2021}}{{cite magazine|title=Calle 13 lidera las nominaciones de los Grammy Latinos|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6259306/calle-13-latin-grammy-nominations-carlos-vives-enrique-iglesias|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=September 4, 2021|language=es}} 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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6889531/j-balvins-ginza-sets-hot-latin-songs-chart-record|title=J Balvin's 'Ginza' Sets Hot Latin Songs Chart Record|magazine=Billboard|first=Amaya|last=Mendizabal|date=February 25, 2016|accessdate=September 4, 2021}} 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
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Production ! scope="col" | Songwriting |
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| 2012
| Magia (A) | Maluma | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| 2013
| La Familia (A) | rowspan="3"|J Balvin | {{tick}} | |
| 2014
| "Ay Vamos" (S) | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| 2015
| "Ginza" (S) | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| rowspan="2"|2016
| "Safari" (S) | J Balvin featuring Pharrell Williams, Bia and Sky | | {{tick}} |
| Energía (A)
| J Balvin | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| rowspan="7"|2017
| "Mi Gente (remix)" (S) | J Balvin and Willy William featuring Beyoncé | | {{tick}} |
| "El Ratico" (S)
| Juanes featuring Kali Uchis | {{tick}} | |
| Mis Planes son Amarte (A)
| Juanes | {{tick}} | |
| “Bonita” (S)
| Jowell & Randy, J Balvin | {{tick}} | |
| ODISEA (A)
| Ozuna | {{tick}} | |
| "Downtown" (S)
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| #UPDATE (A)
| Yandel | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| rowspan="6"|2018
| "Machika" (S) | J Balvin featuring Jeon and Anitta | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| "Say My Name" (S)
| David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and J Balvin | | {{tick}} |
| "Por Perro" (S)
| Sebastián Yatra featuring Luis Figueroa and Lary Over | {{tick}} | |
| Vibras (A)
| J Balvin | {{tick}} | |
| Mi Movimiento (A)
| {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| "Replay" (S)
| Maikel Delacalle | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| rowspan="9"|2019
| "Con Altura" (S) | Rosalía featuring J Balvin and El Guincho | | {{tick}} |
| "Brújulas"
| Reik | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| "Blanco" (S)
| rowspan="3"|J Balvin | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| "Rojo" (S)
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| "Morado" (S)
| {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| Súper Sangre Joven (A)
| Duki | {{tick}} | |
| "FRESH KERIAS" (S)
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| Oasis (A)
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| "5 Stars" (S)
| C. Tangana featuring Polimá Westcoast, Duki and Neo Pistea | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| rowspan="7"|2020
| "Que Calor" (S) | Major Lazer featuring El Alfa and J Balvin | | {{tick}} |
| Colores (A)
| J Balvin | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| "Ponte Pa' Mí" (S)
| Rauw Alejandro, Myke Towers, and Sky Rompiendo | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| "TKN" (S)
| Rosalía and Travis Scott | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| Afrodisíaco (A)
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| "Polvo" (S)
| Nicky Jam and Myke Towers | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| FERXXO (VOL. 1: M.O.R) (A)
| Feid | {{tick}} | |
| rowspan="4"|2021
| "LA FAMA" (S) | Rosalía & The Weeknd | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| “Poblado” Remix (S)
| Crissin, Karol G, J Balvin, Natan y Shander, Nicky Jam, Totoy El Frío | {{tick}} | |
| “Volando” Remix (S)
| {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| “FRIKI” (S)
| Feid, Karol G | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
| 2022
| "Chicken Teriyaki" (S) | Rosalía | {{tick}} | {{tick}} |
(A) Album, (S), Single
{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/4661910-Alejandro-Ram%C3%ADrez-3|title=Alejandro Ramírez|website=Discogs|accessdate=September 4, 2021}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/6443969-Sky-Rompiendo-El-Bajo|title=Sky Rompiendo el Bajo|website=Discogs|accessdate=September 4, 2021}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/5842753-Sky-66|title=Sky|website=Discogs|accessdate=September 4, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Sky-rompiendo |title=Sky Rompiendo Lyrics, Songs, and Albums (Genius) |accessdate=16 July 2023}}