Américo is a Chilean singer-songwriterr of cumbia and tropical ballads. The son
of bolero singer Melvin "Corazón" Américo, he was born Domingo Johnny Vega Urzúa
on December 24, 1977, in Arica, Chile. Américo began his career as a child,
recording the album La Plegaria de un Niño (1988) at the age of eleven. Later
on, he continued performing as a singer for various music groups throughout
Chile. In 1997, he joined the tropical music group Alegría, a very successful
project with whom Américo toured extensively and recorded 11 studio albums.
Following his departure in 2002, he relea...