Anuel AA Net Worth, Career, and Personal Life
Anuel AA is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper. He recorded his first album while incarcerated and it was his breakthrough in the music industry. His music is a genre of samples and interpolations of songs he listened to growing up. Anuel has an accumulated net worth of $20 million.
What Do We Know About Anuel AA Family Life?
Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago popularly known as Anuel AA was born on November 26 1992 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. His father Jose who was the vice president of the Puerto Rican division of the Sont Music Entertainment A&R department was his role model in the music industry and he began writing and recording music. He was inspired in his dressing and jewelry by rapper Tupac Shakur.
Anuel has three children; a daughter Cattleya with his ex-wife Yailin La Mas Viral, a son Pablo, and a daughter Gianella. He was married to Astrid Cuevas and had a son Pablo, and from his relationship with Colombian model Mellisa Vallecilla, he had Gianella. He was engaged to Colombian singer Karol G in 2019 but they separated in 2021.
He started dating Dominican rapper Yailin La Mas Viral and got married in June 2022 and had a daughter Cattleya, but unfortunately separated in February 2023. He was arrested in 2016 and signed a plea deal for having been found with three pistols; nine magazines, 152 bullets, and one stolen.
Anuel AA Career Life
His music career started at the age of 14, he started writing and recording music and started posting it online in 2014 and gained a lot of fan base with millions of streams and views. He was noticed by rapper Rick Ross and signed to his Latin division of Maybach Music Group and released his mixtape Real Hasta la Muerte in 2016.
In 2016, he was charged with possession of a firearm and was in prison for 30 months. He had just released his Real Hasta la Muerte mixtape and was forced to record the rest of the debut album in prison and released it in 2018 after he was released. The album was a success and was number 42 on the Billboard 200 and on Billboard Hot Latin Songs as the Latin trap genre was doing well. The album features artists like Romeo Santos, Bantu, and Nicki Minaj.
He confirmed his relationship with Colombian singer Karol G with the release of the song Secreto it reached number five on the US Hot Latin Songs chart and number 68 on Billboard Hot 100. They had been dating but were not public about it. Anuel released his second album, Emmanuel, in 2020 with 22 songs, featuring artists like Travis Barker, Lil Wayne, and Bad Bunny. The song China with J Balvin, Karol G, and Daddy Yankee was a hit.
Anuel made a post on Instagram about retiring from music in 2020 after releasing Me Contagie 2 talking about his balance with music and being a parent for his son, depression, complicated relationships, and life challenges. However, in January 2021, he released an album Los Dioses with Ozuna. He was featured on Pop Smoke’s album Faith on the song Mr. Jones.
He was the first Latin artist to work with UFC promoting a sports conceptual album. He had his US tour named Legends Never Die Tour in early 2023. Anuel has had misunderstandings with rappers like Consculluela, Ivy Queen, and 6ix9ine.
