However, this didn’t stop him from developing his own style and discovering his sound. Since he was 14 years old he began producing and composing songs, and two years later, his work as composer and producer in the album “ Invencible” for Tito el Bambino paid off, winning Jhay his first GRAMMY.Īchieving such a prestigious award at such a young age was the trampoline that launched his career as a composer, working alongside great artists like Zion y Lennox, Natti Natasha, and Nicky Jam, among others. It is at that moment, listening to the songs of Don Omar back in his hometown that Jhay fell in love with this genre, forever changing his future as a singer and song writer.
When he was 12 years old, he moved back to Puerto Rico, where he found a new style of music growing in popularity, the new wave of urban music, such as reggaeton, was on the rise.
A true innovator and creative, the composer and singer from the island of Puerto Rico, Jesus Manuel Nieves Cortes, better known as Jhay Cortez, began reaping success at the young age of 16, and yet, this is just the beginning of his promising career.īorn in Rio Piedra, Puerto Rico, Jhay lived in New Jersey for most of his childhood.
