When Rivera was 16, his father made a demo and presented it to the CBS music department. In 1988, Tommy Olivencia heard Rivera sing alongside his father and recommended that he sing solo. In 2003, this picture was used by Rivera to make the album cover for his tribute Canto a mi Idolo. Frankie Ruiz, who was a guest at the hotel, appeared and sang a couple of songs with them and had his picture taken alongside Rivera. In 1986, when he was 14 years old, he accompanied his father who was performing at a hotel in Isla Verde, San Juan. His parents, also musicians, inspired him to become a musician and as a child he would often accompany his mother Dominga, a singer, and father Edwin, a guitarist and director of Los Barones Trio, during their shows. Two other brothers, Ito and Jose, are professional instrumental musicians. His entire family consists of musicians, including tropical recording artists Edwin Rivera and younger sister Saned.
He moved with his family to Levittown in the town of Toa Baja, where he received his primary and secondary education. Rivera was born in Humacao, a town located on the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. ∙ Wyclef Jean sampled the trumpet intro from Rivera’s 1992 hit “Amores Como el Nuestro” for 2006’s “Hips Don’t Lie,” which was a global smash for Shakira.Jerry Rivera (born Gerardo Rivera Rodríguez on J) is a Puerto Rican salsa singer and songwriter. ∙ The telegenic artist landed a role in the 1994 film I Like It Like That, appeared in various Puerto Rican TV specials, and played himself in the telenovela Mi Destino Eres Tú in 2005. ∙ Rivera helped popularize salsa among young people with 1993’s Cara de Niño, which earned him his first Top 10 hit, “Qué Hay de Malo,” and picked up a Grammy nomination. 1 hit in Latin America for three months, won two trophies at 1993’s Lo Nuestro Awards, and is one of the best-selling salsa albums ever. ∙ Cuenta Conmigo, his third LP, was a No. ∙ He signed a record deal at age 14 and became known as El Bebé de la Salsa after the release of his debut LP, 1989’s Empezando a Vivir. Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Jerry Rivera started performing onstage as a child alongside his parents in Los Barones Trio, a group formed by his guitarist/singer father.
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