Xtreme (group)

The group was discovered in 2003 by Andre "Dre" Hidalgo.[2] He is the owner and founder of the independent record label 2 Strong Music, which had started the careers of Bachata artists and groups such as Aventura and Prince Royce. Dre discovered Danny D at age 17. Later on he added Elvis Rosario to the lineup.[3] Danny and Rosario were the original members. Steve Styles came in after many auditions were held to find another member, which would eventually convert Xtreme into a trio.

The band's original first album was We Got Next, released in 2003.[4] but they barely had recognition at the time due to being underground. Thus, when they signed to Sergio George's SGZ Entertainment, they had a new start and made their self-titled album, Xtreme, as the debut album. Also, Steve Styles was not part of the 2003 album because he joined the group a year later. Which made the 2005 album his first appearance in an album.

Their debut album, Xtreme, was released on June 28, 2005. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart.[5] Its lead single, "Te Extraño", peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. A re-issued version of the album was released on April 18, 2006 which only had Steve and Danny on the cover. This due to the fact that they signed with Univision Music Group. Also, Elvis Rosario left the group. This also meant that Xtreme once again would become a duo, but this time it was Steve Styles and Danny D instead of the original line-up.

Haciendo Historia, the group's second album, was released on November 21, 2006. On the Billboard charts peaked at number 13 on the Top Latin Albums chart, at number 4 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, and at number 2 on the Tropical Albums chart. It is their first and only album to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States. The albums lead single, "Shorty, Shorty", is their most successful single as on the Billboard charts it peaked at number 2 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and at number 1 on the Tropical Airplay chart. On November 20, 2007, they released the Platinum Edition of the album. It included 2 versions of "Shorty, Shorty". One fully Spanish pop version, and a fully English version. It also featured two extra songs: "Poderte Amar Así a.k.a Deseos Por Mí" and "No Me Digas Que No", which featured Adrienne Bailon. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay chart.

Their third album, Chapter Dos, was released on November 24, 2008. On the Billboard charts, it peaked at number 7 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, and at number 1 on the Tropical Albums chart making it their first number 1 album on that chart.[5] Its first single, "Through That Window (Enamorado Estoy)", did well on the Billboard charts as it peaked at number 27 on the Hot Latin Songs chart, at number 8 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart, and at number 5 on the Tropical Airplay chart. Its second single, "Lloro y Lloro", peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay. On November 17, 2009, they released Chapter Dos: On the Verge. This was their first album under Universal Music Latin Entertainment after the Universal Music Group bought Univision Music Group. This was either a compilation, remake, or a sequel to Chapter Dos. It contained 5 new songs, 10 songs from Chapter Dos, and "Shorty, Shorty" from Haciendo Historia. Among the 5 new songs, 3 of them were singles in which 2 of them peaked on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. One of the them was "Baby, Baby", in which peaked at number 34. The other single was Devuélveme La Navidad, which was a Christmas song and peaked at number 37. It featured the American bachata duo Carlos & Alejandra.

Their final concert was held at the 4th Annual Sydney International Bachata Festival in 2011.[6] While they were performing “Te Extraño”, Tanja ‘La Alemana’ Kensinger and Jorge ‘Ataca’ Burgos performed their famous bachata routine.

Danny D
After the separation, Danny D started a solo career. His first singles was "Eres Mi Todo".[7] It peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart.[8] His last bachata single was "Mátame". His last overall single was "Dream" which was an English R&B song.[9] On May 19, 2023, he released a shorter version of "Mátame". This was a re-released to promote the single.

Steve Styles
Seteve Styles was originally planning to go as a solo artist. He then met with Lenny Santos (Len Melody) from Aventura to create a song. Since, Aventura had also split in the same year, Lenny Santos ask Styles if he wanted to form a new group. Styles agreed and along with Lenny's brother Max Santos (Max Agenda), they formed Vena. From 2011 to 2015 Styles released 8 singles and an EP live album with them. He went solo in 2015. In 2016, he released his first solo single "El Final", which was also a single that Lenny and Max Santos released under the Vena name featuring Mike Stanley. In 2020, he released his last single "Yo Quiero Ser".[10] In 2023, Styles posted a video on social media showing him working on his next solo projects at a studio along with his former partner from Vena, Max Agende.

The duo would reunite in 2019 for a reunion tour. This was their first tour together in 7 years .[11]

On December 6, 2021, they announced their return on social media.[12] On the same day, they announced their 2022 tour. This was their first tour since the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] On New Year's Day, 2022, they announced that new music was coming for 2022. Their tour would last the whole year which would conclude in December of 2022.[14]