Remmy Valenzuela

Remigio Alejandro Valenzuela Buelna, known as Remmy Valenzuela (born October 2, 1990), is a Regional Mexican singer-songwriter and accordionist. He was nominated for the "New Artist of the Year" at the Latin American Music Awards of 2015 and his album Mi Vida en Vida was nominated for the Best Norteño Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2015.Born in Sinaloa, he started off as a drummer but switched to the Accordion at the age of 13. His initial successes were with Norteño and Norteño-Banda, but started gaining mass popularity with Banda. Eventually, he signed with Fonovisa. In 2015, he released his album Mi princesa, of which the single ¿Por qué me ilusionaste? was mentioned as one of the "Best Songs of 2015" by Ben Ratliff of the New York Times.By the age of 22, he is reported to have "foiled death twice", once after a car crash, and the second time at a shootout between government forces and an organised crime syndicate during a performance in the Mexican state of Nayarit. In 2015, he was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm in Sinaloa. He was released on bail after two days.