Mau y Ricky is a band composed of Venezuelan-born brothers Mau and Ricky Montaner. They were nominated for the 2018 Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Song of the Year. The duo first formed as MR in 2011 until 2015.[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography 3.1 Extended plays 3.2 Singles 3.2.1 As lead artist 3.2.2 As featured artist 3.2.3 Promotional singles 4 Awards 5 Personal life 6 Concert tours 6.1 Opening act 7 References 8 External links Early life

Mauricio Sebastián and Ricardo Andrés Montaner were born in Caracas, Venezuela to filmmaker Marlene Rodríguez and Ricardo Montaner, an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer-songwriter.[2][3] They were raised until the ages of 7 and 10 in Caracas[4] before moving to Miami, Florida.[3] They have a sister Eva Luna and two older half-brothers, Alejandro Manuel and Héctor Eduardo from their father's first marriage.[2] Mau y Ricky are bilingual, speaking English and Spanish. They began studying music at the ages of 4 and 6 years respectively.[5]

Career

Mau y Ricky started their music career playing weekly at a church in a band they co-founded.[5] Mau y Ricky have written songs for singers including Thalía, Leslie Grace,[6] Miguel Bosé, Diego Boneta, Cristian Castro, and Ednita Nazario.[3][7] Mau was one of the song-writers of "Vente Pa' Ca", sung by Ricky Martin featuring Maluma.[8] In April 2018, their song "Mi Mala" with Karol G peaked at 44 on the Hot Latin Songs.[9] At the 2018 Lo Nuestro Awards, Mau y Ricky performed Será and Tan Enamorados with their father Ricardo Montaner.[10]

Discography Extended plays List of extended plays with selected details Title Details Arte Released: May 19, 2017 Label: Sony Latin Format: Digital download