Jhay Cortez

Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortés (born April 9, 1993), known professionally as Jhayco (formerly Jhay Cortez), is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer from Río Piedras, San Juan. After releasing multiple EPs, his debut studio album, Famouz, was released in 2019. Cortés was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Later, he moved to Camden, New Jersey. As a result, Cortés had a bilingual childhood.He began composing songs at age 15, which made producer Eddie Dee interested in him. Cortés was introduced to producers Lele el Arma Secreta and Eliel, with whom he began to write songs, and they connected him with the duo Zion & Lennox. Cortés composed two songs, "Como curar" and "Detective de tu amor" for them. In addition to producing "Soltera" under the pseudonym Jay el Superdotado, the three songs forming part of the album Los Verdaderos.Later he composed five singles for Tito El Bambino, among them: "Llama al sol" for his album Invencible published in 2011, which would be the winner of a Latin Grammy in the category of best tropical album.