Latest Release
- AUG 15, 2024
- 1 Song
- Ahora · 2018
- Des/Amor · 2015
- Reik · 2005
- Reik · 2005
- Ahora · 2018
- Peligro · 2011
- Un Día Más (Edición Especial) · 2008
- Secuencia · 2006
- Secuencia · 2006
- FANTASÍA · 2019
Essential Albums
- Reik dispense with <I>Peligro</I>'s '80s synths on their back-to-basics fifth studio album. While still focusing on romantic ballads like "Creo en Ti" (I Believe in You), the harmonizing Mexican trio go bilingual with the retro-rock of "Spanglish" and punchy party anthem "We Only Have Tonight." Reggaetónista Nicky Jam drops in for a snappy "urban" version of power ballad "Ya Me Enteré" (I Heard), but the album's apex is "Vámonos Lejos" (Let's Go Far Away), another party starter that splits the difference between cumbia and reggae.
- Reik's three members were barely in their 20s when they released their debut, but their tender pop-rock sound came fully realized. "Amor Primero" builds to a melancholy chorus, and the soaring ballad "Noviembre Sin Ti" takes the listener back to the beginning of a failed relationship. But right when you think you have them figured out, the trio jump into “Niña” and “No Se Si Es Amor,” two rhythmic, uptempo jams that will have you singing along by the second chorus.
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Artist Playlists
- Catchy pop rock tracks and romantic ballads from the Mexicali trio.
- This trio wear their hearts on their well-cut sleeves.
- Their steel-string ballads continue to melt the coldest of hearts.
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About Reik
Reik are nothing if not resilient. The Latin pop group formed in Mexicali, Mexico, in 2003; originally a duo, vocalist Jesus Navarro and guitarist Julio Ramírez added guitarist and backing singer Bibi Marín to form a trio in 2004. The group garnered attention in their early years for club favorites like “Levemente” and “Ahora Sin Ti,” thanks to an acoustic-guitar-driven sound that had a distinctly border-crossing vibe, and they soon found compatriots in artists like Jesse & Joy. It was a time when heartfelt pop-rock dominated the radio, and their 2005 self-titled debut spawned three ecstatically emotional No. 1 hits: “Yo Quisiera,” “Qué vida la mía,” and “Noviembre Sin Ti.” Reik featured balladry at its most vibrant and cathartic: Navarro had a clear and elastic voice with a healthy falsetto that helped him breathe real emotion into each song. Subsequent albums, including Un Día Más (2008) and Peligro (2011), built on their success, but by 2015 the trio felt that Latin pop was stagnating. A full decade into their career, they decided to reinvent themselves, reaching out to reggaetón stars—only to find that their disparate genres had, in a way, converged: Reggaetón now craved romantic sung hooks. Their way with sweet melodies has since found a new home in cross-genre collaborations with the likes of urbano greats like Maluma, Ozuna, Wisin, J Balvin, and Sebastián Yatra, promising that Latin-pop audiences will continue to hear from Reik for years to come.
- ORIGIN
- Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
- FORMED
- 2003
- GENRE
- Pop Latino