Chilean singer (born 1981)
Ronald Romero (born 20 November 1981) is a Chilean singer best known as the vocalist of the rock/heavy metal bands Elegant Weapons, Lords of Black, Rainbow, the Ferrymen, Michael Schenker Group, and Sunstorm. He represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as the lead singer of Intelligent Music Project.
Early life.
Ronnie Romero was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1981. He has lived in Madrid, Spain, since 2009.
Career.
Lords of Black.
In 2014, Romero, together with guitarist Tony Hernando, formerly of Spanish band Saratoga, founded the heavy metal band Lords of Black. Romero left the band in 2019 but returned in 2020.
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.
In 2015, Ritchie Blackmore announced his return to rock with a new lineup for his band Rainbow, with Ronnie Romero as the lead singer.
Elegant Weapons.
In 2022, Romero co-founded the metal supergroup Elegant Weapons with Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner, Pantera bassist Rex Brown, and Judas Priest drummer Scott Travis. The band released the album "Horns for a Halo" in 2023, after which Brown and Travis departed. They were replaced by Accept drummer Christopher Williams and Uriah Heep bassist Dave Rimmer.
Other projects.
CoreLeoni
In 2017, Leo Leoni and Hena Habegger of Swiss hard rock band Gotthard formed a side project titled CoreLeoni, with Romero, whom Leoni had met in 2014, joining on vocals. Romero left the project in 2020.
The Ferrymen
Also in 2017, Romero joined the supergroup The Ferrymen, which additionally includes Magnus Karlsson on guitar and Mike Terrana on drums. They released their self-titled debut album the same year. The trio released their sophomore album, "A New Evil", in 2019.
Nozomu Wakai's Destinia
In 2018, Romero sang on the album "Metal Souls" by Nozomu Wakai's Destinia, a project launched by the Japanese guitarist in 2014.
Michael Schenker Group
In 2020, Michael Schenker announced that Romero would be participating in the upcoming MSG album "Immortal", which was released in 2021.
Vandenberg
Also in 2020, Adrian Vandenberg recruited Romero to join his band Vandenberg in recording the album "2020".
Intelligent Music Project
Another new musical venture for Romero in the year 2020 was the Intelligent Music Project, an enterprise created by Bulgarian arts patron Milen Vrabevski in 2010. Romero appears on the album "Life Motion".
In November 2021, Romero and the Intelligent Music Project were revealed as Bulgaria's entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the song "Intention".
Adrian Benegas
Romero recorded vocals on the second studio album by Paraguayan heavy metal composer Adrian Benegas, released in May 2023. The record also features input from Spanish singer Zuberoa Aznárez, German drummer Michael Ehré (Primal Fear, Gamma Ray), German producer Sascha Paeth (Avantasia, Kamelot), Tunisian bassist Anis Jouini (Myrath), and Dutch guitarist Timo Somers (Delain, Ayreon).
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