# Boza (singer)

Humberto Ceballos Boza (born Panama City, July 25, 1997), better known by his stage name Boza, is a Panamanian singer and songwriter. He began his career in 2014 by venturing into urban music. His style is characterized by the fusion between the dancehall and Regé genres with the Panamanian style "canela".

## Biography

   "Singing was not something that was in my future plans; I wanted to be a footballer, but because of limited resources I couldn't. Music came about because it passed from one friend to another. They listened to me on street corners and it was at my first performance, which was pretty straightforward, that Faster [DJ and music producer] was told about me. He introduced me to music from day zero and until today we are what we are, thanks to him"
   —El Boza in an interview with La Teja.
El Boza has commented that since childhood he had an interest in football, and wanted to perform as a professional footballer. However, for various reasons he decided to go into music. In his childhood he used to sing to his friends on top of an old refrigerator, and they were amazed by his musical qualities and decided to tell a music producer about him. He rose to fame in Panama in 2015 with the song "Bandolera" along with the also Panamanian singers Yemil and El Tachi.

## Career

Boza started his music career in 2014, when he was just 16 years old. His first song was "Canelas", but his popularity was ignited with "Bandolera", a collaboration with Panamanian singers Yemil and Tachi. He was one of the fresh faces of the new wave of Panamanians that with dancehall, reggae in Spanish, trap and explicit content flowed in a musical category that they called "canela". They were immediately criticized by artists from the past and tried to censor them, as is often the case with sounds created by a young generation. The Chombo legendary figure of Latin music is one of the main detractors of "canela".
In April 2017, he joined the record label Panama Music, led by Januario Crespo, who signed the rights to represent the idol. In the following years, he released songs such as "Ratas y ratones", "Lollipop" and "Me mató", which allowed him to obtain international recognition. This musical credit goes to Panamanian record producer Irving Quintero "Faster", who asserts that the artist will continue to maintain his essence, confirming the talent and versatility he possesses when it comes to interpretation. In April 2019, he signed with Sony Music Latin, thus becoming the first Panamanian artist to sign with the record company.
In June 2019, he announced that his debut album was in development. In September of the same year, he released the first single from the album entitled "En 4 Vente". In February 2020, Boza released his debut extended play, Sonrisas Tristes, which includes the single "Party en mi Casa", which peaked at number three in Panama. Later, on July 31, 2020, Boza released his debut studio album, Más Negro que Rojo, which includes the songs "Bandida", which became Boza's highest-charting single in Panama, debuting at number two; and "Hecha Pa' Mi", that became a commercial success in Latin America, Europe and the United States, after earning popularity on the video-sharing app TikTok.

## Controversy

In January 2020, the singer starred in an altercation on Twitter after a follower hinted at the male artist to which he responded with a macho and even homophobic tone.

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Más Negro que Rojo | Release: July 31, 2020 Label: Sony Music Latin Formats: LP, digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays :
| Title | Album details |
| Sonrisas Tristes | Release: February 14, 2020 Label: Sony Music Latin Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Ella | Release: April 16, 2021 Label: Sony Music Latin Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As a lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | PAN | ARG | COL | CR | ITA | POR | SPA | SWI | US Latin | VEN | Certifications | Album |
| "Canelas" | 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Ahora Me Llamas" (featuring Mystical) | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Vil Diva" | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Prohibida" | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "El Muñeco" | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Era Mentira" (featuring Miguel Ángel) | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Desahogo" | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Para Que" | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Long Time" | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Me Extrañas" | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Check One Way" | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Perro de la Vida" (featuring Yemil) | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Al Igual que Tú" | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Shobull Choque" | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Reina Sin King" | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Noche de Gala" | 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Lighta" | 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Real Pomposa" | 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Bomba de Tiempo" | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Hoy" | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Ratas y Ratones" | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Bamboleo" | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Qué Será de Mi Ex" | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Ya no hay más amor" | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Vine por ti" (featuring Carlienis) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Vamo' a prender" (featuring El Tachi) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Lollipop" | 2018 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Un nuevo amanecer" | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Me Mató" | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "En 4 Vente" | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Party En Mi Casa" | 2020 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Más Negro que Rojo |
| "Odiarte" | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Más Negro que Rojo |
| "Bandida" | 2020 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Más Negro que Rojo |
| "Hecha Pa' Mi" | 2020 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 56 | 36 | 1 | ASINCOL: Gold FIMI: 2× Platinum PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin) | Más Negro que Rojo |
| "Ella" | 2021 | 3 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 23 | – | – | 1 | PROMUSICAE: Gold RIAA: Platinum (Latin) | Bucle |
| "En la Luna" | 2021 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Bucle |
| "Ella (Remix)" (with Lunay, Lenny Tavárez, Juhn and Beéle) | 2021 | – | 50 | – | – | – | – | 51 | – | – | – | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) | Non-album single |
| "Barco de Papel" | 2023 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. ||||||||||||||

#### As a featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | PAN | Album |
| "Bandolera" (Yemil featuring Tachi and Boza) | 2015 | – | Non-album singles |
| "Señora Chanel" (Baby Wally featuring Boza) | 2015 | – | Non-album singles |
| "Monótono" (Dubosky featuring Sech, Mr. Fox, Yemil, Jay Fire and Boza) | 2016 | – | Non-album singles |
| "Me Enamoró (Remix)" (Los Rakas featuring Tobe Love and Boza) | 2016 | – | Non-album singles |
| "Pareja Explosiva" (Mista Bombo featuring BCA and Boza) | 2018 | – | Non-album singles |
| "Deja La Envidia" (Chamaco featuring Boza) | 2019 | – | Non-album singles |
| "Maldad" (BCA featuring Boza) | 2020 | 12 | Non-album singles |
| "Bebe" (Joey Montana featuring Boza) | 2021 | 8 | Non-album singles |
| "Otra Baby" (Akim, Dalex and Beéle featuring Boza) | 2021 | – | Non-album singles |
| "Perreito Salvaje" (Emilia Mernes featuring Boza) | 2021 | – | Non-album singles |