# Jay Wheeler

José Ángel López Martínez (born April 25, 1994), known by his stage name Jay Wheeler, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Wheeler first became widely known after a video of him singing went viral in 2016, after which he began pursuing a career as a musician. Signing with Dynamic Records in 2018, his debut album Platónico was released the following year, executively produced by DJ Nelson. His second effort, Platónicos, again produced by DJ Nelson, was released in 2020, and contained the successful single "La Curiosidad" featuring Myke Towers, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.

## Early life

Wheeler was born José Ángel López Martínez on April 25, 1994, to a working-class family in Salinas, Puerto Rico. He first developed an interest in music as a child through singing at his local church, where he also learned to play the piano. Throughout his teenage years Wheeler stopped singing and instead began experimenting with production, after developing a fear of singing in public due to the regular bullying he suffered at school. At the age of 16, Wheeler separated from his girlfriend, an incident that inspired him to write a new song, "Ahora Estoy Mejor" and record himself singing it. After showing it to a friend, he was encouraged to post it online, where it went viral overnight, generating over 500,000 views and serving as a platform for Wheeler to seriously pursue a career as a musician.

## Career
### Early years (2016–2018)

Wheeler used his newfound fanbase to continue to release music through both Instagram and Facebook, building up a steady following and earning the nickname "La Voz Favorita" (The Favourite Voice). He would later choose to go by the stage name Jay Wheeler; he asked his fans to choose a name that would go with "Jay", eventually choosing Wheeler as the best suggestion; he believed "Jay Wheeler, La Voz Favorita" just sounded right. After a steady number of releases between 2016 and 2018, Wheeler was noticed by Dynamic Records, who signed him to his first record deal. A video of Wheeler bought to tears on stage at the sight of fans singing his music went viral in 2018, and was later seen by DJ Nelson, who reached out to Wheeler and offered to be his mentor.

### 2019–present: Platónico, Platónicos and work with DJ Nelson

DJ Nelson told Wheeler that he had an exact vision for him as an artist and offered to executively produce his debut studio album Platónico, released in 2019, containing the successful Otra Noche Más remix with Farruko.
Wheeler began work on his second effort soon after, a sequel to his first album to be known as Platónicos. Released in 2020 and again produced by DJ Nelson, the album contained the hit single "La Curiosidad" featuring Myke Towers, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Latin | SPA |
| Platónico (with DJ Nelson) | Released: November 28, 2019 Labels: Linked Music, Dynamic Records, Empire Format: Digital download, streaming | — | 72 |
| Platónicos (with DJ Nelson) | Released: June 12, 2020 Labels: Linked Music, Dynamic Records, Empire Format: Digital download, streaming | 34 | 23 |
| De Mí Para Ti | Released: January 12, 2022 Labels: Linked Music, Dynamic Records, Empire Format: Digital download, streaming | — | 68 |
| El Amor y Yo | Released: February 11, 2022 Labels: Linked Music, Dynamic Records, Empire Format: Digital download, streaming | — | 36 |
| Emociones | Released: August 19, 2022 Labels: Linked Music, Dynamic Records, Empire Format: Digital download, streaming | 10 | 13 |
| Emociones 1.5 | Released: April 25, 2023 Labels: Linked Music, Dynamic Records, Empire Format: Digital download, streaming | — | 67 |
| TraPPii | Released: October 27, 2023 Labels: Linked Music, Dynamic Records, Empire Format: Digital download, streaming | — | 18 |
| Música Buena Para Días Malos | Released: April 25, 2024 Labels: Linked Music, Dynamic Records, Empire Format: Digital download, streaming | — | 15 |
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. ||||

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Latin | SPA | Certifications | Album |
| "Lloras (remix)" (with Cauty and Lenny Tavárez featuring Noriel and Alex Rose) | 2020 | — | — | PROMUSICAE: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Vete Pal Carajo" (with DJ Nelson and Yan Block) | 2020 | — | 12 | RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "La Curiosidad (Blue Gran Prix remix)" (with Myke Towers and Rauw Alejandro featuring DJ Nelson, Jhayco, Lunay and Kendo Kaponi) | 2020 | — | 14 | PROMUSICAE: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "No Te Enamores (remix)" (with Milly and Alan Walker featuring Farruko, Nio Garcia and Amenazzy) | 2021 | — | 5 | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Desnudarte" (with Brytiago) | 2021 | — | — | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) | Non-album singles |
| "Conexión" (with Foreign Teck and Justin Quiles featuring Bryant Myers, Eladio Carrión and Tory Lanez) | 2021 | — | 83 | RIAA: 3× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Si Te Veo" (with Arcángel and Miky Woods) | 2021 | — | 43 | PROMUSICAE: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Fragancia" (with Juhn) | 2021 | — | 38 | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Otro Fili" (with J Balvin) | 2021 | 26 | 51 | PROMUSICAE: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Desde Mis Ojos (remix)" (with Chris Lebron and Sech) | 2022 | 43 | — | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) | Non-album singles |
| "Si Te Preguntan" (with Prince Royce and Nicky Jam) | 2022 | 31 | 96 | RIAA: 3× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Suelta" (with Mora) | 2022 | — | 35 | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Platinum | Emociones |
| "Dicelo" (with Zhamira Zambrano) | 2022 | — | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Gold | Emociones |
| "Pacto" (with Dei V and Hades66 featuring Luar la L) | 2023 | — | 42 | PROMUSICAE: Gold | Emociones 1.5 |
| "Pacto (remix)" (with Anuel AA and Hades66 featuring Bryant Myers and Dei V) | 2023 | 29 | 29 | PROMUSICAE: Platinum | TraPPii |
| "Extrañándote" (with Zhamira Zambrano) | 2023 | — | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) | Non-album singles |
| "Textos Fríos" (with Mora) | 2024 | — | 63 | | Música Buena Para Días Malos |
| "Aunque Llegue Otro" (with Myke Towers) | 2024 | — | 63 | | La Pantera Negra |
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. ||||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | SPA | Certifications | Album |
| "La Tóxica (remix)" (Farruko, Sech and Myke Towers featuring Jay Wheeler and Tempo) | 2020 | 54 | PROMUSICAE: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Quítenme El Teléfono" (Dímelo Flow, Sech, Dalex, Justin Quiles and Lenny Tavárez featuring Yandel and Jay Wheeler) | 2024 | 55 | | The Academy: Segunda Misión |
| "WYA (Remix Red)" (J Abdiel, De La Rose and Yan Block featuring iZaak and Jay Wheeler) | 2024 | 30 | PROMUSICAE: Gold | Non-album singles |

### Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted and certified songs, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Latin | SPA | Certifications | Album |
| "Me Enamoré" (with DJ Nelson) | 2019 | — | — | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Gold | Platónico |
| "Dime Que Sí" (with DJ Nelson) | 2019 | — | — | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Gold | Platónico |
| "Cuando Fue" (with DJ Nelson and Feid) | 2020 | — | — | PROMUSICAE: Gold | Platónicos |
| "La Curiosidad" (with DJ Nelson and Myke Towers) | 2020 | 5 | 2 | RIAA: 8× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: 7× Platinum | Platónicos |
| "Eazt" | 2022 | — | — | RIAA: 3× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Gold | El Amor y Yo |
| "Lugar Seguro" (with Noreh) | 2022 | — | — | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Gold | Emociones |
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. ||||||