website years_active article_title background birth_date instrument genre origin name occupation
-lsb- http://www.elsten.info] 1993 -- present elsten torres
 solo_singer 10 february 1965 guitar rock , pop havana , cuba elsten torres singer , songwriter
elsten torres

elsten creole torres , -lrb- born february 10 , 1965 -rrb- in havana , cuba as listoriel leyva torres , is a singer/songwriter/producer .
he grew up in new york city with his mother and older brother leaving his father in cuba as a political prisoner .
he was lead singer and songwriter for the american latin rock band , `` fulano de tal . ''
after the breakup of the band , elsten has continued both his own career as a solo artist and has had success writing for other well-known performers such as : ricky martin , luis fonsi , obie bermúdez , alejandra guzmán , julio iglesias , jr. .
aleks syntek , oscar de leon , marshall crenshaw , john rich -lrb- big & rich -rrb- and many others .
he has been nominated for two grammy awards .
the second grammy nomination was for his first solo independent album , `` individual . ''
he has won several bmi music awards for his songwriting .
he is on the board of governors for naras .
elsten studied communications arts at new york institute of technology .
elsten is currently living in miami florida .
elsten also works with charity organizations such as `` hope '' -lrb- miami beach homeless -rrb- and susan g. komen for the cure .
elsten has just released his second all english album , `` waiting for clouds . ''
