Christian Alicea

The next generation of salsa is here! Puerto Rican salsa sensation Christian Alicea hits the S.O.B.’s stage on Thursday Feb 27th.

Born in Lares, Puerto Rico, Christian is the new star in the new wave of salsa. After going viral on social media with his own version of Pedro Capó’s “Calma,” the Puerto Rican artist debuted on the Billboard charts in 2022 with “Cobarde” entering the Tropical Airplay chart in March. He’s since placed seven titles including “Es Un Secreto” with DJ Buddha, which peaked at No. 6 and also landed on the Latin Airplay chart in September.

In 2024, he was nominated for Best Salsa Album at the Latin Grammys, and this year was nominated for Best New Latin Artist by iHeart Radio.

“Being Boricua influences many things: how we were raised, how we communicate, the music we listen to — thanks to music, our Boricua color has been recognized as a very cultural thing. Meanwhile, salsa will always represent us as Latinos, and I am contributing to making beautiful things happen with the genre.”