Elysanij
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About
Born Janielys Maldonado and widely known in the Latin pop music scene as "la dulce melodía," this young Puerto Rican singer has had several hits. She sings in both Spanish and English and musically ranges from bachata, merengue, salsa, and reggaeton to hip-hop, pop, and R&B. She has 380,000 followers on Facebook, 240,000 subscribers on YouTube, 330,000 followers on TikTok, and 380,000 on Instagram.
Before Fame
She wrote her first song, a bachata called "Hoy" while still a teenager. She also used to sing at restaurants with her family and sometimes at karaokes. She also worked as an orthopedic operating room technician.
Trivia
Elysanji is an anagram of her given first name, Janielys.
Family Life
Elysanji learned how to play guitar from her father, the merengue singer/songwriter Johnny "Maldo" Maldonado.
Associated With
Her favorite singer is the Salvadoran Álvaro Torres And in 2017 a video of her dueting with reggaeton star Nicky Jam went viral.
