Jonathan Dwayne

Johnatan Dwayne is a musician, composer, and artist who introduced the musical concept of Art Rock in Puerto Rico. In the '70s, Dwayne was still known as John Dwayne Jimenez, and competed for a spot in the disbanding teen group La Pandilla, a precursor to Menudo. In the 1980s he belonged to the musical group Words Four Two, singing lead (while often wearing a skirt) and composing. The dominating musical styles in Puerto Rico at the time were Salsa and Merengue but the group's release of "Somethin' in the Air" was a hit, and made Art Rock a competing style. This hit was followed by "Society Killed by Who". They had one contravertial song "I Want to be a Woman" which had many Latinos questioning his sexuality. In 1991, after the group broke up, Dwayne composed for others, creating the Spanish version of "Pocket" for Ednita Nazario, and "Metamorfosis". His first gold record as composer was for "Un Corazon Hecho Pedazos" (meaning "A Heart Broken to Pieces"). He won the Tu Musica Award an