Junior H
Junior H in 2022
Born	Antonio Herrera Pérez (2001-04-23)23 April 2001 (age 24) Cerano,Guanajuato, Mexico
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2019–present
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Musical career
Genres	Regional Mexican urban sierreño corridos tumbados Latin trap Latin urban reggaeton
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Labels	Rancho Humilde Warner Latina
Musical artist

Antonio Herrera Pérez (born 23 April 2001), known professionally asJunior H, is a Mexican singer-songwriter. He is considered a major artist of thecorridos tumbados movement, having popularized the genre with his earlier studio albums.^[1][2]

Antonio Herrera Pérez was born on 23 April 2001, in the municipality of Yuriria,Guanajuato, Mexico.^[3] At the age of 12, he and one of his friends would begin to write lyrics since they did not know how to play instruments yet. He lived his childhood in Cerano until the age of 15 when he and his family moved to the United States in 2015, in the state ofUtah.^[4] At the age of 17, while in high school, he worked as a cook at a localWendy's restaurant and learned to play different instruments during his spare time, by watching videos on YouTube, including the accordion and the guitar.^[5][6]

One day, Pérez decided to upload songs he had already made on YouTube under the name "Junior H," without telling any of his friends or family.^[7] Having not checked for a month on the songs he had uploaded, out of curiosity, he checked his songs on YouTube and upon seeing that his single "No Eh Cambiado" had more than 2 million views^[8] and several supportive comments, he put more focus on his independent musical project.^[9]

On 2 February 2019, Herrera released his debut albumMi Vida en un Cigarro, with nine songs. Among them was his first renowned single "No He Cambiado" and other songs such as "Mi Vida en un Cigarro" and "El de la Chevy".^[10] Contacted by Jimmy Humilde that same year, he joined Humilde's record label Rancho Humilde, where he met labelmateNatanael Cano, who is also a Mexican singer, with whom he collaborated on the single "Disfruto lo Malo" on his acclaimed albumCorridos Tumbados, which also includes "Ella", a song that Herrera had written by himself.^[11]

In December 2020, Herrera released his second studio album titledAtrapado en un Sueño, which features his most recognized songs such as its title track "Atrapado en un Sueño", "Mente Positiva" and "Jueves 10". The album was positioned in the top five of theBillboard Top Latin Albums chart, marking Herrera's first chartings in any album chart.^[12] Later that year, on September 2, he would release two albums that same day,Cruisin' with Junior H andMusica <3, which contain 12 songs on each album.^[13] On December 18, together with Natanael Cano andOvi, they released the albumLas 3 Torres, including 16 songs which feature artists such asSnoop Dogg,Ñengo Flow andSnow Tha Product.^[14]

On 12 February 2021, Herrera released$ad Boyz 4 Life, with 16 songs, whose lyrics talk about love and heartbreak.^[15] In less than 24 hours, the album managed to position itself in the top spot ofApple Music's Latin Albums chart. Some of his recognized songs from the album are "La Bestia", "160 Gramos", "Me Consume", and a cover ofEnanitos Verdes' hit single "Lamento Boliviano". On 7 February 2022, he announced and revealed the tracklist of his seventh studio album titledMi Vida en un Cigarro 2, in reference to the name of his first album, which was officially released on February 11.^[16]

Months later, Herrera announced that he was working on a new album, but it containedLatin trap songs, which would be his first and only album of that genre, said Herrera himself. In October, he revealed the release date of his album, which would be 11 November, although days later he changed it to a later date that would be the official one, 23 November of that same year. At the end of 2022, the album would be released asContingente, which also consists of collaborations with other well-known artists such asAlemán,Big Soto, Ovi,Paloma Mami, and Snow Tha Product.^[17]

In January 2023, Herrera released the single "Fin de Semana" with Oscar Maydon, which debuted on theBillboard Hot 100 on number 86, making it both artists' first time appearing in the chart.^[18] In February, Herrera collaborated with Mexican musician and singerPeso Pluma on "El Azul", which marked both artists' first collaboration.^[19] Herrera and Peso Pluma became frequent collaborators and had collaborated on "El Tsurito", "Lady Gaga,"^[20] "Luna", and "Bipolar".^[21] "Lady Gaga" had peaked at No. 1 on theMexico Songs andHot Latin Songs charts, making this Junior H's first number 1 debut on both charts.^[22] On 7 July, Junior H collaborated withreggaeton artistRauw Alejandro, on the song "Picardía", from Alejandro's albumPlaya Saturno.^[23] In 14 September, he and norteño groupGrupo Frontera, released the single "En Altavoz", from the group's debut album,El Comienzo.^[24] On 6 October, Junior H released his eighth studio album$ad Boyz 4 Life II,^[25] in which Herrera refers it as "more of an accident" since there were supposedly going to be featured artists in the album.^[26][27] In 3 November, Junior H andGrupo Marca Registrada released "Mafiosa", marking it both artists' second collaboration.^[28] On 13 November 2023, Junior H appeared onEl Alfa's albumEl Rey del Dembow, on the song "Aqui Ta Smoke", alongsidePop Smoke.^[29]

Junior H is known for being one of the most important figures of thecorridos tumbados subgenre, along withNatanael Cano, which are also referred astrap corridos. He also incorporates elements ofLatin trap andreggaeton in his music, though the singer's debut on the latter genre would be on "Picardía" withRauw Alejandro.^[23][30] The title for his Latin trap albumContingente was chosen because he thought it would be the last time the singer created any album in those genres.^[31]

The lyrics Junior H writes are about what is influential and what is devastating, usually relationships,^[32] in which music with such lyrics is often referred asurban sierreño or sad sierreño, a genre inspired byAriel Camacho. In the song "1004 Kilómetros", taken from the singer's album$ad Boyz 4 Life, the lyrics are about and are dedicated to Junior H's mom, who lived 1004 kilometers away from him at the time. The lyrics represent a long-distance relationship.^[33]

Spanish rappersYung Beef andC. Tangana and Mexican rapperAlemán have said that they've listened to Junior H's music.Bad Bunny once posted himself on anInstagram story listening to a Junior H song.^[30]

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• 2001 births
• Living people
• Singers from Guanajuato
• Mexican male singer-songwriters
• Regional Mexican musicians
• Urbano musicians
• Latin trap musicians
• 21st-century Mexican male singers
• 21st-century rappers

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