Ronnie Romero

Ronald Romero (born 20 November 1981) is a Chilean singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead singer of the rock bands Lords of Black, Rainbow, The Ferrymen, Michael Schenker Group, and Sunstorm.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ronnie Romero
Lords of Black live at RockFest 2017
Background information
Birth nameRonald Romero
Born (1981-11-20) 20 November 1981
Santiago, Chile
OriginMadrid, Spain
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present
Associated actsLords of Black
Rainbow
Walter Giardino's Temple
The Ferrymen
CoreLeoni
Nozomu Wakai's Destinia
Vandenberg
Michael Schenker Group
Intelligent Music Project
Sunstorm
Websiteronnieromero.com

Life and career

Early life

Ronnie Romero was born in Santiago, Chile in 1981. He has lived in Madrid, Spain since 2009.[6]

Lords of Black
Main article: Lords of Black

In 2014, Romero, together with guitarist Tony Hernando, formerly of Spanish band Saratoga, founded the heavy metal band Lords of Black. Romero left the band in 2018 but returned in 2020.[7][8]

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Main article: Rainbow (rock band)

In 2015, Ritchie Blackmore announced his return to rock with a new lineup for his band Rainbow, with Ronnie Romero as the lead singer.[9][2][4]

Other projects

CoreLeoni

In 2017, Leo Leoni and Hena Habegger of Swiss hard rock band Gotthard formed a side project titled CoreLeoni, with Romero, whom Leoni had met in 2014, joining on vocals.[10] Romero left the project in 2020.

The Ferrymen

Also in 2017, Romero joined the supergroup The Ferrymen, which additionally includes Magnus Karlsson on guitar and Mike Terrana on drums. They released their self-titled debut album the same year.[11] The trio released their sophomore album, A New Evil, in 2019.[12]

Nozomu Wakai's Destinia

In 2018, Romero sang on the album Metal Souls by Nozomu Wakai's Destinia, a project launched by the Japanese guitarist in 2014.[13]

Michael Schenker Group

In 2020, Michael Schenker announced that Romero would be participating in the upcoming MSG album Immortal, which is to be released in 2021.[14]

Vandenberg

Also in 2020, Adrian Vandenberg recruited Romero to join his band Vandenberg in recording the album 2020.[15]

Intelligent Music Project

Another new musical venture for Romero in the year 2020 was the Intelligent Music Project, an enterprise created by Bulgarian arts patron Milen Vrabevski in 2010. Romero appears on the album Life Motion.[16][17]

Band timeline

Discography

with Rainbow
Date Album Title Notes
2016 Memories in Rock - Live in Germany CD & DVD
2017 Live in Birmingham 2016
I Surrender Digital single
2018 Memories in Rock II Live album
Waiting for a Sign Digital single
2019 Black Sheep of the Family
The Storm
Rainbow Vorwärts EP

As band member
Date Artist Album Title Notes
2010 Santelmo La Tempestad Demo
2012 Jose Rubio's Nova Era Nova Era Studio
2013 Jose Rubio's Nova Era After All Single
2014 Lords of Black Lords of Black Studio
2016 Lords of Black II Studio
2017 The Ferrymen The Ferrymen Studio
2018 Lords of Black Icons of the New Days Studio
2018 Nozomu Wakai's Destinia Metal Souls Studio
2018 CoreLeoni The Greatest Hits Part 1 Studio
2019 CoreLeoni II Studio
2019 The Ferrymen A New Evil Studio
2020 Vandenberg 2020 Studio
2020 Lords of Black Alchemy of Souls, Part 1 Studio
2020 Intelligent Beautiful Music Life Motion Studio
2021 Michael Schenker Group Immortal Studio
2021 Sunstorm Afterlife Studio

Guest appearances
Date Artist Album Title
2013 Aria Inferno The Starring Serpent (Single)
2014 Sacramento A sangre Y fuego
2014 Legado De Una Tragedia Legado De Una Tragedia II
2016 Legado De Una Tragedia Legado De Una Tragedia II
2017 FB1964 Störtebeker
2018 Renegade Given Work?
2019 Michael Schenker Fest Revelation
2019 Chaos Magic Furyborn
2019 Sinner Santa Muerte
2020 Intelligent Music Project Life Motion

References
  1. Rainbow's Ronnie Romero covers Queen with Lords Of Black
  2. Review: Ritchie Blackmore triumphs as Rainbow play Deep Purple hits at Genting Arena - with setlist, pictures and reactions
  3. Joe Lynn Turner über Rainbow-Comeback: “Die Fans verdienen etwas Besseres als eine Cover-Band”
  4. Review: Ritchie Blackmore airs Deep Purple hits as Rainbow thrill Genting Arena
  5. Guitar World: Watch Ritchie Blackmore Rock at First Rainbow Gig in 19 Years
  6. Manuel, Jose (17 October 2016). "Entrevista con el valdemoreño Ronnie Romero, cantante de Rainbow | La revista de Valdemoro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. "Rainbow Singer Ronnie Romero Quits Lords of Black". blabbermouth.net. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. "Lords of Black - Ronnie Romero kehrt zurück" [Lords of Black - Ronnie Romero Returns]. rockhard.de (in German). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  9. Ritchie Blackmore Says He’ll Tour with Rainbow in 2017
  10. "CoreLeoni – Härter als Gotthard" [CoreLeoni - harder than Gotthard]. srf.ch (in German). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  11. "The Ferrymen Feat. Rainbow Singer, Primal Fear Guitarist: Debut Album Details Revealed". blabbermouth.net. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  12. "The Ferrymen Featuring Magnus Karlsson, Ronnie Romero, Mike Terrana Release "No Matter How Hard We Fall Music Video". bravewords.com. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  13. "Nozomu Wakai's Destinia Ready to Take on the World". headbangerslifestyle.com. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  14. "Michael Schenker's New MSG Album 'Immortal' to Feature Joe Lynn Turner, Ralf Scheepers and Ronnie Romero". blabbermouth.net. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  15. "Adrian Vandenberg Recruits Rainbow Singer Ronnie Romero for New Lineup of Vandenberg". blabbermouth.net. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  16. "Intelligent Music Project V "Life Motion" Featuring Members of Rainbow, Toto, Asia and River Hounds". newjerseystage.com. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  17. "Intelligent Music Project – Feat. Ronnie Romero – Announce Free Online Concert On December 13th". metalshockfinland.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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