Bonny Cepeda (born: Fernando Antonio Cruz Paz) is the first merengue artist to be nominated for a Grammy award, in 1985, and is one of the most successful dance musicians in the Dominican Republic. A former member of Wilfredo Vargas' orchestra, Cepeda has led such groups as Los Hijos del Rey (Sons of the King), Bonny Con Keaton, and Bonny Cepeda & His Orquestra. In addition to recording more than 30 albums on his own, Cepeda has produced recordings by Fernando Villanova