Yosdany Jacob Carmenates, better known as Jacob Forever, is a popular Cuban singer of genres such as ballads, reggaeton, and other urban styles, born in Camagüey on December 21, 1981.
His beginnings in the music world showcased his restless personality on stage and his desire for renewal and success: he started dancing on roller skates for a company where he imitated the style of groups like the Backstreet Boys and N'Sync. He traveled with this dance company to Spain, where he stayed for a year. Upon returning, he founded Made in Cuba.
In 2005, he became a member of the group Gente d'Zona. With them, he recorded Lo mejor que suena ahora vol II and gained national and international popularity with several songs that reached the top of the charts.
Tras ocho años de éxitos, varios discos (Lo mejor que suena ahora, Full), colaboraciones con artistas de la talla de Orishas, La Charanga Habanera, El Micha, entre otros y un Premio Lucas, Jacob y Alexander Delgado (fundador de Gente d'Zona) anuncian su separación. Gente d'Zona continuaría su andada junto a Randy (ex cantante de La Charanga Habanera) y Jacob emprendería ese mismo año 2013 su carrera en solitario junto a El Dany, ex integrante del grupo DpuntoD y a Nando Pro. Juntos fundan Los Inmortales. Más duro y Son muchas cosas son los dos primeros trabajos discográficos de esta agrupación reguetonera, una de las más seguidas y con más éxito en Cuba.
In 2015, Jacob made a significant leap to fame with his single "Hasta Que Se Seque el Malecón" included in his album El Inmortal. The song, which has nearly 78 million views on YouTube, solidified his status as one of the leading representatives of the urban genre on the island and brought him recognition worldwide.
The music video, featuring a 90s aesthetic and showcasing splendid aerial views of the northern coast of the Cuban capital, focusing on the Morro Lighthouse, the architecture of the area, and the famous Malecón, was very well received by the audience. It premiered on November 8, 2015, on Jacob Forever's YouTube channel and was created by Cuban audiovisual director Freddy Loon. Forever later reinterpreted his song alongside renowned Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Farruko.
This success was followed by La Dura, also from 2015, and the 2017 Remix featuring Enrique Iglesias and Descemer Bueno of Súbeme la Radio. The single achieved 4 Platinum Discs, a certification awarded for surpassing 200,000 copies sold, at least in the United States. The song La Dura was censored in 2016 by Cuban Television because the video features a car being gifted to the main character, which was deemed “speculative” and “ostentatious” by the officials who made the decision.
Entre sus colaboraciones con otros cantantes del gremio se encuentran el remix de No debí dejarte sola junto a Descemer Bueno y El Micha(2020). En agosto de 2020 lanzó For my people donde se encuentra el sencillo Dile que presentó como regalo de su 39 cumpleaños, y cuyo videoclip alcanza casi 14 millones de vistas en youtube. En este mismo disco de 15 temas que llega lleno de colaboraciones se encuentran Papelacera junto a El Taiger, Amor con Álvaro Torres entre otros.
Jacob lives in Miami with his wife Diliamne Jouve, better known as La Dura, with whom he has a daughter named Saisha. Additionally, the singer has two other children from previous relationships.
