Ronnie Romero

Ronald Romero (born 20 November 1981) is a Chilean singer best known as the vocalist of the rock/heavy metal bands Elegant Weapons, Lords of Black, Rainbow, the Ferrymen, Michael Schenker Group, and Sunstorm. He represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as the lead singer of Intelligent Music Project.

Early life Ronnie Romero was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1981. He has lived in Madrid, Spain, since 2009.

Career 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 2019 but returned in 2020.

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

In 2015, Ritchie Blackmore announced his return to rock with a new lineup for his band Rainbow, with Ronnie Romero as the lead singer. The band released the album Horns for a Halo in 2023, after which Brown and Travis departed. They were replaced by Accept drummer Christopher Williams and Uriah Heep bassist Dave Rimmer.

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. 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. The trio released their sophomore album, A New Evil, in 2019.

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.

Michael Schenker Group

In 2020, Michael Schenker announced that Romero would be participating in the upcoming MSG album Immortal, which was released in 2021.

Vandenberg

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

Intelligent Music Project

Another new musical venture for Romero in 2020 was the Intelligent Music Project, an enterprise founded by Bulgarian arts patron Milen Vrabevski in 2010. Romero appears on the albums Life Motion (2020), The Creation (2021), and Undonditioned (2022). Romero and the Intelligent Music Project were revealed as Bulgaria's entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the song "Intention".

Band timeline Santelmo (2010–2011) Jose Rubio's Nova Era (2011–2013) Aria Inferno (2012–2013) Voces del Rock (2013–2014) Lords of Black (2014–2019, 2020–present) Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (2015–2019) Walter Giardino Temple (2017) The Ferrymen (2017–present) Nozomu Wakai's Destinia (2018) CoreLeoni (2018–2020) Vandenberg (2020–2021) Michael Schenker Group (2020–2023) Intelligent Music Project (2020–2023) Sunstorm (2020–present) Elegant Weapons (2022–present)

Discography

Guest appearances