Miosotis Malagón, known professionally as Miosotis, is a Dominican salsa and merengue singer born on May 31 in Brooklyn, New York. She performed with Altamira Banda Show and The New York Band before building a solo career that also includes production and arranging. Her recordings connect New York's Dominican merengue scene with a later period centered on salsa.

Early training and orchestras

She grew up with Dominican and Puerto Rican music. Her father, Víctor Malagón, was a trumpeter and singer, and she studied voice, piano and dance from childhood. At fifteen she entered the professional circle of Altamira Banda Show after an audition with Wilfrido Vargas, whom she regards as her artistic godfather. She joined The New York Band in 1989.

The New York Band years

The group already had recordings and a defined sound when Miosotis arrived. She shared its vocal front line with Cherito and other singers, recording «Dame Vida» with him. She remained with the band through the first half of the 1990s and returned for its 2016 reunion at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. Her period followed the founding lineup, whose female lead had been Irisneyda Santos.

Solo recordings

After leaving the band, she introduced «Hazme Soñar» in 1995. Her next album, «Nace Una Estrella» (1997), established her salsa direction with «Señora» and brought her into the production and arrangement of her own recordings. «Ardiente» followed in 2000. Her solo repertoire also includes «Compárame», a song that helped establish her as a salsa performer.

Later releases and collaborations

In 2023 she made a salsa version of «Y Qué», a song popularized by José José, and presented it in Mexico. The same year she sang «Oportunidad Perdida» with Sergio Vargas on «A Mi Manera», which shared the Latin Grammy for Best Merengue/Bachata Album. In 2024 she released the five-track EP «Dame Salsa», including «Y Qué» and «Cómo Te Va Mi Amor». Her 2026 salsa single «Me Cansé de Ti» was written by her.

Legacy

Miosotis's career has two enduring strands: the merengue voice heard with The New York Band and the solo salsa artist who has produced, arranged and released music in her own name. Her recordings and collaborations trace a career across New York, the Dominican Republic and other Latin American stages.