Sech

Biography

Carlos Isaías Morales Williams (born December 3, 1993), better known as Sech, is a Panamanian singer, songwriter and record producer. He is from the Río Abajo township of Panama City and is best known for his single "Otro Trago", which was nominated for Best Urban Song and Best Urban Fusion/Performance at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards. He has collaborated with numerous Latin artists including Maluma, Anitta, Nicky Jam, Daddy Yankee, and Bad Bunny. He released his debut studio album Sueños×Sueños19 April 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Soñando despierto2:152Falsas promesas3:273Otro trago3:464La niña2:435Tiene novio3:416X ti2:547Solita3:408Boomerang3:239Qué más pues (remix)5:0610La discusión3:0511Miss Lonely (Dímelo Flow remix)4:0012Lo malo3:08 in April 2019 and his second album 1 of 1×1 of 121 May 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks1Me olvidé2:372Casino3:013Bentley3:084Oficial3:175Portarse mal3:066Fe2:527Confía3:228En lo oscuro2:219Relación3:0410Dale2:4211Trofeo3:2612Se va viral2:2913Tú y yo3:4614Goteras2:5215Uni2:2916Fabuloso3:2017Arriba3:1018Panama City2:4619Dios te guarde2:4320Siempre3:0921Si te vas3:24 was released on May 21, 2020.

Early life

Carlos Isaías Morales Williams was born the youngest of four children in the Río Abajo township of Panama City to parents who were both pastors. He developed his singing voice while singing in his church's choir. He additionally enjoyed writing poetry and singing along to the music of Boyz II Men. After high school, he worked in the food service and construction industries while producing music on the side with his friend Focking Rafita. He began his musical career in Panama as a street vendor who also sang to customers. Morales started his career in the group Los Principiantes. At age 14, he released "Te Llamaba" with the group in June 2008.

2014–2018: Solo career, Rich Music, and national success

In 2014, Sech released his debut single "Yo Sin Ti". Between 2014 and 2017, Sech began releasing new songs until the release of "Miss Lonely", which became his first national hit and gave him his national recognition. The song went viral in Colombia and attracted the attention of producer and DJ Dímelo Flow. Following this, Sech was signed to Rich Music in 2017, and in December of that year, he released his first mixtape album, titled The Sensation Mixtape×The Sensation Mixtape5 December 2017 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Vengo de abajo (Intro)3:022Con bochinche3:343Entre amigos4:594Más pegao3:125Brindo por4:136Patico2:417Cositas malas3:358Admítelo3:519Sin querer3:5310Un shatta no llora4:04.
Sech's debut extended play The Sensation, was released on December 6, 2018. Consisting of 8 songs, the album includes the singles "Me Gustaría×Me gustaría22 November 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Me gustaría3:39", "La Vida" and the original version of "Que Más Pues", which its remix would be included on his following release. The album also features guest appearances from International artists, including Justin Quiles, Jowell & Randy and Dalex.

2019–2023: Debut album and international recognition

In April 2019, Sech released "Otro Trago". The song reached number one in his native Panama, as well in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Honduras and Mexico. It also became Sech's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 34. Sech describes "Otro Trago" as "the song that truly changed [his] life". The track was nominated for Best Urban Song and Best Urban Fusion/Performance at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards. That same month, Sech released his debut studio album Sueños×Sueños19 April 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Soñando despierto2:152Falsas promesas3:273Otro trago3:464La niña2:435Tiene novio3:416X ti2:547Solita3:408Boomerang3:239Qué más pues (remix)5:0610La discusión3:0511Miss Lonely (Dímelo Flow remix)4:0012Lo malo3:08, which reached number three on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album includes the Panamanian top 10 single "Solita" featuring Farruko and Zion & Lennox. It also includes the remix of the song "Qué Más Pues" featuring Maluma, Nicky Jam, Lenny Tavárez, Justin Quiles and Dalex. Sueños was ranked number three on the Rolling Stone list of the "25 Best Latin Albums of 2019". In August 2019, Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone noted that Sech is "rapidly becoming urbano's most wanted collaborator".
He featured on Nicky Jam's 2019 Íntimo album on the song "Atrévete", released in November 2019. The song peaked at number four in Sech's native Panama. Sech also appeared on the song "Ignorantes" with Bad Bunny, included on Bad Bunny's album YHLQMDLG. The song reached the top ten in Panama, Spain and the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, and peaked at number 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Other songs Sech was featured includes "Definitivamente" with Daddy Yankee, and "Ganas De Ti" with Wisin & Yandel, with both songs peaking at number two in Panama.
During a Zoom listening party on May 7, 2020, Sech announced that his second studio album, 1 of 1×1 of 121 May 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks1Me olvidé2:372Casino3:013Bentley3:084Oficial3:175Portarse mal3:066Fe2:527Confía3:228En lo oscuro2:219Relación3:0410Dale2:4211Trofeo3:2612Se va viral2:2913Tú y yo3:4614Goteras2:5215Uni2:2916Fabuloso3:2017Arriba3:1018Panama City2:4619Dios te guarde2:4320Siempre3:0921Si te vas3:24 would be released on May 21, 2020. The album's lead single, "Si Te Vas" with Ozuna, reached the top ten in Panama and Spain. The album also includes the Panamanian top 10 single "Relación" and features appearances from Daddy Yankee, Arcángel, Nando Boom, and Lenny Tavárez. Sech explained that the album also includes "throwbacks to Panama's classic reggae en español sound". "Relación" became Sech's fourth top 10 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and his first solo song to do so. The song also garnered popularity on the video-sharing app TikTok.
On April 15, 2021, Sech released his third studio album called 42, an 11 track album with features from Rauw Alejandro, Wisin, Yandel, Arcángel, and Nicky Jam. The name of this album was chosen as a tribute to Jackie Robinson, who was the first African American in the MLB. The number also has significance to Sech because of how it was passed on to Panamanian baseball player, Mariano Rivera. In the same year, he released "Volando (Remix)" with Bad Bunny and Mora, Una Nota with J Balvin, "Tus Lágrimas" with Mora, and "Se Le Ve×Se le ve12 August 2021 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Se le ve4:37" with Dímelo Flow, Justin Quiles, Lenny Tavárez, Arcángel, De La Ghetto, and Dalex. At the end of 2021, Sech and DJ Khaled released the song "Borracho".
In 2022, Sech released the single "Noche De Teteo×Noche de Teteo19 May 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Noche de Teteo3:23". In June, Sech announced that the name for his upcoming album would be "Bienvenidos al Bloke." On September 21, 2023, Sech released his EP El Bloke Hills×El Bloke Hills23 September 2023 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Miura P4003:032Reggaeton Drugs2:223Cafe Malibú4:204Interludio0:485Sad Gang3:476Gafas pa'l sol2:437Tus labios2:568Piedritas en los dientes2:379Sad Gang (versión reggaetón)3:30.

2024–present: Rimas Entertainment and fourth and fifth albums

On October 24, 2024, Sech released single "Toy Perdio" after signing with Rimas Entertainment. On November 29, he released his fourth studio album Tranki, Todo Pasa×Tranki, todo pasa29 November 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1TOY PERDÍO2:552Tarde2:003Gym Girl3:434Chiste JAJA3:085Picasso3:0661-03:237Me quedé Off3:228Tranki, todo pasa Interlude1:169Tus labios (remix)3:1610Aquí pensando2:3411Deli Gourmet2:5612Te lo hundo2:1913X tu culpa2:4414Casa de mami3:46.
On August 3, 2025, Sech joined Bad Bunny onstage for the latter's San Juan residency No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí to perform their collaboration "Ignorantes" as well as his own hits "Otro Trago", "911", and "Sal y Perrea".
On September 25, Sech released the single "París" with fellow Panamanian singer Boza, with Boza stating "All of Panama wanted us to [collaborate], and now it's finally come to life." On December 9, Sech headlined an Amazon City Session in New York. On December 11, Sech released his fourth EP, Esa Noche Terminó de Día×ESA NOCHE TERMINÓ DE DÍA11 December 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks11AM - NO ESPERES UN CALL2:2322AM - UN GATITO2:2833AM - TE 100PRE2:4144AM - NOCHE EN RÍO1:5755AM - TE HACES LA BOBA2:4766AM - TAN MOLESTOS?2:2077AM - DE MISIÓN3:2488AM - ENSEÑAME2:4099AM - ME DIJO QUÉ! XOPA!2:53, with features from Danny Ocean and Myke Towers as well as a reunion of The Academy collaborators Dalex, Dímelo Flow, Lenny Tavárez, and Justin Quiles.
On May 14, 2026, Sech released his fifth solo album Secho Gang×SECHO GANG14 May 2026 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1DONDE FUE FELIZ2:572BBL1:583TUS AMIGAS2:194LA NASA2:075DETONÓ4:046COBERTURA3:367LO DE NOSOTROS2:488SE VA2:439GATA OFFFICIAL2:0010PA VOLVER2:1811PRADO2:5612EL QUE HABLA2:3713Novio no3:40 with features including Ryan Castro, Jay Wheeler, and Kris R.

Musical style

Sech possesses a tenor vocal range. A Billboard staff member wrote that Sech's music contains "soothing vocals, sensual urban fusion melodies, and lyrics that focus on romance, dreams and positive vibes". In an interview with Billboard, Sech mentioned El General as being an influence on his music. "Otro Trago" was described by Rolling Stone as a "piano-reggaeton ballad about drinking and dancing the heartbreak away". Sech is a fan of jazz music and expressed a desire to incorporate jazz music into his compositions. He described his musical experimentation by saying, "Everything changes so fast. Today, we're singing reggaeton. Tomorrow, we'll be singing in Arabic! You never know where things are gonna go, and that's an exciting challenge".