His first composition “No Puedo Olvidar” by MDO in 1999 made it to #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. His song “Llegar A Ti” by Jaci Velasquez also reached #1 and earned Torres an ASCAP Song of the Year Award. He was nominated for his first Latin Grammy Award for Ednita Nazario’s “Acustico” in 2002. Torres produced Ricky Martin’s MTV Unplugged in 2006. In 2001 he became a solo artist and released his debut self-titled album. The album had two Billboard Top 20 singles and was nominated for best album by a new artist on Premios Lo Nuestro. In 2009 he was a face of the Banana Republic spring and summer ad campaigns.