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Despacito by Luis Fonsi

Artist Biography For Luis Fonsi

Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero More Commonly Known As Luis Fonsi Born April 15 1978 In San Juan Puerto Rico Is A Latin Grammy Winning Puerto Rican Singer Composer And Soap Opera Actor. Fonsi And His Family Moved To Orlando Florida During Fonsi's Early Childhood. Fonsi's Childhood Was Relatively Average For Kids His Age Beginning To Dream About Becoming A Member Of Menudo Arguably Latin America's Most Famous Boy Band In History Around The Time He Was Ten Years Old. Because Of The Air Distance Between His Home In Orlando And Menudo's Base Back In Puerto Rico In Particular Fonsi Was Not Able To Achieve That Particular Childhood Dream. He Did However Participate In Many Local Boy Bands Including One Big Guys Where He Met And Befriended Future *NSYNC Member Joey Fatone. On April Of That Year Fonsi Had A Brief Return To The Singing Stage When Former Menudo Ray Reyes Invited Him And Lopez To A Concert Which Was Held At San Juan's Roberto Clemente Coliseum. The Press Widely Covered What El Vocero Titled As Fonsi's Moment As A Menudo When He Took The Stage And Joined The Members Of El Reencuentro To Sing Some Of Their Old Hits. Fonsi's Popularity Has Transcended Ages And Genres In Puerto Rico Industrialist Salvador Vassallo For Example Has Told El Vocero That Fonsi Is Among His Favorite Singers. Instead Of Choosing To Keep A Pattern Of Trying To Find Stardom In The United States With A Boy Band Fonsi Chose To Better Prepare Himself For A Future Stable Career Inside Show Business. He Went To Florida State University To Study Vocal Techniques. Meanwhile He Began To Record Demo Tapes In Miami. While He Was At FSU He Was Overheard Singing By A University Music Department President Who Offered Him A Contract With A Large Recording Company. In 1999 Fonsi Recorded His First CD Comenzare I Will Begin . Comenzare Became An Instant Hit In Puerto Rico And Across Latin America With Fonsi Conquering Such Markets As Colombia The Dominican Republic El Salvador Mexico And Venezuela. His 2000 Follow-Up Eterno Was Equally Successful. By Then Fonsi's Fame Had Reached Europe As He Became A Celebrity In Spain As Well. During 2001 A Re-Mix Of Comenzare And Eterno Was Launched While Fonsi Worked On His Next Album 2002's Amor Secreto. At About The Same Time Some Media Outlets Such As Newspapers And Magazines Began To Comment About An Allegued Adulterous Romance Between Him And An Also Very Famous Married Puerto Rican Singer Who Had Just Happened To Separate From Her Husband Recently And Bought A Home Near Fonsi's Orlando Property. The Scandal Did Not Last Too Long However And Fonsi Soon Released An Album In English Fight The Feeling Also Released In 2002. Fight The Feeling Did Not Sell Well Among Americans. It Is Expected However That Fonsi Will Sometime In The Future Make A Second Attempt At A Crossover Because Of The Fact He Has Lived Most Of His Life In Orlando He Is Fluent In English As Well As In Spanish. His Fourth CD Sold Very Well Which Opened New Markets In Europe. "Quien Te Dijo Eso?" Reached High Positions On Music Charts. His Fifth CD "Paso A Paso" Could Be Said To Be His Disc That Launched Him Into International Markets. "Nada Es Para Siempre" Reached Number One On The Music Chart Beating Famous Shakira. By 2003 Fonsi Began To Fall In Love With Actress Adamari Lopez Who As An Univision Artist And Fellow Puerto Rican Constantly Found Herself Near Fonsi. That Same Year Fonsi Released The Song Abrazar La Vida Holding On To Life Of The Album Also Named Abrazar La Vida. The Song Perhaps Ironically And Because Of A Particular Circumstance Would Later Become One Of Lopez's Favorite Songs. While Fight The Feeling Was Released By The MCA Label Abrazar La Vida Was Released By Universal's Spanish Music Label. Fonsi Also Recorded Amazing In 2003 A Duet With Emma Bunton For Her 2004 Album Free Me. Fonsi Took Off 2004 A Year When Rumors Were Reported By Magazines Television News Shows And Newspapers That He And Lopez Had Committed To Marry Each Other. During 2005 Fonsi Was In The Middle Of An International Tour That Would Have Had Him Away From Home For Many Months The Tour Was Abruptly Cancelled When Lopez Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Fonsi Promised Her To Stay By Her Side And Has Travelled With Her Back And Forth Between Mexico Miami And Puerto Rico For Various Treatment And Work Related Trips. On June 3 2006 Fonsi And Adamari Lopez Were Married In A Religious Ceremony In Guaynabo Puerto Rico Attended By Many Celebrities Including Joey Fatone Charytin Ednita Nazario And Carlos Ponce And His Brother Aspiring Spanish-Language Singer Jean Rodriguez Who Goes Simply By Jean As His Professional Name.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Despacito

"Despacito" Is A 2017 Song By Puerto Rican Singer Luis Fonsi Featuring Puerto Rican Rapper Daddy Yankee From Fonsi's Upcoming Studio Album. The Song's Music Video Was Filmed In The La Perla Neighborhood Of Old San Juan Puerto Rico And The Local Bar La Factoría. "Despacito" Was Written By Fonsi Erika Ender And Daddy Yankee And Was Produced By Mauricio Rengifo And Andrés Torres. A Remix Featuring Canadian Singer Justin Bieber Co-Written By Himself Poo Bear And Marty James Was Released On April 17 2017 Which Helped To Improve The Song's Chart Performance In Numerous Countries Particularly In English-Speaking Countries. "Despacito" Was A #1 Hit In 47 Countries And A Top 10 Hit In Ten Others. The Song Topped The Hot 100 For A Record-Tying 16 Weeks Becoming The Biggest Hit In Fonsi And Daddy Yankee's Career. The Song Also Spent 52 Weeks At Number 1 On The Billboard Hot Latin Songs. The Song's Music Video Has Been Played On YouTube Over Seven And A Half Billion Times It Won Latin Grammy Awards For Record Of The Year Song Of The Year Best Urban Fusion/Performance And Best Short Form Music Video At The 18th Latin Grammy Awards. It Is A Reggaeton And Latin Pop Song Composed In Common Time With Lyrics About Having A Sexual Relationship Performed In A Smooth And Romantic Way.

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