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The lyrics of "Despacito" were written in late 2015 in Luis Fonsi's house in Miami because he wanted to record a "swinging song" for his new album after two years without releasing new music. [3] [4] He woke up mulling about "a song called 'Despacito '" and invited Brazilian-Panamanian singer and songwriter Erika Ender to a songwriting session. [5]
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈfonsi]), is a Puerto Rican singer.He is known for his soulful and dance oriented songs, most notably 2017's "Despacito".
It's been five years since "Despacito" topped the Hot 100. But do you know what the song's lyrics really mean? ‘Despacito’ English Translation Reveals Luis Fonsi’s Less-Than-Innocent Lyrics
In June 2017, following the number one peak of "Despacito" in the Hot 100, Philip Bump of The Washington Post related the increasing success of Spanish-language songs in the United States since 2004 with the growth of its Spanish-speaking population, highlighting an improvement from 4.9% in 1980 to 11.5% in 2015. [11]
If “Livin’ la vida loca” provided the tipping point for the Latin Explosion of 1999, “Despacito” was the catalyst for a new version that didn’t necessarily have to rely on English to ...
In 2017, thirteen songs reached number one on the General chart (fifteen if the remix versions of "Despacito" and "Mi gente" are counted as separate songs). Of these, eleven songs were entirely or mostly in Spanish, and two were primarily in English.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigration agents rounded up undocumented migrants as well as American citizens in a raid of a Newark, New Jersey, worksite on Thursday that the city's mayor said ...
Vida is Fonsi's first album in five years, [2] and features the singles "Despacito" (both the original version and remix), "Échame la Culpa", "Calypso" (both the original version and remix), "Imposible" and "Sola". [3] Commercially the album sold over one million copies in the United States, topping the Billboard Top Latin Albums.