Luis Fonsi
Award-Winning Latin Music Sensation and Norwegian Viva Godfather
Luis Fonsi is an award-winning global artist from Puerto Rico, one of the leading Latin Music figures of his generation with over 25 years of a successful artistic career. From his debut album "Comenzaré" (1998) to his latest studio album "Vida" (2019), Fonsi has continuously broken sales records while leading the charts.
His undeniable and unique talent, as well as his extensive lists of radio hits, has made him one of music's most influential and successful artists, allowing him to break barriers, cross borders, and seduce millions of people around the world.
Awarded with multiple gold, platinum, and diamond records as well as some of the most prestigious awards, including four GRAMMY nominations, five Latin GRAMMY®, 12 Latin Billboard Awards, five Billboard Awards, 17 Premios Juventud, two American Music Awards, two Teen Choice Awards, to name a few. In addition to the awards, Fonsi has received seven Guinness World Records titles thanks to his chart-topping song “Despacito”.
His ninth album "Vida," debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's "Top Latin Albums" chart and certified double diamond for more than 1.3 million copies sold in the United States alone. Four of the singles from "Vida," including "Despacito," with Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber, "Échame La Culpa," with Demi Lovato, "Calypso," with Stefflon Don, and "Impossible" with Ozuna, reached # 1 on the radio charts. Since its release in February 2019, “Vida” has been nominated for a GRAMMY, Latin GRAMMY, Latin American Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro, and Premios Billboard a la Música Latina, among others.
After conquering the world with his album VIDA, Fonsi continued to release hit singles including "Date La Vuelta" with Nicky Jam and Sebastián Yatra, Girasoles and the most recent "Perfecta" with Farruko. Prior to the pandemic, Fonsi toured the world with his successful "Vida World Tour", which began in 2019 in Europe and continued in the United States, Guatemala, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile and Saudi Arabia.
Between 2021 and 2022, Fonsi has successfully released multiple hits including “Vacío” with Rauw Alejandro, “Bésame” with Myke Towers, “Nuestra Balada”, and most recently “Vacaciones” with Manuel Turizo, and “Ley de Gravedad”, the title track for his 10th studio album, released on March 11, 2022, under Universal Music Latino. The album debuted Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums and it registered 975 million combined streams on the different digital platforms where Fonsi has a total of 42.7 billion combined streams.
Two weeks after the album release, Luis Fonsi made an impactful appearance on the 94th Academy Awards (The Oscars) alongside Megan Thee Stallion, Becky G, and the cast of the Encanto movie to perform the viral hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” for the first time in live television.
The singer-songwriter, who spent most of 2022 touring in Europe and Latin America with his “Noche Perfecta Tour” as well as, served as one of the hosts of the Latin Grammys ceremony, released his new single titled “Buenos Aires” on May 25, 2023, and is gearing up to kick off his new tour this summer in Spain.
For the last 15 years, Fonsi has served as the spoke person for St. Jude's campaign "Thanks and Giving" for the Hispanic community. Also, and since Huracan Maria, the international star has worked intensely to help people on the island, both donating medicine and basic need products, as well as, building houses in the community of La Perla, through the Luis Fonsi Foundation.
For more information about Luis Fonsi:
Website: www.luisfonsi.com
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