DESPACITO Becomes First Song Sung In Spanish To Reach A Billion Spotify Streams

According to Billboard, Luis Fonsi's DESPACITO broke a new record by becoming the first song sung in Spanish to reach a billion streams on Spotify. Read about it here from Billboard!

"Despacito," and its remix featuring Justin Bieber, is also officially certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing 10 million or more sales and streams in the United States. "Despacito" joins an exclusive group of 18 songs to achieve coveted Diamond status, and is the first Latin song ever to reach that milestone.

As one of the leading Latin Music figures of his generation, Fonsi has received many accolades and some of the most prestigious awards in the music industry, including five Latin GRAMMYs®, two American Music Awards, two Teen Choice Awards, five Billboard Awards, among others. He's received three GRAMMY® nominations for his smash crossover "Despacito" with Daddy Yankee, which was the biggest song of 2017 in the U.S. according to Nielsen. The monster hit accrued 1.3 billion streams and SHATTERED many records across Billboard charts including tying Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's 1995 collaboration "One Sweet Day" for the longest run at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart.

Early in his career, Fonsi had already established himself as a rising star in the Latin music community dating back to his 1998 debut album Comenzaré, which included hits "Si Tu Quisieras" and "Perdóname. He went on to record six more albums, all of which were certified either gold or platinum in several countries, including 2014's 8 which peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Latin Album chart.

Fonsi has toured extensively around the world and collaborated with a wide array of artists from various genres including Christina Aguilera, José Feliciano, Daddy Yankee, DNCE, Nicky Minaj, and Demi Lovato, among others. He's graced the cover of magazines such as People en Español, and Esquire in Latin America, and performed on Ellen, CONAN, THE VOICE and THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON to name a few. With no signs of slowing down, Fonsi's latest single "Échame La Culpa," featuring GRAMMY® nominee Demi Lovato, is now a global hit and already breaking various records in the digital platform arena.

To post a comment, you must register and login.