It became the first Spanish-language song to hit number one on the Billboard Hot since "Macarena" in The single gained global success. The video for "Despacito" on YouTube received its billionth view on April 20, , and became the most watched video on the platform.
Its success led Daddy Yankee to become the most listened artist worldwide on the streaming service Spotify in June , the first Latin artist to do so. As of , Daddy Yankee has won 82 awards from nominations since his rise to international fame in Often considered to be one of the pioneers within the Reggaeton genre, Ayala was originally going to become a professional baseball player but he was shot in his leg while taking a break from a studio recording session.
The bullet was never removed and he credits this incident with allowing him to pursue a musical career. Early in his career he attempted to imitate the rap style of Vico C. He went on to emulate other artists in the genre, including DJ Playero, DJ Nelson, and Tempo taking elements from their styles in order to develop an original style with the Dembow rhythm.
In doing so, he eventually abandoned the traditional model of rap and became one of the first artists to perform reggaeton. Throughout the s, Daddy Yankee appeared in several of DJ Playero's underground mixtapes which were banned by the Puerto Rican government due to explicit lyrics; these songs would later be among the first reggaeton songs ever produced. DJ Playero and Daddy Yankee would later be credited for inventing the name "Reggaeton" to describe their music on the album Playero 36 in Both albums were successful in Puerto Rico, but not throughout Latin America.
In , Daddy Yankee formed an unofficial duo called "Los Cangris" with Nicky Jam and released several successful singles together. Yankee and Nicky Jam fell apart in due to personal issues and creative differences.
In , Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam reconciled and performed in various concerts together. In , El Cangri. In , Daddy Yankee released a compilation album named Los Homerun-es , which contains his first charted single "Segurosqui" , five new songs and 12 remakes of DJ Playero's albums songs. It was the most highly anticipated album in the reggaeton community.
Ayala had enjoyed salsa music since he was young, and this led him to include music of genres besides reggaeton in the album. The album was described as his most complete, and with it he intended to introduce combinations of reggaeton and other genres to the English-speaking market. The album has sold over 1. Also, It had sold over 2 milliones of copies hroughout Latin America and worldwide. During this same time, Daddy Yankee was featured in N. In , Ayala won several international awards, making him one of the most recognized reggaeton artists within the music industry.
In this event he performed "Gasolina" in a performance that was described as "innovative". Barrio Fino also won the "Reggaeton Album of the Year" award in the Latin Billboard that took place on April 28, , where he performed a mix of three of his songs in a duet with P. His hit single, "Gasolina", received the majority of votes cast for the second edition of Premios Juventud , in which it received eight nominations and won seven awards.
Ayala also made a live presentation during the award ceremony. The commercial success of "Gasolina" in the United States led to the creation of a new radio format and a Billboard chart: Latin Rhythm Airplay. The successful single, "Gasolina", was covered by artists from different music genres.
This led to a controversy when "Los Lagos", a Mexican banda group, did a cover with the original beat but changed the song's lyrics. The group's label had solicited the copyright permission to perform the single and translate it to a different music style, but did not receive consent to change the lyrics; legal action followed.
Speaking for the artist, Ayala's lawyer stated that having his song covered was an "honor, but it must be done the right way. The album sold more than in , copies in the United States, becoming the 13th best-selling Latin album in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan and over 3 million of copies worldwide. He has been topping the charts for more than 15 years. His humble start is also the credit to his success, Billboard recalls, explaining how Daddy Yankee gleaned the chorus of his first hit — "Gasolina" — while walking around his neighborhood in Puerto Rico.
At the time, Yankee was basically a nobody; he and his wife, who got married when they were 17, had an apartment with their three kids in a housing project. Not only did Daddy Yankee bring his culture to the music charts, but he also inspired entire generations of Latin artists to experiment and collaborate. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Luis Fonsi is a Latin Grammy-winning singer and songwriter who became a worldwide star with his hit song, 'Despacito. Charles Henry Turner, a zoologist and scholar, was the first person to discover that insects can hear and alter behavior based on previous experience. Grammy Award winner will. He's also made a name for himself as a solo artist, producer and activist.
Rapper-producer Dr. Gaga embarked on her second world tour, The Monster Ball Tour, she officially announced it on October 15, It would end in Spain in two only concerts, in Barcelona and Madrid.
The tickets were sold in just three days. Billboard announced that the song Telephone , from the album The Fame Monster, peaked at number one on the Pop Songs chart, being the only singer in history to get the sixth consecutive number one from it. In , the news spread that her ex-boyfriend and producer Rob Fusari sued for the company Rob Fusari Productions, demanding the payment of a total debt of 30 million dollars, for being the co-author and co-producer of Paparazzi, Beautiful, Dirty, Rich, Disco Heaven and Retro, Dance, Freak.
Gaga began production on the album: Born This Way. It sold more than a million copies in its first week after its release in the United States, topping the Billboard This music star declared in a documentary about her life, Five Foot Two , that she suffers from fibromyalgia, a disease that attacks muscles and bones, and it has cost her time off stage.
Although, she is still extremely optimistic. Elton John March 25, is a singer, songwriter, and musician. He was born in Pinner, Middlesex, UK. His birth name is Reginald Dwight. The people who encouraged Elton to start in the world of music were his grandmother and his mother , who one day surprised him by performing a song on the house piano.
They immediately knew that the boy had a great musical talent. At the age of four, he was already performing simple melodies, and at seven he was singing at family parties.
Elton studied at the Royal Academy of Music thanks to a scholarship after graduating from high school. He also was part of the choir. Although after a few years he got bored with classical music and began to try rock music.
At age 15, he got his first job as a pianist in a downtown pub, where he received the nickname Reggie. He used to perform songs by Ray Charles and Jim Reeves. In Elton decided to form the band Bluesology. In the musical circle, he met singer Long John Baldry. As a tribute to him and the saxophonist Elton Dean, he adopted the stage name, Elton John.
Two songs were recorded in the group: Mr. Besides, he began producing brilliant songs with the help of lyricist Bernie Taupin, who has been considered one of the most prolific duos in the world of pop music.
Fifteen of his songs topped the North American charts. Later in , he edited his first LP, Empty Sky , which was followed by Elton John, thanks to his knowledge of classical music he integrated lyricism and his own style.
In the following years, he published a total of eleven albums. In the 70s his career took off, he signed an eight million dollar contract with MCA, wrote the song Whatever gets you through the night with John Lennon , and also sang with the former Beatle at Madison Square Garden. Although not everything was easy, he had certain conflicts with his collaborator Bernie Taupin, this breakup and problems with drugs led him to a serious emotional crisis that almost cost him his life when he tried to commit suicide.
After emotional recovery he continued singing, and selling out venues, he toured continuously. In , he began to suffer from throat ailments that led him to undergo a vocal cord operation in Sydney, Australia. He reappeared with Reg Strikes Back in His commitment against AIDS is due to his homosexuality, which he declared at that time. Although at first, he declared himself bisexual. In he released the album The one, thanks to which he received a double-platinum record.
In , he was hired to write the soundtrack for the Disney film The Lion King, with which he won a Grammy, a Golden Globe, and the Oscar for the best original song, shared with Tom Rice, author of the lyrics.
In he celebrated his 25th anniversary in the world of music and released Made in England The murder of his friend Gianni Versace and the death of Princess Diana of Wales in dealt two blows. This tribute to his friend Lady Di broke all sales records, becoming the best-selling single in the history of music, with 33 million copies worldwide in just three months. For this song, he obtained in the Grammy for best male pop singer.
It received the Grammy for best musical. He was responsible for the composition of the lyrics for the musical Billy Elliot. In he created the musical Lestat with Bernie Taupin.
A year later, he released Captain and the kid, his album number In , he turned 40 of artistic career, to celebrate it, he released a special DVD with his live performance at Madison Square Garden, the same day of his birthday.
He was an author involved in the politics of his country, in he gave a concert in New York to raise funds for the campaign of Hillary Clinton, a Democratic candidate for the presidency of the United States. Elton has received a large number of awards and distinctions.
Not only has he made a living from music, but he also purchased a London football team, Watford. In with the approval of the law that allowed equal marriage in the United Kingdom, Elton married in the Windsor City Council the Canadian David Furnish with whom he had a sentimental relationship since Belcalis Almanzar October 11, rapper, songwriter, and actress.
She was born in New York, United States. Her stage name is Cardi B. Cardi B is the daughter of a Dominican father and her mother from Trinidad and Tobago. During her childhood and adolescence, she lived in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the Bronx. The girl became part of various street gangs, which led her to have an extremely turbulent life, she had a boyfriend, a member of a gang, with whom she lived for some time and was constantly assaulted by him.
To help her family with household expenses, she was a cashier in a store, but at 19, she got a job as a stripper, to fit in better in this environment, and to have more money, she had to undergo numerous plastic surgeries to increase her breasts and buttocks.
In , she began to become a social media personality, primarily on Vine and Instagram. She began to have great popularity. By this time she was known by her stage name. In early , she released a second mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. Cardi subsequently released her first commercial single, Bodak Yellow, and it quickly became a viral hit. In a matter of three months, the song reached No. A month later, she released her single MotorSport in conjunction with major artists.
Like Migos and Nicki Minaj, the single was at 6 on the Billboard Hot , making it their third consecutive song to do so.
0コメント