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Vida (Life) (2019)

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Vida is Fonsi's tenth studio album and his first in five years, yet its single 'Despacito' had already become a 2017 hit with Daddy Yankee.

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Vida (Life): tenth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi
Released 1 February 2019 through Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Fonsi's first album in five years
Primarily Spanish-language album
Singles include "Despacito" (original and remix), "Échame la Culpa", "Calypso" (original and remix), "Imposible" and "Sola"

Fonsi began work on the album after his ninth studio album, 8, was released in 2014
"Despacito" with Daddy Yankee was released in 2017 and topped the charts of 47 official charts
"Despacito" won four Latin Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year
"Échame la Culpa" with Demi Lovato was released the same year and reached number one in sixteen countries
"Sola" was described by Billboard as a "mid-tempo, sultry R&B tinged jam over sparse arrangements"
The album mixes tempos, from up-tempo urban/pop fusions to the romantic ballad "Le pido al cielo"

Born Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero on April 15, 1978, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Moved with his family to Orlando, Florida at age 10.
Enrolled at Florida State University School of Music on a full scholarship in 1995 but dropped out to pursue music.
Signed a recording contract with Universal Music Latin soon after.

Debut album Comenzaré (1998) peaked at number 11 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart and became a hit in Puerto Rico and Latin America.
Follow-up Eterno (2000) was more successful.
Opened for Britney Spears' Dream Within a Dream Tour in the US and Mexico in 2002.
"No Me Doy por Vencido" (2008) spent 21 weeks at number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart.
Won a Latin Grammy for Song of the Year for "Aquí Estoy Yo" in 2009.
"Despacito" (2017), featuring Daddy Yankee and later a remix with Justin Bieber, became his biggest success and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Released the album Vida in 2019, which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.
Served as a coach on The Voice and La Voz in several countries.

Billboard named Vida one of the most anticipated albums of 2019, saying there would be plenty of new ballads, which Fonsi sings predominantly in Spanish and delivers with an urban touch

United States: debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200 with 22,000 equivalent album units
Also number one on the Top Latin Albums chart and the Latin Pop Albums chart
Sold over one million copies in the United States
Nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards
Nominated for Album of the Year at the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

Billboard listed Vida among the most anticipated albums of 2019 before its release.
Its singles already carried the 2017 hits "Despacito" and "Échame la Culpa" with guest artists.
The album returned Fonsi to a full studio release after five years.
Its ballads are mostly sung in Spanish, which Billboard said was delivered with an urban touch.