Birth Name: | Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero |
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Date of Birth: | 15/04/1978 |
Age: | 46 years old |
Nationality: | Puerto Rican |
Qualification: | Graduated from Dr. Phillips High School |
Luis Fonsi is a prominent Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who is known best for his worldwide hit song Despacito. Luis Fonsi songs in Latin and English have been highly famous. Luis Fonsi Despacito featuring Daddy Yankee has charted at number one in US Latin.
Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi is known best for his latest Love + Dance World Tour in support of his worldwide hit song Despacito. Luis Fonsi songs like Nothing Is Forever, Your Love, Kissing Strangers, and Blame Me have been huge hits over the time and have led him to win many awards. Luis Fonsi net worth has been amassed from his hit studio albums and compilations since 1998.
Luis Fonsi was born Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero on April 15, 1978, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was born to parents Alfonso Rodriguez and Delia Tata Lopez Cepero. He spent most of his childhood days with his siblings Jean Rodriguez and Tatiana Rodriguez.
Luis Fonsi age was only that of a youth when he pursued a career in singing and joined San Juan Children’s Choir. He received his education from Dr. Phillips High School based in Orlando. He was part of a group called Big Guys and then later joined NSYNC.
Discography
Luis Fonsi songs in Latin like Si Tu Quisieras, Dime Como, and Me Ire in his debut album Comenzara in 1998 brought him into the limelight.
Eventually, he went on to release hit albums like Secret Love in 2002, Step by Step in 2005, World of Silence in 2008, Mainland in 2011, and 8 in 2014.
Luis Fonsi Despacito brought him to limelight in 2017 when the song reached 4 billion views on YouTube.
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His song was remixed by Justin Bieber which caused him to be a worldwide fame.
Filmography
Luis Fonsi made his movie debut in 1992’s Como Agua Para Chocolate. Since then he has appeared in many TV series like Amantes de Luna Llena, Taina, Corazones al limite The Voice Chile, and more. More recently he appeared in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Luis Fonsi had his first tour in 1998 called the Comezare tour. Eventually, he went on to have 7 tours including Amor Secreto Tour, Paso a Paso Tour, Tierra Firme Tour, Somos Uno Tour, and more. His most recent tour is the Love + Dance World Tour to support his 2017 worldwide hit song Despacito. Luis Fonsi songs like No Me Doy por Vencido, Echame la Culpa, Nada Es Para Siempre, and more were played during the concerts.
Luis Fonsi net worth is estimated to be calculated in millions of his huge hit Latin songs. Luis Fonsi songs especially Despacito and Echame la Culpa have been the focal point of his success due to its worldwide audience appreciation. Some of the sites like celebrity net worth estimates his net worth to be around $16 million.
Luis Fonsi Despacito song has led him to have a huge earning. It is estimated that through his YouTube streams alone, Luis has earned $2.7 million. Since it was viewed almost 5 billion times on YouTube, Despacito gained the position of being the most viewed video on YouTube.
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Luis Fonsi wife was Admari Lopez. The couple was often spotted together in award functions. Fonsi’s international tour was canceled abruptly when Lopez was diagnosed with cancer and was taken to Mexico for treatment where Fonsi followed.
The couple got married in 2006 in Puerto Rico. They went on to have a divorce in 2010.
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Luis Fonsi wife at present is Agueda Lopez. Agueda is a Spanish model. The couple got married in September 2014. Together the couple has a daughter named Mikaela and a son named Rocco.
Luis Fonsi height is known to be 5 feet 7 inches.
He has a shoe size of 10. Luis Fonsi age at present is 39 years.
He is often remarked for his bright teeth and his charming smile.
Luis Fonsi has won 4 Latin Grammy Awards in 2017 for his song Despacito. Despacito won on categories like Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
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In 2010, Fonsi went on to win 3 Premio Lo Nuestro Award for categories like Male Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Collaboration of the Year.
In 2009 and 2007 he won the Premio lo Nuestro for Male Artist of the Year. He has won more than a dozen Premios Juventud award in 2009 alone.
Luis Fonsi Instagram account has more than 5 million followers who keep track of his personal and professional life through the pictures posted by him. Luis Fonsi’s biography can be found on social media sites like Wikipedia and IMDB.
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Adamari Lopez is a Puerto Rican actress who is known best for her work on the Telemundo morning show Un Nuevo Día as a host. She was previously married to Luis Fonsi and is daughter of undertaker, Luis Lopez.
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After seperation from Luis Fonsi, López was in relation with Toni Costa. On 20th September 2014, she announced that she was pregnant and was expecting her first child with her then fiance, Toni. She eventually gave birth to a girl, Alaïa, on March 4, 2015.
Lopez was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2005. Since, she was in stage 1 and the cancer hadn’t spread to other parts of her body, with early treatment and cancer surgery, she recovered. Since then, she has also been active in breast cancer awareness campaign.
#RIAATopCertified Awards 2017’s #1 Song: @LuisFonsi’s Despacito 8X Platinum https://t.co/Zc4zz0V3tl @UniversalMusica pic.twitter.com/leCnRgo3qm
— RIAA (@RIAA) January 3, 2018