Luis Alfonso Rodr guez L pez-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (Spanish pronunciation: [‘lwis ‘fonsi]), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being “Despacito” featuring rapper Daddy Yankee.
Fonsi received his first Latin Grammy Award nominations in the Record of the Year category and won Song of the Year thanks to the song “Aqu Estoy Yo”. The song also won three Billboard Latin Music Awards. “Despacito” became Fonsi’s biggest success winning four Latin Grammy Awards, seven Billboard Latin Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards and received three Grammy Awards nominations. He also won one Latin American Music Award for ” chame la Culpa” with Demi Lovato.
As of 2018, Fonsi has broken six Guinness World Records and sold more than 11 million records with “Despacito”. “Despacito” was the most-watched YouTube video of all time until November 2020, with over 7 billion views.