Latin pop
Latin pop (Pop Latino, in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, Pop Latine in French) generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence. Geographically, it could refer to pop music from Latin America or sung by Latin Americans, generally regarded as Hispanics in the United States.[1] Occasionally, the definition extends to Latin Europe, primarily Spain and Portugal, though Italy is often included. Latin Asia(specifically the Philippines) should also be considered as well. Latin pop music is usually sung in Spanish or other Romance languages, although English and other languages are not uncommon. In addition, many international artists from France and Italy often sing in Spanish for Spanish language audiences. Major Latin pop songwriters include Leonel García, Gian Marco, Estefano, Kike Santander, Juan Luis Guerra, Mario Domm and Robi Draco Rosa.[2][3][4][5][6]
Latin pop music
There are two main variants. The first one is regular pop performed in the Spanish, Spanglish, Portuguese or English for international audiences. The second one mixes pop with a wide variety of Latin American or Iberian rhythms such as salsa, samba, norteña, merengue, banda, tex-mex, flamenco, tango, reggaeton, vallenato, and reggae.[1]
Latin pop artists
Latin pop is usually marked by polished productions while incorporating unobtrusive Latin rhythms and instrumentation into tracks. Latin pop first reached a global audience through the work of vocalist Ritchie Valens in the late 1950s; in later decades, Julio Iglesias, the versatile Gloria Estefan, Tejano singer Selena, the Mexican idol Luis Miguel and the boy band Menudo carried the style forward.[7] Since the late 1990s, Latin pop and songs with significant Latin pop influences have achieved mainstream success in the United States and worldwide.
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- Luis Miguel is the best known Mexican singer of the last two decades, and the most popular Latin American singer of the 1990s. He is known in Latin America and Spain as "El Sol de México" (The Sun of Mexico). He has won four Latin Grammy Awards and five Grammy Awards. His Amarte Es Un Placer Tour had a length of 8 months and run through Mexico, USA, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil and Spain between 1999 and 2000. It was the highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist, as well as the most extended. These two records were broken by his 2005 Tour. Luis Miguel is praised for his extraordinary vocals and for having performed successfully several genres like latin pop, bolero, ballads and mariachi. He has refused to crossover and records his music only in Spanish. Luis Miguel has been dubbed "The Latin Frank Sinatra".[7][8]
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- Selena is a Grammy Award winning Tejano singer, sang Tejano music and all sorts of Latin genres as well. After bypassing all the Tejano berriors she quickly earned the title "Queen of Tejano Music." Selena became the first Latin artist to have ever had 4 number ones in one year back in 1994. The four were Donde Quiera Que Estés, Amor Prohibido, Bidi Bidi Bom Bom and No Me Queda Mas. After her success in Spanish and even had a Grammy Award on her resume, Selena decided to work on her very first album in English. Unfortunately, Selena was murdered back in March 1995. Selena only recorded 4 songs for her crossover album and was schedule to have 13 songs in English for her album. The crossover album titled Dreaming of You was released in the summer of 1995. It quickly became an International Success. Selena's songs Dreaming of You and I Could Fall In Love quickly became Mainstream hits and the album became among the "Top ten best-selling debuts of all time" along with being the "best-selling debuts for a female artist" and Selena became the first Latin Artist male or female to have ever debuted at No. 1.
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- Ricky Martin is a Grammy Award- and Latin Grammy Award- winning, his worldwide smash hit single “Livin' la Vida Loca” sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. alone, "Livin' la Vida Loca" is generally seen as the song that began the Latin pop explosion of 1999 and made the transition of other Latin artists (first Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias, then later Shakira and Thalía) into the English-speaking market easier. Before this time, most non-Latino Americans had never heard of Ricky Martin until what CNN reported was a show-stopping performance of "La Copa de la Vida" at the 41st Grammy Awards show, which became a catalyst in bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the US music scene.[12] Martin rose to fame as a member of the Latin American boy band Menudo after which he became a solo artist in 1990. He is considered a major star in the world of Latin Pop and is considered to have opened the doors for some of his fellow (Latin American singers). On 2007, Martin received the star Hollywood Walk of Fame. Martin in 2011 returns to the Billboard 200 with the mostly-Spanish studio set "Musica + Alma + Sexo" starting at No. 3 with 32,000. "Musica" is the highest charting primarily-Spanish language set since Selena's No. 1 album "Dreaming Of You" spent its first three chart weeks lodged in the top three in 1995.[13]
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- Shakira's particularly with the most successful songs in the twenty-first century to date, "Whenever Wherever", "Waka Waka and "Hips Don't Lie". She has won two Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards, and has been Golden Globe-nominated. She is also the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time,and the most successful female Latin singer having sold 72 million albums worldwide, according to BMI.[14][15] Additionally, she is the only artist from South America to reach the number-one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, Canadian Hot 100, the Australian ARIA chart, and the UK Singles Chart. She was to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009, but turned the offer down citing that she did not want to be considered a star of Hollywood.
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- Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish singer, songwriter. Iglesias started his musical career with Mexican label Fonovisa, which helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Latino market in the United States, selling more Spanish language albums than any other artist in that decade. By 1999 he made a successful crossover into anglophone market signing a deal with Universal Music who released his English first single Bailamos which rode the front wave of the Latin Pop movement of that year, he released his first English album later in the year. His second English album Escape was his most successful and featured what would become Iglesias's signiture ballad "Hero". With the release of Quizás he became the first latin artist to reach a million spins of US radio. Iglesias would continue to release albums in both languages until 2010 when he released his first bilingual album Euphoria with a 50/50 mix of original songs which popular singles such as "I Like It and "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)". Iglesias has sold over 100 million records worldwide, won a Grammy and Latin Grammy and has had two Billboard Hot 100 #1s,one #3, and two #4 and holds the record for producing 22 number #1 singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks, and 9 #1s Hot Dance Club Songs. In addition he is the best selling Latin artist in the UK and the best selling international artist of all time in India.
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Best-selling Latin artists
Some of the most successful artists are Selena, Enrique Iglesias, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Carlos Santana, La India, Marc Anthony, Juanes and Miami Sound Machine. Julio Iglesias is regarded to date as the world's best selling Latin artists selling 100 million albums worldwide.[16][17]
Most-awarded Latin artists
Non-Latin pop artists that have performed in Spanish
| Artists |
Latin pop hits |
| ABBA |
ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos |
| Andrea Bocelli |
Vivo por ella, Por ti Volaré, Somos Novios, Bésame Mucho |
| A*Teens |
Dame, Dame, Dame |
| Backstreet Boys |
Nunca Te Haré Llorar |
| Beyoncé Knowles |
Irremplazable; Oye |
| Celine Dion |
Amar Haciendo el Amor; Aún Existe Amor; Es Mejor Decir Adiós; Sola Otra Vez |
| Christina Aguilera |
Genio Atrapado; Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú); Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti; Falsas esperanzas |
| De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig |
Get Spanish |
| Demi Lovato |
Lo Que Soy; Rascacielo; Solamente Tu |
| Geri Halliwell |
Mi Chico Latino |
| Hikaru Utada |
Me Muero |
| Josh Santana(Hispano Filipino) |
Historia de un Amor, Eres Tú |
| Kylie Minogue |
Your Disco Needs You, Los Amores |
| Lady Gaga |
Americano |
| Madonna |
Verás, Lo Que Siente la Mujer |
| Mariah Carey |
Héroe, El Amor que Soñé & Mi Todo |
| Michael Jackson |
Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu, Todo para Tí |
| M2M |
Todo lo Que Haces |
| 'N Sync |
Yo Te Voy a Amar |
| Rihanna |
Te Amo |
| Regine Velásquez(Hispano Filipino) |
Tú[27] |
| Roxette |
La Vida Sin Ti |
| Selena Gomez |
Un Año sin Ver Llover |
| Spice Girls |
Spice Up Your Life and Seremos Uno los Dos |
| Toni Braxton |
Regresa a Mí & No Volveré a Respirar |
| Tomohisa Yamashita |
Daite Señorita |
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