Luis Fonsi

Luis Fonsi
Fonsi in 2022
Born	Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (1978-04-15) April 15, 1978 (age 46) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Citizenship	United States
Education	Dr. Phillips High School
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	1997–present
Spouses	Adamari López ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2010)​ Águeda López ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	2
Relatives	Jean Rodríguez (brother)
Musical career
Origin	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Latin pop rock en español reggaeton pop pop rock R&B acoustic
Labels	Universal Latin
Website	www.luisfonsi.com
Musical artist

Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈfonsi]), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for his soulful and dance oriented songs, most notably 2017's "Despacito".

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 "Aquí 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 three Grammy Awards nominations. He also won one Latin American Music Award for "Échame la Culpa" with Demi Lovato.

As of 2018, Fonsi has broken six Guinness World Records and sold more than 11 million records with "Despacito",^[1] whose music video was the most-watched YouTube video of all time until November 2020, with over 8 billion views.^[2]