Luis Fonsi

In 2003, Luis Fonsi started liking the actress Adamari López, who was also a Puerto Rican. In 2005, he cancelled an international tour in the midway after he came to know that López was diagnosed with cancer. He traveled with her to Mexico, Miami, and Puerto Rico for her treatments and work-related commitments.

Fonsi was then romantically linked to Spanish model Águeda López. Their daughter Mikaela was born in December 2011. The couple got married on September 10, 2014, after living together for three years.Their son Rocco was born on December 20, 2016.

Luis Fonsi was born on April 15, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Alfonso Rodríguez and Delia ‘Tata’ López-Cepero. He has two younger siblings, Tatiana Rodríguez, and Jean Rodríguez, who also became a singer.

From his childhood, he displayed a strong liking for music and was fascinated by the popular group Menudo. He also joined the San Juan Children's Choir.

He attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida, and was a part of a music group called ‘Big Guys’. In 1995, he joined the Florida State University School of Music on a scholarship with a major in vocal performance.

He joined the school's choir, the Florida State University Singers and availed the opportunity to travel to different parts of the world and perform. During that time, he recorded some demo tapes in Miami and soon Universal Music Latin offered him a recording contract.

In 1998, Luis Fonsi released his debut album, ‘Comenzaré’ (I Will Begin), which was almost an overnight hit in Puerto Rico and across Latin America. The album contained the singles ‘Perdóname’, ‘Si Tú Quisieras’, ‘Dime Como’, and ‘Me Iré’.

On June 20, 2000, he released his second studio album ‘Eterno’, which was also a hit. It peaked at number 6 on Billboard Top Latin Albums. Its single, ‘Imaginame Sin Ti’ peaked at number 1 on Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.

On May 1, 2000, he performed at the Great Jubilee Concert for a Debt-Free World, which was attended by Pope John Paul II. The same year, Fonsi composed a song for Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario, which won a Latin Grammy Award.

On March 12, 2002, Universal Music Latino released his third studio album ‘Amor Secreto’ (Secret Love). In the same year, he released his first English album ‘Fight the Feeling’ and attempted a crossover with the single, ‘Secret’. That year, he also performed the opening act at Britney Spears' Dream within a Dream concerts in the US and Mexico.

His fifth album ‘Abrazar la Vida’ was released on October 28, 2003. The album peaked at number 3 on Billboard Top Latin Albums and was certified platinum (Latin) by RIAA. In the same year, he performed at Miss World 2003 in China, watched by millions of viewers across the world.

Fonsi’s album ‘Comenzaré’ peaked at number 27 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart. It sold 100,000 copies and was certified platinum by RIAA. The album sold very well in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico and Venezuela.

His album ‘Amor Secreto’ peaked at number 1 on Billboard Top Latin Albums and its single ‘Quisiera Poder Olvidarme De Tí’ peaked at number 1 on Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. The single was also certified platinum (Latin) by RIAA.

His Spanish single ‘Despacito’ became a smashing hit. Its video, as of May 2018, had reached five billion views on YouTube. The song claimed the number 1 position in almost every Latin Billboard chart and also became the most viewed video in the world.