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Mister Handsome Man 2002: Luis Fonsi

MEET LUIS FONSI, Mister Handsome Man of 2002

Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known as Luis Fonsi, (born April 15, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico). He is a Puerto Rican singer, composer and soap opera actor.

Instead of choosing to keep a pattern of trying to find stardom in the United States with a boy band, Fonsi chose to better prepare himself for a future, stable career inside show business. He went to Florida State University to study vocal techniques. Meanwhile, he began to record demo tapes in Miami. While he was at FSU, he was overheard singing by a university music department president, who offered him a contract with a large recording company.

In 1998, Fonsi recorded his first CD, Comenzaré (I Will Begin). Comenzaré became an instant hit in Puerto Rico and across Latin America, with Fonsi conquering such markets as Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, and Venezuela. His 2000 follow-up, Eterno, was equally successful. By then, Fonsi’s fame had reached Europe, as he became a celebrity in Spain as well.

During 2001, a re-mix of Comenzaré and Eterno was launched, while Fonsi worked on his next album, 2002’s Amor Secreto. At about the same time, some media outlets began to comment about an alleged, adulterous romance between him and an also very famous married Puerto Rican singer, who had just happened to separate from her husband and bought a home close to Fonsi’s Orlando property. The scandal did not last too long, however, and Fonsi soon released an album in English, Fight the Feeling, also released in 2002.

Fight the Feeling did not sell well in North American. It is expected, however, that Fonsi will sometime in the future make a second attempt at a crossover: because of the fact he has lived most of his life in Orlando, he is fluent in English as well as in Spanish.

His fifth CD, Abrazar la Vida, sold very well, which opened new markets in Europe. “Quien te Dijo Eso?” reached high positions on music charts. His sixth CD, Paso a Paso, could be said to be the disc that launched him into international markets. “Nada es Para Siempre” reached #1 on the music chart, and was a nominee for the Latin Grammy Awards. Fonsi was one of several artists selected to perform in “KQ Live Concert” on September 27, 2008, organized by KQ 105 FM, the event included several renowned artists from Puerto Rico and other Latin American locations.

Luis Fonsi cracked the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in September of 2008 with his song “No Me Doy Por Vencido”, debuting at number 98 and peaking at number 92. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, his biggest hit to date. On October 10, 2008, Fonsi presented a private concert to 700 winners of a promotional contest presented by Pepsi.

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