Yes, unless he gets featured on someone else's track

I mean, Daddy Yankee got another huge hit so why wouldn't he be able to get one too?

 

You are completely missing the point. Tropical house cannot really be compared to Latin music. Tropical house is more global, is played in clubs throughout the year and played by radio throughout the year.

 

Latin music often has the "take me back to summer of ...." feel to it and therefor is more limited to the summer than tropical house. On the same way you hardly see ballads being extremely succesful during summer

In a lot of places around the world, including several major European countries, Latino music is played throughout the year in radio and clubs. "Chantaje" was huge during the winter and "SUBEME LA RADIO" was also a winter hit in most of Europe. Plus, Latin music is the most streamed genre on Youtube all year long and is growing nonstop on Spotify so it'll surely get a huge push in the streaming era. The UK is not that isolated from worldwide trends.

 

Also, the UK is super influenced by the USA and Latino music is huge there and, with the streaming boost, it'll be getting more pervasive.

 

I don't view the current wave of Latin songs as a trend like tropical house. From my perspective, it's the result of YouTube and Spotify growing so much in Latin countries in the last few years, that Latin songs are now racking up numbers on par with international English-language hits. That on its own means labels surely have more interest in investing in Latin music now, but particularly crucial is Spotify, as the Global Top 50 and global nature of playlists mean localised success inevitably rubs off internationally. For context, before October 2016, Latin songs making the Global Top 50 was limited to about 2 per year; then, Zion & Lennox's 'Otra Vez' hit the top 50, and by December there were 5 Latin songs top 50 at once, and that's pretty much been the norm since. It might subside a little as genre trends change, but I'm sure Latin music will always be popular in Latin countries, which means it'll keep spreading worldwide with the platform now available. Granted, the UK has shown no interest in non-remixed huge hits like 'Felices los 4' and 'Me Rehúso', but there will surely always be crossover-friendly hits like 'Mi Gente' every now and then, if not continued remixes too. I think Latin songs now are more comparable to broad genres like hip hop and dance music, that started as 'trends' but have remained constants in the charts for decades.

Exactly.

 

Plus, Spotify is still growing in Latin America so the invasion of Latino songs in the Global Top 50 will keep getting bigger and bigger. Just take a look at the YouTube Music Charts (https://artists.youtube.com/charts/tracks) -- where 70% of the top 10 and 50% of the overall top 50 is Latin music -- to a peek of what's to come in the Spotify Global Top 50.

Edited September 17, 20177 yr by André

History has dictated that few, if any, Latino artists have found sustained success in this country beyond their first big hit - hello to you Ricky Martin and Lou Bega in 1999. J.Lo and Enrique from that same Latino explosion from the same year are the exceptions to that rule but even he had trouble getting off the ground after 'Bailamos'. Were it not for 'Hero' I doubt he'd have broken through with the subsequent success he enjoyed.

probably yes, but who knows? he might surprise us by featuring Rihanna like DJ Khaled did after his feature with Bieber...

Erm, his popularity here may have been fleeting, but in no way was Ricky Martin a one hit wonder...

Erm, his popularity here may have been fleeting, but in no way was Ricky Martin a one hit wonder...

 

OK. I will give him 'She Bangs' but how many of his singles outside of that and 'Livin La Vida Loca' can Joe Public name?

OK. I will give him 'She Bangs' but how many of his singles outside of that and 'Livin La Vida Loca' can Joe Public name?

I mean, he had two platinum albums and still has public recognition (most people know who Ricky Martin is and what he looks like) so I would not exactly compare him to Lou Bega. Also, "Maria" and "The Cup of Life" were both big too.

Edited September 18, 20177 yr by André

I mostly concur with Rush and THEO. It would be surprising if Luis Fonsi isn't able to ride Despacito's wave into one or two more chart hits before the year is up (anywhere from low top ten to mid 20s maybe?), but in the long term, I doubt if he'll achieve anything even close to this scale.

Edited September 19, 20177 yr by GerryJ

Luis Fonsi's got a follow-up now, though technically speaking it's not his song:

 

 

I can't see this becoming a UK hit.

Luis Fonsi's got a follow-up now, though technically speaking it's not his song:

 

I can't see this becoming a UK hit.

Hadn't heard of this before, but if you're not aware/for further information it's just a remix of Charly Black's existing 'Gyal You A Party Animal', which was a hit in Latin America in 2015-16. Funnily, it was previously remixed with Daddy Yankee last year (which also did well) :lol: Can't wait for a Justin Bieber remix to complete the trio next year.

Luis Fonsi's got a follow-up now, though technically speaking it's not his song:

 

 

I can't see this becoming a UK hit.

 

This is like the third or fourth release of this song :') The original was an absolute banger and they need to leave it alone!!

This was the first Luis Fonsi I've ever heard, back in 2008.

 

 

P.S. A worldwide crossover hit for David Bisbal is long overdue.

History has dictated that few, if any, Latino artists have found sustained success in this country beyond their first big hit - hello to you Ricky Martin and Lou Bega in 1999. J.Lo and Enrique from that same Latino explosion from the same year are the exceptions to that rule but even he had trouble getting off the ground after 'Bailamos'. Were it not for 'Hero' I doubt he'd have broken through with the subsequent success he enjoyed.

 

Are you seriously comparing International pop star Ricky Martin to one hit wonder Lou Bega? Ricky Martin has had tons of hits worldwide and is still scoring hits to this day, one of his latest hits Vente Pa Ca recently reached 1.2 Billion views on YouTube, and some of his recent hits have reached 800 million views worldwide... I don't see Lou Bega achieveing any of this now... not to mention Ricky Martin has scored 8 top 20 hits in the UK so there's nothing to compare..

Edited September 19, 20177 yr by Dark Horse

History has dictated that few, if any, Latino artists have found sustained success in this country beyond their first big hit - hello to you Ricky Martin and Lou Bega in 1999.

 

Lou Bega wasn't/isn't Latino.

Absolutely.

In the UK most likely yes unless he is featured somewhere.

 

He has a long career of hits in the Spanish speaking world though, so not like he needs another crossover after Despacito.

In the UK most likely yes unless he is featured somewhere.

 

He has a long career of hits in the Spanish speaking world though, so not like he needs another crossover after Despacito.

He probably doesn't need those hits either anymore thanks to Despacito :lol: