

Desde entonces, ha vendido alrededor de 30 millones de discos, convirtiéndolo en uno de los artistas de música latina más vendidos. En 2004, lanzó su sencillo de éxito internacional “Gasolina”, que se le atribuye la introducción del reggaetón a las audiencias a nivel mundial y hacer del género musical un fenómeno global.

Frecuentemente es nombrado como una influencia por otros artistas urbanos latinos. In March he announced his last tour “La Última Vuelta” and his last album “Legendaddy”.Įl ícono mundial de la música, Daddy Yankee es conocido como el “Rey del Reggaetón” tanto por los críticos de la música como por sus fanáticos. Most recently, he was awarded Songwriter Of The Year for the third time at the 2021 ASCAP Latin Music Awards and has bestowed with the Billboard Hall of Fame Award becoming the first urban Latino artist to enter. He performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the next day on Good Morning America. Daddy Yankee also released “Problema”, as his first song of 2021 which has accumulated over 1 billion streams since its initial release.

With 300 million views, the song charted #1 on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart and debuted #5 on the Hot Latin Songs chart. In addition, in mid-December he fulfilled one of his biggest dreams which was to record with Marc Anthony his favorite Christmas song “De Vuelta Pa’ La Vuelta ”. In December, Daddy Yankee kicked off the Holiday season giving a new experience to his fans worldwide by releasing “DY2K20”, a digital version of his unforgettable 12 sold-out shows “Con Calma Pal’ Choli”, driving over 1.2 views within the first hour. He has been named one of the “Most Influential Hispanics” by both Time Magazine and CNN Network. Daddy Yankee has won 110 awards and over 300 nominations. It became the #1 Most Watched Video on YouTube generating over 2.4 billion views. Snow” became the Top Latin Song of 2019 and Top 10 Most-Listened song globally. Its success led Daddy Yankee to become the most listened to artist worldwide on the streaming service Spotify in June 2017, the first Latin artist to do so. The video for “Despacito” on YouTube became the most watched video on the platform and top-selling single of the decade 2010-2019. It became the first Spanish-language song to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1996. In 2017, Daddy Yankee, in collaboration with Latin pop singer Luis Fonsi released the hit single “Despacito”. Daddy Yankee’s album Barrio Fino made history when it became the top-selling Latin Music Album of the Decade 2000–2009. Since then, he has sold around 30 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. In 2004, released his international hit single “Gasolina”, which is credited with introducing Reggaeton to audiences worldwide, and making the music genre a global phenomenon. He is often cited as an influence by other Latin urban performers. Listen to the new remix in the video above.Global music icon, Daddy Yankee is known as the “King of Reggaeton” by music critics and fans alike. RELATED: Janet Jackson And Daddy Yankee Get The Party Started In ‘Made For Now’ Music Video, Perform On ‘Tonight Show’ Perry sings in both English and Spanish throughout the song while trading verses with Yankee and Snow, who together co-wrote the new version of the Latin smash hit. The upbeat dancehall reggaeton track is a remake of 1992’s Hot 100 #1 single “Informer” by Canadian reggae musician by Snow, who features on the new remix alongside the “American Idol” judge.

RELATED: ‘American Idol’: Katy Perry Saves Contestant From Elimination After Covering One Of Her Hit Songs The music video is also currently the #1 “Most Watched” video of 2019. 1 on Billboard’s “Latin Airplay” chart, as well as peaking at No. The original song dropped back in February and spent four consecutive weeks at No. Daddy Yankee’s “Con Calma” is already one of the biggest hits of 2019 and now he’s enlisted the help of Katy Perry and Snow for an epic remix.
