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Luis Fonsi Profile |
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Birth Date: April 15, 1978
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Birth Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Birth Name: Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero
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Biography |
Luis Fonsi, born April 15, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is
a Puerto Rican American singer, composer and soap opera
actor.
Fonsi and his family moved to Orlando, Florida, during
Fonsi's early childhood. Fonsi's childhood was relatively
average for kids his age, beginning to dream about becoming
a member of Menudo, arguably Latin America's most famous boy
band in history, around the time he was ten years old.
Because of the air distance between his home in Orlando and
Menudo's base back in Puerto Rico in particular, Fonsi was
not able to achieve that particular childhood dream. He did,
however, participate in many local boy bands, including one,
Big Guys, where he met, and befriended, future *NSYNC member
Joey Fatone. In April of that year, Fonsi had a brief return
to the singing stage, when former Menudo Ray Reyes invited
him and Lopez to a concert which was held at San Juan's
Roberto Clemente coliseum. The press widely covered what El
Vocero titled as Fonsi's moment as a Menudo, when he took
the stage and joined the members of El Reencuentro to sing
some of their old hits.
Fonsi's popularity has transcended ages and genres in Puerto
Rico: industrialist Salvador Vassallo, for example, has told
El Vocero that Fonsi is among his favorite singers.
By 2003, Fonsi began to fall in love with actress Adamari
Lopez, who, as an Univision artist and fellow Puerto Rican,
constantly found herself near Fonsi. That same year, Fonsi
released the song "Abrazar la Vida" ("Holding on to Life"),
off the eponymous album. The song, perhaps ironically and
because of a particular circumstance, would later become one
of Lopez's favorite songs. Fonsi also recorded "Amazing" in
2003, a duet with Emma Bunton for her 2004 album Free Me.
Fonsi took off 2004, a year when rumors were reported by
magazines, television news shows, and newspapers that he and
Lopez had committed to marry each other. During 2005, Fonsi
was in the middle of an international tour that would have
had him away from home for many months; the tour was
abruptly cancelled when Lopez was diagnosed with cancer.
Fonsi promised her to stay by her side, and has traveled
with her back and forth between Mexico, Miami, and Puerto
Rico for various treatment and work-related trips.
On June 3, 2006, Fonsi and Adamari Lopez were married in a
religious ceremony in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico attended by many
celebrities including Joey Fatone, Charytin, Ednita Nazario,
and Carlos Ponce, as well as his brother — aspiring
Spanish-language singer Jean Rodriguez, who goes simply by
Jean as his professional name. |
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Other Information |
Is good friends with N'SYNC member Joey Fatone. They
attended high school together at Dr. Philiips High School in
Orlando, Florida.
His last name is actually a nickname that is derived from
his middle name Alfonso (alFONSo). The "i" was added to
complete the name
Is a very well-known singer. Has various albums in Spanish
and has been recording in English.
As a child, he dreamed of being in the boy band Menudo.
He is fluent in both English and Spanish.
He studied vocal techniques at Florida State University. |
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since July 5, 2008