Luis Fonsi is a Puerto Rican singer, who is best known for his 2017 hit song ‘Despacito’. Luis Fonsi, born as Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, won total of four Latin Grammy awards for the same song.
Quick Info:
- Birthday: April 15, 1978 (age 39)
- Ethnicity: Hispanic
- Nationality: American, Puerto Rican
- Profession: Singer, actor, songwriter
Luis Fonsi Wife and Family
Luis Fonsi with wife Águeda López, a Spanish model has two children. Luis and Lopez married in 2014 after living together for four years.
Before his affair with Águeda López, he was married to a fellow Peurto Rican actress, Adamari López On June 3, 2006,.But their marriage did not last very long, and the couple divorced on November 8, 2010.
Fonsi and his wife Agueda met after his divorce with his first wife and started living together. The couple welcomed their first child as a daughter Mikaela, in December 2011 and got married 3 years later on September 10, 2014. They welcomed their second child, a son named Rocco on December 20, 2016.
Louis, the oldest child of Alfonso Rodríguez and Delia “Tata” López-Cepero, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has two younger siblings; Tatiana Rodríguez and Jean Rodríguez, who also is a singer.
Quick Info:
- Parents: Alfonso Rodríguez, Delia “Tata” López-Cepero
- Wife: Águeda López
- Children: Rocco Rodriguez López, Mikaela López-Cepero
- Marital Status: Married
He with his family moved to Florida and attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, and became a part of a group called ‘Big Guys’.
Later in the year 1995, he got enrolled at Florida State University to study music in full scholarship majoring in Vocal Performance.
While graduating, he joined Florida State University Singers, the college’s choir and sang with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Luis Fonsi Age and Height
Luis Fons at the age 39 is not friskily tall and stands at an average height and has an average weight.
Not only by his poetic voice, but he has attracted people with his fit and well-built physique. Like his manful voice, his appearance and texture have also spread some kind of aura all around.
Quick Info:
- Height: 5 feet and 8 inches (173)
- Weight: 68kg (150lbs)
Luis Fonsi – Professional Career
Luis Fonsi started his career as a singer by recording his debut album Comenzaré (I Will Begin). His album contained singles like ‘Si Tú Quisieras,’ “Perdóname,” “Dime Como,” and “Me Iré” which peaked at number 11 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart.
Not only in music terrain, but Luis also tried his luck on acting too. He made his acting debut in the year 1992, by making a brief cameo in the romantic movie ‘Como Agua Para Chocolate’.
Career Timeline:
- 1992: He made an acting debut in a romantic movie ‘Como Agua Para Chocolate’.
- 1998: He released his first album Comenzaré (I Will Begin).
- 2009: He was awarded his first Latin Grammy Award.
- 2011: He performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert honoring President Barack Obama.
Lous is all about his super trending songs. Be it his debut album or just a cameo role in a movie, he has always created space in everyone’s heart by giving his level best performance.
His songs have always been trending and have reached top ten lists on the billboard. No wonder, he received an honor of Grammy Awards five times for his successful compositions “Aquí Estoy Yo” and ‘Despacito’
He is made for music and he has been proving that with his songwriting and music composing skills too. Not to forget his voice and his stage presence, he has been showing for the past 2 decades. One of his creations in 2017, Despacito, is the record-breaking number he had in his career.
The song featured Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee and is viewed more than 4 billion times on YouTube. The number was one of the highly viewed videos all over the world, making him number one in every Latin Billboard chart.
Luis Fonsi Net Worth
Luis Fonsi net worth is $16 million. He as a singer, music director, songwriter and an actor has gathered a good amount of coins.
His super-hit song Despacito itself made him earn a good amount of dollars in 2017. The number had almost 4.8 billion views on YouTube and was the third highest played song of all the time in youtube’s history.
Quick Info:
- Salary: N/A
- Net Worth: $16 million
Not only in the music arena, he is also an active user of social networking sites. Being a social person, he likes to keep his profile updated in all of his accounts like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
All of his profile has millions of subscribers including his youtube Channel, where is lucky enough to have 18 million subscribers from all around the globe.