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10 Spanish hits you won’t be able to escape this summer

With the success of artists such as Rosalía, J Balvin and Luis Fonsi, Latin music isn't just confined to the Spanish-speaking world.

Published: 7 August 2019 09:00 CEST
10 Spanish hits you won't be able to escape this summer
ROSALÍA and J Balvin performing at Coachella Music Festival in April. Photo: AFP.

Whether you're hitting the bars in Spain or partying at home, these are 10 hits that may just get you up on your feet and boogieing the summer nights away.

Con Altura' by ROSALÍA, J Balvin and El Guincho

ROSALÍA has been riding the wave and living her dream since the explosion of her second album ‘El Mal Querer’, which went platinum in January this year. The 25 year old, who won two Latin Grammys in 2018, shows her musical versatility witg her own ingenious take on flamenco, which features in the album, with 'Con Altura'. ROSALÍA says that the collaboration on the track came naturally as she and El Guincho have always had a great time making music together, and when she sent the song to J Balvin via Wattsapp, he was quick to respond with his own verse.

READ MORE: Spanish sensation Rosalia exports flamenco… with a twist

'Callaita' by Bad Bunny and Tainy

The Puetro Rican trap and reaggaton singer, Bad Bunny, whose voice you may recognise from his collaboration with Cardi B in the hit ‘I Like It’, found his fame on Soundcloud in 2017 while working at a supermarket. ‘Callaita’, which features Tainy, currently sits at the top of Spain’s Spotify charts and rising up for the third week on the Latin Billboard charts.

'Otro Trago' by Sech and Darrel

Topping the Spotify charts in several South American countries and sitting at number 8 on Spotify’s global charts, ‘Otro Trago’ is proving a bit of a breakthrough single for the Panamanian artist Sech. The song has a more chilled feel that others on the list; it's less of a party hit and more of a relax-with-your-friends-and-enjoy-the-sun vibe.

'Con Calma' by Daddy Yankee and Snow

Entering its ninth week at number one on the Billboard charts, ‘Con Calma’ is definitely a hot one this summer. Daddy Yankee, who is known as the King of Reaggeton, has also released a remix of the song featuring Katy Perry. You will know Daddy Yankee from ‘Despacito’, which the artist released with Luis Fonsi back in 2017 and may have been stuck in your head more than once over the past couple of years. The song achieved worldwide success for Daddy Yankee, making him the first ever Latin artist to earn the title of most listened artist worldwide on Spotify.

'MIA' by Bad Bunny featuring Drake

Another hit from Bad Bunny, 'MIA' features the American artist Drake, who shows off his Spanish language skills in the song. ‘MIA’ is in its 37th on Billboard’s Latin charts and is still thriving at number two, so its likely to stick around for the heat of the summer.

'Taki Taki' by DJ Snakes featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B

On its 38th week on the Billboard Latin charts, you’re likely to recognise this collaboration which somehow gives you the urge to start moving your hips. DJ Snake is actually French, but features come from the Puerto Rican singer Ozuna and the American artists Cardi B and Selena Gomez, performing in a mixture of Spanish and English.

'Baila Baila Baila' by Ozuna

‘Baila Baila Baila’ was released at the beginning of the year, and soon became a Latin party anthem, reminding us to keep dancing through the summer. Ozuna, surprised fans this year by performing a remix of his song, featuring Daddy Yankee Anuel AA, J Balvin and Farruko during the 2019 Billbaord Latin Music award in April. The collaboration is still part of the Billboard top 10 Latin songs.

'Date La Vuelta' by Luis Fonsi, Sebastian Yatra and Nicky Jam

Luis Fonsi, whose previous success comes from well-known hits such as ‘Despacito’ and ‘Échame La Culpa’, contributes to the Latin music scene with ‘Date La Vuelta’ this summer. A catchy chorus and a rhythm you can jam to make it no surprise that the music video for this song gained more than 1 million views on YouTube in less than 24 hours when it was first released in April.

'Soltera' by Lunay featuring Chris Jeday and Gaby Music

With an opening riff that echos Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’, this jammy tune may just be the thing to get you out onto the dance floor this summer. The remix version of the song, which features Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny is currently at 13 on Spotify’s global charts.

'Baila Conmigo' by Dayvi and Victor Cardenas, featuring Kelly Ruíz

The artist Dayvi has emerged with ‘Baila Conmigo’ which is currently at number 7 on Spotify’s Global Viral top 50. It may just be a song to sizzle on the dance floors this summer, with a trumpet riff and a beat to get you up off your feet and dancing the night away.

By Alice Huseyinoglu

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New songs mark sixth anniversary of French star Johnny Hallyday’s death

Fans of the late Johnny Hallyday, "the French Elvis Presley", will be able to commemorate the sixth anniversary of his death with two songs never released before.

Published: 17 November 2023 09:05 CET
New songs mark sixth anniversary of French star Johnny Hallyday's death

Hallyday, blessed with a powerful husky voice and seemingly boundless energy, died in December 2017, aged 74, of lung cancer after a long music and acting career.

After an estimated 110 million records sold during his lifetime – making him one of the world’s best-selling singers -Hallyday’s success has continued unabated beyond his death.

Almost half of his current listeners on Spotify are under the age of 35, according to the streaming service, and a posthumous greatest hits collection of “France’s favourite rock’n’roller”, whose real name was Jean-Philippe Leo
Smet, sold more than half a million copies.

The two new songs, Un cri (A cry) and Grave-moi le coeur (Engrave my heart), are featured on two albums published by different labels which also contain already-known hits in remastered or symphonic versions.

Un cri was written in 2017 by guitarist and producer Maxim Nucci – better known as Yodelice – who worked with Hallyday during the singer’s final years.

At the time Hallyday had just learned that his cancer had returned, and he “felt the need to make music outside the framework of an album,” Yodelice told reporters this week.

Hallyday recorded a demo version of the song, accompanied only by an acoustic blues guitar, but never brought it to full production.

Sensing the fans’ unbroken love for Hallyday, Yodelice decided to finish the job.

He separated the voice track from the guitar which he felt was too tame, and arranged a rockier, full-band accompaniment.

“It felt like I was playing with my buddy,” he said.

The second song, Grave-moi le coeur, is to be published in December under the artistic responsibility of another of the singer’s close collaborators, the arranger Yvan Cassar.

Hallyday recorded the song – a French version of Elvis’s Love Me Tender – with a view to performing it at a 1996 show in Las Vegas.

But in the end he did not play it live, opting instead for the original English-language version, and did not include it in any album.

“This may sound crazy, but the song was on a rehearsal tape that had never been digitalised,” Cassar told AFP.

The new songs are unlikely to be the last of new Hallyday tunes to delight fans, a source with knowledge of his work said. “There’s still a huge mass of recordings out there spanning his whole career,” the source said.

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