“Despacito man” arrives in Da Nang

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Puerto Rican pop star Luis Fonsi, whose video song “Despacito” reached 5.2 billion views on youtube, arrived in Da Nang on July 3, preparing for his performance at the Cocofest music festival 2018.

At the press conference of the Cocofest music festival 2018 on July 4, Luis Fonsi shared that he will perform his big hit Despacito during the two-day festival in Da Nang on July 6-7.

Luis Fonsi is accompanied by 30 crew members with the aim of ensuring security and arranging his schedule during his trip to Vietnam. Previously, Luis Fonsi asked the organising board to keep his schedule secret.

Luis Fonsi, born Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, took the music industry by storm with his Latin pop song “Despacito” sung in collaboration with fellow Puerto Rican artist Daddy Yankee.

The music video had ranked 1st on Billboard Hot 100 in 13 consecutive weeks and garnered 5.2 billion views on YouTube as of June 6, breaking the record for most-viewed Youtube video in history.

Additionally, Nicole Scherzinger, former member of The Pussycat Dolls, one of the judges of The X-Factor in UK will also arrive in Vietnam for the music festival.

As informed, the Cocofest music festival 2018 is directed by Vietnamese artist Viet Tu and Music Director Hoang Touliver. Aside from the two famous foreign artists, the event will draw the participation of famous Vietnamese singers including Dong Nhi, Noo Phuoc Thinh, Isaac, Soobin Hoang Son, and Min.