A cappella supergroup Pentatonix touched down with their highly anticipated new album PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I and it is bursting with reimagined hits.
They hit the ground running in 2018 and are offering up their first full body of work with a new bass. All things considered, they have never sounded better.
PTX PRESENTS: TOP POP, VOL. I OUT NOW FEATURING PTX PERFORMANCES OF SONGS BY CHARLIE PUTH, BRUNO MARS, DUA LIPA, AALIYAH, CAMILA CABELLO, ED SHEERAN, ZEDD, ALESSIA CARA, PORTUGAL, THE MAN, LUIS FONSI, JUSTIN BIEBER, JULIA MICHAELS, KESHA AND DEMI LOVATO!
When Erika Ender was a little girl growing up in Panama, she’d buy albums and inscribe them with imaginary dedications from the artists.
Ender, thanks to her work on this year’s Song of the Summer, “Despacito,” no longer needs to pretend that stars adore her work. Along with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, the 42-year-old is co-writer of the biggest hit of the year, featuring Justin Bieber, which spent 16 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.
Ender is a singer in her own right, a philanthropist who created a foundation in 2009 to help children, and one of very few successful Latin women in the songwriting field.
Now, since the release of “Despacito” in February, she is in demand from producers around the world. They’re eager for the sound of cultural fusion that Ender brings to her work, and which is rooted in her upbringing.
Born in Panama to a Brazilian mother and a US-born father of German ancestry, Ender speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish, and moves easily between cultures.
Before “Despacito,” she had written hits for Chayanne, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Gloria Trevi, Ednita Nazario and Los Tigres del Norte. She also is a TV personality in Latin America, where she has been a judge for a Latin version of American Idol.
“I see myself as a communicator of music,” she says.
“I’m three Erikas: the artist, the composer and the TV personality.
I have a long career in all three.
I’m like my hair,” she jokes. “I take up a lot of space.”
This year, which marks her 25th anniversary as a performer, Ender has a lot to celebrate. In May, she released her latest album, Tatuajes (Tattoos), and this month she’ll become the youngest inductee into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, which will hold its gala Oct. 19 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami.
Co-autora de Despacito, a cantora e compositora panamenha Erika Ender esteve no estúdio da ONErpm para gravar uma versão bilíngue da canção. A artista foi acompanhada pela Amanticidas, banda que têm acompanhado Tom Zé em suas mais recentes gravações.
It’s an awesome hit for two well-known Puerto Rican singers, each one in their own category. A remix version featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber was released on April 17, 2017.
Their work together in this project has become worldwide known … inspiring covers and parodies.
You can see the unequivocal success of this song as you watch this video.
If you’ve heard this song and don’t speak Spanish, here are the translated lyrics.
“Despacito” is a single by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from Fonsi’s upcoming studio album.
On January 12, 2017, Universal Music Latin released “Despacito” and its music video, which shows both artists performing the song in La Perla neighborhood of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico and the local bar La Factoría. The song was written by Fonsi, Erika Ender and Daddy Yankee, and was produced by Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo.
A remix version featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber was released on April 17, 2017, which helped to improve the song’s chart performance in numerous countries, particularly in the English-speaking world.
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“Despacito” (“Slowly”) is a single by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from the former’s upcoming studio album.
On January 12, 2017, Universal Music Latin released “Despacito” and its music video, which shows both artists performing the song in La Perla neighborhood of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico and the local bar La Factoría. The song’s music video is the first video to reach over three billion views on YouTube.
The song was written by Luis Fonsi, Erika Ender and Daddy Yankee, and was produced by Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo.
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Mark Isaiah performed with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee on their song, “Despacito,” for The Voice finals
Fonsi and Daddy Yankee are Puerto Rican singers behind the international phenomenon and No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Mark was a welcome addition to the season’s final episode.
How could I have forgotten this cover?
I was watching The Voice’s Finale and I saw this live.
It’s become a ‘brainworm’.
I do like the song.
The main reason is because it’s an awesome hit for two well-known Puerto Rican singers, each one in their own category.
Their work together in this project has become worldwide known … inspiring covers and parodies.
Go, Puerto Rico!!
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~Brooklyn Duo Bio~
Founded in 2014, Brooklyn Duo has quickly established itself as one of today’s most successful classical crossover ensembles. Through its creative arrangements and live video performances, the piano and cello duo has garnered a huge following, with over 430,000 YouTube subscribers, and over 150 million streams annually on platforms such as Spotify and Pandora Radio.
Members Marnie and Patrick Laird met while attending the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival in Maine in 2006 and were married in 2012.
There’s more information about this hit single. Another amazing performer has taken it upon himself to cover this catchy tune. It seems the song is making the rounds around the world.
Proud for my fellow Puerto Ricans Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.
Amazing!
Like 2Cellos and the Bottle Boys, this is another singer/performer who I follow.
Samuel Tsui (born May 2, 1989) is an American singer/songwriter and video producer. He rose to fame as an internet celebrity and is known for covering songs by popular artists like Adele, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars, as well as some original songs, medleys, and mashups, along with his frequent collaborations with fellow YouTuber Kurt Hugo Schneider.
Ever since touring Mexico last fall opening for DNCE, I’ve wanted to cover a song in Spanish – and with how huge this song has become, I figured it was a sign!! Definitely stepped out of my comfort zone on this one, but had a blast and learned how to say some pretty dirty things en español!!
Summer is here! And so is our bottle version of THE summer song 2017, “Despacito”!
We went outside for this one to Strøget, the the big shopping street in Copenhagen, to surprise the passersby with a guerrilla performance of the Puerto Rican smash hit on bottles in the beautiful sunny weather!
Hope you will enjoy watching this one as much as we enjoyed playing it!
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