Q 01/05

Which Canadian pop star heard Luis Fonsi's Despacito in a Colombian nightclub and asked to record a remix?

A) Shawn Mendes

B) Justin Bieber

C) Michael Bublé

D) The Weeknd

Answer · why

B) Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber heard the song while touring South America and recorded his part in Bogotá, singing in Spanish for the first time in his career. The who...

Q 02/05

Which reggaeton star improvised his verse for Luis Fonsi's Despacito in a corner of the studio control room?

A) Daddy Yankee

B) Don Omar

C) Tego Calderón

D) Pitbull

Answer · why

A) Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee made up his verse on the spot, later saying he had been thinking about his father playing bongos. He also wrote the post-chorus.

Q 03/05

Which children's song dethroned Luis Fonsi's Despacito as the most-viewed video on YouTube in November 2020?

A) Wheels on the Bus

B) Johny Johny Yes Papa

C) Baby Shark

D) Phonics Song

Answer · why

C) Baby Shark

Baby Shark, the Pinkfong sing-along, passed it with 7.04 billion views. Fonsi's video had led the site since August 2017 and was the first to reach th...

Q 04/05

What does Despacito, the title of Luis Fonsi's chart-topping 2017 single, mean in English?

A) Forever

B) Tonight

C) Together

D) Slowly

Answer · why

D) Slowly

Slowly is the meaning, and the music acts it out: the track slows each time the title word opens the chorus, a device musicians call text painting.

Q 05/05

For which pop superstar's Dream Within a Dream Tour was Luis Fonsi the opening act in 2002?

A) Britney Spears

B) Jennifer Lopez

C) Mariah Carey

D) Janet Jackson

Answer · why

A) Britney Spears

Britney Spears had Fonsi open for her on the tour's Mexico dates, in the same year he released Fight the Feeling, his only album in English.