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The Rise of Despasito
Canadian pop megastar Justin Bieber heard despasito and was captivated. He contacted Fonsi's management and asked if he could jump on a remix. For the rest of the track, Bieber sings in phonetic Spanish despite having no Latin heritage whatsoever. The week the Bieber remix dropped, despasito shot from number 48 to number 9 on the Hot 100. Within three weeks, it was first primarily Spanish number 1 hit on the big chart since Macarena 21 years earlier.
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