Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, popularly known as Luis Fonsi, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who shot to stardom with his world famous Spanish song ‘Despacito’. He won four Latin Grammy Awards for the song. Interested in music from a young age, he always knew that he was meant to be a singer. As a child, he joined a local children's choir. He later attended the Florida State University School of Music to study music on a scholarship. The university's choir gave him the opportunity to travel and perform across the world. However, he did not stay to complete his course and eventually dropped to pursue a career in music. His debut album ‘Comenzaré’ (I Will Begin) was a smashing hit which established his career. After releasing many other studio albums in the ensuing years, he shot to worldwide stardom in 2017 with the song ‘Despacito’, which topped the charts in around 50 countries and received an overwhelming run on the US Top 40. At one point of time, it was the most streamed song and the most watched video ever on YouTube, with five billion views received by May 2018.