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Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978),

known by his stage name Luis Fonsi, is a Puerto Rican singer,

songwriter and actor, best known for the hit song "Despacito", and had been in and out of the music industry throughout his time.

Fonsi was born on April 15, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the oldest child of Alfonso Rodríguez and Delia "Tata" López-Cepero.

He has three younger siblings: Jean Rodríguez, who also is a singer, Tatiana Rodríguez and Ramon do Salotti.

Growing up, Fonsi showed signs that music was going to direct his life – as a child,

he imitated the stars of the popular group Menudo,and joined the San Juan Children's Choir.

After living on the United States mainland for a month, Fonsi spoke English without a hint of an accent.[citation needed] He entered the Dr. Phillips High School,

and participated in a group called "Big Guys." They sang at school parties and local festivals. One of the members of the group, Joey Fatone, later joined NSYNC.

In 1995, Fonsi enrolled at Florida State University to study music. He also joined the school's choir and sang with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

Because music was such an important part of his life, Fonsi attended Florida State University School of Music on a full scholarship,

majoring in Vocal Performance.He also joined the university's choir, which let him travel and perform throughout the world, and recorded demo tapes in Miami.

Soon after, he was offered a recording contract by Universal Music Latin.