Laura Pausini appeared first on Bulletin boardof the chart 30 years ago and has been a consistent hitmaker ever since. But she finally lands her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with her new collaboration with Rauw Alejandro, “Se Fue.”
The song debuts at No. 82 on the Hot 100 dated Nov. 30 almost entirely from its stream total: 5.8 million streams in the U.S. from Nov. 15-21, its first week, according to Luminate. Pausini and Alejandro feature on the song from Alejandro's new album, Cosa Nuestrawhich opens at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 with 67,000 equivalent album units, marking Alejandro's first top 10.
“Se Fue” is a reworking of Pausini's 1994 song “Se Fue”, which reached No. 24 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in January 1995. She first released the song in her native Italian, titled “Non c«è”, in 1993, and then in Spanish as “Se Fue” in 1994. The Spanish version became Pausini's second Hot Latin Songs hit and became popular in Spanish dance clubs.Commemorating her legacy, a new version was released with Marc Anthony which peaked at No. 25 on Hot Latin Songs in April 2014.
Pausini, from Faenza, Italy, rose to fame in 1993 when she won the Newcomers section of the 43rd Sanremo Music festival. It arrived Bulletin boardThe following year's charts with her single “La Soledad”, which reached No. 22 on Hot Latin Songs.
Pausini has recorded 22 Hot Latin Songs hits, including four top 10s: “Amores Extraños” (No. 7 peak in 1995), “Las Cosas Que Vives” (No. 6, 1997), “Víveme” (No. 6, 2005 ) and “Como Si Nos Hubieramos Amado” (No. 10, 2006). Before this week, she last appeared on the chart in 2014 with her own “Se Fue” featuring Anthony.
Pausini has also recorded 14 titles on the Top Latin Albums chart, including two top 10s: Lo Mejor de Laura Pausini-Volveré Junto a Ti (No. 9, 2002) and Similar (No. 6, 2015). The latter was nominated for Best Latin Pop album at the 2017 Grammy Awards. She won the trophy in 2006 for her album Listen. He has also won four Latin Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award – the latest for Best Original Song in 2021 for “Io sì (Seen)” from Life Ahead. The track was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards.
Pausini was named Person of the Year for 2023 by the Latin Recording Academy. “I didn't think this was possible for me,” he said Bulletin board at the time, noting her Italian heritage. “I didn't expect it at all and I'm very grateful to be the first [honoree] who was not born in a Latin American country [or in Spain]. But, for 30 years I always say that I am the most Mexican Italian, the most Argentinian, the most Spanish, most everything, because I have grown up spending many days of my life with you. Maybe not my blood, but my soul, my ideas, my ideals, I have made them grow with yours and I feel Latino.
“Our Person of the Year is a genuine, authentic artist with a deep sensitivity who has turned her lyrics into songs of all time,” said Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy, during the gala last year. “Winner of one Grammy and four Latin Grammys, Laura has always remained true to her romantic style and tireless pursuit of musical perfection. And what you won't find in any biography, but we all know, is that she's a wonderful girl.”
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