Luis Coronel Instagram: 'Escápate' Wants Fans to Crown him 'Favorite Millennial'
Regional Mexican singer Luis Coronel wants to be crowned Billboard's "Favorite Mexican Millennial Music Star" and has taken to Instagram to ask his fans for their vote on the music magazine's website.
The publication is set to host a "Mexican Millennials" panel at its 2015 Latin Music Conference that will highlight Coronel, Latin pop singer Kevin Ortiz, as well as "other young stars within the regional Mexican genre," it said on its website. But before the experts weigh in, Billboard asked fans to pick their favorite among Coronel, Ortiz, Remmy Valenzuela, Jorge Valenzuela and Eden Muñoz.
"We are doing a massive voting (drive)!" Coronel announced on his Instagram page, along with a screenshot of the Billboard voting form.
"And because I know that all of my fans will participate, I count on you! Forward the link!" the 19-year-old singer demanded.
Una foto publicada por Luis Coronel (@luiscoronelmusic) el 6 de Abr de 2015 a la(s) 9:12 PDT
And, of course, there is also a motivational hashtag -- #VotaLuisCoronel -- that goes along with the singer's get-out-the-vote effort.
The Tucson native is part of what Billboard called an "unusual surge in the crop of regional Mexican talent," especially when it comes to young male voices.
"This is an especially fruitful time for the genre, as these superstars-in-training infuse their parents' music with a youthful energy and social-media savvy, while schooling the rest of the industry on how to build loyal fanbases on both sides of the border," the magazine judged.
Coronel was signed by Del Records when he was only 16 years old, and a number of his singles -- including "Mi Niña Traviesa," "Será Más Fácil" and "Escápate" -- have already hit spots on Billboard charts. In 2014, the young artist was crowned the magazine's "New Artist of the Year" at its Latin Music Awards.
The regional Mexican star has recorded two studio albums -- "Con la frente en alto" and "Quiero ser tu dueño" -- and he routinely sells out large venues, Pop Matter recalled.
"He's doing pretty well for himself, but if ... he's harboring ambitions to cross over into English-language pop, let's hope he grows into his own songs," the website judged.
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