Enrique Iglesias' 'Bailando' Hits 1 Billion YouTube Views
Singer Enrique Iglesias' hit single "Bailando" has hit the 1 billion mark in total views on YouTube.
According to Fox News Latino, the song, which was released in 2014, and features Descemer Bueno and reggaeton duo Gente de Zona, is the only Spanish-language video to join the exclusive group of videos that have garnered 1 billion views on the platform.
The singer is the first Latin music artist to hit the milestone. The only other video in another language besides English to hit the billion views mark is "Gangnam Style" by South Korean artist Psy.
Iglesias shared a video on his Instagram account thanking his fans for their support in making the video a hit.
"Thank you guys so much for getting Bailando Spanish version to 1 BILLION views. Incredible!!! Muchísimas gracias por lograr que Bailando versión en Español llegara a 1 billon de visitas!," he captioned the video.
Iglesias recently celebrated another career success when he was the night's biggest winner at the first-ever Latin American Music Awards.
Although he wasn't present at the award ceremony because he is currently on tour, Iglesias walked away with five wins, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Favorite Collaboration, Favorite Streaming Song and Favorite Male Artist.
The star was also recently announced as a nominee for Favorite Latin Artist at this year's American Music Awards. Iglesias is up against bachata star Romeo Santos and pop sensation Ricky Martin.
Iglesias is the favorite to win, since he has been nominated for the award every single year since 1998, winning it six times, reported Billboard.
Next up for Iglesias is participating in the L Festival, the largest festival celebrating Latin-American culture, on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Southern California.
The festival will include performances by other artists like Gloria Trevi and Juan Gabriel.
Check out the music video below.
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