2023 was a great year internationally for music made by Latinos. Over the past twelve months we saw something sudden rise of the Mexican tumbado and one of the most important albums of the year was made by a Colombian: Carol G With his album he achieved two historical records Tomorrow will be funwhich ranked as the first No. 1 Spanish-language album by a female artist on the Billboard 200 chart (and her first time debuting on that chart).

Furthermore, his compatriot Shakira reaffirmed that she remains the most relevant singer of the century, with tributes and special presentations at almost all awards ceremonies this year.

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2023 will also be a great year for other Latin artists who, regardless of whether they had new productions or not, managed to increase their income thanks to their long careers that continue to grow and thanks to their activities in the entertainment world.

The five Spanish artists who have made the most money in their careersthe portal said The 1940swith website estimates Net Worth of CelebritiesAre:

What are the most important musical hits of the mentioned artists? Keep reading to find out.

Gloria Estefan

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In 1985 Gloria Estefan He unleashed the world with a dance pop and disco melody, which is at the same time spiced with a good pinch of Latin vibe. And today, almost forty years later, that song continues to resonate with the enthusiasm of his early days. It is the unmistakable Conga.

Although it is not a production of his career as a soloist, but of his time in the legendary band Miami sound machineThe song’s worldwide success led to the song being recognized as the flagship song not only of the said group, but also of Gloria Estefan. The 66-year-old Cuban singer has even incorporated the melody into her greatest hits albums and compilations.

On Spotify Conga It has over 237 million views and on YouTube it has been played more than 36 million times, in the clip just uploaded to the video platform eight years ago. There’s another official music video, audio only, with 34 million views, so it’s safe to say the song has at least 70 million plays on YouTube.

Jennifer Lopez

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The diva from the Bronx has a musical career spanning almost 25 years, a time that has caused her to reinvent herself at various artistic stages. JLo started singing pop and R&B with Latin American overtones, thanks to her Puerto Rican roots, before moving on to hip-hop, rhythm and blues, and then some dance and electro-pop; Over the past ten years he has even experienced reggaeton.

The latter is perhaps his most appreciated stage, as Spotify has his most played song On the floorof 493 million Plays, in which he sings with rapper and reggaeton artist Pitbull. The song sold over eight million copies worldwide in 2011, making it the best-selling single of that year by a female artist.

This song is said to be a tribute to herself during her early artistic career, which started as a dancer. “I really feel like I’m connected to this emotionally, but also because of how much I love dancing and how much that’s always been such an important part of who I am since I started,” Jennifer Lopez said in an interview with MTV . News in the year of publication.

The clip of the song, which was uploaded to At the same time as its debut, YouTube has over 2.24 billion views.

Shakira

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When Shakira started singing in English in the early 2000s, she also started incorporating more choreography into her song videos. The song that sealed her fame as the great dancer with hips that don’t lie was right there in the song with the title as follows, albeit in English: Hips do not lie (2006).

The song, with the participation of the Haitian rapper Wyclef Jeancontains a sample of the song Love like ours by Jerry Rivera making it more representative of Latin music. It has become Shakira’s most successful song worldwide after reaching number one on more than 30 official charts and winning awards for its choreography and as the best song of the year. It has over 1.445 million views on Spotify and 1.364 million views on YouTube.

The melody, recorded in English and Spanish, was so popular that it was performed by the artists during the closing ceremony. 2006 World Cup in Germanywith a version called bamboo.

Ricky Martin

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In his more than forty-year musical career Ricky Martin has established a pleasant collaboration that has made it possible to renew its proposal. The one he did in 2016 with Colombian reggaeton singer Maluma, titled Vente Pa’Cawas the most successful of all.

It was the most commercially successful Spanish-language song of that year, reaching number one in seven countries, including Argentina and Mexico, as well as the top five in Spain and on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. Stands.

On Spotify it registers almost 591 million productions and on YouTube the video has been viewed more than 1,880 million times.making it one of the 10 most viewed Spanish videos of all time.

Enrique Iglesias

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As happened to his other colleagues on this list, success flowed as soon as he mixed his creation with a touch of reggaeton. Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias’ most played song on streaming platforms is The forgivenesswho plays alongside Nicky Jam.

The song is originally by the American reggaeton artist, but the success of the song was so great that it placed the two artists on the international charts. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs within five weeks and stayed at the top spot for 30 weeks. It even motivated Nicky Jam and Iglesias to release an English version of the song, titled Forgivenesswhich also saw strong digital sales.

The melody has been viewed more than 832 million times on Spotify and the official video of the song has been viewed 1,405 million times on YouTube., which added 459 million views of the audio-only video.