Latin pop: Difference between revisions

|cultural_origins = 1970s, [[Latin America]], [[Spain]], [[Portugal]]

'''Latin pop''' (in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Pop latinoLatino) is a [[pop music]] subgenre that is a fusion of US–style [[music production]] with [[Latin music]] genres from anywhere in [[Latin America]] and [[Spain]].<ref name=AMDancePop/> Originating with [[List of countries where Spanish is an official language|Spanish-speaking]] musicians,<ref name="stavans">{{cite book|last1=Stavans|first1=Ilan|author-link=Ilan Stavans|title=Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes [2 volumes]|date=29 July 2014|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|location=Santa Barbara, California|isbn=9780313343964|page=407|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qE-LBAAAQBAJ&q=%22latin%20pop%22%20latin%20music&pg=PA407|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> Latin pop may also be made by musicians in Portuguese (mainly in [[Brazilian Portuguese]]) and the various Romance Creole languages. Latin pop usually combines upbeat Latin music with American pop music.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lindeen|first1=Mary|title=Cool Latin Music: Create & Appreciate What Makes Music Great!|date=1 September 2010|publisher=ABDO Publishing Company|isbn=9781617846489|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=43N6AgAAQBAJ&q=%22latin%20pop%22%20latin%20music&pg=PA8}}</ref> Latin pop is commonly associated with Spanish-language pop, rock, and dance music.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Fernandez|first1=Enrique|title=Latin Notas|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1 November 1986|volume=98|issue=44|page=40A|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22latin%20pop%22%20latin%20music&pg=RA1-PA40|access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref>

Latin pop is one of the most popular [[Latin music (genre)|Latin music]] [[genre]]s today. However, before the arrival of artists like [[Alejandro Sanz]], [[Thalía]], [[Luis Miguel]], [[Selena]], [[Paulina Rubio]], [[Shakira]], [[Carlos Vives]], [[Ricky Martin]], [[Gloria Trevi]] and [[Enrique Iglesias]], Latin pop first reached a global audience through the work of bandleader [[Sergio Mendes]] in the mid-1960s,<ref name=rhapsody>[http://rhapsody.com/genre/latin/latin-pop Latin Pop], ''Rhapsody '', retrieved 8 January 2013.</ref> although artists like [[Carmen Miranda]] popularized Latin [[Sambasamba]] music in Hollywood decades before this. In later decades, it was defined by the [[romantic ballad]]s that legendary artists such as [[Julio Iglesias]] or [[Roberto Carlos (singer)|Roberto Carlos]] produced in the 1970s.<ref name="LMaboutEssential Latin Music Genres">[http://latinmusic.about.com/od/latinfocus/tp/Essential-Latin-Music-Genres.htm Latin Pop], ''About- Latin music '', retrieved 8 January 2013.</ref>

Ricky Martin is considered to be the King of Latin Pop.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ricky-martin-host-biggest-night-latin-music-19-years-after-performing-inaugural-show| title=Ricky Martin To Host The Biggest Night Inin Latin Music 19 Years After Performing Atat Inaugural Show| access-date=October 26, October 2019 |date=October 25, October 2019 | work=[[Grammy]]}}</ref>

Latin pop became the most popular form of Latin music in the [[United States]] during the 1980s and 1990s, with acts such as Puerto Rican boybandboy band [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]], even achieving massive crossover success among non-Latino listeners during the late 1990s. While not restricted to America by any means, Latin pop was profoundly affected by production techniques and other [[music genre|style]]s of music —– both Latin and otherwise —– that originated primarily in the United States. [[Tejano music]], centered in [[Texas]] and the [[Mexico–United States border|United States/Mexico border region]], had begun to introduce [[synthesizer]]s, slicker [[Music production|production]], and a more urban sensibility to formerly root styles like [[norteño (music)|norteño]] and conjunto.

Latin pop's first major [[wikt:crossover|crossover star]] was [[Gloria Estefan]], who scored a succession of non-club-oriented dance-pop hits during the mid- to late 1980s, but eventually became known more as an [[adult contemporary]] diva with an affinity for sweeping [[Sentimental ballad|ballads]]. This blend of Latinized dance-pop and adult contemporary balladeering dominated Latin pop through the 1990s. Most of its artists sang in Spanish for Latino audiences, although Latin pop's similarity to the mainstream helped several performers score crossover hits when they chose to record in English. [[Jon Secada]] landed several pop hits during the mid-1990s, and Tejano pop star [[Selena]]'s album ''[[Dreaming of You (Selena album)|Dreaming of You]]'' actually debuted posthumously at number one on the album charts upon its 1995 release.<ref name=AMDancePop>[http://www.allmusic.com/style/latin-pop-ma0000004461/ Latin Pop], ''AllmusicAllMusic'', retrieved 8 January 2015.</ref>

The late '90s and early 2000s saw Latin artists such as [[Ricky Martin]], [[Enrique Iglesias]], [[Shakira]], [[Jennifer Lopez]] and ex-husband [[Marc Anthony]], [[Paulina Rubio]], [[Jade Esteban Estrada]], [[Thalía]], among others, achieve crossover mainstream success. Other traditionally pop artists also made forays into Latin pop either finding success experimenting with the sound, such as [[Debelah Morgan]] and [[98 Degrees]], or recording Spanish versions of their songs or albums, such as [[Christina Aguilera]] and [[Jessica Simpson]], to name a few.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/6620381/latin-crossover-artists-poll-shakira-ricky-martin-enrique-iglesias | title=Shakira, Enrique, Ricky Martin & More: Which Latin Icon Pulled Off the Best Crossover? Vote! | date=8 July 2015 | magazine=Billboard | first=Angie | last=Romero | access-date=9 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title= "Despacito" Could Signify A Latin Pop Resurgence Or Just Justin Bieber's King-Making Power|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1942140/despacito-could-signify-a-latin-pop-resurgence-or-just-justin-biebers-king-making-power/franchises/the-week-in-pop/|website=stereogum}}</ref>

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