Luis Fonsi to bring super hit Despacito to Cocofest in Da Nang
Renowned Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Luis Fonsi will bring his super hit “Despacito” to the 2018 Cocofest music festival to be held at Cocobay Resort in the central coastal city of Da Nang in July.
Renowned Puerto Rican singer (R) in his MV Despacito (Photo: billboard.com)
Hanoi (VNA) – Renowned Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Luis Fonsi will bring his super hit “Despacito” to the 2018Cocofest music festival to be held at Cocobay Resort in the central coastalcity of Da Nang in July.
Fonsi, whose “Despacito” attracted over 5 billion viewers on Youtube, will joinother international and domestic artists at the largest music event in Asia onJuly 6 and 7.
Itis reported that another renowned international artist will be present at theevent, but the organisers have kept the name of this artist a secret.
The 2018 Cocofest, which is expected to lure 30,000 participants, wants tobring new experience of music to local youths under the theme “Laugh. Love.Live. Repeat”,
According to director Nguyen Viet Tu, Cocofest is hoped to become a culturalsymbol of Da Nang city and turn the coastal city into a destination forsuperstars worldwide.
Besidesmusic, the festival will also feature various sidelines activities, promisingto entertain visitors.
Luis Fonsi took the world’s music by storm with his pop song “Despacito”(Slowly). The song was ranked fifth among the best Latin songs of all time byNew York-based entertainment media brand Billboard last year.-VNA
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