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Luis Fonsi on what inspired him for his new album, ‘El Viaje’ and how his new album is a reflection of his own journey in music. He also shares his collaboration with Carlos Vives on “Santa Marta” and more!

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00:00 You know, when you reach these kind of moments in life,

00:02 you look back and you're like,

00:04 "Wow, it's been a fun journey.

00:05 "It's been a beautiful trip."

00:07 And what a journey it's been for Luis Fonsi.

00:10 Straight out of college,

00:11 started promoting my first album,

00:13 and it's really been nonstop since then,

00:15 and it's been kind of an evolution

00:16 from album number one to album number 11,

00:19 so that's why "El Viaje" to me represents that journey.

00:22 When you're a superstar releasing your 11th album,

00:25 you've got a lot of experience to pull inspiration from.

00:27 And the cool thing about this album, "El Viaje,"

00:30 is that every song is a city.

00:32 - So how did you decide on each city?

00:34 Because they're not necessarily the biggest cities.

00:38 - Not necessarily, no.

00:39 Well, that's the beautiful thing about cities.

00:41 I mean, we can have an argument

00:43 which city is bigger or this or that.

00:45 Like, they all mean something different to me.

00:48 - And Luis brought some amazing talent along for the ride.

00:52 - Your last single was "Roma" with Laura Pausini.

00:55 [singing in foreign language]

00:59 Now you're coming out with "Santa Marta,"

01:04 which is Carlos Vives' hometown.

01:05 [singing in foreign language]

01:09 When you hear the song, it's a celebration of love.

01:12 It's a song that is perfect

01:14 to sing to somebody who you love.

01:16 It's like an anniversary song.

01:17 It's almost a wedding song.

01:18 Once Carlos got involved, I was like,

01:20 this has to be named "Santa Marta,"

01:22 so we kind of rewrote it.

01:24 He wrote his part as well, and we made it ours.

01:27 And that was such a beautiful journey.

01:29 [singing in foreign language]

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