Chayanne will receive the Icon award at the Billboard


Chayanne will be honored next month with the icon award during the Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony. The Puerto Rican singer will also perform at the gala on September 29 in Coral Gables, Florida.

The interpreter of hits such as “Provócame”, “Dejaría todo” and “Tiempo de vals” will receive the recognition for an “extraordinary career spanning more than four decades” in which “he has become one of the most beloved and respected artists in the world of entertainment,” Billboard and Telemundo said in a statement Thursday. “It is the phenomenon of the Latin artist who triumphs globally, always surrounded by millions of followers.”

Chayanne, whose real name is Elmer Figueroa Arce, has sold more than 50 million records and reached number one on the Billboard charts with 25 songs, nine of them on the Hot Latin Songs list. On that same list, he also managed to position 29 songs in the Top 10, a milestone that made him the third most successful male Latin pop artist in the history of the list, according to Billboard.

In 2002, his album “Grandes Hits” stayed at the top of the Latin Pop Albums chart for 10 weeks, the longest duration among his five No. 1 albums. He recently released “Te amo y punto”, his first single in more than four years, which peaked at No. 11 on the Latin Pop Airplay chart.

Film and TV

Also actor and philanthropist, Chayanne He has appeared in film and television productions such as “The boys in Caribbean connection”, “Linda Sara”, “Provócame”, “Dance With Me”, and “Gabriel, immortal love”. Among other charitable causes, he has been a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and since 2014 he is one of the Ambassadors for the American Red Cross.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards will be broadcast live on Telemundo from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida, starting at 8 p.m. in Miami (0000 GMT). They can also be seen on the Universo cable channel, the Peacock streaming service, the Telemundo app, and in Latin America and the Caribbean through Telemundo Internacional.

The ceremony will coincide with Billboard’s Latin Music Week, which returns to Miami from September 26 to October 1 with live performances and talks with stars such as Maluma, Bizarrap, Blessd, Camilo, Ivy Queen, the children of Jenni Rivera , Nicky Jam, Romeo Santos and more. Chayanne will be featured in the Billboard Icon Questions and Answers session to talk about his career, his vision and his future plans.

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