This article is about Francisco Céspedes album. For Black Eyed Peas, Nicky Jam, and Tyga song, see Vida Loca (song). For Ricky Martin song, see Livin' la Vida Loca.
Vida Loca (transl.Crazy Life) is the first studio album by Cuban singer-songwriter Francisco Céspedes, released on August 1997 by WEA Latina. In Spain the album was awarded with an Amigo Award [es] for the best Latin album. It was nominated for Pop Album of the Year by a New Artist at the 1999 Billboard Latin Music Awards, but lost to Carlos Ponce.[5] By June 2000, the record had sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.
History
In August 1997 Céspedes released his debut album, and the first single "Se me Antoja". The album languished selling no more than 10,000 copies by year's end. The things changed when network TV Azteca held a contest to find the title track for a new soap, Señora [es]. Céspedes submitted a song written specifically for that purpose, and out of hundreds, it got picked. "Señora," the song, became the title track of Señora, the soap, and it was added as a bonus track to Vida Loca in the second edition, the single sold 10,000 copies in Mexico.[6] By year's end, the album had sold 180,000 copies in Mexico alone, and Cespedes was on his way to becoming an international star.[7]
After seeing Céspedes perform in Mexico City, Alejandro Sanz persuaded Warner Music Spain president Saul Tagarro to promote Céspedes' CD "Vida Loca" in Spain. By mid-December 1998, "Vida Loca" had sold 350,000 units, and was eventually awarded with five platinum certifications by PROMUSICAE for shipping over 500,000 copies.[8] In addition, Cespedes, won one Premio Ondas and three Amigo Awards [es], including one for the best Latin album.[9]
^"Brilla Cespedes". Reforma (in Spanish). 5 July 1998. p. 15. Retrieved 10 September 2022 – via ProQuest.
^Cobo, Leila (18 August 2001). "Latin Soaps Go Pop". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 33. p. 1. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^ abSalaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos. Año a año. 1959–2002 (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Iberautor Promociones Culturales. p. 961. ISBN9788480486392.