In 2005, the Bilbao City Council hired Lorna for the Aste Nagusia festivities, which are held in August. The singer does not rule out returning to the 'look' with which she became famous: "Now, since the quarantine began, I have decided not to touch up my roots and do a detoxification, both spiritual and chemical".Īnd it was not the only mishap that the singer had with the aforementioned producer. However, 17 years later, Lorna appears on the networks with a radically different appearance, characterized by her long blonde hair. But we went to court and currently I collect," he tells LOC.ĭuring the heyday of 'Papi Chulo', Lorna became known to the world as a sultry young brunette, with intense blue eyes and a provocative taste for fashion. "I had to sue him to collect at the authorial level, because he was not responsible for paying my share. Papi Chulo's original producer refused for years to pay him his fair share. However, those incredible numbers did not translate into money in Lorna's checking account. But the song, without us having put so much love on it, began to transcend," he explained.Īccording to Lorna, Papi Chulo is "the most danced Panamanian song in history" and, strictly speaking, the numbers support it: during his golden age, Papi Chulo sold 3,000,000 physical copies and this 2020 already accumulates 76,000,000 of views on YouTube and another 15,000,000 on Spotify, so it is not surprising that Lorna has been highly valued in the world market. "He had recorded a CD that had two songs and Papi Chulo was the filler between them. After so many years, more than a million people have danced to the song on TikTok! "Ī success that repeats with this song that he released 21 years ago and without any expectations. The phenomenon has been reproduced again. Even by phone and from Panama, where is he when he talks to LOC about the excitement of becoming a trend again, since Papi Chulo has gone viral in recent weeks: "I'm super happy. However, the singer's voice is unmistakable. In fact, for some, Lorna version 2020 is difficult to recognize. It has been 17 years since Lorna Aponte (37 years old) triumphed in Europe and, as can be seen in the photo that illustrates this report, she has undergone a great physical change. However, the rapper managed to overcome obstacles.
But the artist, inevitably, also had to face the B side of fame: loneliness, self-demand and even controversial hoaxes about her supposed death.
The phenomenon Papi Chulo (we know he's already humming it in his mind) not only conquered the Spanish It also became one of the most listened to songs in France, Turkey, Belgium, the Netherlands and even Pakistan, allowing Lorna to visit 45 countries.
Thus, in August 2003, Andy and Lucas's pop from Cádiz and their Son de amores were dethroned by an unknown Panamanian named Lorna and her street sound, which became the song of the summer with only two words repeated ad nauseam: Papi Cool. Perhaps due to the influence of Latino immigration (which multiplied exponentially between 20)), that new rhythm for us began to pop in the beach bars, parties and discos, which we later learned to name: reggaeton. But over the course of the next five years, musical taste began to vary significantly, especially during the summer. Twenty years ago, when Spain welcomed the third millennium, it was Alejandro Sanz and La Oreja de Van Gogh who topped the lists of the most listened to. The father of reggaeton denied his music for being the work of "Satan"