Sebastián Yatra and Guaynaa’s Universal Music Latino single, “Chica Ideal,” has reached the top of Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart.
Colombian pop star Yatra teamed up with his friend and labelmate, Puerto Rican rapper Guaynaa, for the song, which is an update of Latin Dreams’ 2003 hit “Quiero Una Chica.” At the time of writing, the official video for “Ideal Girl” has had 159 million views on YouTube. Yatra has 15 million subscribers to her channel.
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“Chica Ideal,” released last October, climbs 8-1 on the February 20 chart to become Guaynaa’s first number one on any Billboard chart. He first entered the Hot Latin Songs chart in April 2019 with “ReBoTa,” which went platinum four times.
Yatra guessed alongside Michael Bublé on Gary Barlow’s “Elita,” the lead single from the latter’s late 2020 album Music Played By Humans. Yatra has had singles success since 2013 and broke through with the multi-platinum hit “Traicionera” in 2016.
His other signature hits include “Al algo Robó,” featuring Wisin y Nacho; “Robarte un Beso”, with Carlos Vives; “Por Perro”, with Luis Figueroa with Lary Over; and “Bonita”, with Juanes. He has won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Latin American Central Performance for three years in a row since 2018 and has many other awards to his name, including two Latin American Music Awards.
‘Pure joy and happiness’
“I’m in love with every part of the song,” Yatra told Billboard when the single was released. “It was worth the risk because the original song is pure joy and happiness and has that touch of nostalgia that takes you back to your best days.”
Regarding the collaboration with Guaynaa, he said: “I went to one of their showcases during Premio Lo Nuestro, and their energy on stage drove me crazy. His vibe, his originality. I had to work with him. It’s so amazing to do this song the way we did it and how Guaynaa sings it. “
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