Elvis Crespo's 'Monster' Comeback
By Leila Cobo
Crespo tops the charts again after 14 years with a new twist on his sound.
In the late '90s, Elvis Crespo was the king of Latin music, with his infectious brand of ultra-fast, energetic merengue.
Singles "Tu Sonrisa" and "Suavemente" topped Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, while the album "Suavemente" sold 864,000 copies in the United States and Puerto Rico, according to Nielsen SoundScan, notching phenomenal figures for a Latin album.
It's taken 14 years for Crespo to hit the top again, albeit under very different circumstances and demonstrating how much the market has changed.
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