''Fénix'' (English: ''Phoenix'') is the third

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by American singer

Nicky Jam Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981), known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer and actor. He is best known for hits such as " X", " Travesuras", "En la Cama", "Te Busco", "El Perdón", "Hasta el Amanecer", and "El Amante"; ...

. It was released on January 20, 2017, by Industria Inc.,

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and

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. It was produced by Yhoan Manuel Jiménez Londoño, Johnattan Gaviria, Urbani Mota, Jorge Luis Romero, Egbert Rosa Cintron,

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, Saga WhiteBlack, Jowan,

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, Pedro Reynoso, Banx & Ranx, Carlos "Maffio" Peralta, Carlos Paucar and Jorge Fonseca and features collaborations with

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J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...

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El Alfa Emanuel Herrera Batista (born 18 December 1990), known professionally as El Alfa El Jefe, or simply as El Alfa, is a Dominican rapper, known as "The King of Dembow". Batista was born in Bajos de Haina, Santo Domingo. He is known for his sensual ...

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, MineK,

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, Valentino,

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and

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. At the

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, the album was nominated for a

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while "

El Amante "El Amante" ( en, "The Lover") is a song by American singer Nicky Jam from his fourth studio album, '' Fénix'' (2017). Written by Jam, Juan Vélez, and its producer Saga WhiteBlack, the track was released by Sony Music Latin on January 16, 2017 ...

" was nominated for Best Urban Fusion/Performance and Best Urban Song. Additionally, the song "

El Perdón "El Perdón" ( en, "Forgiveness") is a song by American singer Nicky Jam and Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias released as the first single to Nicky Jam's fourth studio album '' Fénix'' (2017). An English-language version of the song, titled "Forgi ...

" won Best Urban Fusion/Performance two years prior in

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. The album also won Top Latin Album of the Year at the

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. The album proved to be a massive hit and gained Nicky Jam worldwide recognition. It reached the top position on both the

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and

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chart, being his first and only number-one album on both charts to date. Additionally, it was certified platinum in United States and Mexico.

Background

The album was the first studio album by Nicky Jam in ten years after the release of ''

The Black Carpet ''The Black Carpet'' is a show that aired on BET. It presented news and gossip about African-American celebrities. BET aired the show weekly after its original premiere on July 13, 2006, when it replaced '' BET Style''.immortal creature of Greek mythology, Nicky Jam has said that "I was even in jail, I was in the worst moments of my life, I had a very dark moment in my life where people no longer gave a penny for me, where people didn't want to listen to my music, that's why I identify with the phoenix, that's why the album is called ''Fénix''". Nicky Jam Fenix Mural

The cover of the album is a picture of a mural painted by the collectibe PeopWall of Nicky Jam in Medellin, Colombia, Jam dedided to feature the mural on the cover after being tagged by the collective on

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. Prior to the release the album, he embarked on the ''Fénix Tour'', that started on July 2, 2016, at the

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and featured appearances from

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and Valentino. Following its release, he promote it with a series of concerts in countries such as Mexico, where he performed at

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and

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. The album includes English versions of the songs "

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", as "Forgiveness", and "

Hasta el Amanecer "Hasta el Amanecer" ( en, "Until Dawn") is a song by American singer Nicky Jam. The song won the ''Billboard'' Music Award for Top Latin Song at the 2017 ''Billboard'' Music Awards. It also won the Urban Song of the Year and was nominated for S ...

", as "With You Tonight", the latter features American rapper

Singles

The song "

" with Spanish singer

was released on February 6, 2015. The song was commercially successful reaching the top positions in various countries such as France and Spain, as well as topping the

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chart in United States. It also peaked at number 56 on the

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chart, being Nicky Jam's first appearance on the chart. The song "

" was released on January 15, 2016, and also reached number at the

chart, being his second number-one song in the chart. "

" was released as the third single for the album on January 15, 2017. The fourth single was " Si Tú La Ves", a collaboration with Puerto Rican singer

released on July 28, 2017. The first three singles were certified platinum in United States with "El Perdon" selling over 1,6 million copies as of 2017.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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