''Soy El Mismo'' (

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: "I'm the Same") is the third

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singer

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. The album was released on October 8, 2013, by

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and became Royce's third number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. With ''Soy el Mismo'', Royce also reached a career-best peak of number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The album was preceded by the release of its

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, "

Darte un Beso "Darte un Beso" (English: "Give You a Kiss") is a 2013 bachata song by American singer Prince Royce. The single became an international hit for Prince Royce in the United States, Latin America and Spain. At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014, the so ...

", on July 15, 2013. The

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became Royce's fourth to reach number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. "Darte un Beso" also reached number-one on multiple

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sub-charts in the US and was certified 3× Platinum (

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) by the

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(RIAA). Four other singles were released to promote the album between 2014 and 2015: " Te Robaré", "

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", the

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, and " Solita". The track "Te Regalo el Mar" was made available as an instant digital download with the

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pre-order of the album. At the

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, the album received a nomination for Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Royce's second career nomination in the category. Royce was then nominated for three awards at the 2014 ''Billboard'' Music Awards: Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Album, and Top Latin Song for "Darte un Beso". The latter won the award for Streaming Song of the Year at the 2014 Latin ''Billboard'' Music Awards.

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