"Quién Como Tú" (English: ''Who Like You'') is a ballad and title track written and performed by

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singer-songwriter

Ana Gabriel María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), known professionally as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. With over 40 million records sold worldwide, Gabriel is the best-selling Mexican female artist, and one of the best- ...

. It was produced by Óscar Gómez for Gabriel's fifth studio album ''

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'' (1989). Released as the second single from the album, the song became the third number-one single for the singer in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart in May of the same year. Live performances of the song can be found on the albums '' En Vivo'' (1990) and '' ...En la Plaza de Toros México'' (1998). It also has been included on several

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released by Gabriel, including '' Personalidad'' (1992), '' Una Voz Para tu Corazón – 30 Grandes Éxitos'' (2000), '' Historia de Una Reina'' (2005), ''Lo Esencial de Ana Gabriel'' (2009) and ''Mis Favoritas'' (2010). It is recognized as one of Ana Gabriel's

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s. The song debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) at number 33 on April 7, 1990 and rose to the top ten the following week, climbing 28 spots. It reached the top position of the chart on May 5, 1990, replacing French band

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' " Volaré" and being succeeded by "

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" by

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. It ranked sixth at the year-end chart of 1990 and was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at the 1991 Lo Nuestro Awards, which it lost to " Es Demasiado Tarde", also written and performed by Gabriel. The song spent 22 weeks within the Top 40 and became the sixth top ten single for the singer in the chart, and third number-one hit, after " Ay Amor" (1987) and " Simplemente Amigos" (1988). The parent album peaked at the top of the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums chart. "Quién Como Tú" has been covered by several performers, including

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, Oscar Alberto,

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, Grupo Caneo, Grupo Innovación, Hermanos Moreno, Original Banda el Limón,

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, Son De Azúcar, Sonora Tropicana,

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and Noel Schajris. In 2015, Mexican singer

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released a version of the track as the lead single from the album ''Aquí Estoy'', a tribute to Ana Gabriel. For the single release, Lucero re-recorded the track with Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter

Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for his soulful and dance oriented songs, most notably 2017's "Despacito". Fonsi received his first Latin ...

and debuted the song at the reality show '' Yo Soy el Artista''. This version peaked at number 32 in the ''Billboard'' Mexican Espanol Airplay chart.

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