Prince Royce: “I never imagined I could get a Guinness record”

The song “Carita de inocent” brought the composer, producer and performer Prince Royce a Guinness World Records recognition, becoming the song with the most weeks at number one on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart.

Guinness records are part of everyone’s life, and mine. I remember when I was little to marvel at those in the book that came out every year. As an artist, I never imagined that I could receive an award because I broke a Guinness record. ” Royce told EFE.

“The fact that I made it with a bachata excites me even more. For me, it is a way to continue to honor the Dominican Republic and all the sacrifices and love of my parents, “he added.

“Carita de inocent”, which is part of the double album “ALTER EGO”, with which Prince Royce celebrated his 10 years of artistic career, remained between March 28 and October 17, 2020 on the first place of the Billboard Tropical Airplay list .

“It is a great pleasure and honor to award him the Latin music star Prince Royce. His hugely successful “Charity of the Innocent” peaked at No. 1 for 29 consecutive weeks, making him an inspiration to the Latino community. We are delighted to welcome him to the Guinness World Records family, “said Spencer Cammarano, who handles the recordings.

The previous record of 18 weeks was shared by “Danza Kuduro”, their success Don Omar and Lucenzo in 2010 and “Immortal”, the most popular song on the album released by the bachata band Aventura last year.

In addition, “Carita de inocent” has been replaced by “Lotería”, another Royce song, which has been in first place for 9 weeks.

For Royce, who was also nominated for a Latin Grammy this year for “ALTER EGO”, this recognition “is also special because it is something unexpected”.

“I didn’t make the album think in numbers. In fact, I released it despite the fact that many told me it was a mistake to release a double album, one of which was just bachatas, ”he added.

“In addition, he was released just one month before the pandemic (covid-19) began. I honestly thought it would be a total failure, but quite the opposite. It gave me some of the greatest satisfaction of my career, “he admitted.

With “Carita de inocent”, Royce became the third artist with the most songs at number one in the Tropical Airplay chart, with a total of 19. The first are Marc Anthony with 32 songs and Víctor Manuelle with 28.

“When I think of those who have had these achievements before, it makes me pinch. It is a great honor, “he said.