| Born Luis
Alfonso Rodríguez on April 15, 1978, in San Juan,
Puerto Rico; he was nicknamed "Fonsi"
since the day he was born. He is the eldest of three
children (Jean Carlos, 22, and Tatiana, 20; parents,
Alfonso and Delia Rodríguez). He showed his musical
inclination since he was very young. When he was six
years old, Fonsi entered the prestigious Coro de los
Niños de San Juan, where he studied for 4 years,
until his family moved to Orlando, Florida when he
was only 10. At the time, he didn't speak a word of
English, but is now 100% biligual.
He entered the Dr.
Phillip's High School in Orlando, FL in 1991. Fonsi,
along with three friends, Joey Fatone (now *NSYNC
band member), Joel Herman and Erik Garbus, formed
the a cappella singing group "The Big
Guys". They sang 50's doo-wop music at school
parties and local festivities. In one occation, they
were invited to sing the US National Anthem during
an Orlando Magic basketball game, in front of 16,000
people.
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