The Biggest Spanglish Hits Quiz | International Music

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1. Who played Miguel on "General Hospital" and lit up the 1999 Grammy Awards with "La Copa De Vida"?

Answer: Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin took home his first solo Grammy Award in 1998 for "Vuelve" for Best Latin Pop Performance. He came back in 1999 and performed "La Copa De Vida" live on the show. Ricky played the role of Miguel Morez on the daytime soap opera "General Hospital" from 1994-1995.

2. Which rapper joined Bruno Mars for the "Finesse (Remix)"?

Answer: Cardi B

"Finesse" was released in 2016 on Bruno's "24K" album. By adding in Cardi B's verses for the remix, the song recaptured the New Jack Swing style popularized in the 1990s by artists like Keith Sweat, Bobby Brown, and Bel Biv Devoe. Cardi B's parents are from the Dominican Republic and Trinidad, she often speaks and records in Dominican Spanish.

She and Bruno also teamed up for the song "Please Me".

3. The Black Eyed Peas released a Spanglish cover of "Mas Que Nada"; which Latin legend had a hit with it in 1966?

Answer: Sergio Mendes

"Mas Que Nada" is a Brazilian samba track that was first released in 1962. Sergio Mendes released the song on his debut album in 1966 and it became his signature song. The song was inducted to the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2006, the hip hop group, Black Eyed Peas, teamed up with Sergio for a popular remix of the classic.

The collaboration reached number six on the UK Singles Chart.

4. Enrique Iglesias released multiple versions of "Duele el Corazon". Which singer did Enrique collaborate with on the English remix of the song?

Answer: Tinashe

There were five different versions of Enrique Iglesias' hit single "Duele el Corazon". The original featured Wisin, another version combined Wisin with Gente de Zona, and the English remix featured R&B singer Tinashe with Jamaican rapper Javada. At the 17th Latin Grammy Awards, the 2016 song was nominated for Song and Record of the Year. Tinashe's biggest solo hit was "2 On", a collaboration with rapper ScHoolboy Q.

5. Which American country music singer has released multiple Spanglish songs including "Lost In The Middle of Nowhere" with Becky G?

Answer: Kane Brown

Kane Brown is a multiracial country music superstar. His mom is white and his dad is African American and Cherokee Indian but Kane has found his love for Spanish music with multiple songs in Spanglish. He has sung duets with Becky G, Camila Cabello, and "The One (Pero No Como Yo) in 2024 with Caron Leon.

6. Whose English debut album included versions of the ballad "You Sang To Me" in both English and Spanish versions?

Answer: Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony has dominated the Billboard Tropical Albums and Airplay charts for years with his Spanish ballads and salsa hits. In 1999, Enrique followed the pattern of Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin and released an album in English. The hits included the up-tempo "I Need To Know" and the ballad "You Sang To Me". Both songs were released in English, but also in Spanish as bonus tracks.

7. "I Adore You" is an EDM song by Hugel featuring Spanglish lyrics by J Balvin and Ellie Goulding. Where is J Balvin from?

Answer: Colombia

J Balvin's full name is Jose Alvaro Osorio Balv�n. He's one of the biggest selling Latin music artists since his debut in 2014 and specializes in reggaeton. J Balvin was born in Medellin, Colombia and shares his heritage with crossover artists like Shakira, Maluma, Juanes, and Karol G. "I Adore You" is a song by French DJ Hugel and he teamed up J Balvin with UK pop singer Elle Goulding,

8. The 2017 music video for "Despacito (Remix)" featuring Luis Miguel, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber was shot in what hurricane damaged location later that year?

Answer: Puerto Rico

In 2017, "Despacito" broke a twenty one year drought for a Spanish-language song to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. When the remix included US mega-pop star Justin Bieber, the song went viral and became the first music video to reach three billion views.

The music video was filmed in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico at the neighborhoods of La Perla and La Factor�a. Puerto Rico has been hit by many hurricanes including the massive destruction in 2017 by Hurricane Maria.

9. Tina Turner recorded "In Your Wildest Dreams" with which "desperado" better known as an actor?

Answer: Antonio Banderas

"In Your Wildest Dreams" is a sultry song from 1996 by Tina Turner. Tina appealed to multiple audiences by releasing versions of the song with R&B legend Barry White, a dance remix with Deep Dish, and a Spanglish version with spoken word vocals by Antonio Banderas.

The Latin actor is known for his roles in "Philadelphia", "Desperado", "Interview With A Vampire", and an Oscar nominated performance in "Pain and Glory".

10. In 2025, Shakira, Ed Sheeran, and Beele did a twenty year anniversary of what hit song with the lyric "makes a man wanna speak Spanish"?

Answer: Hips Don't Lie

"Hips Don't Lie" was released in early 2006 by Shakira as a duet with Haitian artist Wyclef Jean of The Fugues. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of her album "Oral Fixation", Shakira recorded a new version of the song with Ed Sheeran singing Wyclef's part (including parts in Spanish) and Colombian singer Beele.

The original song was an international smash and the hook included the famous line about "making a man want to speak Spanish".

Source: Author GBfan

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The Biggest Spanglish Hits Trivia Quiz

Starting in the late 1990s, the blending of Spanish and English found its way onto the music charts. Spanglish songs often teamed up Latin and English artists. Can you remember some of the artists or facts about the biggest Spanglish hits of the era?

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