Caliente (Lali Song)
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"Caliente" (English: "Hot") is a song by Argentine singer Lali featuring vocals from Brazilian singer
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, from her third studio album, '' Brava'' (2018). Written by Lali, Rodrigo Gorky, Pabllo Bispo, Arthur Marques, Luis Burgio, Peter Akselrad and Gustavo Novello, and produced, 3musica, it was released by Sony Music Argentina as the album's sixth single on November 14, 2018.


Background and composition

In an interview with ''
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'', Lali talked about the collaboration, saying that the Brazilian
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was the perfect fit for her single. Lali referred to the song as "genuine" and as "the perfect fusion of what Pabllo is and of what he is" The singer also admitted that she had to learn how to speak Portuguese, as Pabllo sings in
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and she sings in Portuguese. She added that "it's nice for
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and everyone who listens to the song to understand the fusion of culture, countries, and music." Pabllo said the song is a "mix of Latin and Brazilian fun." The song was written by Lali, Rodrigo Gorky, Pabllo Bispo, Arthur Marques, Luis Burgio, Peter Akselrad, and Gustavo Novello. Overall, "Caliente" shows everything Lali and Pabllo portray through their music: fierceness, sexiness, and girl power.


Music video

Directed by Os Primos, the music video for "Caliente" made its premiere on ''
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'' on November 13, 2018, before its official premiere on
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. It was filmed in the beaches of
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, and it shows Lali and Pabllo in colorful bathing suits. According to Jessica Roiz, the video "shows everything the two artists portray through their music: party, fun, good vibes and lots of dancing." ''
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s Stephen Daw acclaimed the video, saying that "both of the artists serve stunning beach looks and go from dancing to playing soccer to belting vocals so effortlessly that it's no wonder why this video and performance works so well."


Critical reception

Jessica Roiz of ''
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'' called the song "the hottest collaboration of the year."


Usage in media

"Caliente" became a great success after Zumba Fitness created the ''Caliente Challenge'', which encouraged Zumba dancers to record themselves dancing to a special choreography created for the single and post it to their
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. The challenge allowed "Caliente" to get to more than one hundred and eighty countries and fifteen million people around the world. Dancers from countries such as
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, the
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, and
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, among others, made of ''Caliente Challenge'' a viral phenomenon. After this great success, the Zumba
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can be seen on a scene from the "Caliente" music video, as well as some dancers performing the Zumba-created choreography.


Personnel

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Lali Espósito Mariana "Lali" Espósito (born 10 October 1991) is an Argentine singer, actress, dancer, and model. She began her career in 2003 in the children's telenovela ''Rincón de Luz''. Espósito continued to build her acting and singing career with subs ...
 – vocals, songwriting *
Pabllo Vittar Phabullo Rodrigues da Silva (born 1 November 1993), known professionally as Pabllo Vittar (), is a Brazilian drag queen and singer. Life and career 1993–2016: Early life Born in São Luís, Maranhão, São Luís, Phabullo is a fraternal twi ...
 – vocals * Luis Burgio – songwriting, producer, drums * Gustavo Novelo – songwriting, producer, keyboard, recording engineer * Peter Akselrad – songwriting, producer, guitar * Ariel Chichotky – producer * Pablo Bispo – songwriting * Rodrigo Gorky – songwriting * Arthur Marques – songwriting * Stefania Romero – background vocals


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References

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