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''FIVE'' is the fifth
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by American singer and songwriter
Prince Royce Geoffrey Royce Rojas (born May 11, 1989), known professionally as Prince Royce, is an American singer. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music, and in his teenage years began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen ...
. It was released on February 24, 2017 by
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. The album includes collaborations with artists such as
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Farruko Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado (born May 2, 1991), known professionally as Farruko, is a Puerto Rican singer. He rose to fame collaborating with Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Don Omar, and J Álvarez. He came to prominence in 2010 with his first solo alb ...
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and
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. Although the album contains some lyrics in English, it is Royce's first mainly
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album since '' Soy el Mismo'' in 2013. ''FIVE'', predominantly of the
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genre, became Royce's fourth number-one album on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. The album was preceded by the release of its
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, " Culpa al Corazón", on November 13, 2015. Four other
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were released to promote the album between 2016 and 2017: "
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", " Moneda", "Ganas Locas", and "
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". This last single became the album's most successful commercially and was certified 9× Platinum (
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) by the
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(RIAA) in the US.


Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and sold 19,000
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s (16,000 in pure sales plus 3,000 track equivalent and streaming equivalent albums), during its first week of release in the United States.


Track listing


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


See also

* 2017 in Latin music


References

{{Authority control 2017 albums Prince Royce albums 2010s Spanish-language albums Sony Music Latin albums