How a parody song about Peru’s ex-president topped Spotify charts
by Dan Collyns in Lima from US news | The Guardian on (#618EG)
Bad Bunny, Real Madrid and Marvel have all made use of El Bebito Fiu Fiu, which mocks an alleged scandal
A musical send-up of an embarrassing scandal involving a former Peruvian president unexpectedly reached first place in the Spotify Viral 50 ranking before it was withdrawn from the platform over a copyright violation.
The song, known as El Bebito Fiu Fiu, sparked a mixture of curiosity and amusement as it swept through Spanish-language social media. The reggaeton star Bad Bunny sang it live on Instagram, Real Madrid's official TikTok account played the song on a video introducing new players and Marvel Spain used it to promote its latest Thor movie.
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