"Mi Bebito Fiu Fiu" (Spanish for "My Little Baby Fiu Fiu")[b] is a parody song by Peruvian DJ and producer Tito Silva Music featuring Peruvian vocalist Tefi C. It was released on May 20, 2022. Its instrumental base is the one in the song "Stan" by American rapper Eminem, which in turn is based on "Thank You" by British singer Dido.[1] This was very controversial and it means that this song is just plain plagiarism. The song deals with the alleged romance and political scandal involving former Peruvian president Martín Vizcarra and Zully Pinchi, a candidate for the political party We Are Peru.[2][3][4]
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| Single by Tito Silva Music featuring Tefi C | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| English title | "My Little Baby Fiu Fiu" | |||
| Released | May 20, 2022 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Tito Silva Music | |||
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"Mi bebito fiu fiu" became a social and internet phenomenon. The song tells the story of Vizcarra's alleged infidelity to his wife, Maribel Díaz Cabello, with Pinchi.[5]
Background
editThe lyrics of "Mi bebito fiu fiu" were inspired by a series of leaked WhatsApp messages that Zully Pinchi Ramírez, a lawyer and former congressional candidate for the We Are Peru political party, sent to Martín Vizcarra. The conversation between them was revealed in the Peruvian TV show Panorama on 15 May 2022.[6][7][8]
The Peruvian prosecutor investigated Vizcarra's trip to Cusco, which included a stay at Belmond Hotel Monasterio.[9][10][11] Gossip magazines picked up the story and published leaked messages.[12]
Composition
editAfter the revelation on the Panorama TV show, music producer Tito Silva composed the lyrics by interpolating phrases from the leaked private messages with a 2014 poem written by Pinchi titled "Las noches que te soñé". Tefi C. proposed the idea of creating the song and she provided the vocals.[13]
Popularity
editIn its first month, the official video clip of the song reached 10 million views on the YouTube Music platform.[14] In June 2022, Tito Silva and Tefi C. performed the song on the program Yo soy de Latina,[15] and appeared on television and radio programs, including 24 Horas on Panamericana Televisión.[7]
The song became popular on TikTok platform, where it was used 84,000 times with more than 552 million views as of 7 July 2022,[11] and went viral worldwide after Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny mentioned it during a live stream on Instagram.[16] After it became popular, Silva decided to remove it from streaming platforms to avoid legal issues to the composers of the baseline songs.[5]
Charts
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Notes
edit- ^ Contains an uncredited sample of "Stan", written by Marshall Mathers, and "Thank You", written by Dido Armstrong and Paul Herman.
- ^ "Fiu, fiu" is the Spanish-language onomatopoeia for a wolf whistle.
References
edit- ^ "'Mi bebito Fiu Fiu': el origen de 'Stan', la exitosa canción de Dido y Eminem que inspiró el viral de Tito Silva". 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Martín Vizcarra y Zully Pinchi: ¿qué decían los mensajes que casi compromete al exmandatario con el Poder Judicial? {". 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ Dadoo, Vita (2022-07-21). "How a Peruvian political scandal became the viral global hit 'Mi Bebito Fiu Fiu'". NPR. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Mi bebito fiu fiu: Zully Pinchi revela si le molesta que le digan que inspiró la canción". 2022-07-07. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ a b "Is Eminem Why 'Mi Bebito Fiu Fiu' Was Taken Down From Streaming Services?". Remezcla. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "El origen de 'Mi bebito fiu fiu', la canción de Tito Silva que interpretó Bad Bunny - Infobae". 2022-07-04. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ a b "Tito Silva Music y Tefi C cuentan cómo nace..." 2022-06-10. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (2022-05-21). "Martín Vizcarra: chats y audios que revelan reuniones secretas con excandidata congresal Zully Pinchi". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "How a parody song about Peru's ex-president topped Spotify charts". the Guardian. 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Martín Vizcarra: hotel confirma que Zully Pinchi se alojó en una de sus habitaciones en el Cusco RMMN". 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ a b "'Mi bebito fiu fiu': El contexto del escándalo político en Perú que inspiró la canción viral". 2022-07-09. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ ""Mi bebito fiu fiu", la canción que narra la infidelidad del expresidente de Perú". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Tefi C, la voz femenina detrás de "Mi bebito, fiu fiu", la canción viral de Tito Silva Music - Infobae". 2022-07-09. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "'Mi bebito fiu fiu' se convierte en el tema número 1 de la lista viral global de Spotify - Infobae". 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Martín Vizcarra: Creador de 'Mi bebito Fiu Fiu' llega a 'Yo Soy' y canta éxito EN VIVO [VIDEO]". 2022-06-14. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ ""Mi bebito fiu fiu": la historia tras el tema del momento y su viralización que traspasó fronteras". 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Title - monitorLATINO". Archived from the original on 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Title - monitorLATINO". Archived from the original on 18 July 2022.