Ivan Cornejo Quotes

Newcomer Ivan Cornejo secures his first entrance on any Billboard chart as Alma Vacía, his debut album, arrives at No. 2 on the Regional Mexican Albums tally (dated Oct. 16, 2021).

The seven-track set starts in the list’s top 10 mainly on the strength of streaming activity, with 6,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 7, according to MRC Data.

“All can say is wow! I feel very honored and incredibly grateful,” Cornejo tells Billboard. “I’ve known of many incredible musicians that don’t get the recognition they deserve and so to be on Billboard still seems very surreal, I’m still processing it through. I feel even more motivated to work even harder now that I’ve been given this opportunity.”

With Alma’s No. 2 arrival, 17-year-old Cornejo is the latest teenager to debut in the top 10.

He has since dropped Alma’s “Noche de Relajo,” “Llamadas Perdidas” and latest viral hit “Está Dañada,” which debuts at No. 7 on Hot Latin Songs and at No. 96 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and becomes the second regional Mexican hit ever on the latter chart, after Gera MX and Christian Nodal's "Botella Tras Botella" (No. 60 in May).

Cornejo concurrently hits the global charts: “Está Dañada” arrives at No. 181 on the Global 200 ranking. -billboard.com