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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Faldita
| cover = Leslie_Shaw_-_Faldita.jpeg
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| type = single
| artist = Leslie Shaw and Mau y Ricky
| album = Yo Soy Leslie Shaw
| English_title = "Short Skirt"
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| genre = Reggaeton, Pop
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| label = Sony Music
| writer = * Leslie Shaw
* Andres Castro
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| chronology = Leslie Shaw
| prev_title = Ni Me Miras (Remix)
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Solterita De Oro
| next_year = 2019
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}}
"'Faldita'" (English: "Short Skirt") is a song by Peruvian singer Leslie Shaw with Venezuelan duo Mau y Ricky. It was released by Sony Music and was Shaw's first international release and as the lead single of her 2020 EP. In early 2020, the song was voted as the Best Latina collaboration with Mau y Ricky on a Billboard Magazine survey with over 50 percent of the votes.[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8549008/mau-ricky-latina-artist-collaboration-poll-thalia-lali-tini-more Which Latina Artist Has the Best Mau & Ricky Collab?]
Live Performances
Leslie Shaw and Mau y Ricky performed the song at the Calle Ocho Music Festival in Miami on March 10, 2019. Leslie Shaw also performed the song on several television shows including Despierta America.[https://ojo.pe/ojo-show/leslie-shaw-lanza-primer-sencillo-internacional-mau-y-ricky-faldita-video-312314-noticia/?outputType=amp/ Leslie Shaw saca nueva cancin junto a 'Mau y Ricky' y ya es nmero 1 en YouTube] Consultado el 25 de noviembre de 2019
Commercial performance
The song performed well being certified gold in Per and a month later it went platinum in the country where it also quickly became trending topic on Spotify.[https://moda.com.pe/noticias/musica/leslie-shaw-disco-platino-faldita-concierto-lima-fotos-38941 Leslie Shaw recibi Disco de Platino por Faldita durante concierto en Lima] The platinum certification was given to Shaw while she was opening for Maluma during his concert in Per.
The song reached number 2 in Per becoming Shaw's highest chart single in the country after a while and was eventually certified quadruple platinum there. The song also entered charts in Ecuador and Colombia becoming her first song to enter charts outside her native Per and her most charted song until the release of Estoy Soltera in 2020.[http://monitorlatino.com/hot-song-monitorlatino-13/?fbclid=IwAR1XTsgmANtcqcQMNx8EwhRtcsTZpHRf2-7TID6BM7oBh6QhOz835T9FT1E Hot Song monitorLATINO]
Music video
The music video for the song was released on March 7, 2019 on Leslie Shaw's Vevo channel. The video was filmed in Havana, Cuba and features Shaw dancing around town wearing different skirts. The video reached 50 million views in 6 months of its release.[https://rpp.pe/musica/nacional/leslie-shaw-video-de-faldita-supero-las-50-millones-de-visitas-y-la-cantante-celebra-los-he-visto-cantar-y-bailarla-noticia-1217444 Video de Faldita super las 50 millones de visitas y Leslie Shaw celebra: Los he visto cantarla y bailarla]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Awards and nominations
The song won 'Best Pop/Urban Song' at the 'Premios Fama' in 2019.[https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/2020/01/24/premios-fama-2019-lista-de-ganadores-de-premios-la-republica-en-television-cine-teatro-musica-y-literatura/?outputType=amp/ Premios Fama: lista completa de ganadores de lo mejor del 2019 en tv, teatro, cine y ms] It was also nominated for 'Hit of the Year' at the 'Premios Luces' in 2019.[https://elcomercio.pe/luces/premios-luces-estos-son-todos-los-nominados-de-este-ano-noticia/?outputType=amp/ Premios Luces 2019: revisa la lista de nominados y vota aqu por tus favoritos]
References
Category:Peruvian songs
Category:2019 singles
Category:Spanish-language songs
Category:2019 songs
Category:Leslie Shaw songs
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