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No Basta

No Basta

1990 single by Franco De Vita

"No Basta" (English: It's Not Enough) is a song written, produced and performed by Italo-Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco De Vita. It was released by CBS Discos and as the first single from Franco De Vita's studio album Extranjero (1990), becoming his first number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart. The song "conveys a poignant message about children needing love, not just material possessions."[1] The music video recorded for the song earned the International Viewer's Choice Award at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. The singer decided to donate the award to a campaign against discrimination in the United States.[2] The video won a Billboard Video Music Award for Latin Video of the Year by a Male Artist.[3]

Quick Facts Single by Franco De Vita, from the album Extranjero ...

The song debuted in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) chart at number 26 in the week of February 9, 1991, climbing to the top ten three weeks later.[4][5] "No Basta" peaked at number-one on March 30, 1991,[6] replacing "Sopa de Caracol" by Honduran musical ensemble Banda Blanca and being succeeded by "Mi Deseo" by Mexican band Los Bukis, six weeks later.[7] "No Basta" ended 1991 as the eighth best performing Latin single of the year in the United States.[8]

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References

  1. [1]
    Kellner, Elena (May 2, 1991). "PEOPLE IN ENTERTAINMENT: [Nuestro Tiempo Edition] - ProQuest". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 281492927. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Franco De Vita va al Festival de Viña" (in Spanish). Chile.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  3. [3]
    "L.L., C&C, Brooks, Gipsy Kings Top in Awards" (PDF). Billboard: 37. November 23, 1991.
  4. [4]
    "No Basta — Week of February 9, 1991". Billboard. February 9, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  5. [5]
    "No Basta — Week of March 2, 1991". Billboard. March 2, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  6. [6]
    "No Basta — Week of March 30, 1991". Billboard. March 30, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  7. [7]
    "Mi Deseo — Week of May 11, 1991". Billboard. May 11, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  8. [8]
    "Topping The Charts Year By Year". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 28, 1998. p. LMQ3. Retrieved January 15, 2011.



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