Chayanne: 2000

January

• January 20 – 31: Chayanne presents a concert tour of Chili, which is seen by 170,000 people. The largest audience (60,000) is at the National Stadium in Santiago.

February

• February 9-12: Four concerts are presented at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City.
• February 18: Chayanne wins two Gaviotas de Plata en Viña Del Mar, Chile

March

• March finds Chayanne in France doing promos for "Salomé" and introducing his new single "Boom Boom" written and produced for the French market.
• March 16: A silver Award is presented to Chayanne in France for sales of 150,000 of his single, "Salomé".
• March 23: "Atado a Tu Amor" is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Asociation of America (RIAA) for sales greater than 500,000.

April

• Chayanne is nominated for Premios Lo Nuestro 2000 in the category of Best Male Singer.
• Chayanne performs "Atado a Tu Amor" and "Salomé" in the "Viva El Romance" concert in Miami, along with other artists, Emannuel, Ricardo Montaner, Jaci Velasquez, and Charlie Zaa.

May

• Chayanne is featured on the cover and in an extensive article for the magazine, People en Español.
• The video for the new song "Boom Boom" is shot in the California desert. The song is aimed toward securing Chayanne's current popularity in France, and is hoped to be the summer hit there.

June

• Boom Boom is released in France
• France 3 proclaims Boom Boom the Song of the Summer
• Chayanne travels to France for promotions.

July

• Chay spends the early part of the month doing promotion in Europe
• In Italy he takes part in the “Festival Bar”.
• Chayanne announces that a duet with Reuben Blades will be featured in his upcoming CD.

August

• Ritmo Latino Music Awards 2000 nominates Chayanne for "Best Artist of the Year" and Atado A Tu Amor for "Best Music Video of the Year."
• Boom, Boom video aired on HTV; hits the charts in Argentina.
• Sony Music Latin releases advertisement for Simplemente on their official website.
  
  

December

• Chayanne nominated for the Premio Lo Nuestro 2001 awards for Song of the year, Atado a Tu Amor.
• Isadora Sofia is born on December 10th.
  

TV Interview Translations: Click here to read English translations of interviews Chayanne did on the Sabado Gigante show with Don Francisco and on the Otra Rolla show.

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