Fabián Show - Conga / Vas En Contramano, Rosalía

About

Fabián Show – La Conga is a viral video featuring three people dancing in an uncoordinated way to the song La Conga, performed by the Argentine singer Fabián Show in 2012. The clip became a viral video on social media alongside another moment in the video in which the singer warns one of the dancers to follow the right rhythm by saying Vas En Contramano, Rosalía.

Origin

On March 30th, 2012, YouTube^[1] user @Patolunatico posted a video showing a performance by the Argentine duo Fabian Show^[2] and Pichirica singing their greatest hits. The clip also features the song La Conga, which had the participation of the uncoordinated dancer Rosalía, who was struggling to follow the dance moves of the singers and was warned that she was dancing in the wrong direction. The clip garnered 1.9 million plays and 19,000 likes in 11 years (seen below).

Spread

Years after the clip was uploaded to the internet, on October 14th, 2016, the Facebook^[3] page @VideoFun posted Fabián Show's performance video, garnering 9.3 million views and 23,000 likes in seven years. On December 10th, 2016, the singer Fabián Show died in a traffic accident in Argentina. Fans shared other viral videos of the singer on social media to celebrate his achievements. For example, Twitter^[4] user @farrybostero7 posted a GIF of the Argentine jumping to the floor during a performance with a caption comparing him to celebrities like David Bowie and Prince. The tweet received 589 views and 11 likes in seven years (seen below).

Rosalía Va En Contramano (Lollapalooza Argentina 2023)

On March 18th, 2023, while Spanish singer Rosalía performed at the Lollapalooza Argentina 2023 Festival_, she took a moment to interact with the audience, joking with the Spanish catchphrase "vas en contramano, Rosalía," said in Fabián Show's viral video. A clip of the show was shared on TikTok^[5] by @pg2.0 on March 19th, receiving 673,500 views and 95,400 likes in three days (seen below).

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