Carlos Vives broke the Guinness World Record for the most couples kissing simultaneously online

(CNN Spanish) – Zoom has connected us all in the pandemic and, thanks to it, Carlos Vives adds another recognition to his career: his first Guinness record.

The Colombian singer broke the record for the most couples kissing simultaneously online.

Vives organized the event in support of the single “Kisses at any time”, in which she shares voices with her daughter, Lucy, and the Venezuelan duet Mau and Ricky.

Carlos Vives, a Zoom meeting and lots of kisses

Couples from all over the world connected to a meeting by Zoom, in which Carlos Vives, Lucy Vives and Mau and Ricky Montaner were present. There the couples kissed for 20 seconds, in which they could not detach their lips, according to the Guinness Records.

The event was held on September 18. According to a statement from the Vives team, the official Guinness World Records adjudicator, Natalia Jiménez, was present and gave directions to the participants.

“The kiss of each couple should last 20 seconds, they could not detach their lips. They were all of legal age. Men, women and entire families participated in this day from different countries of the world that could be seen live on TikTok”, according to a Press release.

“I celebrate the love and joy of Mau, Ricky, my daughter Lucy and all the love they have given to Kisses at any time. Thank you for joining this challenge, with the certainty that every day we break this record. Thank you for being so loving to us and to the GWR organization for all your support, “Carlos Vives said in a press release.

Other Latin singers with Guinness Record

Carlos Vives joins a long list of Latin singers who have been awarded Guinness Awards after breaking a series of records.

In january J Balvin broke the Guinness record for the highest number of nominations (14) by an artist for a Lo Nuestro award in the same year.

Another of those that stand out are Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, who thanks to “Despacito” they broke several Guinness records, including:

• Most viewed music video on the internet
• Videoclip with the most “likes” online
• Music video of a duet most viewed on YouTube
• Most played song globally
• First YouTube video to reach 5 billion views
• Song with the most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin chart

Daddy Yankee also holds the Guinness records first artist to reach number one on Spotify, the most songs on Billboard’s Latin Rhythm Airplay chart with 68 tracks and the Latin artist with the most subscribers on YouTube Music.

Ozuna, meanwhile, broke the Guinness records for the most Lo Nuestro awards won in a year with 9 and the artist with Most videos to reach 1 billion views on YouTube with 7.

These singers are joined by: