Just days just following wrapping his initially-ever tour, Xavi made his U.S. competitors debut at Sueños on Saturday (Might 25). The Mexican-American increasing star accomplished in Chicago’s Grant Park to a group that sang along to his most significant hits, such as “La Diabla” and “La Víctima,” the two Billboard Sizzling 100 chart entries.

By now, the 20-calendar year-outdated is no stranger to massive phases. His Poco a Poco Tour kicked off in March in Mexico Town and traveled all through important U.S. cities, like Seattle, Las Vegas and Phoenix. But it was his quite 1st time undertaking in Chicago.

“First of all, I’m super psyched because I have by no means been to Chicago,” Xavi tells Billboard a functioning day ahead of his established. “It’s likely to be really exclusive and the planning for a competition is not seriously that different to how I organized for my tour exhibits. It’s kind of the very same bring about every little thing is in God’s arms. We do this with a lot of love, very good vibes, and hoping absolutely everyone leaves delighted.”

Xavi suggests he wasn’t the sort to go to festivals when he was younger but commonly imagined actively playing in just 1. And that lastly occurred when he took the phase just ahead of 3 p.m. as the crowd settled into the open grass space. Donning a Chicago Bulls jersey, as a nod to the city’s NBA employees, he opened with “Poco A Poco.”

“Como estamos Chicago? (How are we accomplishing Chicago?)” he asked followers. Throughout his fast but riveting 30-moment set, he sang all the hits, like “Modo DND,” “La Víctima” and shut with the banger “La Diabla.”

Signed to Interscope Data, Xavi’s signature tumbados románticos catapulted him to the best rated of the Billboard charts previously this calendar year. When questioned what he thinks has been vital to his quickly rise in music has been, he adds: “The crucial to success was the entire group at the rear of it all, the loved ones, the discipline, dwelling each working day as if it have been the last.”