Miami, FL – Conquering Mexico "will be my top priority in 2006" Daddy Yankee stated, the Puerto Rican singer who confirmed this week his Latin artist status topping the Hispanic popularity charts in the US.

"Mexico is my promotion priority because it is the only market I am missing to conquer", the Caribbean idol, whose real name is Raymond Ayala told Notimex.

He explained that his album "Barrio fino", which has sold two million copies, had a good welcome in Mexico thanks to the big success of songs such as "Gasolina" and "Lo que paso paso".

"But I know I can achieve even more in comparison with other Latin American countries", he added remembering that this country has over 100 million citizens and his last visit to Mexico was last May.

Daddy Yankee explained "my face has not been seen a lot (in Mexico) because other work commitments I had in Europe, South America and US, but in 2006 Mexico will be my priority and we will be there soon".

He regretted his career does not allow him to be in his family's life every day, but "thanks to technology I am in touch with them".

Ayala, who would like to have a reggaeton duo with his namesake and Mexican idol Ramon Ayala, considered the success he has had in America, Europe and even Japan as "much more than a blessing".

His latest album "Barrio fino en directo", debuted among the most-sold albums in the US. According to Ayala , one million copies were sold during the pre-sale it sold and in the US alone more than 100 thousand copies were sold.

Daddy Yankee is keeping his last work "Barrio fino" in the ninth place of the Hispanic list above mentioned.

According to the weekly placing of the specialized magazine Billboard, released last Thursday, the new album of the also called "Cangri" is in the place 24 among the most-sold albums in the American general market.

Also, his hit "Rompe", first single of the album is in the first place of songs played by radio stations in Spanish in the US.

"Barrio fino en directo" was launched under the label El Cartel/Interscope Records/, it tripled the launching sales of his colleagues Don Omar and Wisin y Yandel.

This is Daddy Yankee's fourth album after "Barrio fino", "Ahora le toca al Cangri" and "Los Homerun-Es". The first one has been for 75 weeks in the country's Latin hit parade.

"Barrio fino en directo", which was released last December 13, includes 16 songs, five of them new and live performances of the hits "Lo que paso paso", "Corazones" and "Gasolina".

The new songs are "Rompe", "Gangsta zone" in a duo with Snoop Dogg, "Machete", "Machicando", and "El truco", with Colombian folk song tunes.