Ana Diaz grew up with a Finnish-born mother and a Venezuela-born father in Bäckby, Västerås, where she early developed her interest in music. She attended music class at the Fryxellska school in Västerås. Ana's grandparents are from the Málaga province in Spain and lived as touring musicians and composers, including in Cuba together with legends such as Benny Gooman and Louis Armstrong.
In 2000, Diaz moved to the United States. After many years in Seattle and Detroit, she returned to Stockholm for a shorter period in 2004. There she studied music production in 2004–05 at Kulturama school and also participated in 2007 as an artist with the song "Waiting for Ben" on DN På stan's CD Pophopp 2007. Between 2007 and 2009, Diaz lived in Australia. After a period of much searching, odd jobs, and dealing with depression, Diaz decided to study to become a dentist. Days before she was to start studying, she was contracted as songwriter for the music publisher Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Diaz dropped out and began an intensive period as an international songwriter, in Stockholm, Nashville, London, Tokyo and Los Angeles.
Ana Diaz has collaborated with and written songs for foreign artists such as Britney Spears, One Direction, Christina Grimmie, Wyclef Jean, Markus Schultz, David Guetta, Sounwave, Rami Yacoub, Fred Ball, Jennifer Lopez, William Orbit, Astrid S, Alexandra Burke, EXO and Swedish artists such as Andreas Kleerup, Daniel Boyacioglu [sv], Loreen, Agnes, Zara Larsson, Sabina Ddumba, Daniel Adams-Ray, Petra Marklund, Marcus Price, Oskar Linnros and Petter.
She has also written music for film and in 2015 was nominated for Roy for "Best music for commercials". Then for the song "Business like a Swede" where Ana appears rapping in English. Ana has also composed music for commercials for Vision, Volvo and Harman Kardon. Ana was one of the songwriters behind the song "Carry on" for one of Volvo's commercials with Sabina Ddumba and Andreas Kleerup . In 2018, she was part of the team behind the music for the movie Halvdan Viking, winning a Guldbagge Awards for "Best original score".
In 2015, Diaz moved back to Sweden from London after nearly 15 years abroad. After having struggled for years with anxiety, depression, she decided to pursue her own artist career with songs written for the first time in Swedish.
The single "Fill my glass now" was released on October 30, 2015. "Stronger", the second single, was released on January 25, 2016. The debut EP Lyssna del 1 was released on February 3, 2016 on their own label WINWIN Recordings with license agreement to Sony Music.[6] On October 21, 2016, the EP Lyssna del 2 was released. In 2016, Ana Diaz collaborated with artist Abidaz on his album "Respektera hungern", on the song "Ghettofåglar".
Lyssna del 1 and Lyssna del 2 were met by very positive reviews and Ana was nominated for the P3 Guld [sv] music award in the category "Newcomer of the Year" and Grammy's in the categories "Composer of the Year" and "Newcomer of the Year". Ana toured Sweden around the Way Out West festival and Popaganda.
In 2017 Neon Gold released the debut EP "EP1" with the project Snow Culture, a duo consisting of Ana Diaz and Oskar Sikow. Snow Culture was well received in American press and the music was synced to series on both Netflix and HBO.
In 2017, Ana participated in SVT's program Jills veranda.[7] In Ana's section, topics such as mental health, sensitivity and creativity were dealt openly.
In 2017, Oskar Linnros released the song "Wifi remix", where he was guest by Ana Diaz and Jireel .
In 2018, Petter released the song "Ikväll" feat. Ana Diaz
In 2018, Ana was the artist in the music documentary Harman Kardon Reflections, where viewers could follow Ana's collaboration with producer J.Views. In the films, the two musicians traveled around in a Volvo XC40 to 3 cities in Europe (Amsterdam, Berlin and Stockholm) to explore music and the cultural scene in parallel with composing one song per city.
In 2018, Ana collaborated with Gaute Storaas and wrote music for the film Halvdan Viking. On January 3, 2019, it was announced that the film music had become Guldbagge-nominated.
Mammas tango
Ana Diaz Lyrics
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Cykeln alltid tog dem från mig
Mormors vigselring och kofta
Om han bara hade frågat,
Hade gett de, jag hade gett de
Man är dum när man är kär
Man glömmer bort vad man är värd
Mamma sa gå inte dit
Jag ville ha mitt eget liv
Man fattar sen
Åh, mamma
Han kysste mig så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Mamma, mamma
Din dotter föll så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Mamma
Jag slösade bort så många år
Fastän jag vet att du ville bättre för mig
Om det fanns en typ av sorg man kunde packa i en korg
Du hade burit den, du hade burit den
Man är dum när man är kär
Man glömmer bort vad man är värd
Och vad man drömde
Mamma sa gå inte dit
Jag ville ha mitt eget liv
Man fattar sen
Åh, mamma
Han kysste mig så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Mamma
Din dotter föll så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Mamma
Han kysste mig så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Mamma
Din dotter föll så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Du har hela ditt liv framför dig
Mamma sa, all musik inom dig
Det är större än han där
Du ska sväva, dansa, chansa
Ingenting är säkert utom det som spelar roll på riktigt
Han är inte viktig
Slå mig fri och gråter nu, är klar imorgon bitti
Inte göra så
Inte sent på stan
Inte han
Hoppa från ett berg
Gör du samma sak? Likadant?
Aa, likadant
Aa, likadant
Aa, likadant
Aa, likadant
Åh, mamma
Han kysste mig så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Mamma
Din dotter föll så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Mamma
Han kysste mig så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Mamma
Din dotter föll så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Mamma
In the song "Mammas tango" by Ana Diaz, the lyrics depict a story of a girl who falls for a man who takes advantage of her naivety and love. She wastes her money on him and even gives away her grandmother's wedding ring and sweater without him even asking for it. She laments that she was foolish to fall for him and forget her self-worth and dreams. Her mother had warned her not to go down this path, but she wanted to live her own life. The girl's regret and sorrow is evident in the chorus where she repeats "Mamma, mamma, din dotter föll så lätt" (Mamma, mamma, your daughter fell so easily) and acknowledges that her mother was right all along.
The song also touches on the mother-daughter relationship, where the mother encourages her daughter to pursue her dreams and reminds her that she has all the music within her to soar and take chances. Although the daughter learns her lesson the hard way, she still has the hope to turn her life around and start anew.
Overall, "Mammas tango" is a poignant and relatable song about love, heartbreak, and the struggles of growing up.
Line by Line Meaning
Mina körkortspengar borta
I spent all my money on him
Cykeln alltid tog dem från mig
He always took it from me
Mormors vigselring och kofta
He took my grandma's wedding ring and cardigan
Om han bara hade frågat, Hade gett de, jag hade gett de
If he had just asked, I would have given them to him willingly
Man är dum när man är kär
Love makes us foolish
Man glömmer bort vad man är värd
We forget our own worth
Och vad man drömde
And what we once dreamed of
Mamma sa gå inte dit
Mom warned me not to go there
Jag ville ha mitt eget liv
But I wanted my own life
Man fattar sen
But we realize it later
Åh, mamma
Oh, Mom
Han kysste mig så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
He kissed me so easily
Din dotter föll så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Your daughter fell so easily
Jag slösade bort så många år
I wasted so many years
Fastän jag vet att du ville bättre för mig
Even though I knew you wanted better for me
Om det fanns en typ av sorg man kunde packa i en korg
If there was a type of sadness you could pack in a basket
Du hade burit den, du hade burit den
You would have carried it, you would have carried it
Du har hela ditt liv framför dig
You have your whole life ahead of you
Mamma sa, all musik inom dig
Mom said, all the music in you
Det är större än han där
It's bigger than that guy
Du ska sväva, dansa, chansa
You should soar, dance, take a chance
Ingenting är säkert utom det som spelar roll på riktigt
Nothing is certain except what truly matters
Han är inte viktig
He is not important
Slå mig fri och gråter nu, är klar imorgon bitti
Set me free and crying now, will be okay tomorrow morning
Inte göra så
Don't do that
Inte sent på stan
Don't stay out late
Inte han
Not him
Hoppa från ett berg
Jumping off a mountain
Gör du samma sak? Likadant?
Are you doing the same? Similarly?
Aa, likadant
Yes, similarly
Åh, mamma
Oh, Mom
Han kysste mig så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
He kissed me so easily
Din dotter föll så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Your daughter fell so easily
Mamma
Mom
Han kysste mig så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
He kissed me so easily
Din dotter föll så lätt (lätt, lätt, lätt)
Your daughter fell so easily
Writer(s): Ana Diaz Molina, Mohammad Denebi, Daniel Boyacioglu
Contributed by Kylie Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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