As of 2013, Gabriel had released twenty studio albums, three live albums, and fifteen compilation albums. Three Gabriel albums reached number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums, and seven singles reached number one on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, including "Ay Amor", "Es Demasiado Tarde", and "Quién Como Tú". Her work earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award nomination, four Latin Grammy Award nominations, thirteen Lo Nuestro Awards, as well as awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; in 2006, she received the Excellence Award at the Lo Nuestro Awards.
In 1987, Ana Gabriel won third place at the OTI Festival in 1987, celebrated in Lisbon, Portugal, where she performed an orchestral version of the pop-power ballad song "Ay Amor", which later was released as a single in its album version; it climbed to the top position in Mexico, all-over Ibero-America and on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for 14 consecutive weeks.
In 1988 Gabriel released her first album, Tierra de Nadie, followed by Pecado Original in 1989, which met with some chart success. Her 1990 album Quien Como Tú made her a force within the Mexican music industry. Eight months later, her live album En Vivo showcased her powerful stage act and scored several hits: "Hice Bien Quererte", "Propuesta", and "Solamente una Vez".
Throughout the 1990s Gabriel released an album almost every year. A versatile singer, she showcased her talent as an interpreter of many different musical styles, from lambada to mariachi and romantic ballads to pop music. She also honed her skills as a songwriter and a producer, releasing Mi Mexico, a ranchera-influenced, mariachi-backed pop album, in 1991. This unique blend of styles was also reflected in the songs, all written by Gabriel. Her lyrics described strong, active women involved in their love lives, counter to their passive, traditional depiction in older songs. The album also included a tribute to Mexico's most popular singer-songwriter, Juan Gabriel (no relation).
Gabriel scored a number-one hit with the duet "Cosas del Amor" in 1991, which she sang with Vikki Carr, a Mexican-American pop singer famous in the 1960s. The single earned Gabriel a Lo Nuestro Award for Song of the Year in 1992. At the same awards ceremony Gabriel was also named Female Artist of the Year in the Regional Mexican category and Pop Female Artist of the Year; Mi México was named Regional Mexican Album of the Year. In 1993, Gabriel was awarded Best Pop Female Performer at the Lo Nuestro Awards.
In 1996 she released the pop-oriented Viven-cias. She followed this with the traditional ranchera album Con un Mismo Corazón in 1997, an album she wrote and produced herself. Of particular interest is her title-track duet with Vicente Fernandez, one of the most prolific and popular ranchera singers in Mexican history. Burr wrote of the duet, "The beauty here lies in the melding of two great voices—Gabriel's husky sensuality and Fernandez's powerful, understated expressions—set against a 25-piece symphony."
Gabriel released another live album in 1998, En la Plaza de Toros Mexico, a 30-track boxed set. That same year she traveled to Miami to work with the renowned producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., on her 1999 album Soy Como Soy. The result was a pop-influenced ranchera album that went gold in the Latin music market and helped Gabriel win the Ritmo Latino Music Award for Female Pop Artist of the Year in 2000.
With the release of Eternamente in 2000 Gabriel returned to mariachi love ballads, using only guitar as accompaniment. That same year she also appeared with other Mexican music icons in an independence day television special called Viva Mexico, a celebration of Mexican music and history. In 2001 Gabriel released Huelo a Soledad, once again balancing the traditional sounds of Eternamente with sophisticated pop songs, a cappella numbers, and dance tracks.
In 2002 Gabriel's platinum-selling album Sagitario was released. In that same year she won the Billboard Latin Music Estrella Award in recognition of her contribution to the Latin music industry, performed at a tribute concert for Vicente Fernandez sponsored by the Latin Music Awards, and participated in the ninth annual Las Cruces International Mariachi Concert and Festival in New Mexico. In December of that year she was scheduled to perform at the eleventh annual Christmas Mariachi Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, but was denied a work visa and refused entry into the United States.
Gabriel is a devout Catholic, telling Luther Orrick-Guzman of QV Magazine, "I believe and have a lot of faith in God." She places a red rose and a white carnation onstage at each of her performances, telling Orrick-Guzman the flowers symbolize "communication between myself and God." Her performances are also noted for their power and the respect she has for all of her fans.
Hasta Que Te Conocí
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Algo hermoso, algo divino
Llena de felicidad
Yo sabia de alegrías, la belleza de la vida
Pero no de soledad, pero no de soledad
Yo vivía muy bien
Hasta que te conocí
No te miento fui feliz
Aunque con mi poco amor
Y muy tarde comprendí
Que no debería amarte
Porque ahora pienso en ti
Mas que ayer, mucho mas
Hasta que te conocí
Vi la vida con dolor
No te miento fui feliz
Aunque con mi poco amor
Y muy tarde comprendí,
Que no debería amarte
Porque ahora pienso en ti
Mas que ayer, mucho mas
The lyrics to Ana Gabriel's song Hasta Que Te Conocí discuss the singer's life before and after meeting someone special. Before meeting this person, the singer lived a happy, fulfilled life, but after their encounter, the singer experienced pain and a newfound understanding of sadness. Despite this pain, the singer still felt happy to have loved with what little love they had to give.
As the singer reflects on their past, they realize that they should not have loved this person because they still think of them much more than before. The lyrics suggest that love can bring both joy and pain, and that sometimes, it is better to avoid loving someone if it means experiencing more pain than happiness.
Overall, the lyrics of Hasta Que Te Conocí convey the complex emotions of love and heartbreak through the singer's experiences. The song deals with the theme of love, its power and the emotional turmoil it can cause.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo vivía tan distinta
I used to live so differently
Algo hermoso, algo divino
Something beautiful, something divine
Llena de felicidad
Filled with happiness
Yo sabia de alegrías, la belleza de la vida
I knew of joys, the beauty of life
Pero no de soledad, pero no de soledad
But not of loneliness, not of loneliness
Yo vivía muy bien
I used to live very well
Hasta que te conocí
Until I met you
Vi la vida con dolor
I saw life with pain
No te miento fui feliz
I'm not lying, I was happy
Aunque con mi poco amor
Although with my little love
Y muy tarde comprendí
And very late I understood
Que no debería amarte
That I shouldn't love you
Porque ahora pienso en ti
Because now I think of you
Mas que ayer, mucho mas
More than yesterday, much more
Hasta que te conocí
Until I met you
Vi la vida con dolor
I saw life with pain
No te miento fui feliz
I'm not lying, I was happy
Aunque con mi poco amor
Although with my little love
Y muy tarde comprendí,
And very late I understood
Que no debería amarte
That I shouldn't love you
Porque ahora pienso en ti
Because now I think of you
Mas que ayer, mucho mas
More than yesterday, much more
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Alberto Aguilera Valadez
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Javier Vasquez
No sabia, de tristezas, ni de lágrimas,
Ni nada, que me hicieran llorar
Yo sabía de cariño, de ternura,
Porque a mí desde pequeño,
Eso me enseño mamá, eso me enseño mamá,
Eso y muchas cosas más
Yo jamás sufrí, yo jamás lloré
Yo era muy feliz, yo vivía muy bien
Yo vivía tan distinto, algo hermoso
Algo divino, lleno de felicidad
Yo sabia de alegrías, la belleza de la vida
Pero no de soledad, pero no de soledad
De eso y muchas cosas más
Yo jamás sufrí, yo jamás lloré
Yo era muy feliz, o vivía muy bien
Hasta que te conocí
Vi la vida con dolor
No te miento fui feliz
Aunque con muy poco amor
Y muy tarde comprendí
Que no te debía amar
Porque ahora pienso en ti
Más que ayer, mucho más
Yo jamás sufrí, yo jamás lloré
Yo era muy feliz
Pero te encontré
Yo no quiero que me digas
Si valía o no la pena
El haberte conocido
Porque no te creo más
Y es que tú fuiste muy mala
Si muy mala conmigo
Por eso no te quiero
No te quiero ver jamás
Edwin García
Sin temor a equivocarme, esta es su mejor versión, se lleva las palmas de oro está mujer aquí!
Jef Ruiz
El patio 1990
Reinaldo Borges
Para millones de personas, la mejor canción e intérprete de la música de amor del mundo, una letra Real ¿quién no lo ha vivido? Muy pocos
Guada Uribe
QUÉ MELODÍA TAN MÁS HERMOSA 🌷. NO ME CANSO DE ESCUCHARLA
Natalia Maturana
Me en canta su música 🎶 su voz no me canso de escucharla
Yimy Ruiz
Si
Yordi Familia
L
Manuel Monroy
Recordé a mi madre por qué murió cuando yo tenía 5 años y hoy en día se lo que tuvo que sentir mi padre y está cancio tiene un sentimiento muy profundo llore por qué lo hace recordar y sentir el verdadero amor hacia alguien
Rosa Diaz
Más enamorada que nunca gracias Ana Gabriel!
raffy perez
Bueno cada vez que la escucho me pongo de todas las manera por que tiene una voz hermosa y unica