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.
Hechizo
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Un amor veló mi corazón
No pude ponerle condición
Pero si acaso no soy igual
No piensen mal
Fue como magia su suavidad
Él logró borrar mi soledad
Pero en verdad que me cautivó
Su forma de ser
Si fue hechizo o no fue hechizo
Eso que me importa ya
Pues mis ojos son sus ojos
Y mi ser solo su ser
Si fue hechizo o no fue hechizo
Ya no me preocupo mas
Soy feliz entre sus brazos
Eso es una realidad
The lyrics to Ana Gabriel's song "Hechizo" describe the feeling of falling in love and being under the spell of someone. The use of the word "hechizo" or "spell" implies that the singer's emotions are beyond her control and are being influenced by some kind of magical force. She acknowledges that she was unable to resist the charming qualities of her lover, despite not being the same as him. She seems to be justifying her actions to others who might judge her for giving in so easily to his advances.
The chorus suggests that it doesn't matter whether or not it was a spell that caused her to fall in love, as she feels happy and fulfilled in his arms. She says that her eyes are his eyes, and her being is now completely tied to his being. The song ends on a hopeful note, emphasizing that their love is a reality and that she no longer worries about what people might say.
Overall, the song is a celebration of the power of love and the way it can overcome even the most rational of minds. It suggests that sometimes, falling in love is beyond our control, and we must simply embrace it and enjoy the ride.
Line by Line Meaning
Fue como hechizo lo que paso
It felt like magic, what happened
Un amor veló mi corazón
Love covered my heart
No pude ponerle condición
I couldn't put any conditions on it
Pero si acaso no soy igual
But if I'm not the same, don't think badly of me
No piensen mal
Don't think badly of me
Fue como magia su suavidad
His tenderness felt like magic
Él logró borrar mi soledad
He managed to erase my loneliness
Ya no me pude resistir
I couldn't resist him anymore
Pero en verdad que me cautivó
But truly, he captivated me
Su forma de ser
His way of being
Si fue hechizo o no fue hechizo
Whether it was magic or not
Eso que me importa ya
It doesn't matter to me
Pues mis ojos son sus ojos
Because my eyes are his eyes
Y mi ser solo su ser
And my being is only his being
Ya no me preocupo mas
I don't worry anymore
Soy feliz entre sus brazos
I'm happy in his arms
Eso es una realidad
That's a reality
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANA GABRIEL
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HECHIZO
Fue como hechizo lo que pasó
Un amor veló mi corazón, no pude ponerle condición
Pero si acaso, no soy igual, no piensen mal
Fue como magia su suavidad
Él logró borrar mi soledad, ya no me pude resistir
Pero en verdad que me cautivó su forma de ser
Si fue hechizo o no fue hechizo ¿Eso qué me importa ya?
Pues mis ojos son sus ojos y mi ser, solo su ser
Si fue hechizo o no fue hechizo ya no me preocupo más
Soy feliz entre sus brazos, eso es una realidad.
Fue como magia su suavidad
Él logró borrar mi soledad, ya no me pude resistir
Pero en verdad que me cautivó su forma de ser
Si fue hechizo o no fue hechizo ¿Eso qué me importa ya?
Pues mis ojos son sus ojos y mi ser, solo su ser
Si fue hechizo o no fue hechizo ya no me preocupa más
Soy feliz entre sus brazos el so es una realidad
Si fue hechizo o no fue hechizo
¿Eso qué me importa ya?
Pues mis ojos son sus ojos...
Yuliet Hernández
2023 y estoy aquí escuchando ésta hermosa melodía
Crissel Santana
14 años y aún recuerdos esa música como la primera vez. Los amores de infancia marcan
MARIANO BLAS MARTINEZ
Soy docente y enseño a escuchar buena música a mis alumnos, esto es poesía para mis 37 años❤ por ello guió a mis pupilos a estimular los buenos sentimientos 🎉
Brad Pitt
Solo NO les enseñes a escuchar raegueton eh, por que eso si es lo peorsito que existe
Dani caicedo
Esta canción se la dedique a mi bebe, no existe una solo vez que la escuche y no se me salgan las lagrimas 😭 que amor tan Grande y Perfecto el que se siente por los hijos. Es una fortuna tener la capacidad de sentir tanto amor❤️
Gloria Barrera Lagos
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
ALISON CASTRILLON MONTERO
2023 y aún la escucho, que hermosa canción 👌
Aranza
jejejeje yo igual
Viridiana De dios morales
Hermosa canción jamás pasará de moda. Siempre que las escucho en la primera perdona que pienso es en mi hermosa y adorada madre . Que desde que yo era niña. Ella la escuchaba todos los días!!!!! Y ahora de grande recuerdo cada momento cuando era yo una niña. Y a mí linda madre. 💕🥺 Quisiera ser niña de nuevo 😔
Vivian Natalia Zapata Hernandez
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