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.
No A Pedir Perdon
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Yo te amé
Herías mis sentimientos
Y me marché
Si digo que no te quiero
Sería mentir
Pero prefiero ahora
Vivir sin ti
Y vengo no a pedir perdón
Aunque vengo con el corazón
Te digo no fue traición
Pues te quise con devoción
Pero estaba cansada
De vivir son tu atención
Y vengo no a pedir perdón
Aunque vengo con el corazón
Amarte fue una obsesión
Y ese fue mi gran error
Ahora tu me culpas
De que mueres por mi amor
Quise darte mi vida sin condición
Ahora sería falso pedir perdón
Nunca tomaste en serio mi adoración
Todo lo que yo hice por nuestro amor
Y vengo no a pedir perdón
Aunque vengo con el corazón
Te digo no fue traición
Pues te quise con devoción
Pero estaba cansada
De vivir son tu atención
Y vengo no a pedir perdón
Aunque vengo con el corazón
Amarte fue una obsesión
Y ese fue mi gran error
Ahora tu me culpas
De que mueres por mi amor
The lyrics of Ana Gabriel's song No A Pedir Perdón express the singer's feelings of frustration and resignation in a past relationship. She loved her partner deeply, but their relationship was filled with hurt and insensitivity, causing her to leave. Although she still loves her ex-partner, she has accepted that it was time to move on and live without them. The singer acknowledges that her love for them was not a betrayal, but rather an obsession, which she has come to realize was a big mistake. She no longer wants to apologize for her actions and choices, even though they still hold a special place in her heart.
The singer's decision to come clean about her feelings is empowering, as she remains firm in her decision despite the guilt and blame that may be directed towards her. The lyrics convey a sense of finality, suggesting that the singer has moved on from the past and that there is no longer any point in trying to mend the broken relationship. The song is an anthem for anyone who has ever felt trapped in a toxic relationship and found the courage to let go.
Line by Line Meaning
Bebiendo mi soledad
Drinking my loneliness
Yo te amé
I loved you
Herías mis sentimientos
You hurt my feelings
Y me marché
And I left
Si digo que no te quiero
If I say I don't love you
Sería mentir
It would be a lie
Pero prefiero ahora
But now I prefer
Vivir sin ti
To live without you
Y vengo no a pedir perdón
And I come not to ask for forgiveness
Aunque vengo con el corazón
Although I come with my heart
Te digo no fue traición
I tell you it was not betrayal
Pues te quise con devoción
Because I loved you with devotion
Pero estaba cansada
But I was tired
De vivir son tu atención
Of living without your attention
Amarte fue una obsesión
Loving you was an obsession
Y ese fue mi gran error
And that was my big mistake
Ahora tu me culpas
Now you blame me
De que mueres por mi amor
That you're dying for my love
Quise darte mi vida sin condición
I wanted to give you my life unconditionally
Ahora sería falso pedir perdón
Now it would be false to ask for forgiveness
Nunca tomaste en serio mi adoración
You never took my adoration seriously
Todo lo que yo hice por nuestro amor
Everything I did for our love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: EMILIO JR. ESTEFAN, JOSE MIGUEL VELASQUEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Bebiendo mi soledad
yo te amé
herías mis sentimientos
y me marché
Si digo que no te quiero
sería mentir
pero prefiero ahora
vivir sin ti
Y vengo no a pedir perdón
aunque vengo con el corazón
te digo no fue traición
pues te quise con devoción
pero estaba cansada
de vivir sin tu atención
Y vengo no a pedir perdón
aunque vengo con el corazón
amarte fue una obsesión
y ese fue mi gran error
ahora tu me culpas
de que mueres por mi amor...
Quise darte mi vida sin condición
ahora sería falso pedir perdón
nunca tomaste en serio mi adoración
todo lo que yo hice por nuestro amor...
Y vengo no a pedir perdón
aunque vengo con el corazón
te digo no fue traición
pues te quise con devoción
pero estaba cansada
de vivir sin tu atención
Y vengo no a pedir perdón
aunque vengo con el corazón
amarte fue una obsesión
y ese fue mi gran error
ahora tu me culpas
de que mueres por mi amor...
Memoria Melodías
Que los desempleados consigan trabajo, que los enfermos sean sanados, y los que lean este mensaje sean bendecidos.
Miriam Huertas
Que bonita cancion, que emocion ver sus conciertos, tanto amor en su musica, gracias, por su entrega, Reina a su publico. Bendiciones.
Gloria Stella Orozco Sánchez
Mmm
Alejandra Cruz
😲😲 estoy así! Tiene una voz impecable. Canta perfecto en vivo!
Maria eugenia Blanco palma
Hermosa canción bailable y me encanta tus movimientos tu vestuario te ves como eres una estrella besos
Debie P
Una joya de canción, de mis favoritas, indudablemente de nuestras mejores cantantes, un orgullo mexicano mi querida ANA GABRIEL!!!!
Ayarza Perez
Algún día la veré en vivo, no importa quedarme sin quincena, jaja, solo espero mi Dios me la conserve muchísimos años con bien
Mateo Cevallos
En el 2022 inicia su gira POR AMOR A USTEDES, por todo EEUU
Ayarza Perez
@Mateo Cevallos gracias la esperaré en México
Mfs Esmeralda
Canta en vivo , su vos es perfecta 🥰 es única