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.
Por Ti
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Mi mente volando
Y perdiéndose en la obscuridad
Pensando se pasan las horas
Imágenes vienen y van
Tormenta en mi alma pregunto
Con quien estarás?
Y es por ti
Que sigo esperando oh, oh
Que sigo llorando oh, oh
Y tu feliz
No, no puedo quedarme aquí
Dejarte escapar así
Te pierdo y no puedo mas
No, no puedo quedarme aquí
De brazos cruzados si
Te quiero y voy a luchar por ti
Te adueñaste de mi sueño
La noche testigo cercana de mi soledad
Doy vueltas y no me acomodo
El día me ve amanecer
Perdida entre humo y coraje voy a enloquecer
Y es por ti
Que sigo esperando oh, oh
Que sigo llorando oh, oh
Y tu feliz
No, no puedo quedarme aquí
Dejarte escapar así
Te pierdo y no puedo mas
No, no puedo quedarme aquí
De brazos cruzados si
Te quiero y voy a luchar por ti
The lyrics of Ana Gabriel's song "Por Ti" express the feelings of an individual who is experiencing sleepless nights as they constantly think about someone they love. The individual is tormented by thoughts of this person being with someone else, and the pain of waiting and hoping for them to return. The individual feels lost and unsure of what to do next, but knows that they can't let this person go without a fight.
The lyricist masterfully conveys the pain and struggle this persona faces with each verse of the song. The emotions in the lyrics are intense and relatable, and capture the essence of heartbreak and longing.
Ultimately, the lyrics express a desire to hold onto love no matter the cost. They show the importance of fighting for what one believes in and the power of the human heart to endure even in times of great adversity.
Line by Line Meaning
Una noche mas de insomnio
Another sleepless night
Mi mente volando
My mind is racing
Y perdiéndose en la obscuridad
Getting lost in the darkness
Pensando se pasan las horas
Hours pass while I think
Imágenes vienen y van
Images come and go
Tormenta en mi alma pregunto
A storm in my soul, I ask
Con quien estarás?
Who are you with?
Y es por ti
It's because of you
Que sigo esperando oh, oh
That I keep waiting, oh, oh
Que sigo llorando oh, oh
That I keep crying, oh, oh
Y tu feliz
And you're happy
No, no puedo quedarme aquí
No, I can't stay here
Dejarte escapar así
Letting you go like this
Te pierdo y no puedo mas
I lose you and I can't take it anymore
De brazos cruzados si
With my arms crossed, yes
Te quiero y voy a luchar por ti
I love you and I'm going to fight for you
Te adueñaste de mi sueño
You took over my dream
La noche testigo cercana de mi soledad
The night bears witness to my loneliness
Doy vueltas y no me acomodo
I toss and turn and can't get comfortable
El día me ve amanecer
The day sees me dawn
Perdida entre humo y coraje voy a enloquecer
Lost in smoke and courage, I'm going to go crazy
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANA GABRIEL
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ALCIRA P.V
Está genia 🌙frota la lámpara y nace está obra de arte, que me deja toda loca. Cuando se lleva el arte y el talento por castigo existen estos genios🌙. A ti arte, talento, belleza y humildad te sobra. Monstrua.😘😍❤🎵🎶🎤🇪🇦
Edubigen Zorquier
@Juany Alatorre bella mujer
Gannon Alex
instaBlaster...
Carmen Barriga
Es la mejor cantante mujer
Juany Alatorre
Cuanto talento de Ana Gabriel, que voz tan bella y muy humilde, hermosa
ALCIRA P.V
Me gustaría compartir que hace algún tiempo todos los astros se juntaron y coincidi con mi LUNA🌙DE AMÉRICA en un vuelo✈. Su gran hermosura me impresionó, mujer tan bella🌹 no he visto yo. Me embargo tanta emoción, tanta tanta que la lie muy parda. Ese vuelo es y será mi amuleto de la suerte por siempre. Regalazo de dios. Besos😘😍❤🎶🎵🎤🌙🇪🇦
Mercedes Castiñeira Sánchez
Ay! Mundo fan cuántos apuros nos hace pasar 🙈🙈 😂😂 Espero que no fuera para tanto.
ALCIRA P.V
@Emily Sanchez Qué la lie muy parda, que me ha dado un ataque de emoción que no me lo podía creer. Yo creo qué ellas siempre se han amado y siempre sé amarán. Ana es maravillosa ni te imaginas.
Emily Sanchez
@ALCIRA P.V y como es la piel parda disculpa mi ignorancia, hay Vero Vero, no creas ella y a pesar de todos sigue amando a Ana porque si es como dices oyeme. es difícil de olvidar jamás y dejar de amar menos no te parece, saludos suertuda. 🌹👏👏
Emily Sanchez
@ALCIRA P.V oye no hubo tiempo para foto y para donde era el vuelo ha de ser toda amabilidad y hermosura suertudota, cuanto hace que ni por tú mente paso ese encuentro, maravilloso y cuando era mas chava era preciosa.