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.
Y Aqui Estoy
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Al silencio gritar
Tu nombre
Tu nombre
Y comienzo a sentir
La nostalgia en mi ser
Sin poder evitar
Oh-oh-oh
Y aquí estoy
Esperando por ti
Sin poder entender
Qué te hizo alejarte de mí
Y aquí estoy
Quiero ver si por fin
Te decides volver
Y creer que es posible empezar
Una vez más
Hoy he vuelto a sentir
El deseo de hablar
Y decir
Que te amo
Que no puedo olvidar
Esos días de ayer
Que hay momentos que ya
No me puedo calmar sin ti
Oh-oh-oh
Y aquí estoy
Esperando por ti
Sin poder entender
Qué te hizo alejarte de mí
Y aquí estoy
Quiero ver si por fin
Te decides volver
Y creer que es posible empezar
Una vez más
Esperando por ti
Sin poder entender
Qué te hizo alejarte de mí
Y aquí estoy
Ana Gabriel's song Y Aqui Estoy is a melancholic ballad that speaks of a woman's yearning for her lost love. The song begins with the singer talking about how she has been listening to the silence, and it screams her lover's name. She admits to feeling nostalgia and an endless lament of love, with no way to avoid it. The first verse sets the stage for the melody and lyrics that follow.
The chorus is a plea from the heart of the singer as she awaits her lost love’s return. She's confused and doesn't understand what led to their breakup. She wants to believe that it's possible to start again, even though she hasn't received any signals from him. She's holding onto the hope that he'll come back and thus the line "esperando por ti" (waiting for you) is repeated.
The song's second verse talks about the singer's desire to talk to her lost love, to express her love and remind him of the special moments they shared in the past. She appears to be consumed by her emotions to the point that she can't calm herself without him. The chorus comes back in with a demonstration of her longing and pain. The last line of the song "Y aquí estoy" (And here I am) is a way of letting her lover know that she's always been there for him, waiting, never stopped believing that they could be together again.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy he vuelto a escuchar, al silencio gritar, Tu nombre, tu nombre
I heard myself call out your name into the silence
Y comienzo a sentir la nostalgia en mi ser, Sin poder evitar un lamento de amor, sin fin.
I feel the weight of longing in my heart, unable to stop my endless sadness
Oh, oh, y aquí estoy, esperando por ti, Sin poder entender que me hizo alejarte de mi
I am here, waiting for you, unable to understand why you left me
Y aquí estoy, Quiero ver si por fin te decides volver Y creer que es posible empezar, una vez mas.
And so I wait, hoping you will return and believing it’s possible to start again
Hoy he vuelto a sentir el deseo de hablar y decir, que te amo
Today, I felt the urge to speak and say that I love you
Que no puedo olvidar esos días de ayer, Que hay momentos que ya, no me puedo calmar, sin ti.
That I can’t forget the days of the past, and at times I can’t calm down without you
Y aquí estoy, quiero ver si por fin, te decides volver y creer que es posible empezar, una vez mas.
And so I wait, hoping you will return and believing it’s possible to start again
Esperando por ti, Sin poder entender que me hizo alejarte de mi Y aquí estoy.
Waiting for you, unable to fathom why you left me and yet, here I am.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Ana Gabriel, Maria Guadalupe Araujo Young
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jose luis Delgado aybar
Like si piensas que Ana Gabriel es una de las mujeres con mas sentimiento en sus canciones que llegan al corazon 👑❤😢😭
sonia gonzalez ramirez
Asì es
sonia gonzalez ramirez
Es mi artista favorita..
Jose luis Delgado aybar
@sonia gonzalez ramirez igual la mia tanbien
Angel Luis Delgado
De las mejores
Angelica Guerrero
Es la mejor
Jenniffer Santana
México es una de las tierras más hermosas de este mundo con tantos talentos que de alguna u otra forma nos marcan con su voz y sus canciones❤️❤️ toda mi admiración y amor por ustedes 😍 desde República Dominicana 🇩🇴 🇲🇽
juan carreon
Yo sería muy feliz .. conocer república dominicana
Selene Mathias
Si es muy buena
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❤️