In the 1990's Anita formed a hip-hop band Los Gemelos (The Twins) with a fellow rapper Zaturno (later became famous as a member of Tiro de Gracia). In 1997 she gained first major attention after singing in a Los Tetas' hit single "La Medicina". Later she joined DJ Squat, Cenzi and Seo2, and Makiza was formed.
After Makiza went on hiatus in 2001, Anita returned to France and took a break from music until 2004. After coming back to Chile in 2004 she became singing with the funk/acid jazz band Aluzinati, and later in 2005 she reformed Makiza with Seo2 and two new members and released the band's final album to date, Casino Royale.
In 2007 Anita appeared on Julieta Venegas' hit single, "Eres Para Mí" and finally released her solo debut, Kaos. Thanks to the first single, "Despabílate", Anita was nominated for the Latin version of the MTV Video Music Awards 2007 under the categories Best New Artist and Best Urban Artist.
In October 2009, Tijoux released her second solo album, titled 1977 after the year she was born. The album was a return to her rap roots, an homage to the "golden age of hip-hop"; it was largely auto-biographical, exploring mature themes from her own life, from the death of a close friend to having a creative crises, from friendship to bad luck, amongst others. It was simple and straight to the point, as emphasized by her leaving behind a lot of the singing she had been doing of late in other more pop collaborations, and concentrating on rap, both in Spanish and French. After years of sharing the spotlight with her group, collaborating with other artists, and trying to find her way as a solo artist, she has finally arrived in her own right—a raw, direct, and mature MC.
Recorded between May and September 2009, the new album was produced by Hordatoj, Foex and Tee, of the label Potoco Discos, together with Habitación del Pánico. Guests on the record include the saxophonist Agustín Moya with whom she worked with in Aluzinati, Andrés Celis, Solo Di Medina, Bubaseta, Stailok from the group Movimiento Original, DJ Dacel, Quique Neira (formerly from Gondwana), Cómo Asesinar A Felipes, and the Detroit-based MC Invincible, whom she met over MySpace and did a virtual collaboration for the song "Sube".
The album and its first single 1977 were an immediate hit in the underground rap circles of Chile, where she was welcomed back after a bit of a stray. The record was amongst the top 10 of 2009 for the blog [worldhiphopmarket.com], and it was soon picked up by the U.S.-based Latin Alternative label Nacional Records, who released it in April 2010. She was invited to attend the prestigious South By South West Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in March 2010, and from there went on to her first ever North American tour. The song 1977 is featured in FIFA 11 soundtrack, and it also appears in episode five of the fourth season of Breaking Bad.
In 2011 Ana released her new solo album, La Bala. The album deals with many political and social issues in Chile, and the lead single, "Shock", was inspired by the strikes of the Chilean students which took part in 2011.
La Bala
Ana Tijoux Lyrics
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Brillo cromo de su veneno
Un disparo repentino penetro
Cada partícula del aire luego se cayó
Se derramo la primera gota ya por la sien
Se derramo la primera gota ya por la sien
Se derramo la primera gota ya por la sien
La muerte lo miro de forma desafiante
Con la sangre entre los dientes
Y una oscuridad reinante
La bala entre tanto suspendida fija
Bailaba una asesinato girando sobre si misma
Se perdió de vista la vida con su pista
Mientras un joven padece ante el deseo de conquista suelo
De rodilla su beso cambia lentamente del rojo al hielo
Angelitos de papel se han perdido por Babel
Quien devolverá esta piel
La madre le suplica al coronel
La muerte y su carrusel
Fúnebre en su va y ven
Un juicio final cruel
El ángel le suplica al coronel
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Bum
Bum
Su mirada quedo congelada por el súbito sonido pulsante que lo baleo
Hombre desplomado desangrado sin aliento quedo pálido la vida le fallo
Se derramo la primera gota ya por la sien
Se derramo la primera gota ya por la sien
Se derramo la primera gota ya por la sien
Por la sien
Aquel cuerpo sin vida era su hijo María estupefacta
Cayó al piso su rostro deformado se convirtió en un grito
Quedo solo un zumbido que significa (asesino)
La hora del deseos marcaba por un beso del adiós
De la madre perdida en desconsuelo hizo llover al cielo
Lagrimas del desierto y hasta la muerte se quedo callada por respeto
Angelitos de papel se han perdido por Babel
Quien devolverá esta piel
La madre le suplica al coronel
La muerte y su carrusel
Fúnebre en su va y ven
Un juicio final cruel
El ángel le suplica al coronel
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum
Tiros suenan, muertes llevan polvos queman
Tiros suenan, muertes llevan polvos queman
Tiros suenan, muertes llevan polvos queman
Tiros suenan, muertes llevan polvos queman
The lyrics to Ana Tijoux's song La Bala is an emotional and thought-provoking representation of the brutality and senselessness of violence. The opening lines describe a gun staring back at the singer with its "chrome shine of poison." Suddenly, a shot is fired, and the air is filled with deathly particles. The first drop of blood spills from their temple, signifying the beginning of the end. Death stares back at the singer, blood dribbling from its teeth. The bullet, having already done the damage, dances in the air, celebrating its deadly work. The scene ultimately becomes a familial tragedy when the lifeless corpse on the ground is revealed to be the singer's son. The mother's unimaginable devastation becomes the focus, her tears turning into rain that God looks down upon in silence.
The lyrics continue to touch on the horrors of violence and death, from angelitos de papel (paper angels) lost in the babel of the world to the pleading and heartbreaking supplication to the coronel to give back a life that was taken away. The refrain of bum bum bum emphasizes the steady beat of violence that has plagued society, reminding the listener that every gunshot causes death and destruction. The lyrics of La Bala are a poetic and poignant way of conveying the deeper implications of senseless violence and the true cost of conflict in our world.
Line by Line Meaning
La pistola lo miraba fijamente bajo el manto
The gun stared fixedly at him under the cloak
Brillo cromo de su veneno
The chrome shine of its venom
Un disparo repentino penetro
A sudden shot penetrated
Cada partícula del aire luego se cayó
Every particle of air then fell
Se derramo la primera gota ya por la sien
The first drop spilled already down his temple
La muerte lo miro de forma desafiante
Death looked at him defiantly
Con la sangre entre los dientes
With blood between its teeth
Y una oscuridad reinante
And a prevailing darkness
La bala entre tanto suspendida fija
The bullet, meanwhile, suspended still
Bailaba una asesinato girando sobre si misma
Dancing a murder, spinning on itself
Se perdió de vista la vida con su pista
Life vanished from sight along its trail
Mientras un joven padece ante el deseo de conquista suelo
As a young man suffers, longing to conquer the ground
De rodilla su beso cambia lentamente del rojo al hielo
On his knees, his kiss slowly changes from red to ice
Angelitos de papel se han perdido por Babel
Paper angels have been lost in Babel
Quien devolverá esta piel
Who will return this skin?
La madre le suplica al coronel
The mother pleads with the colonel
La muerte y su carrusel
Death and its carousel
Fúnebre en su va y ven
Funereal in its coming and going
Un juicio final cruel
A cruel final judgment
El ángel le suplica al coronel
The angel pleads with the colonel
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum
Bum
Bum
Su mirada quedo congelada por el súbito sonido pulsante que lo baleo
His gaze froze at the sudden pulsing sound that shot him
Hombre desplomado desangrado sin aliento quedo pálido la vida le fallo
The collapsed, bloodless man gasped for breath, his life failing
Aquel cuerpo sin vida era su hijo María estupefacta
That lifeless body was her son, leaving Maria stunned
Cayó al piso su rostro deformado se convirtió en un grito
Her distorted face fell to the ground, turning into a scream
Quedo solo un zumbido que significa (asesino)
Only a buzz remained, signifying (killer)
La hora del deseos marcaba por un beso del adiós
The hour of desire marked by a goodbye kiss
De la madre perdida en desconsuelo hizo llover al cielo
The mother, lost in despair, made it rain to the sky
Lagrimas del desierto y hasta la muerte se quedo callada por respeto
Tears from the desert, even death remained silent in respect
Tiros suenan, muertes llevan polvos queman
Shots sound, deaths follow, dust burns
Tiros suenan, muertes llevan polvos queman
Shots sound, deaths follow, dust burns
Tiros suenan, muertes llevan polvos queman
Shots sound, deaths follow, dust burns
Tiros suenan, muertes llevan polvos queman
Shots sound, deaths follow, dust burns
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANA MARIA MERINO TIJOUX, ANDRES CELIS MUJICA, ANDRES MUJICA CELIS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dulcemkamiruzu7852
Qué orgullo que los temas de Ana estén dando la vuelta al mundo. Primero salió 1977 en Breaking Bad y ahora es el tema principal de la serie de Colosio ♥️
@joseantoniomendiolajasso9445
Que canción?
@elandru9111
De qué país eres?
@Sare_notes
Iwan Nadie colmenares no Colosio
@dulcemkamiruzu7852
@Shally april Ramírez espinal Colosio en México
@elandru9111
@Shally april Ramírez espinal la primera temporada es de colosio
@bachiragff
Conocí está canción por la serie de Colosio y Colmenares, ambas series me ENCANTARON, y la canción les queda a la perfección a ambas series.
@LauraLopez-bj9us
De nuevo vengo aquí por esta canción tan icónica en las series de Netflix ♡
@franciscomoreno6660
Una de las mejores artistas en la historia de la música "nacional" en mi parecer su huella sera equivalente a la de otros grandes de la musica como gonzales, parra, jara, barahona
@mexka_8746
No mameees ♡ que hermoso que anita se este dando a conocer mas, ya esta rola la conocía desde antes pero fue una sorpresota que estuviera en la serie de colosio. Grande anita grande chile y viva mexico ♡