Figueroa began using the artistic name of "Chayanne" when he was a little kid. He auditioned for Menudo, but was told that at the time that he was too young for the group. He didn't give up and he heard that Titi Soto was trying to create a new group that would compete with Menudo, and so he went and tried out. He was chosen for the group and his meteoric rise to the top began.
That group, Los Chicos, made several #1 hits, including Puerto Rico Son Los Chicos, and Terremoto. And while it never achieved the popularity of Menudo, it did give Menudo good competition, becoming famous all over Latin America, participating in a movie (Coneccion Caribe), and producing millions of Los Chicos-related memorabilia like t-shirts, rulers, magazines etc.
After Los Chicos went bankrupt in 1984 and separated, Chayanne, having become famous all over Latin America, retired for a little while, moving to Mexico and staying in the background for a few years, so his fans wouldn't get tired of seeing him. In 1987, he came back like a storm, his first solo album producing the Spanish pop classic Fiesta En America. Chayanne was back. He became an instant pop idol all over Latin America again. He toured all over Latin America, and in 1989 he produced his second solo album, which produced another smash hit in Tu Pirata Soy Yo.
The 1990s brought some changes for Chayanne. He started acting, married Marilisa Maronese, with whom he formed a family, and moved to Miami. He is well known for fiercely protecting the privacy of his wife and children. His acting career has been extremely favorable. Some of his roles include portraying himself in Volver A Empezar, playing a Cuban dancer along with Vanessa L. Williams in Hollywood's Dance With Me, and a few soap operas in Argentina, including Provocame.
He has also kept on touring and producing CDs, and along with Ricky Martin, is considered to be Puerto Rico's biggest pop idol ever. Songs such as Salomé, Torero, Boom Boom, Enamorado, Atado A Tu Amor, No Te Preocupes Por Mi, Caprichosa or Y Tú Te Vas are some of his greatest hits.
In 2006 he had a small role with famous singer and actress Natalia Oreiro in Sos Mi Vida (an Argentinian telenovela). Chayanne, today, having moved beyond teen idol, is a full-fledged Puerto Rican superstar.
Querida
Chayanne Lyrics
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Cada momento de mi vida
Yo pienso en ti más cada día
Mira mi soledad, mira mi soledad
Que no me sienta nada bien, oh ven ya
Querida
No me ha sanado bien la herida
Mira mi soledad, mira mi soledad
Que no me sienta nada bien, oh ven ya
Querida
Piensa en mi sólo un momento y ven
Date cuenta de que el tiempo es cruel
Y lo he pasado yo sin ti, oh ven ya
Querida
Hazlo por quien más quieras tú
Yo quiero ver de nuevo luz
En todo mi casa, oh, oh
Querida
Ven a mí que estoy sufriendo
Ven a mí que estoy muriendo
En esta soledad, en esta soledad
Que no me sienta nada bien, ven
Querida
Por lo que quieras tú más ven
Más compasión de mí tú ten
Mira mi soledad, mira mi soledad
Que no me sienta nada bien
Querida, querida
Dime cuándo tú, dime cuándo tú
Dime cuándo tú vas a volver, ah, ah
Dime cuándo tú, dime cuándo tú
Dime cuándo tú vas a volver
Querida
Querida
Dime cuándo tú, dime cuándo tú
Dime cuándo tú vas a volver, ah, ah
Dime cuándo tú, dime cuándo tú
Dime cuándo tú vas a volver
Tú, ven a mi soledad
Tú
Yo no puedo dime que no puedo olvidar
Dime cuándo tú, ey, tú
Dime cuándo tú, ey, tú
In Chayanne's song Querida, he expresses his longing for a woman who he refers to as "Querida" (meaning "dear" or "beloved" in Spanish). The lyrics reveal how he thinks about her all the time and how his loneliness without her is unbearable. Even though time has passed, he still hasn't healed from the wound of their separation and still cries for her. Chayanne begs her to come back to him because he is suffering and dying in his loneliness. He pleads with her to show him compassion, and to think of him just for a moment and realize how cruel time has been to him without her. He makes promises to her, saying that he wants to see light in his life again and that if she comes back to him, he will give her everything he has.
The song's melody and lyrics evoke strong emotions of sadness and heartbreak, which reflects the theme of love lost and the agony of not being with the one you love. Chayanne's vocals are full of emotion, and his delivery captures the pain of the experience, making it a poignant and relatable song for anyone who has experienced heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Querida
Addressing a loved one
Cada momento de mi vida
Every moment of my life
Yo pienso en ti más cada día
I think of you more every day
Mira mi soledad, mira mi soledad
Look at my loneliness
Que no me sienta nada bien, oh ven ya
It doesn't feel good, please come
No me ha sanado bien la herida
The wound hasn't healed well
Te extraño y lloro todavía
I miss you and still cry
Piensa en mi sólo un momento y ven
Think of me for a moment and come
Date cuenta de que el tiempo es cruel
Realize that time is cruel
Y lo he pasado yo sin ti, oh ven ya
And I've spent it without you, please come
Hazlo por quien más quieras tú
Do it for someone you love
Yo quiero ver de nuevo luz
I want to see light again
En todo mi casa, oh, oh
In my entire home
Ven a mí que estoy sufriendo
Come to me, I am suffering
Ven a mí que estoy muriendo
Come to me, I am dying
Por lo que quieras tú más ven
Come for whatever reason you want
Más compasión de mí tú ten
Have more compassion for me
Dime cuándo tú, dime cuándo tú
Tell me when, tell me when
Dime cuándo tú vas a volver, ah, ah
Tell me when you will come back
Tú, ven a mi soledad
You, come to my loneliness
Yo no puedo dime que no puedo olvidar
I can't, tell me I can't forget
Dime cuándo tú, ey, tú
Tell me when, hey, you
Dime cuándo tú vas a volver
Tell me when you will come back
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Alberto Aguilera Valadez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Carlos Galeano
Chayanne siempre humilde buen cantante bonito clacico
Emmanuel Caceres
Y su nombre verdadero es Elmer
Figueroa
enrique rodas
Un gran cantante con el sentimiento por delante gracias x sus bellas melodias recuerdo esta melodia en el año 94 tema de la telenovela volver a empezar un buen hit musical.....
Denis Balcazar
Esta canción lo escuche en la novela Volver Empezar con Yuri (Renny)👍👍
Yafreisy Collado
Like si viste volver a empezar de yuri y chayanne
Litzy Vargas Velázque
Claro. Me encantó la novela , lastima que no se quedó con el 😥
Bryan Kennedy Calderon
Si y no sé quedó con Chayanne
Ciprian Reyes
Ci labi y tu 😥😥😥😥por que ceacabo 😥😥😥😥😢😢😢
Ciprian Reyes
Querida me parece bien 😉😉😉
Gaticos Amarillos
todo en 60 segundo con yafre y sus tip hh Que comes que adivinas ?? ja ja ja linda novela de hecho esta canción fue uno de sus Endings ... saludos bendiciones querida desde CHILE