Chenoa was born in Mar de Plata (Argentina) on June 25, 1975, although her family moved to Spain when she was 8. Her parents were both musicians and they used to work in hotels as singers in live music shows, so Chenoa has lived and breathed music since birth.
At the age of 16, Chenoa began to sing professionally taking part in her parent's show. Her mother fell ill and Chenoa had to stand in for her.
She graduated as a teacher in nursery school, and started performing in the Casino de Mallorca shows when she was 20. There, Chenoa acquired a good stage presence before entering the first edition of the Spanish TV show Operación Triunfo in 2001.
Her first album was “Chenoa”, released in April 2002 in Spain. The first single was Atrévete, a song whose English version is also included in the album as Mystify, but the greatest hit of this CD was Cuando tu vas, danced all over Spain in the summer of '02. “Chenoa” sold over 500,000 copies in Spain after 61 weeks in Top 100 chart, and she was nominated for the Spanish music industry awards Premios Amigo as best female new artist, and best female artist. Year 2002 finished with a Spanish tour that included more than 70 dates.
In April 2003 Chenoa took part in Eurobest, an European song contest in which she performed "It's raining men”. Her great stage presence led her to victory.
The unplugged album “Mis canciones favoritas” was Chenoa’s second CD. It was recorded in Barcelona in April 2003, and included some of her favorite songs, such as: Man in the mirror, Respect, Chain of fools or Love of my life. This CD+DVD was released on a limited edition of 100,000 copies for fans.
“Soy Mujer” was the chosen title for her second studio album, recorded in Miami and Madrid in 2003. Pop, rock, and latin, arab and anglosaxon sounds are mixed in this CD, which reached number one in the Spanish album chart, and sold more than 230,000 copies after 47 weeks in the Top 100. "En tu cruz me clavaste", "Soy lo que me das", "Siete Pétalos", "Dame and Soy Mujer were the singles released. Chenoa was nominated again for the Premios Amigo award as best female artist and completed an 80-date tour in Spain. In 2004 she was nominated for the Tu Música award as best new artist, in Puerto Rico.
In May and June 2004 she started “Soy Mujer” promotional tour around Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Argentina. In December she visited Panama, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic.
In April 2005 the Spanish Radio and Television Associations Federation awarded her the Micrófono de Oro 2005. Venezuela has also awarded Chenoa in 2005 with the Mara de Oro 2005 to the best new international artist of the year.
November was the month chosen for the release of Chenoa's third studio album "Nada es igual". In this pop-rock CD we find a new direction in Chenoa’s music, as it has been produced by Dado Parisini (Laura Pausini, Nek, Tears for Fears), and recorded in Milan. “Nada es igual" it's not only a sample of her musical evolution, but also of her new personal challenge. Rutinas is the first single.
Chenoa has still been going strong in the Spanish Charts, although most other reality TV show stars die out soon after. In 2004, her song Dame topped the Spanish charts for three weeks. In 2005, her song Rutinas (Routines) from her new album released in Nov 2005 reached number 4 on its first week, which is a great achievement.
Albums
2002 Chenoa - #1 SP
2003 Mis Canciones Favoritas (Unplugged Album) - #10 SP
2003 Soy Mujer - #1 SP
2005 Nada Es Igual - #3 SP
Singles
2002 "Atrévete (Mystify)" - #1 SP
2002 "Cuando Tu Vas" - #1 SP
2002 "Yo Te Daré"
2003 "El Centro De Mi Amor" - #1 SP
2003 "Desnuda Frente A Tí" - #5 SP
2003 "En Tu Cruz Me Clavaste" - #1 SP
2004 "Soy Lo Que Me Das" - #2 SP
2004 "Siete Pétalos" - #2 SP
2004 "Dame" - #1 SP
2004 "Soy Mujer"
2005 "Rutinas" - #1 SP
2006 "Tengo Para Ti" — #5 SP
2006 "Donde Estés..." — release October
Killing Me Softly
Chenoa Lyrics
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I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him
To listen for a while
And ther he was this young boy
A stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
I feelt all fushed with fever
Embarassed by the srowd
I fellt he found my letters
And read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish
But he just kept right on
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
He sang as if he knew me
In all my dark despair
And then he looked right right throught me
As if I wasn't there
But he was there this strannger
Singing clear and strong
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
The lyrics of Chenoa’s “Killing me Softly” tell the story of a woman getting captivated by a young musician’s performance and lyrics. She was drawn towards him after hearing about his talent for singing and having a style of his own. She attended his performance and watched him in awe as he strummed the guitar and sang. As she listened to his voice and lyrics, she found herself lost in the music, and it felt as though he was singing her own story. She felt overwhelmed with emotions and wanted to leave as she felt embarrassed by her reaction to the performance, but she couldn’t help but stay until the end. It was as though the musician had a deep understanding of her life and emotions, and he was able to capture and express all of it through his music.
The lyrics reveal how a performer can move someone through their music and lyrics, to the point where it feels like their story is being told. The power of music is such that it can bring out emotions that people may have kept buried deep inside them. The lyrics are about falling in love with a musician's talent and being so affected by their music that it almost feels like the words are written just for them. The woman feels vulnerable yet safe because it’s as though someone understands her and the emotions she’s going through.
Line by Line Meaning
I heard he sang a good song
I had heard that he was an excellent singer
I heard he had a style
I had heard that he had a unique way of performing
And so I came to see him
As a result, I decided to go and see him
To listen for a while
I planned on listening to him for some time
And ther he was this young boy
When I arrived, I saw a young man who was a stranger to me
A stranger to my eyes
I had never met him before
Strumming my pain with his fingers
He could evoke my deepest feelings and emotions with his music
Singing my life with his words
His lyrics were so relatable that I felt like he was singing about my own life experiences
Killing me softly with his song
His music was so powerful that it was overwhelming my emotions
Killing me softly with his song
His music was affecting me deeply
Telling my whole life with his words
He was telling a story through his music that tied into my own life experiences
Killing me softly with his song
His music was having such a profound effect on me that it almost felt painful
I feelt all fushed with fever
I felt extremely overwhelmed by my emotions
Embarassed by the srowd
I felt self-conscious about being in a crowd of people while feeling so affected by his music
I fellt he found my letters
It felt like he had somehow uncovered my deepest secrets and was sharing them with the world through his music
And read each one out loud
He was telling a story through his music that tied into my own life experiences
I prayed that he would finish
I hoped that he would stop soon as the emotions he was stirring were becoming too much for me to bear
But he just kept right on
But he continued playing and singing, not noticing the profound effect he was having on me
He sang as if he knew me
It felt like he was singing directly to me
In all my dark despair
Even when I was feeling at my lowest, his music was giving me a glimmer of hope
And then he looked right right throught me
But then I felt like he suddenly stopped singing to me and continued performing in front of the crowd
As if I wasn't there
It felt like I had just been left behind and forgotten
But he was there this strannger
But even though he had never met me, he was still able to connect with me through his music
Singing clear and strong
His voice was confident and powerful, which further intensified the emotions his music was causing me to feel
Contributed by Jasmine O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Stiven Lecaro
q cancion mas linda es increible el talento de chenoa en el directo me encanta la cancion es estupenda q linda voz q tiene chenoa
Cristina González
Hace su propia versión de un clásico y suena precioso. Tiene voz para eso y mucho más.
daniel ferraz
Qué versión tan hermosa, de una canción divina.
charo52
Que bien canta en inglés no se por que no graba otro discos de este estilo, lo borda, gracias
Isis Villanueva
No existe nadie mejor que Chenoa...❤🌹
bafieltimao
Gostei muito. Achei por acaso. Nunca a tinha ouvido aqui no Brasil. Além de bonita canta muito.
Antonia Coll Estors
Tiene una forma. Muy personal de cantar que la hace única
1261manuela
Preciosa versión!!!
Me gusta más que la original!!!
Fantástica Chenoa!!!
Bernarda Serrano
Felicidades. Muy buena interpretacion
Resurrección Amapanqui
Vale Chenoa que tiempos buenos, escuchandote y viéndote en la televisión, Yo tengo este single en casa.