Elvis Crespo (born July 30, 1971 in New York City, U.S.A.) is a Grammy Awar… Read Full Bio ↴Elvis Crespo (born July 30, 1971 in New York City, U.S.A.) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Winner Puerto Rican-American Merengue singer. He was named "Elvis" after American singer Elvis Presley. When he was young, he and his mother moved to Caguas, Puerto Rico, where Crespo spent his childhood and adolescent years.

Crespo first gained fame in the mid-90s when he joined Grupo Mania, in Puerto Rico. Eventually he decided to try to go solo in 1998. His debut album, Suavemente was a hit, both in Latin America and in the US. The single "Suavemente" was a huge hit and eventually helped him earn the Best Male Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year from Billboard magazine.

His album went platinum in the Venezuelan and Central American markets and gold in Chile. Released in 1998, Crespo's debut also earned a gold album for sales of over 500,000 copies in the first year after its release in the United States. "Suavemente" set a record for holding the top position on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart for six weeks, longer than any other merengue single. Part of the song's success was its unexpected crossover appeal to English-speaking listeners, particularly in Miami and New York.

His album was mostly merengue influenced, but his follow-up albums would venture from these roots eventually.

Wow Flash! is Elvis Crespo's third solo recording for Sony Music.

Elvis Crespo's latest album, Regresó el Jefe, went on sale on 5 June 2007, with its first single being "La Foto Se Me Borró." He dedicated this album to his niece, Wilmarie Agosto Crespo, who died in a car accident on March 28, 2007.

Poco a Poco
Elvis Crespo Lyrics

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Poco a poco, poco a poco
Me doy cuenta, me doy cuenta
Que te gusto, que te gusto
Que te encanto, que te encanto

Poco a poco, poco a poco
Me doy cuenta, me doy cuenta
Que te gusto, que te gusto

Que te encanto

Pequeña échate pa'ca pa'ca

Poco a poco
Me doy cuenta
Que te gusto
Que te encanto
Al mirarme bien coqueta
Tus halagos, tus comentarios

Poco a poco
Me doy cuenta
Que estas loca
Por besarme
Y te admito
Que me encantas
Eres bella así que avanza

Poco a poco, poco a poco
Me doy cuenta, me doy cuenta
Que te gusto, que te gusto
Que te encanto, que te encanto

Poco a poco, poco a poco
Me doy cuenta, me doy cuenta
Que te gusto, que te gusto
Que te encanto
Ah, que te encanto
Ah, aprieta a a aprieta

Poco a poquito a poco
Poco a poquito a poco
Poco a poquito a poco
Ese coro
Poco
Poco a poquito a poco
Poco a poquito a poco
Poco a poquito a poco

Poco a poco, poco a poco
Me doy cuenta, me doy cuenta
Que te gusto, que te gusto
Que te encanto, que te encanto
Poco a poco, poco a poco
Me doy cuenta, me doy cuenta
Que te gusto, que te gusto
Que te encanto, que te encanto

Cógelo

Y ojala que se repita

Poco a poquito a poco
Poco a poquito a poco
Poco a poquito a poco
Ese coro
Poco
Poco a poquito a poco
Poco a poquito a poco
Poco a poquito a poco

Poco a poco, poco a poco
Me doy cuenta, me doy cuenta
Que te gusto, que te gusto
Que te encanto, que te encanto

Poco a poco, poco a poco
Me doy cuenta, me doy cuenta
Que te gusto, que te gusto
Que te encanto, que te encanto

Rémalo suavecito y que no se hunda

No no que no se hunda
Que no se hunda

Overall Meaning

The song "Poco A Poco" by Elvis Crespo is a flirtatious and upbeat track about slowly realizing someone's interest and gaining confidence in reciprocating those feelings. The lyrics revolve around the singer slowly noticing that his love interest likes and admires him through her flirty attitude and compliments. As the song progresses, the singer admits to being attracted to her and encourages her to come closer.

The repetition of "poco a poco" throughout the song emphasizes the gradual progression of the singer's realization, indicating that he took his time to properly assess his emotions. The use of Spanish language also adds to the romantic flair of the song, as the singer invites his love interest to come closer for a chance at love. The final lines of the song, "Rémalo suavecito y que no se hunda" which roughly translates to "Row it softly and don't let it sink," is a metaphorical expression of the singer's hope that the relationship between him and his love interest would continue to grow smoothly without any setbacks.

Line by Line Meaning

Poco a poco, poco a poco
Gradually and slowly

Me doy cuenta, me doy cuenta
I realize, I realize

Que te gusto, que te gusto
That you like me, that you like me

Que te encanto, que te encanto
That you are enchanted by me, that you are enchanted by me

Pequeña échate pa'ca pa'ca
Baby come closer, come closer

Al mirarme bien coqueta tus halagos, tus comentarios
When you look at me all flirtatious, with your compliments and comments

Que estas loca por besarme
That you are crazy about kissing me

Y te admito que me encantas
And I admit that I love you

Eres bella así que avanza
You are beautiful so keep on going

Ah, aprieta a a aprieta
Oh, squeeze, squeeze

Poco a poquito a poco ese coro poco poco a poquito a poco
Little by little that chorus, little, little by little

Cógelo
Take it

Y ojala que se repita
And I hope it repeats

Rémalo suavecito y que no se hunda No no que no se hunda Que no se hunda
Row it gently and don't let it sink, no no, don't let it sink, don't let it sink

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ELVIS CRESPO

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