There are at least four artists/groups with the name Esteban.

1.) Es… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four artists/groups with the name Esteban.

1.) Esteban (born c. 1948 in Pittsburgh, PA) is the stage name of guitarist Stephen Paul. Recognizable by his bolero hat and sunglasses, Esteban has gained commercial success by selling his CDs and guitars on QVC and HSN.

Esteban, the son of a steelworker, was the oldest of four children. He recounts that he began playing guitar at the age of eight when his uncle brought him a nylon-stringed guitar. He attended South Hills Catholic High School (since absorbed into Seton-La Salle Catholic High School) in Mt. Lebanon. He then attended Carnegie Mellon University, where he double-majored in music and English. According to Esteban, at this time, he was teaching approximately 150 students a week and playing in nightclubs.

2.) Esteban is the name of a four-piece Indie/Funk (or "Desert Funk") band based in Burton/Derby, the Midlands, UK. The band previously performed and recorded under the name "Onion" from approx. 2003 and under this name released two versions of the album "Still in Time".

The band line up is:

Samuel Cox - Drums
Ricky Houghton - Bass
Liam Ryan - Guitar/Vocals
Steve Wright - Vocals

Since the release of "Still in Time", the band changed their name and and MySpace page to become "Esteban" and has been both touring extensively & releasing new material under this name, including the songs; "Mass Aura", "Santiago", "Paperboy" and "Say it Loud".

3.) Esteban is a side-project by brazilian musician Rodrigo Tavares (ex bass and back at FRESNO and ex guitar and vocals at aBRIL)

4. Esteban is a math-rock trio from Worcester, UK.

Canal 12
Esteban Lyrics

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Desculpe dizer, mas não tenho escolha
Tentei tantas vezes seguir você
Mas cada vez que eu te encontro
Eu me perco mais

Tentei escapar, e achar a saída
De um mundo que eu nunca quis viver
Te ver como sempre te vejo
Vai me cegar

Quem você vai chamar
Quem você vai ouvir
Quem vai te procurar agora
É tudo que eu queria ser
Você não sabe o quanto eu já tentei

Tentei consertar e mudar minha vida
Brinquei de aceitar e paguei pra ver
Mas toda vez que eu te vejo, eu mudo o canal

Não pense que vai apagar da memória
As coisas que os outros não vão saber
Eu sei muito mais do que eles
Sobre você

Quem você vai chamar
Quem você vai ouvir
Quem vai te procurar agora
É tudo que eu queria ser
Você não sabe o quanto eu já tentei

Quem vai te esperar
Quem vai te ver partir
Quem vai te ver chegar agora
É tudo que eu queria ser

Quem vai te esperar
E quem vai te levar pra casa
Quem você vai chamar
Quem você vai ouvir
Quem vai te procurar agora
É tudo que eu queria ser
É tudo que eu queria ser

Overall Meaning

The song Canal 12 by Esteban portrays a person who is trying to let go of a toxic relationship but is finding it difficult to do so. The lyrics speak of the singer's attempts to move on and find happiness, but every time they encounter their ex-lover, they feel lost and trapped once again. The singer tries to escape the world they've been living in by changing their behavior and accepting their mistakes, but they can't help but change the channel whenever their ex-lover is on the screen.

The chorus addresses the singer's feelings of inadequacy and longing to be the one their ex-lover turns to for comfort and support. They ask who their ex-lover will call, who they will listen to and who will seek them out now that they've parted ways. The singer acknowledges that they have tried multiple times to fix their relationship and change themselves for the better, but things just haven't worked out. The song ends with the singer wondering who will be there to wait and welcome their ex-lover when they come back, showing a sense of defeat but also a slight hope that someday they will move on.

Line by Line Meaning

Desculpe dizer, mas não tenho escolha
I'm sorry to say, but I have no choice

Tentei tantas vezes seguir você
I've tried so many times to follow you

Mas cada vez que eu te encontro
But every time I see you

Eu me perco mais
I get more lost

Tentei escapar, e achar a saída
I tried to escape and find a way out

De um mundo que eu nunca quis viver
From a world I never wanted to live in

Te ver como sempre te vejo
Seeing you as I always do

Vai me cegar
Will blind me

Quem você vai chamar
Who will you call

Quem você vai ouvir
Who will you listen to

Quem vai te procurar agora
Who will look for you now