Born in the "City of Palaces" (Mexico City), Eugenia Leon discovers her musical calling at the College of Sciences and Humanities in Naucalpan, where she lent her voice for the compositions of her schoolmates.
During the turbulent 70's, young people started to identify with the musical movement known as La Trova, singing about Latin American life, liberty, and soul.
Those influences defined her style and her future path, and she never looked back.
When she turned 18, she decided to study at the National School of Music. Those were hard times, constantly switching jobs, and learning from life's blows and surprises.
Encouraged by her sister, Eugenia Leon formed a musical group called "Victor Jara", with a totally Latin American folk style. Afterwards, she forms the group Sanampay, with the same roots. She left Sanampay in 1982 to pursue a solo career, based on a repertoire of songs from contemporary Mexican composers, and including also boleros and music from Brazil.
She releases her first recording in 1983, "Asi te quiero", and traveled all over Mexico with a small group of musicians playing in various gigs.
Eugenia Leon's career took a definite turn in 1985, when she entered the OTI International Festival at Seville (Spain) representing Mexico, with Marcial Alejandro's song "El Fandango Aqui". As a devastating earthquake hits Mexico City on September 19th, right while she's competing at the Festival, Eugenia transformed the pain of her people into strength, and turned her voice into the utmost expression of courage and hope. She was awarded First Place in the competition.
Since then, she has recorded more than 20 albums, all diverse and unique. Among the composers that have given her songs are Fito Paez, David Haro, Joan Manuel Serrat, Marcial Alejandro, Armando Manzanero, Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Francisco Gabilondo Soler and Maria Grever. She has also explored diverse styles such as mariachi, bolero and tango. In 1998, the government of the Mexican state of Veracruz granted her the Agustin Lara award, as homage for her excellent interpretation of the songs of the famous composers.
Commemorating her 30 years as singer, Eugenia Leon staged a concert at the National Auditorium in Mexico City (the largest venue in the country) on November 1st, 2003, selling it out completely. The concert was a spectacular show with Mariachi Vargas and the Orquesta Sinfonica de las Americas, enthralling the audience with samples covering Eugenia's entire career and musical repertoire.
Eugenia Leon is the best Mexican singer according to many, while others also consider Eugenia's concerts and recordings to be a guarantee of high quality. In any case, Eugenia helps to make sure that the musical spirit of Mexico will remain alive and well.
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Eugenia León got her start in the New Song Movement, Latin America's equivalent to the rise of Bob Dylan and company in North America and Europe. With a repertoire that pairs contemporary composers with the creators of the traditional music of Latin America and Mexico, Ms. León is not locked in to any one genre. Rather she seeks to nurture her music with elements of theater, cabaret, and opera. Her association with actors, poets, painters, and writers imparts a distinct and rich dimension to the production and staging of her music.
In 1985, her rich voice and assured stage presence guaranteed her the top prize at the OTI International Song Festival in Spain. Since then she has participated in other prestigious events such as the Pan Pacific Music Festival in Japan, the Kennedy Center’s AmericArtes Festival in Washington, DC, the Latin Festival in New York City, Expo Seville in Spain, and the Americas Summit in Cartagena, Colombia. Ms. León was also invited to entertain the thousands of women gathered for their global summit in Beijing, China.
Back home in Mexico, audiences know that Eugenia León's musical style transcends the trendy ups and downs of the world of commercial music, and she regularly packs the top venues of the nation meeting demands of fans expectant of quality songs passionately delivered. This performer/audience relationship, she believes, leads to ever higher levels of musical culture in a country fairly bursting with song. The end of an Eugenia León concert often finds the entire crowd on it's feet applauding, at once, the Mexican popular music culture, and the artist who has given it a new voice.
With her roots deep in Mexican culture, she has also taken on the task of reaffirming the ties with other Latin American cultures. Her recent live recording of Tangos has renewed Mexico's love affair with this genre.
Along these lines, she paid homage to Mexico's most dearly loved children's song composer, Francisco Gabilondo Soler’s Cri Cri (Mister Cricket) with a shimmering recording of many of his most frolicsome melodies. Accompanied by the Baja California Symphony Orchestra, Eugenia León has gifted a new generation of Mexican children with the imagination and identity of this joyfully playful tunesmith.
Aquí En Mí
Eugenia León Lyrics
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La verdad tu olor existe
Persiste el aroma de ti
No se va de mí
Yo no sé si te fuiste
La verdad tu sabor
Deleita y quema
Todavía todo sabe a ti
Tu voz no se va
Y en la intimidad
Tu pasión es dolor
Y tu sombra cubrió mi alma
Que el sol se apagó ay amor
Yo no sé si te fuiste
La verdad
Tu calor sigue siendo la tentación
Aún provocación
Tu voz no se va
Y en la intimidad
Tu pasión es dolor
Y tu sombra cubrió mi alma
Que el sol se apagó ay amor
Ay yo no sé si te fuiste
La verdad tu calor
Sigue estando aquí en mí
Estás aquí en mí
Aquí, aquí en mí
In the song "Aquí En Mí" by Eugenia León, the lyrics reflect on the lingering presence of a past love. The singer is uncertain if their lover has left, but they still feel their presence through various senses. The scent of their partner lingers, persisting and refusing to leave the singer's memory. The taste of their lover is still intoxicating, both pleasurable and burning. Everything still reminds the singer of their past love, as if their essence has become etched into the fabric of their existence.
The song explores the idea that even though the physical presence of the lover may be gone, their emotional impact remains. The voice of the lover echoes in the singer's mind, especially in moments of intimacy. However, the passion is now intertwined with pain, as the shadow of the past love has covered the singer's soul and dimmed their happiness.
Despite the uncertainty and the pain, the singer acknowledges that the warmth and allure of their past love still tempt them. The presence of their lover is still here, within them, even if their physical presence is absent. The repetition of "aquí en mí" further emphasizes the idea that the essence of the past love still resides within the singer's being.
Overall, the lyrics of "Aquí En Mí" express the ongoing impact and longing for a past love, even when they are no longer physically present. It captures the bittersweet nostalgia of a relationship that has ended but still resonates deeply within the heart and soul.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo no sé si te fuiste
I am unsure if you left
La verdad tu olor existe
In truth, your scent still lingers
Persiste el aroma de ti
The aroma of you persists
No se va de mí
It doesn't leave me
La verdad tu sabor
Truly, your taste
Deleita y quema
Delights and burns
Todavía todo sabe a ti
Still, everything tastes like you
Tu voz no se va
Your voice doesn't fade
Y en la intimidad
And in intimacy
Tu pasión es dolor
Your passion is pain
Y tu sombra cubrió mi alma
And your shadow covered my soul
Que el sol se apagó ay amor
That the sun extinguished, oh love
La verdad tu calor sigue siendo la tentación
Truly, your warmth continues to be the temptation
Aún provocación
Still a provocation
Ay yo no sé si te fuiste
Oh, I don't know if you left
La verdad tu calor
In truth, your warmth
Sigue estando aquí en mí
Still remains here within me
Estás aquí en mí
You are here within me
Aquí, aquí en mí
Here, here within me
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Marcial Alejandro, Héctor Infanzón, Gabriella Martinelli
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Pita Mor
EL ALBUM QUE MAS ME ENCANTA "TATUAJES", LO HE ESCUCHADO MILES DE VECES. SRA. BONITA DIOS LA CONSERVE MAS TIEMPO ENTRE NOSOTROS Y SEGUIR DELEITÁNDONOS.
Carlos Cortés
Mi canción Favorita en voz de Eugenia, es maravillosa y este disco es lo mejor.
Pedro Tomás Zepeda Oficial
Magia en la voz , bravo adorada Eugenia León
Maricarmen Alvarado
simplemente es de admirarse gran señora!!!!
Quetzalli55
No me canso de escuchar sus canciones, me encantan todas pero mis álbumes favoritos son tres tatuajes y juego con fuego😊😉☺️
Humberto Alexx
¡Eugenia León! La perfección cantada ❤️ ¡Dios la bendiga por siempre! 🙏😄
Maria Luisa Gomez
SI ME PREGUNTARAN CUAL ES MI CANCIÓN FAVORITA CANTADA POR EUGENIA, SIN DUDA, DIRÍA QUE ÉSTA.
Y VAYA QUE TENGO TODOS SUS DISCOS. :9
Maria Clara Tello
Señora coloquelos en youtube gracias
Ofelia Ortega
Una gran voz 😜
Gustavo Hdz. Silva
Sin palabras. Emoción pura.