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.
La Tirana
Eugenia León Lyrics
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Yo soy la mala
Vampiresa en tu novela
La gran tirana
Cada cual en este mundo
Cuenta el cuento a su manera
Y lo hace ver de otro modo
En la mente de cualquiera
Desencadenas en mí
Venenosos comentarios
Después de hacerme sufrir
El peor de los calvarios
Según tu punto de vista
Yo soy la mala
La que te llegó hasta el alma
La gran tirana
Para mí es indiferente
Lo que sigas comentando
Si dice la misma gente
Que el día en que te dejé
Yo fui quien salió ganando
In Eugenia León's song "La Tirana," the lyrics explore the concept of different perspectives and how they shape our understanding of a situation. The singer acknowledges that, from the point of view of their lover or former lover, they may be seen as the "bad" character, even compared to a vampire in a novel. However, the singer emphasizes that everyone in this world tells their own story in their own way, shaping the narrative to fit their own perspective. This implies that the lover has portrayed the singer as a tyrant, interpreting their actions in a negative light.
The singer expresses how hurtful and poisonous the lover's comments are, as they have caused the singer great suffering. This suffering is depicted as the worst kind of torment, akin to a crucifixion. Yet, the singer also reveals their indifference towards the lover's continuing comments. They state that it is irrelevant to them because, in the eyes of others, including themselves, they were the one who emerged victorious on the day they left the lover behind. This suggests that the singer has moved on and is not affected by the negative portrayal offered by their former partner.
Overall, "La Tirana" delves into the subjectivity of perception and how different narratives can shape our understanding of a situation. The singer acknowledges being portrayed as the villain, but ultimately emphasizes their indifference to such opinions, asserting their own triumph in moving on from the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Según tu punto de vista
In your opinion
Yo soy la mala
I am the villain
Vampiresa en tu novela
A vampire in your story
La gran tirana
The great tyrant
Cada cual en este mundo
Everyone in this world
Cuenta el cuento a su manera
Tells the tale in their own way
Y lo hace ver de otro modo
And makes it appear differently
En la mente de cualquiera
In anyone's mind
Desencadenas en mí
You unleash in me
Venenosos comentarios
Poisonous comments
Después de hacerme sufrir
After making me suffer
El peor de los calvarios
The worst torment
Para mí es indiferente
It is indifferent to me
Lo que sigas comentando
What you keep commenting
Si dice la misma gente
If it's what the same people say
Que el día en que te dejé
That the day I left you
Yo fui quien salió ganando
I was the one who came out on top
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: C. CURET ALONSO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@alejandraberlin3892
Qué voz y que estilo para interpretar. Grande!
@anelramiro9769
que voz,tan hermosa,gran version
@alejandraolivares1487
preciosa interpretacion
@saulurielmartinezlopez101
la mejor versión sin duda la de Eugenia León
@concepcionruiz375
Esta cancion me encanta . Recuerdos de un gran dolor
@chavdav2
Tanto Carla y Eugenia tiene su estilo... Y hacen propios su cover, no hay comparación en las tres La Lupe, Carla y Eugenia únicas
@karolinaalvarez1728
LA MEJOR INTERPRETACION CON LA MAESTRA EUGENIA PARA MI, LA HE ESCUCHADO CON CARLA Y LA LUPE ME QUEDO CON LA TIRANA DE LA MAESTRA Y EN VIVO ES MUCHO MEJOR
@yanethsoria8830
Es cierto, las grabaciones no le hacen justicia, tiene una gran voz.
@mariawest250
Canta ud muy bien señora esa cancion la oigo a la memoria de mi difunto esposo lo deje y no me divorcie por eso es mi difunto esposo y yo segun el su tirana esposa; muy linda cancion cantada por ud saludos
@musicancun
ufff! buenísimo este tema.