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.
Ven
Eugenia León Lyrics
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De tanto pensar en ti
Y brota limpia la sangre de mi corazón
Avanza suave hasta llegar a mis manos
Me están ardiendo mis labios
De tanto pensar en ti
Me sabe rico tu nombre
Me sabe a pasión
A flor me sabe
Y a besos enamorados
Y su silencio pregunta que dónde andarás
Ay ay ay está vacía mi habitación
Ay ay ay está muy fría sin tu calor
Ven y prende la hoguera
Ven, ven
Me están ardiendo los labios
Y te arden también a ti
Nos hacen luces y sombras
El mismo fogón ardió la tarde
La noche enciende su faro
Y tanta luna pregunta que dónde andarás
Ay ay ay está vacía mi habitación
Ay ay ay está muy fría sin tu calor
Ven y prende la hoguera
Ven, ven
These lyrics are from the song "Ven" by Eugenia León. The song talks about the intense longing and desire the singer feels for someone. The repeated line "Me están ardiendo los labios" (My lips are burning) symbolizes the overwhelming thoughts and fantasies about this person. The lyrics suggest that this desire is so strong that it affects not only the singer's lips but also their entire being, as the blood from their heart flows through their hands, and their touch is wondering where the person they long for might be. The mention of the person's name tasting rich and passionate suggests that thinking about them brings intense pleasure and excitement.
Line by Line Meaning
Me están ardiendo los labios
My lips are burning
De tanto pensar en ti
From thinking about you so much
Y brota limpia la sangre de mi corazón
And my heart's blood flows clean
Avanza suave hasta llegar a mis manos
Softly advances until it reaches my hands
Y las caricias preguntan que dónde andarás
And the caresses ask where you will be
Me están ardiendo mis labios
My lips are burning
De tanto pensar en ti
From thinking about you so much
Me sabe rico tu nombre
Your name tastes delicious to me
Me sabe a pasión
It tastes like passion
A flor me sabe
It tastes like a flower to me
Y a besos enamorados
And like love-struck kisses
Y su silencio pregunta que dónde andarás
And its silence asks where you will be
Ay ay ay está vacía mi habitación
Oh, oh, oh, my room is empty
Ay ay ay está muy fría sin tu calor
Oh, oh, oh, it's very cold without your warmth
Ven y prende la hoguera
Come and light the fire
Ven, ven
Come, come
Me están ardiendo los labios
My lips are burning
Y te arden también a ti
And they burn for you too
Nos hacen luces y sombras
They make us lights and shadows
El mismo fogón ardió la tarde
The same hearth burned the afternoon
La noche enciende su faro
The night lights its lighthouse
Y tanta luna pregunta que dónde andarás
And so many moons ask where you will be
Ay ay ay está vacía mi habitación
Oh, oh, oh, my room is empty
Ay ay ay está muy fría sin tu calor
Oh, oh, oh, it's very cold without your warmth
Ven y prende la hoguera
Come and light the fire
Ven, ven
Come, come
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Marcial Alejandro
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Maria Luisa Gomez
UNO DE LOS MEJORES DISCOS: VOZ, ARREGLOS, LETRAS !! UN REGALO A MI ALMA
David SoTe
Sencillamente deliciosa melodia; encantadora voz, hipnotizante letra
Aloso Arrue
Gran composición letra y música del maestro peruano Víctor Merino.
Qué bueno que una cantante como Eugenia León, mejicana, lo haya grabado estupendamente.
Alonso Gálvez
Aloso Arrue Mexicana
Club de Eugenia León Corazón Gigante
Agasajo musical , hermosa letra y la interpretación única 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Miguel Torres Del Angel
Pero este disco llega al corazón y te lleva por caminos que te llevan a disfrutar la mejor música y la mejor interpréte que tenemos en México...es un lujo para el mundo entero; exquisita mujer, sensibilidad y talento para dominar todos los géneros musicales.
Henriette Blumenthal
Sin duda, la mejor voz de Latinoamerica.
Gaby Garcia
ay Eugenia pero que forma de cantar e interpretar!!
CARLOS ROMÁN
enamora esta mujer hermosa....
Quetzalli55
fascinante!