"The first artist named "El Mayimbe" (Born Ramon Fernando Villalona Evora O… Read Full Bio ↴"The first artist named "El Mayimbe" (Born Ramon Fernando Villalona Evora On May 7, 1955, aged 52) is a Dominican merengue singer whose popularity started to grow in the early 1980s and has not declined ever since. Fernando began singing at a very early age and became popular after participating in "El Festival de la Voz", an amateur TV talent show. After that, merengue icon Wilfrido Vargas hired him to form part of his group "Los Hijos del Rey" but Fernando and the group would soon be separated after his popularity became larger than the group itself. He would then go into a period of drugs and isolation but never stopped singing, recording some of his best music during that period.

Songs such as "Celos", "Te Amo Demasiado", "Dominicano Soy", "Sonambulo", "Baila en la Calle" among others became popular in the 1980s. "Quisqueya", "No Podras", "Musica Latina", "Retorno" and "Me He Enamorado" were some of his big hits in the 1990s. In recent years he has had some health problems making performing a difficult task. But besides that he has still probably been the most important merengue singer in Dominican history.

Necesito Tenerla
Fernando Villalona Lyrics

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Fue un error de mi parte haberle dicho que la quer

Overall Meaning

ía,
ahora me tiene loco y no la puedo olvidar.
Ella no me deja en paz y su recuerdo me persigue,
necesito tenerla aquí para poder vivir.

En Necesito tenerla, Villalona sings about the regret he feels for telling someone that he loved her, now unable to forget her and constantly haunted by her memory. The lyrics convey a sense of desperation and longing, as he believes that he cannot live without her. The use of repetitive phrases such as "necesito tenerla" and "no la puedo olvidar" emphasize the intensity of his emotions, while the rhythmic repetition of certain words and phrases in each verse create a cohesive structure to the song.

The track was released in 1980 as part of Villalona's album "Siento" and quickly became a hit within the Latin music scene. The song's popularity was enhanced by Villalona's soulful voice, which gives the lyrics an added layer of depth and emotion. The track has since been covered by various artists, cementing its status as a classic Latin ballad.

Writer(s): JOSE PENA SUAZO

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