Early career
He was born Francisco Javier Bautista (a.k.a. Frankie J.) in Tijuana and raised in San Diego from the age of 2. He comes from a musical background with his father being the lead singer of a traditional band. Frankie J grew up listening to both traditional Latin music as well as R&B. He attended Southwest High School (San Diego, CA) for his high school years.
As a teenager, he started listening to freestyle music by Lisa Lisa, Brenda K. Starr and George Lamond. He started writing his own songs and singing in the same falsetto style as Lamond. At 15, he signed a contract with a Canadian independent label working as Frankie Boy and recorded songs which failed to achieve any success. In 1997, he signed with Jellybean Benitez.
In the late 1990s, he joined Kumbia Kings and was a member of that successful Latin group touring throughout Latin America. The group played in front of 100,000 people in a concert in Monterrey, Mexico.
Frankie's ambitions were always directed to the American pop-music markets. In 2002 He approached Los Kumbia Kings mangement in an attempt to secure record deal as a solo-artist. He proposed that they record, promote, and market him to the "MTV" market. A vastly diffent music culture then what Los Kumbia Kings made their name in, but Management declined, citing the risky investment. Frankie then shopped demos to an array of record companies, and garnered a tremendous amount of interest, but his contract with The Kumbia Kings would prove to be a problem.
Frankie asked to be his released from his Kumbia Kings contract, but they declined. Frankie bolted from the group anyway, but soon found himself in court over the matter. Lawsuits were filed from both sides, and eventually settled out of court. Details of the settlement were not disclosed.
Solo Career
Frankie J signed as a solo artist with Columbia Records and released his first album What's A Man To Do in 2003 which failed to chart. His self-titled first Spanish-language album was released later in the same year. The single "Don't Wanna Try" peaked in the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart, while "Ya No Eres Igual" was top 10 on the World Latin charts.
He collaborated with Baby Bash, a relative, on another pop hit called "Suga Suga" which reached #1 in New Zealand in 2004 and was a top 10 hit in the US and Australia in the same year. Frankie J worked with a number of wellknown producers on The One including Irv Gotti of Murder Inc. on the title track. Mario Winans on a track called "Just Can't Say It's Love". The first single "Obsession (No Es Amor)" featuring Baby Bash has been a big hit on the US pop charts reaching the top 5 in April 2005. The One was released in the US in April 2005 and debuted at #3 on both the Billboard 200 chart. The follow-up singles "How To Deal" and "More Than Words" (released in conjunction with a DualDisc re-release of The One) continued the album's route to platinum sales. However, the fourth and final single, the title track featuring 3LW garnered few spins at radio.
Jermaine Dupri & Mannie Fresh are among two of the big producers for Frankie's next English studio album which will be released in the 4th quarter of 2006. The untitled album's first single will be "That Girl" which was produced by Mannie Fresh and features both Mannie Fresh and rapper Slim Thug. A version which excludes Slim Thug and replaces him with Chamillionaire exists and can be found online and on the official promo cds.
Frankie J's second Spanish-language album "Un Nuevo Dia" has already been released.
Ya No Es Igual
Frankie J Lyrics
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Tu decidistes terminar con nuestro amor why con los suenos que teniamos los dos,
Como quisiera que esto fuera solo un sueno
Porque perderte o olvidarte no era mi intencion
Pero insististes why te fuistes, lejos de mi corazon
why ahora regresas para covencerme a comenzar de nuevo
Que te arrepiente que me quieres que no olvidas,
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual, ya no es igual ya no...
Es demasiado tarde para enmendar tu error
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual si todo se acabo why se termino why se perdio,
Que el dano fue tan grave amor
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual dentro mi corazon
Es imposible de olvidarme del dolor
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual, ya no es igual, ya no.....
Para que vivir, para que mentir, para que seguir si no hay amor....
Recuerdo cuando hablabamos en el telefono
Surgian planes de un hogar solo para los dos con illusiones de volverse en realidad
Pero ahora eso se va tan lejos de mi,
Tuve que infrentarme a la verdad,
Despues de tanto tiempo que lo que me hiciste pasar...
why ahora regresas para convencerme a comenzar de nuevo
Que te arrepientes que me quieres que no olvidas,
Que no aguantas el dolor pero ya...
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual, ya no es igual ya no...
Es demasiado tarde para enmendar tu error
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual si todo se acabo why se termino why se perdio,
Que el dano fue tan grave amor
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual dentro mi corazon
Es imposible de olvidarme del dolor
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual, ya no es igual, ya no....
Para que vivir, para que mentir, para que seguir si no hay amor.....
The lyrics of Frankie J's song 'Ya No Es Igual' speak to the pain and confusion of a broken relationship. The singer reflects on a past love that ended abruptly, leaving him struggling to move on. He can't believe that after all the time they spent together and all the dreams and plans they had, she decided to call it quits. He wishes it was just a bad dream because he never intended to lose or forget about her. Despite his pleas to stay, she chose to leave, and now she's come back to try and convince him to start over. However, he can't ignore the damage she caused, and he can't forget the pain he's endured, so he can't bring himself to give her another chance.
The song captures the raw emotions experienced during the aftermath of a breakup, from disbelief and heartbreak to resentment and closure. It exposes the reality that once-love relationships can change drastically with time, and it's not always easy to forget and move on. Frankie J's vocal delivery is soulful and emotional, bringing to life the pain and regret inspired by the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Como creer despues de tanto tiempo que paso
How can I believe you after all the time that has passed?
Tu decidistes terminar con nuestro amor why con los suenos que teniamos los dos,
You decided to end our love and the dreams we had together.
Como quisiera que esto fuera solo un sueno
I wish this was only a dream.
Porque perderte o olvidarte no era mi intencion
Losing or forgetting you was never my intention.
Pero insististes why te fuistes, lejos de mi corazon
But you insisted and left me, far from my heart.
why ahora regresas para covencerme a comenzar de nuevo
And now you come back to convince me to start again.
Que te arrepiente que me quieres que no olvidas,
Saying you regret it, that you love me and haven't forgotten.
Que no aguantas el dolor pero ya...
That you can't bear the pain, but it's too late...
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual, ya no es igual ya no...
It's not the same anymore, it's not the same, it's not the same anymore...
Es demasiado tarde para enmendar tu error
It's too late to fix your mistake.
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual si todo se acabo why se termino why se perdio,
It's not the same anymore if everything ended and was lost.
Que el dano fue tan grave amor
The damage was so severe, my love.
Ya no es igual, ya no es igual dentro mi corazon
It's not the same anymore within my heart.
Es imposible de olvidarme del dolor
It's impossible to forget the pain.
Para que vivir, para que mentir, para que seguir si no hay amor....
Why live, why lie, why continue if there's no love...
Recuerdo cuando hablabamos en el telefono
I remember when we talked on the phone.
Surgian planes de un hogar solo para los dos con illusiones de volverse en realidad
We made plans for a home just for us, with illusions of it becoming a reality.
Pero ahora eso se va tan lejos de mi,
But now that's so far away from me.
Tuve que infrentarme a la verdad,
I had to face the truth.
Despues de tanto tiempo que lo que me hiciste pasar...
After all the time that you put me through...
Lyrics © JELLYBEAN MUSIC GROUP, MAXIMO AGUIRRE MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: FRANCISCO JAVIER BAUTISTA, JAIME ISMAEL GALVEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Francisco javier Ramírez polanco
Amantes de la buena música manifiestense 🎶🎵
Marta Rivas
Que buena música 🎵 quien más la sigue escuchando en este momento 😭2019🎵♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😍♥️♥️♥️♥️💖✨✨✨💖✨✨✨💖✨✨🔥🔥
Henry Omoya
2020 y todavía "ya no es igual" 😭
Carlos Hernandez
2022
DJ Katastrofa oficial
2023 y no pasa de moda ( cuando la escucho se me pone la pier de gallina )
Maria angelica G.
2021, y me doy cuenta que no fue igual, intentamos pero cada vez empeoro, y ahora cada uno con su propia familia, ya queda solo recuerdos, recuerdos con mucho dolor muy poco, los buenos...
Al final esas lagrimas se volvieron en felicidad..👪👨👩👧
Mauricio Miguel quisbert balcazar
Desde el 2010 que la escucho y no la cambio por nada, una de las menjores...✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼
Enrique Martin Gomez Ojeda
Verdad
LAKIS CHIOTIS
Se la dedico a alguien que jugó conmigo y mis sentimientos por casi 4 años para desaparecer desde mi vida después
ALEX RDGZ
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