Beginning her career in 1975 as lead vocalist for the then exclusively Spanish-language band, Miami Sound Machine, before crossing over to mainstream pop success with the international hit singles "Dr. Beat" (1984) and "Conga" (1986), Estefan emerged as one of the biggest new stars in the mid-'80s, predating the still nascent Latin pop explosion by a decade, and scoring a series of propulsive dance hits rooted in the rhythms of her native Cuba, before shifting her focus to softer, more ballad-oriented fare.
Born in Havana, Cuba, the young Gloria Fajardo was raised primarily in Miami, FL, after her father, a bodyguard of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista, was forced to flee the island following the 1959 coup helmed by Fidel Castro. In the fall of 1975, Fajardo and her cousin Merci Murciano auditioned for the Miami Latin Boys, a local wedding band headed by keyboardist Emilio Estefan. With their addition, the group was rechristened Miami Sound Machine and four years later, Fajardo and Estefan were wed. As Miami Sound Machine began composing their own original material, their fusion of pop, disco, and salsa earned a devoted local following, and in 1979 the group issued their first Spanish-language LP on CBS International. Despite a growing Hispanic fan base, they did not cross over to non-Latin audiences until "Dr. Beat" topped European dance charts in 1984.
With 1985's Primitive Love, Miami Sound Machine recorded their first English-language effort, scoring three Top Ten pop hits in the U.S. alone with the infectious "Conga", "Bad Boy", and "Words Get in the Way". Following 1987's triple-platinum Let It Loose, Estefan took top billing and the group changed its name to Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine in 1988, reeling off four Top Ten hits - "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "Can't Stay Away from You", the chart-topping "Anything for You", and "1-2-3". 1989's Cuts Both Ways was credited to Estefan alone and generated her second #1 hit, "Don't Wanna Lose You". However, on March 20, 1990, while touring in support of the album, her bus was struck by a tractor trailer. Estefan suffered a broken vertebra that required extensive surgery and kept her off the road for over a year. Her husband Emilio and the couple's son were injured in the crash as well, but all three recovered. Estefan resurfaced in 1991 with Into the Light, again topping the charts with "Coming Out of the Dark", a single inspired by her near-fatal accident. Two more cuts from the album, "Can't Forget You" and "Live for Loving You", secured her foothold on the adult contemporary charts.
With 1993's Mi Tierra, Estefan returned to her roots, recording her first Spanish-language record in nearly a decade and earning a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album; on the follow-up 1994 covers collection, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, she also recalled her dance-pop origins with a rendition of the Vicki Sue Robinson disco classic, "Turn the Beat Around". Another all-Spanish effort, Abriendo Puertas (1995), earned her a Grammy as well, while Destiny featured "Reach", named the official theme of the 1996 Summer Olympics. As Latin pop made new commercial headway, thanks to the efforts of acts like Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias, Estefan reigned as the most successful crossover artist in Latin music history, with international record sales close to the 50 million mark. In 1999, she also made her feature film debut alongside Meryl Streep in Music of the Heart, recording the film's title song as a duet with *NSYNC, and scoring both a massive pop hit and an Oscar nomination in the process. A new Spanish-language album, Alma Caribeña, followed in the spring of 2000. Several months later, Estefan was awarded a Grammy for Best Music Video for "No Me Dehes de Querer" at the inaugural annual Latin Grammy Awards. Her husband, Emilio, won for Producer of the Year. - Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Appearances and tours
In April 2004, Estefan appeared on the Fox Broadcasting Company’s program, American Idol, but declined an offer to be an official judge, saying she did not like to “judge” others.
On July 28, 2004, in a press conference hosted by Donald Trump at the Trump Tower, Estefan announced that her then-upcoming tour would be her final one. The Live and Re-Wrapped Summer/Fall 2004 Tour, her first tour in eight years was produced by Clear Channel Entertainment. The tour featured Estefan’s greatest hits, along with new material from Unwrapped.
In December 2006, Estefan appeared as a special guest singer on the UK talent show The X Factor.
Gloria's 11th studio album,Miss Little Havana. The Miss Little Havana Songfacts says that the first nine tracks tells the tale of a young girl who hooks up with the wrong guy in Miami after moving there from Cuba. All of these tracks were written or co-written by Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes. It is described by Estefan as a project in the vein of her 1998 hit album gloria!.
Songfacts reports that "Hotel Nacional" debuted at #1 on Billboard's Latin countdown - the first time a female artist had achieved that feat since the chart was introduced in 1986. Both "Wepa" and "Hotel Nacional" achieved number one on Billboard Latin Songs and on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.
Estefan started a reality show called The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep opposite Joe Jonas, Nelly and John Rich on the CW Network, where she, and the other three mentors are searched for the next big star, to record an album with Atlantic Records. Unlike other music reality shows, in this program, the mentors selected the "candidates" for the show, and trained them for a live performance, where they'd be voted for the best act of the day. The first season ended in October 2012, with musician Michael Ray, as the big finalist.
This same year, Estefan appeared as a musical guest in Tony Bennett's compilation of duets with Latin-American musicians, Viva Duets with a rendition of the song, "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)". Weeks later, she helped the American version of Teleton, releasing the charity single "Por Un Mundo Mejor" along with Mexican singer Lucero, Dominican rapper El Cata and Mexican pop band, Reik. A video for the song was shot, with them recording the song, which was marked as the official hymn for the foundation.
In May 2013, she appears doing another duet with the song "Think I'm In Love Again" as part of the albums Duets released by Paul Anka.
Estefan has announced she was working on a new album of covers, The Standards, released in September 2013. The album will feature some collaborations with artists like Laura Pausini, Dave Koz and Joshua Bell, and the selection of songs are mostly songs from the Great American songbook. Estefan released the first single, "How Long Has This Been Going On?", digitally on Amazon and iTunes on July 9, 2013
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Ay Ay Ay Amor
Gloria Estefan Lyrics
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ni tampoco le perdona
a dos almas que se aman
why no aprobechan las horas
No nos alcanza la noche
ni mucho menos el dia
si al final todo el amor
Amor sin tin nada es igual
sin tu cuerpo ni tus ganas
ni la eterna luz de tu mirar
Ay no dejes el tiempo pasar
que el beso que no te he dado
quiza nunca te lo vuelva a dar
solo preocupate de hoy
why solo de este momento
que quizas no habra una mañana
why darte todo lo que siento
a los heroes en la vida
su memoria lleva el viento
pero nunca nuestro amor
que crecera mas con el tiempo
Ay, ay, ay Amor (Hoooo)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (tan solo preocupate de hoy)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (en la vida todo puede cambiar)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (el tiempo no nos va a esperar)
Ay, ay, ay Amor
Si yo pudiera explicarte
que de ti no es suficiente
why cuando la noche acaba
Quiero amarte nuevamente
porque tanto preocuparnos
de tanta contradiccion why envidias
si al final tu cuerpo
se convertira solo en cenizas
Amor sin tin nada es igual
sin tu cuerpo ni tus ganas
ni la eterna luz de tu mirar
Ay no dejes el tiempo pasar
que el beso que no te he dado
quiza nunca te lo vuelva a dar
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay
solo preocupate de hoy
why solo de este momento
que quizas no habra una mañana
why darte todo lo que siento
a los heroes en la vida
su memoria lleva el viento
pero nunca nuestro amor
que crecera mas con el tiempo
Ay, ay, ay Amor (Ay, ay, ay Amor)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (tan solo preocupate de hoy)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (Que el tiempo no nos va a esperar)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (Ay, ay, ay Amor)
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay no dejes el tiempo pasar
que el beso que no te he dado
quiza nunca te lo vuelva a dar
Ay, ay, ay Amor (tan solo preocupate de hoy)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (Ya quiciera volver a empezar)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (Ay, ay, ay mi Amor)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (En la vida todo puede cambiar)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (Ay, ay, ay Amor)
Ay, ay, ay Amor
Ay, ay, ay Amor
The lyrics to Gloria Estefan's song Ay Ay Ay Amor discuss the fleeting nature of time and the importance of living in the moment with a loved one. The song talks about how time does not wait for anyone, and how two souls who love each other must seize the moment and make the most of their time together. The lyrics urge one not to waste time worrying about the future, but to focus on the present and all that they feel for their significant other.
The lyrics also discuss the idea that nothing is the same without the person you love, and how the memories of those who have passed away may be carried away by the wind, but the love that two people share will only grow stronger with time. The song conveys a sense of urgency to not take the love of your life for granted and to make the most of every moment spent together.
Overall, Ay Ay Ay Amor is a beautiful love song that highlights the preciousness of time and the importance of cherishing the people you love.
Line by Line Meaning
El tiempo no se detiene
Time does not stop
ni tampoco le perdona
nor does it forgive
a dos almas que se aman
two souls that love each other
why no aprobechan las horas
don't take advantage of the hours
No nos alcanza la noche
The night is not enough for us
ni mucho menos el dia
nor is the day
si al final todo el amor
if in the end all love
se vuele en tierras why en cenizas
becomes ashes in the earth
Amor sin tin nada es igual
Love without anything is not the same
sin tu cuerpo ni tus ganas
without your body or your desire
ni la eterna luz de tu mirar
nor the eternal light of your gaze
Ay no dejes el tiempo pasar
Don't let time pass
que el beso que no te he dado
because the kiss I haven't given you
quiza nunca te lo vuelva a dar
perhaps I'll never give it to you
solo preocupate de hoy
just worry about today
why solo de este momento
and only this moment
que quizas no habra una mañana
because there may not be a tomorrow
why darte todo lo que siento
and give you all that I feel
a los heroes en la vida
to the heroes in life
su memoria lleva el viento
their memory is carried by the wind
pero nunca nuestro amor
but never our love
que crecera mas con el tiempo
which will grow stronger with time
Ay, ay, ay Amor (Hoooo)
Ay, ay, ay Love (Hoooo)
Si yo pudiera explicarte
If I could explain to you
que de ti no es suficiente
that it's not enough just to have you
why cuando la noche acaba
and when the night ends
Quiero amarte nuevamente
I want to love you again
porque tanto preocuparnos
why worry so much
de tanta contradiccion why envidias
about so much contradiction and envy
si al final tu cuerpo
if in the end your body
se convertira solo en cenizas
will only turn to ashes
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay no dejes el tiempo pasar
Don't let time pass
Que el beso que no te he dado
Because the kiss I haven't given you
quiza nunca te lo vuelva a dar
perhaps I'll never give it to you
Ya quiciera volver a empezar
I would like to start again
Ay, ay, ay mi Amor
Ay, ay, ay my love
Ay, ay, ay Amor (en la vida todo puede cambiar)
Ay, ay, ay Love (in life everything can change)
Ay, ay, ay Amor (el tiempo no nos va a esperar)
Ay, ay, ay Love (time won't wait for us)
Ay, ay, ay Amor
Ay, ay, ay Love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing
Written by: ARGENIS PENA, EMILIO ESTEFAN, GLORIA ESTEFAN
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