As a teenager, Sangalo started to sing and play acoustic guitar at events, festivals and presentations of the school where she studied. Her debut show happened in the Ondina Neighborhood, Salvador, in August 1992. With that show she won the Dorival Caymmi trophy, the Grammy of Bahian music.
In 1993, Sony decided to reform the axé group Banda Eva and she was chosen as the lead singer. With her charismatic image, their first album soon topped the Brazilian album chart. Her live album with the band, Banda Eva Ao Vivo, was their best-selling album, selling over a million copies in 1997. In 1999, she decided to start a solo career and released her first self-titled album. With lots of upbeat Bahian rhythms and axé, the album received gold and platinum certification. The following year she released another album, Beat Beleza, which also achieved platinum status.
In 2001 she released the album Festa. The title teack was very popular and the album got platinum certification. "Festa" was her biggest hit single up to that point and the video also received huge airplay. "Festa" ended up being the most popular song of 2001 in Brazil. In 2002, she released the compilation album Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, titled after one of her biggest number-one hits. The album, which features a duet with American singer Brian McKnight, didn't sell as much , but was still a hit. Following Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, she released Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes Em Progresso in 2003. It was the lowest-selling solo album of her career but it still managed to receive gold certification.
Her first solo live album MTV Ao Vivo Ivete Sangalo released in 2004, included her biggest hits, lots of them never released on an album before, and some Banda Eva hits. The album received diamond certification and was the second best-selling album of 2004.
Her 2005 album, As Supernovas, received triple platinum certification shortly after it's release. The album was less upbeat than the others and included some songs with a 70's touch, with the big influence of Brazilian singer Ed Motta. She also included the hit "Soy Loco Por Ti America", a Gilberto Gil song. "Quando a Chuva Passar" recently reached number two on the Brazilian singles chart and was notable for being nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards, an uncommon feature for a non-Spanish speaking singer.
On December 16, 2006, she performed in the biggest stadium in the world, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, where Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Kiss, The Police, and Madonna have also performed. She was the first Brazilian act to perform in this stadium since pop phenomenon Sandy & Junior in 2002.
Ivete has sold more than 7 million CD copies and more than 2.5 million DVD copies.
eu nunca amei alguém como te amei
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics
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Por isso não consigo te esquecer
Esqueça aquilo tudo que eu falei
Mas guarde na lembrança que eu te amo
Há coisas que o tempo não desfaz
Há coisas que a vida pede mais
Se ainda estou tentando me afastar
Sorrisos e palavras são tão fáceis
Escondem a saudade que ficou
Mas acho que cansei dos meus disfarces
Quem olha nos meus olhos
Vê que nada terminou
Amor, por tudo isso que hoje eu sei
Não posso nem pensar em te perder
Queria te encontrar pra te dizer
Que eu nunca amei alguém como eu te amei.
In the opening of Ivete Sangalo's song "Eu nunca amei alguém como te amei," the singer expresses her profound love for someone she cannot forget. She has never loved anyone like this person before, which makes it difficult to move on. The lyrics suggest that even though she may have said or done things that may have caused a rift, her love for this person remains. As the song progresses, she acknowledges that time may not heal all wounds, and some things require more effort to overcome. Despite her attempts to distance herself, her heart still longs to be with this person.
The lyrics also touch on the idea of facades and how easy it is to hide one's true feelings behind a smile or kind words. Sangalo admits to wearing these disguises to mask her longing and echoes the sentiment that it is exhausting to keep up such pretenses. She concludes that anyone who looks into her eyes will clearly see that their love story is far from over.
Overall, the message of "Eu nunca amei alguém como te amei" is that true love is enduring, and the memories of a powerful connection cannot be erased quickly. The singer recognizes that her feelings for this person are deep and is willing to do whatever it takes to prove it.
Line by Line Meaning
Eu nunca amei alguém como eu te amei
I have never loved anyone as much as I loved you
Por isso não consigo te esquecer
That's why I can't forget you
Esqueça aquilo tudo que eu falei
Forget everything I said
Mas guarde na lembrança que eu te amo
But remember that I love you
Há coisas que o tempo não desfaz
There are things that time cannot undo
Há coisas que a vida pede mais
There are things that life demands more of
Se ainda estou tentando me afastar
If I'm still trying to stay away
Meu coração só pensa em voltar
My heart only thinks of coming back
Sorrisos e palavras são tão fáceis
Smiles and words are so easy
Escondem a saudade que ficou
They hide the longing that remains
Mas acho que cansei dos meus disfarces
But I think I'm tired of my disguises
Quem olha nos meus olhos
Whoever looks in my eyes
Vê que nada terminou
Sees that nothing has ended
Amor, por tudo isso que hoje eu sei
Love, for all that I know today
Não posso nem pensar em te perder
I can't even think of losing you
Queria te encontrar pra te dizer
I wanted to meet you to tell you
Que eu nunca amei alguém como eu te amei.
That I have never loved anyone as much as I loved you.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PAULO SERGIO KOSTENB VALLE, EDUARDO JOSE SOARES LAGES
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