Rivera was born in Long Beach, California. Her parents are Mexican immigrants who raised Rivera and her four brothers and sister (including Lupillo Rivera) in a tight-knit musical household. While still in high school she became pregnant with the first of her five children, and eventually married the child's father, José Trinidad Marín.
Rivera made her first recording in 1994 as a birthday present to her father. She then made more recordings and signed to Capitol/EMI's Latin division after receiving significant airplay on Southern California radio stations. Her first album, Chacalosa (slang for "party girl"), was released in 1995, and sold over one million copies. She then released the albums We are Rivera and Farewell to Selena independently, the latter a tribute album to Tejano music singer Selena who was murdered in 1995. She signed to Sony Music in the late 1990s and Fonovisa Records in 1999; in the same year, Rivera released her first album with Fonovisa, titled Que Me Entierren con la Banda, featuring the hit "Las Malandinas".[6] In 2001, she released the records Dejate Amar and Se las Voy a Dar a Otro.Her 2003 release Homenaje a las Grandes (in English "Homage to the Great Ones") was a tribute album to female Mexican singers including Lucha Villa, Mercedes Castro, Rocío Dúrcal, Lola Beltrán, and Alejandra Guzmán. She attained more substantial success with the record Parrandera, Rebelde y Atrevida, released in 2005, which peaked at number ten on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.
Rivera sold over 15 million albums worldwide and was nominated at the 2003, 2008 and 2010 Latin Grammys. She was awarded a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.She started many companies, including Divina Realty, Divina Cosmetics, Jenni Rivera Fragrance, Jenni Jeans, Divine Music and The Jenni Rivera Love Foundation. Jenni Rivera became the first female banda artist to sell out a concert at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California, and became the first artist to sell out two back-to-back nights at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on August 6 and 7, 2010.
On August 6, 2010, Rivera was named spokeswoman for the National Coalition against battered women and domestic violence in Los Angeles. A proclamation was given "officially naming" August 6 “Jenni Rivera Day” by the LA City Council for all her charity work and involvement in the community.
Rivera married baseball player Esteban Loaiza on September 8, 2010. According to reports, divorce papers were filed on Monday, October 1, 2012. The statement released by Rivera's reps stated that the divorce was due to "irreconcilable differences on behalf of both parties derived from private circumstances that occurred during the lapse of their two-year marriage."
Rivera's musical style was classified as banda, a form of traditional regional Mexican music popular in Mexico and areas of the Southwestern United States.However, according to Leila Cobo of Billboard, her music contained a "contemporary, outspoken flair". She was significant as one of the few female artists in the often male-dominated genre.[6] She sung in both Spanish and English and often addressed personal themes such as her struggles with domestic violence, divorce, and her weight. Rivera described speaking openly with her fans about her personal issues as a "primary part" of her career. Discussing her unconventional approach and her single "Las Malandrinas", Rivera explained, "It was the late 1990s and the early 2000s and the female singers were singing ballads and romantic fare. So I figured, I'm not typical at all in any way, so I'm going to do what the guys do but in a different voice."
At approximately 3:25 a.m. CST on December 9, 2012, a U.S. registered private Learjet 25 N345MC (manufactured in 1969) carrying two pilots and five passengers, including Rivera, lost contact with air traffic control near Iturbide, Nuevo León, Mexico. The plane had taken off from General Mariano Escobedo International Airport in Monterrey about 10 minutes earlier and was en route to Toluca for an appearance by Rivera on La Voz ... México.All on board were presumed dead by Mexican authorities when the wreckage was found later that day with no apparent survivors. Jenni Rivera's father Pedro Rivera confirmed in a Telemundo interview that his daughter had died in the crash.Univision has reported that the plane had been involved in a 2005 fuel system incident. Rivera was finally buried on December 31, 2012 at All Souls Cemetery in Long Beach, California. Her father told Telemundo that her burial was delayed due to legal issues.
She acted in the film Filly Brown, released in 2012. The whole cast won the award Special Achievement in Film at the 2013 American Latino Media Arts Awards, or ALMA Award, and Jenni (deceased by the time of the award) was also given a moment of silence.
In 2016, Spanish singer Natalia Jimenez released Homenaje a la Gran Señora, a set of covers of Jenni's songs.
Where Did Our Love Go
Jenni Rivera Lyrics
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Ooh, please don't leave me all by myself
I've got this burning, burning, yearning feelin' inside me
Ooh, deep inside me and it hurts so bad
You came into my heart (baby, baby) so tenderly
With a burning love (baby, baby)
That stings like a bee (baby, baby)
You now want to leave (baby, baby)
Ooh, you wanna leave me (baby, baby)
Ooh (baby, baby)
Baby, baby, where did our love go?
Ooh, don't you want me?
Don't you want me no more (baby, baby)?
Ooh, baby
Baby, baby, where did our love go?
And all your promises of a love forevermore!
I've got this burning, burning, yearning feelin' inside me
Ooh, deep inside me, and it hurts so bad
Before you won my heart (baby, baby)
You were a perfect guy
But now that you got me
You wanna leave me behind (baby, baby)
Ooh, baby
Baby, baby, baby don't leave me
Ooh, please don't leave me all by myself (baby, baby)
Ooh baby, baby, baby
In Jenni Rivera's song "Where Did Our Love Go," the lyrics express the pain and confusion of a relationship that has lost its passion and love. The song begins with the repetitive plea for her partner not to leave her as she feels a deep and burning yearning feeling inside of her that hurts so badly. The singer reflects on how their relationship began so tenderly with a love like a bee sting, to now feeling helpless as her partner wants to leave her. The chorus repeats the question “Baby, baby, where did our love go?” and asks if her partner no longer wants her or their love anymore. The bridge of the song speaks to the broken promises of a love that would last forevermore, leaving the singer with a burning and yearning feeling inside of her that hurts so badly.
Overall, the lyrics to "Where Did Our Love Go" are relatable to anyone who has felt the pain of a love lost or a relationship that has lost its passion. It is a reminder that love is not always perfect, and it can be challenging to navigate through the ups and downs. However, the song shows the emotional resilience of the singer who is pleading and fighting to keep her relationship alive and not turn into a memory.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, baby, baby don't leave me
I am begging you not to leave me
Ooh, please don't leave me all by myself
I don't know how to handle being alone without you
I've got this burning, burning, yearning feelin' inside me
I have a strong desire and passion for you
Ooh, deep inside me and it hurts so bad
My love for you is so intense that it causes me emotional pain
You came into my heart (baby, baby) so tenderly
You entered my heart with a gentle and loving touch
With a burning love (baby, baby)
Your love for me is so strong and passionate
That stings like a bee (baby, baby)
Your love hurts me, just like the sting of a bee
Now that I surrender (baby, baby) so helplessly
I have given myself to you completely and without reservation
You now want to leave (baby, baby)
You are now trying to leave me
Ooh, you wanna leave me (baby, baby)
You want to abandon me
Baby, baby, where did our love go?
I am questioning what went wrong in our relationship
Ooh, don't you want me?
I am asking if you still love me
Don't you want me no more (baby, baby)?
I am wondering if you have lost all interest in me
And all your promises of a love forevermore!
I feel like you have broken your promises to love me forever
Before you won my heart (baby, baby)
You were perfect and everything I wanted
You were a perfect guy
You were everything I was looking for in a partner
But now that you got me
Now that you have won my heart
You wanna leave me behind (baby, baby)
You want to abandon me now that you have me
Ooh, baby
Expressing my love and affection for you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Edward Jr. Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Nancy golf4life
I have fell completely in love with Jenni Rivera in 2021 after not knowing nothing about her
Hailey Lemus
I knew her since I was 2 and me and my grandma would sing and now I sing for my little brother for him to sleep 💜She was a Diva✨
Manny Altamirano04
@R3ina Exactly that show is Great. May God bless her soul in peace, such a music legend gone too soon. I love her kids and hope they stay 💪♥️
R3ina
Me too! After watching the netflix show!!
Enrique Madrigal
jenni rivera es la máxima figura femenina del regional mexicano y reina de un género donde predominan los hombres y en su tiempo la reina de la taquilla
ROSA YASMIN FRIAS ALVAREZ
Tenia voz espectacular que Descanse en paz
Patricia Vasquez
beautiful voice you are missed so
much my diva ❤️
Maria Gomez
tenia voz para todo tipo de música
Araceli Torres
Love this song!
Lynn Reyes
Girl miss you❤u were and will always be my diva🌠🌠one bad ass xicana💯con orguello Mexicana❤❤RIP