Siblings include Saned, Edwin, Ito, and José, who all have careers in salsa (one of his brothers was with Puerto Rican Power). In an interview with Maria Conchita Alonso (for "Al día con Maria Conchita"), Jerry talks about how sure his father was that he would succeed.
His parents, also musicians, inspired him to become a musician and as a child he would often accompany his mother Dominga, a singer, and father Edwin, a guitarist and director of Los Barones Trio, during their shows.
His favorite singers are Eddie Santiago, Lalo Rodriguez and, in particular, Frankie Ruiz. In 1986, when he was 13 years old, he accompanied his father who was performing at a hotel in Isla Verde, San Juan. Ruiz, who was a guest at the hotel, appeared and sang a couple of songs with them and had his picture taken alongside Rivera. In 2003 this picture was used by Rivera to make the album cover for his tribute Canto a mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz ('I sing to my Idol... Frankie Ruiz'), who had died in 1998.
In 1988, Tommy Olivencia heard Rivera sing alongside his father and recommended that he sing solo. When Jerry was 14, his father made a demo and presented it to the CBS music department. They signed Rivera.
With his first album, Empezando A Vivir, Jerry Rivera earned the title "El Bebé de la Salsa" (the salsa baby). This project generated the hit, De La Cabeza A Los Pies (loosely translates to "From Head To Toes").
His second album, Abriendo Puertas ('Opening Doors'), produced the hit songs Esa Niña ('That Girl'), Dime ('Tell Me') and Como un Milagro ('Like a Miracle') became number one hits first in Puerto Rico, then among the Hispanic populations in the United States and finally across Latin America.
His third album, Cuenta Conmigo ('Count on Me'), won three Platinum Record awards in the United States, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Colombia. It became the most-sold salsa album in history, a record previously held by Willie Colon,[1] and held the number-one spot in the Latin American Billboards for three consecutive months. Its hit songs included the Cuenta Conmigo, Me Estoy Enamorado ('I am in Love') and Casi Un Hechizo. The number one hit for the album was Amores Como El Nuestro (Loves Like Ours) which is considered to be the best song by Rivera. Rivera was awarded two Premio Lo Nuestro Awards for "Singer of the Year" and "Album of the Year" and Sony Records presented him with three Crystal Awards.
The introduction of Amores Como El Nuestro was sampled by Haitian-rapper Wyclef Jean in his 2004 song "Dance Like This" from the soundtrack of Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights which would later become the worldwide number-one 2006 hit "Hips Don't Lie" by Colombian-singer Shakira and Wyclef, too.
In 1993, he released Cara de Niño ('Baby Face') with Que Hay De Malo ('That There of Bad') and Cara de Niño as hits.
In 1994, as his popularity was rising, he released his first compilation album, Lo Nuevo y lo Mejor (The New and the Best), and contained the single hit Me Estoy Enloqueciendo Por Ti.
In 1996, Rivera released "Fresco" and Una y Mil Veces (One Thousand and One Tries) became another hit for Rivera.
In 1999, Rivera recorded De Otra Manera ('Another Way'), which featured the bolero Ese. Jerry sang the song with his father at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan.
In 2000, Rivera recorded Para Siempre ('Forever'), and the hits were Amor de Novela, Navegándote, and Puerta Abierta. This was his album on Sony Latin records.
He has performed in Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, Panama, the United States, Spain and Japan.
In 2001, he released his self-titled album Jerry Rivera, which would include ballad songs for the first time in his salsa career, and Quiero (I Want) would be the only hit. The year after, he recorded Vuela Muy Alto (She Flies High) which brought him a new fanbase all over Latin-America and the U.S., with the title track hit the top spot and the top 10 in many charts. The following year he released Cantando A Mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz ('Singing To My Idol... Frankie Ruiz'), a tribute album to one of his idol Frankie Ruiz. The album ganer him a Latin Grammy nominatation and his hit was Ruiz's Mi Libertad featuring Voltio.
Rivera played a small role in the movie I Like It Like That and will appear as himself in a Latin American soap opera titled Mi destino eres tu ('You are my destiny') slated to air on Univision in the US during on November 2005. Rivera has also appeared in various Banco Popular de Puerto Rico productions, including Al Compas de un Sentimiento (dedicated to the late Puerto Rican composer Pedro Flores) and Con la musica por Dentro. Amores Como El Nuestro and Magia is another of his hit songs.
Discography
Empezando a Vivir (Beginning to Live) (1989)
Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors) (1991)
Cuenta Conmigo (Count On Me) (1992)
Cara de Niño (Baby Face) (1993)
Jerry Rivera: Lo Nuevo Y Lo Mejor (Jerry Rivera: The New and the Best)
Magia (Magic) (1995)
Fresco (album) (Fresh) (1996)
Ya No Soy El Niño Aquel(I'm Not That Child Anymore) (1997)
De Otra Manera (In Other Words) (1998)
Oro Salsero (Salsa Gold) (2000)
Historia 1 (History 1) (2000)
Para Siempre (Forever) (2000)
Jerry Rivera (Rivera) (2001)
No Me Olvidaras (You Won't Forget Me) (2001)
Vuela Muy Alto (Fly Very High) (2002)
Cantando A Mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz (Singing To My Idol... Frankie Ruiz) (2003)
Ay Mi Vida (Oh My Life) (2005)
20 Exitos Originales (20 originals) (2007)
Official Website
http://www.jerryrivera.com/
Muero
Jerry Rivera Lyrics
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que no me duele que ya no estes aqui
que no me duele que poco a poco
yo me este muriendo de amor por ti.
Tengo que pretender
que no te lloro cuando me quedo solo
que no me duele ni sufro
Pobre este amor que yo traigo en el alma
que no me deja vivir
y muero, la gente no sabe que muero
yo a veces no se lo que quiero
si olvidar o correr junto a ti.
Vuelve que me muero
hoy se que he jugado con fuego
y a pesar de todo yo espero que otra vez volveras junto a mi
nuestro amor perdido, no puedo creerlo, que sea verdad
nada en el mundo me importa por que tu no estas.
Tengo que pretender
que no te lloro, cuando me quedo solo
que no me duele ni sufro
cuando alguien me pregunta por que te perdÃ.
Pobre este amor que yo traigo en el alma
que no me deja vivir
y muero, la gente no sabe que muero
yo a veces no se lo que quiero
si olvidar o correr junto a ti
Vuelve que me muero
hoy se que he jugado con fuego
y a pesar de todo yo espero que otra vez volveras...
muero...
Yo a veces no se lo que quiero
si olvidar o correr junto a ti...
Vuelve que me muero
Hoy se que he jugado con fuego
Y a pesar de todo yo espero que otra vez volveras...
The lyrics of Jerry Rivera's song Muero speak about the pain and suffering of a man who is trying to pretend that he's not affected by the absence of his lover. He has to put up a tough exterior and hide his true feelings, pretending that he doesn't cry or feel hurt. He tries to fool others that he's okay, but deep down, he's dying inside due to the pain of loving someone who is no longer with him. His love for this person is so strong that it's consuming him, and he can't live his life normally without her. He's torn between forgetting his love or running back to her, but he knows that he can't live without her.
This song's lyrics are heart-wrenching and relatable to anyone who has lost someone they deeply love. It's about love, loss, and trying to cope with the pain of losing a lover. Jerry Rivera's voice perfectly conveys the emotions of the lyrics, making it a song that you can easily relate to and feel your emotions pour out, and you can't help but feel the melody for a long time after listening to it.
Line by Line Meaning
Tengo que pretender
que no me duele que ya no estes aqui
que no me duele que poco a poco
yo me este muriendo de amor por ti.
I have to fake that I'm not hurt that you're not here anymore, that it doesn't hurt me that little by little I'm dying of love for you.
Tengo que pretender
que no te lloro cuando me quedo solo
que no me duele ni sufro
cuando alguien me pregunta por que te perdÃ.
I have to pretend that I don't cry when I'm left alone, that it doesn't hurt me or make me suffer when someone asks me why I lost you.
Pobre este amor que yo traigo en el alma
que no me deja vivir
y muero, la gente no sabe que muero
yo a veces no se lo que quiero
si olvidar o correr junto a ti.
Poor is the love that I carry in my soul, that doesn't let me live and I'm dying, people don't know that I'm dying, I sometimes don't know what I want, to forget or run with you.
Vuelve que me muero
hoy se que he jugado con fuego
y a pesar de todo yo espero que otra vez volveras junto a mi
nuestro amor perdido, no puedo creerlo, que sea verdad
nada en el mundo me importa por que tu no estas.
Come back, I'm dying, today I know I played with fire and despite everything, I hope you'll come back to me again. Our lost love, I can't believe it's true, nothing in the world matters because you're not here.
Yo a veces no se lo que quiero
si olvidar o correr junto a ti...
Sometimes I don't know what I want, to forget or run with you...
Vuelve que me muero
Hoy se que he jugado con fuego
Y a pesar de todo yo espero que otra vez volveras...
Come back, I'm dying, today I know I played with fire, and despite everything, I hope you'll come back to me again...
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ARMANDO LARRINAGA, TERESITA MORA-ARRIAGA
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