Geraldo Rivera Rodriguez was born on July 31, 1973. Jerry is originally fro… Read Full Bio ↴Geraldo Rivera Rodriguez was born on July 31, 1973. Jerry is originally from Humacao, Puerto Rico, but he grew up in Levittown, near Toa Baja on the central northern coast of the beautiful island of Puerto Rico.

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/

Nada Sin Ti
Jerry Rivera Lyrics

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Algo falla en mi mente
Simplemente no funciona
Ni siquiera soy persona
Cuando estoy sin ti

Tú eres esa vitamina
Que de pronto me domina
Si te tengo no te noto

Si te pierdo, sí

Nada
Nada sin ti
Ahora
No estas aquí

Casi seguro que andarás con él
Y yo soy tonto porque estoy fatal
Porque me siento
Fuera

Nada
Nada sin ti
Nada
Seguro de mí
También los hombres lloran

Voy al fútbol, no lo veo
Abro un libro y no lo leo
Como poco, bebo mucho
No puedo dormir

Soy una cabeza hueca
Un muñeco sin muñeca
Una espeje de desaspire
Cuando estoy sin ti

Nada
Nada sin ti
Ahora
No estas aquí

Te necesito junto a mí
Si no, no sé que hacer
Y va cambiado por momentos mi ser
Hasta volverme nada

Y va cambiado por momentos mi ser
Hasta volverme nada

Oigo ruidos en la calle
Oigo pasos que se acercan
Alguien llama a la puerta
Voy haber quien es

Eres tú no me lo creo
No te quedes fuera, pasa
Ten las llaves de mi casa
No te iras de aquí

(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
Te necesito más cada día, no puedo olvidarte
Y tú no estas aquí
(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
Tú eres la vitamina que mi cuerpo domina
Si te tengo no te noto y si te pierdo, sí

(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
Nada sin ti, nada sin ti, no soy nada
No soy nada sin ti
(Nada)
(Nada sin ti)
Estoy muriendo en esta espera y tú no llegas
Ay, ¿qué será de mí?
(Nada)

(Nada sin ti)
Si no te tengo a mi lado no puedo vivir

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Jerry Rivera's "Nada Sin Ti" speak of the singer's dependence on his lover. He explains that there is something wrong within him, and he feels incomplete and insignificant without her. She is like a vitamin that dominates his being, and when he has her, he does not even notice her, but when she is gone, everything falls apart. The chorus echoes his dependence, repeating the phrase "nada sin ti" or "nothing without you."

The verse continues with descriptions of his withdrawal symptoms. He cannot concentrate on anything, and even when he goes to watch football or read a book, he cannot enjoy it. He is a hollow head, a doll without its playmate. He hears noises outside, but they do not matter unless it is her. The bridge speaks of his despair and heartbreak, believing that she is with someone else, and he is foolish for feeling the way he does.

Overall, "Nada Sin Ti" is a song about love and dependence, describing how lost one can feel when separated from their beloved. The lyrics are simple yet powerful, and Jerry Rivera captures the emotions of the song brilliantly.

Line by Line Meaning

Algo falla en mi mente
Something is wrong in my mind

Simplemente no funciona
Simply doesn't work

Ni siquiera soy persona
I'm not even a person

Cuando estoy sin ti
When I'm without you

Tú eres esa vitamina
You are that vitamin

Que de pronto me domina
That suddenly dominates me

Si te tengo no te noto
If I have you, I don't notice

Si te pierdo, sí
If I lose you, yes

Nada
Nothing

Nada sin ti
Nothing without you

Ahora
Now

No estas aquí
You're not here

Casi seguro que andarás con él
Almost sure you're with him

Y yo soy tonto porque estoy fatal
And I'm stupid because I'm a mess

Porque me siento
Because I feel

Fuera
Outside

Nada
Nothing

Nada sin ti
Nothing without you

Nada
Nothing

Seguro de mí
Sure of myself

También los hombres lloran
Men cry too

Voy al fútbol, no lo veo
I go to soccer, I don't see it

Abro un libro y no lo leo
I open a book and don't read it

Como poco, bebo mucho
I eat little, I drink a lot

No puedo dormir
I can't sleep

Soy una cabeza hueca
I'm an empty head

Un muñeco sin muñeca
A doll without its doll

Una espeje de desaspire
A mirror of despair

Cuando estoy sin ti
When I'm without you

Te necesito junto a mí
I need you by my side

Si no, no sé que hacer
If not, I don't know what to do

Y va cambiado por momentos mi ser
And my being is changing by the moment

Hasta volverme nada
Until I become nothing

Oigo ruidos en la calle
I hear noises in the street

Oigo pasos que se acercan
I hear steps approaching

Alguien llama a la puerta
Someone is knocking on the door

Voy haber quien es
I'm going to see who it is

Eres tú no me lo creo
It's you, I can't believe it

No te quedes fuera, pasa
Don't stay outside, come in

Ten las llaves de mi casa
Have the keys to my house

No te iras de aquí
You won't leave from here

(Nada)
(Nothing)