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/

Voy A Conquistarte
Jerry Rivera Lyrics

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Mi vida cambio de repente,
En medio de la oscuridad
Con tantas heridas que nunca
Pudieron cerrarse jamas,
Tu llegaste a mi
Y ahora veo la realidad
Que contigo puedo ser feliz
Ya no hay soledad..

Tu has llenado en mi este vacío,
Despertaste mis ansias de amar
Y soñando contigo pronuncio
Tu nombre sin cesar,
Por ti late la ilusión
Cada día en mi corazon
Esto es mas que una amistad
Es puro amor...

Coro

Voy a conquistarte voy hacerte mía
Convertir en realidad la fantasía
Es posible ser feliz
Y que no todo es dolor
Eh vuelto sentir
Eh vuelto a vivir
Solo por tu amor

Voy conquistarte
Tu seras mi reina
La mas bella flor en mi jardín
Mi primavera
La mujer que soñé para mi
Con quien solo he podido sentir
Este inmenso amor...que siento hoy

Tu has llenado en mi este vacío,
Despertaste mis ansias de amar
Y soñando contigo pronuncio
Tu nombre sin cesar,
Por ti late la ilusión
Cada día en mi corazon
Esto es mas que una amistad
Es puro amor...

Coro

Voy a conquistarte voy hacerte mía
Convertir en realidad la fantasía
Es posible ser feliz
Y que no todo es dolor
Eh vuelto sentir
Eh vuelto a vivir
Solo por tu amor

Voy conquistarte
Tu seras mi reina
La mas bella flor en mi jardín
Mi primavera
La mujer que soñé para mi
Con quien solo he podido sentir
Este inmenso amor...que siento hoy

(voy a conquistarte)
Me he propuesto enamorate ya veras
(voy hacerte mía)
Que voy hacer realidad esta fantasía
(voy a conquistarte)
En el jardín de mi corazon seras la preferida
(voy hacerte mía)

Baby eres mi fantasía!!!!

Uyyyyyy

(voy a conquistarte)
(voy hacerte mía)

Baby....
No es que quiera ilusionarte
(voy hacerte mía)
Voy a llamarte amada reina mía
(voy a conquistarte)
Tu llegaste a mi mis ganas despertaste
(voy hacerte mía)
Y ahora en mi camino todo es alegría

(voy a conquistarte)
Quiero que sepas que estas ansias de amarte
(voy hacerte mia)
No las habia sentido por nadie en la vida
(voy a conquistarte)
Soñando contigo despierto embrujarte

(voy hacerte mia)
Mia mia mia solo mia

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Jerry Rivera's Voy A Conquistarte describe the sudden change in the singer's life when a person arrives and fills the void left by past wounds. The lyrics show the singer being awakened to the possibility of happiness through the love of another person. The singer emphasizes the depth of emotions that he has for this person, including the desire to conquer and win them over. The lyrics are the embodiment of a declaration of love song.

The opening phrase describes the sudden change in the singer's life that happened when the person being sung to came into his life. The singer describes the darkness he lived in before someone came in to cure his wounds that could never be healed. The singer sees a new reality with this person, a vision of happiness and freedom from urmounted pain. The lyrics speak about the person's influence and how they awakened a desire for love in the singer. The singer mentions that he constantly thinks about the person and their name is on his tongue. The chorus is a declaration of love, where the singer is willing to conquer and claim the other person fully. The song ends with the singer declaring this person as theirs and theirs only, repeating the phrase "Mia mia mia solo mia."

Line by Line Meaning

Mi vida cambio de repente,
My life suddenly changed,

En medio de la oscuridad
In the midst of darkness

Con tantas heridas que nunca
With so many wounds that never

Pudieron cerrarse jamas,
Could never be healed,

Tu llegaste a mi
You came into my life

Y ahora veo la realidad
And now I see the reality

Que contigo puedo ser feliz
That with you I can be happy,

Ya no hay soledad..
There is no more loneliness.

Tu has llenado en mi este vacío,
You have filled this emptiness in me,

Despertaste mis ansias de amar
Awakened my desire to love

Y soñando contigo pronuncio
And dreaming of you, I say

Tu nombre sin cesar,
Your name incessantly,

Por ti late la ilusión
For you, hope beats in my heart

Cada día en mi corazon
Every day in my heart

Esto es mas que una amistad
This is more than a friendship

Es puro amor...
It's pure love...

Voy a conquistarte voy hacerte mía
I'm going to conquer you, make you mine

Convertir en realidad la fantasía
Turn the fantasy into a reality

Es posible ser feliz
It's possible to be happy

Y que no todo es dolor
And that not everything is pain

Eh vuelto sentir
I've felt again

Eh vuelto a vivir
I've started living again

Solo por tu amor
Only because of your love

Tu seras mi reina
You will be my queen

La mas bella flor en mi jardín
The most beautiful flower in my garden

Mi primavera
My spring

La mujer que soñé para mi
The woman I dreamt of for myself

Con quien solo he podido sentir
With whom I've only been able to feel

Este inmenso amor...que siento hoy
This immense love...that I feel today