Secada arrived with his parents in the United States in 1971 at the age of nine. While attending school, his family managed a coffee shop. As a teen, Secada discovered his gift for music. In the culturally diverse city of Miami, Secada was exposed to salsa and merengue. Secada also became interested in R&B and pop music performed by Barry Manilow, Marvin Gaye, Billy Joel, Elton John and Stevie Wonder.
Secada graduated from South Florida's Hialeah High School in 1979 and then enrolled at the University of Miami. During college, he became an accomplished jazz musician. He was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, the highest honor afforded a University of Miami student. He completed a Bachelor's degree in Music and then earned a Master's degree in Jazz Vocal Performance.
In the late 1980s, Gloria Estefan hired Secada as a background singer. He also started composing music for Estefan, including some of her best-known ballads. Among other songs, Secada co-wrote and sang background on Coming Out of the Dark Gloria's number one hit from her 1991 album Into the Light. During Estefan's "Coming Out of the Dark" tour, Secada was given the life-changing opportunity of taking over the stage and performing solo. It launched his career as a solo performer.
In 1991, Secada legally changed his first name from Juan to Jon. The following year, Secada released his self-titled debut album Jon Secada (SBK/EMI), which sold over six million copies worldwide and being certified triple platinum in the U.S., where it reached No. 15 among the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Secada scored a No. 5 Pop hit (and a No. 5 UK hit) with his Gold single "Just Another Day", and three more top 30 hits, Angel (No. 18 Pop, No. 23 UK), I'm Free (No. 27 Pop, No. 50 UK), Do You Believe in Us? (No. 13 Pop, No. 30 UK), and Do You Really Want Me (No. 30 UK) received national radio play. The Spanish-language version of Secada's solo album, Otro Día Más Sin Verte (EMI-Latin), became the Number One Latin album of 1992 and earned Secada his first Grammy Award for "Best Latin Pop Album".
In 1994 by Secada's second album, Heart Soul and Voice (EMI) featured members of The Miami Sound Machine and guests Arturo Sandoval (trumpeter) and Betty Wright (background vocals). The album went Platinum in the US. One of its singles had a top ten Pop hit If You Go and a Top 30 hit Mental Picture, which was used in the soundtrack for the film "The Specialist". His third album on EMI, Amor, was released in 1995 and earned Secada his second Grammy for "Best Latin Pop Performance".
Secada co-wrote the song Bella, the Spanish version of She's All I Ever Had for Ricky Martin's 1999 Multi-platinum self-titled album. He also co-wrote and co-produced the song Baila for Jennifer Lopez, which appeared on her 1999 multi-platinum album, On the 6. He worked with teen singing sensation Mandy Moore on two of her tracks, One Sided Love and It Only Took a Minute from her self-titled multi-platinum album. In 2001 he was a backing vocalist on Enrique Iglesias's album multi-platinum Escape on the tracks Don't turn off the Lights and Love 4 Fun.
Secada has performed with opera legend Luciano Pavarotti and recorded a duet with Frank Sinatra on "The Best Is Yet to Come" from Sinatra's Duets II album.
In 1995, Secada starred on Broadway's hit musical Grease, where he acted in the lead role of "Danny Zuko". Broadway called upon Secada once again in 2003, where he played the Emcee role in Sam Mendes' acclaimed version of Cabaret. In the fall of 2004, Secada also starred as "Joseph" in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's theatrical hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Nov 30, 2007: Jon participated in the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade which taped inside the Magic Kingdom at Disney World Orlando, Florida.
Jon Secada Albums
1992 Jon Secada SBK
1992 Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte Capitol
1994 Heart, Soul & A Voice SBK
1994 Si Te Vas EMI International
1995 Amor EMI Latin/SBK
1997 Secada Capitol
1997 Secada (Spanish Version) EMI International
1999 Greatest Hits Virgin
1999 Grandes Exitos EMI International
2000 Better Part Of Me Epic/550 Music
2001 The Gift Sony
2002 Solo Lo Mejor: 20 Exitos EMI Latin
2002 Latin Classics EMI International
2002 Amanecer Sony International
2003 30 Exitos Insuperables EMI International
2005 Same Dream Big3 Records
2006 Lo Esencial De Jon Secada EMI Latin
2008 Dentro De Mí Big3 Records
Links
http://www.jonsecada.com
http://www.jonsecada.net
http://www.justsecada.com
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/secada/
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Ciego de Amor
Jon Secada Lyrics
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Como creí que tu me querías
Que sentí el momento
Que mi mundo te entregué
Y yo, capturado por tu voz
Perdido en tus promesas de amor
Viví persiguiendo una ilusión
Porque ciego de amor
No pude ver, no quise ver
Tu otra intención, que al final me dejó
Ciego de amor
Soñé vivir a tu lado
Un sueño fue, todo ha pasado
Promesas que ya has olvidado
Triste es la realidad
No, yo no supe interpretar
El engaño que ocultaba tu mirar
Hoy solo queda realizar
Que todo aquello nunca fue verdad
Pero ciego de amor
No pude ver, no quise ver
Tu otra intención, que al final me dejó
Ciego de amor
Ciego, ciego
Dime qué pasó
Qué tú sabes
Tú sabe lo tanto que yo te quería
Pero ciego de amor
No pude ver, no quise ver
Tu otra intención, que al final me dejó
Ciego de amor, ciego
de amor
In this song, Jon Secada sings about being blind or "ciego" to the true intentions of someone he loved. He believed in their love and gave himself to them, but in reality, they had other intentions all along. He was so blinded by his feelings, he couldn't see the truth until it was too late. He laments his failure to protect his heart and realizes that what he thought was love was only an illusion.
The lyrics are very insightful and relatable, as many people have experienced being blind to the true intentions of someone they loved. The pain of realizing that what you thought was real was only an illusion is palpable in Secada's delivery.
Overall, "Ciego de Amor" is a moving song about the dangers of being blind to the truth in love.
Line by Line Meaning
Que fui lo que ví, dentro de tí
I saw everything that you are
Como creí que tu me querías
I believed you loved me
Que sentí el momento
I felt the moment
Que mi mundo te entregué
When I gave you my world
Y yo, capturado por tu voz
I was captivated by your voice
Perdido en tus promesas de amor
Lost in your promises of love
Viví persiguiendo una ilusión
I lived chasing an illusion
Y nunca protegí mi corazón
And I never protected my heart
Porque ciego de amor
Because blind with love
No pude ver, no quise ver
I couldn't see, I didn't want to see
Tu otra intención, que al final me dejó
Your other intention, which in the end left me
Ciego de amor
Blind with love
Soñé vivir a tu lado
I dreamed of living by your side
Un sueño fue, todo ha pasado
It was just a dream, everything has passed
Promesas que ya has olvidado
Promises you have already forgotten
Triste es la realidad
Sad is the reality
No, yo no supe interpretar
No, I didn't know how to interpret
El engaño que ocultaba tu mirar
The deception that your look hid
Hoy solo queda realizar
Today only remains to realize
Que todo aquello nunca fue verdad
That all of that was never true
Ciego, ciego
Blind, blind
Dime qué pasó
Tell me what happened
Qué tú sabes
What you know
Tú sabe lo tanto que yo te quería
You know how much I loved you
Pero ciego de amor
But blind with love
No pude ver, no quise ver
I couldn't see, I didn't want to see
Tu otra intención, que al final me dejó
Your other intention, which in the end left me
Ciego de amor, ciego
Blind with love, blind
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Realsongs
Written by: MIGUEL MOREJON, JON SECADA, DIANE EVE WARREN, FEDERICO PINERO JR., ANTONIO BERNARDINO, FRANK BERNARDINO
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