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/
You can write to Jon Secada @:-
Jon Secada
2250 Coral Way
Miami
FL 33145-3509
If I Never Knew You
Jon Secada Lyrics
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If I never felt this love
I would have no inkling of
How precious life can be
And if I never knew you
I would never have a clue
How at last I'd find in you
In this world so full of fear
Full of rage and lies
I can see the truth so clear
In your eyes
So dry your eyes
And I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Lost forever
If I never knew you
If I never knew you
I'd be safe but half as real
Never knowing I could feel
A love so strong and true
I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Lost forever
If I never knew you
I thought our love would be so beautiful
Somehow we made the whole world bright
I never knew that fear and hate could be so strong
All they'd leave us were these whispers in the night
But still my heart is singing
We were right
If I never knew you
There's no moment I regret
If I never knew this love
I would have no inkling of
If our time has gone too fast I've lived at last
How precious life can be
I thought our love would be so beautiful
Somehow we'd make the whole world bright
I thought our love would be so beautiful
We'd turn the darkness into light
And still my heart is singing
We were right
We were right
And if I never knew you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Empty as the sky
Never knowing why
Lost forever
The lyrics of Jon Secada's "If I Never Knew You" describe the realization that comes with falling in love with someone. The first verse expresses the idea that before this love, the singer had no appreciation for the beauty and richness of life. The love they have found fills a void they didn't know was there, and they can't imagine life without it. The second verse acknowledges that with the love comes the possibility of heartbreak, but the singer feels that it is worth it to experience the depth of feeling that comes from loving someone so strongly. The chorus repeats the idea that without this love, the singer would have been lost and incomplete. The positive and grateful perspective of the singer in this song is touching, and the music adds to the emotion that comes through the vocals.
Line by Line Meaning
If I never knew you
Without you, I would not have been exposed to love.
If I never felt this love
If I never experienced the strong emotions of love.
I would have no inkling of
I would have no clue or understanding of how fulfilling life can be with love.
How precious life can be
The significance of life is illuminated when you experience love.
I would never have a clue
Without you, I would have no idea.
How at last I'd find in you
I've finally discovered in you the piece that has been missing from me.
The missing part of me
You complete me, and my life is whole and meaningful.
In this world so full of fear
This world can be a scary place.
Full of rage and lies
There's a lot of anger and deceit in the world.
I can see the truth so clear
But I can find clarity by focusing on you.
In your eyes
The truth and comfort I seek can be found in your gaze.
So dry your eyes
Don't cry, everything will be alright.
And I'm so grateful to you
I am deeply appreciative of everything you bring to my life.
I'd have lived my whole life through
Without you, my life would have been unfulfilled and empty.
Lost forever
I would have been forever lost without you.
I'd be safe but half as real
Without you, I might be secure, but I would not be complete.
Never knowing I could feel
I would have never realized the depth of my emotions.
A love so strong and true
The deep and unconditional love that we share.
If our time has gone too fast I've lived at last
Even if our time together is cut short, I will be grateful for the love and experiences we shared.
I never knew that fear and hate could be so strong
I was unaware of the immense power of fear and hate.
All they'd leave us were these whispers in the night
Their only remnants are the ghostly echoes of their presence.
But still my heart is singing
Despite the negativity, my heart remains joyful.
We were right
Our love was genuine and true.
There's no moment I regret
I have no regrets about our time together.
If I never knew this love
Without experiencing this love, I would not have realized the value of life.
Empty as the sky
If I did not have you, life would be bleak and unfulfilling.
Never knowing why
I would have spent my life searching for purpose and never found it.
Lost forever
Without you, I would be forever lost and incomplete.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALAN MENKEN, STEPHEN LAURENCE SCHWARTZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@muhammaddel
Jon:
If I never knew you
If I never felt this love
I would have no inkling of
How precious life can be
And if I never knew you
I would never have a clue
How at last I'd find in you
The missing part of me
In this world so full of fear
Full of rage and lies
I can see the truth so clear
In your eyes
So dry your eyes
And I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Lost forever
If I never knew you
Shanice:
If I never knew you
I'd be safe but half as real
Never knowing I could feel
A love so strong and true
I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Lost forever
If I never knew you
Jon:
I thought our love would be so beautiful
Shanice:
Somehow we made the whole world bright
Both:
I never knew that fear and hate could be so strong
All they'd leave us were these whispers in the night
But still my heart is singing
We were right
Shanice:
If I never knew you
@ashleyharris8957
90's Disney love songs...there's just no comparison. I'm 34 and grew up with all these movies and still to this day, they touch my heart.
@captainjacksparrow9728
they also touch my heart too and I also grew up with all these movies too and I am 30
@CamilaAlves-io9br
I really miss that, when Disney talked about love 😭
@captainjacksparrow9728
I also miss that when disney talked about love too
@enniechisha6149
I'm literally in tears. These songs had substance.❤
@TeddiiBearAngel
@@enniechisha6149 They all do, everyone from So This Is Love to I See The Light
@desireecanales5901
why did 90’s disney credits go so hard? who gave them the right? they didn’t have to do it, but they did. they did it for us.
@kieranstark7213
Because they’re Disney Renaissance songs! XD
@ShellyBortPresents
girl... this made me laugh so hard 🤣
@alysiawilliams2139
@Kieran Stark Now that's a new one!! And damn good too!!