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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Solo Tu Imagen
Jon Secada Lyrics
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He tratado de ignorar mis pensamientos, de tí
Pero es difícil si eres todo lo que pienso
Y reapareces
(Que es lo que siento)
En mis sueños
Me ha de acompañar
Porque sé que siempre te amaré, te amaré
Y sólo tu imágen tengo para recordar
Aquí en mi corazón te cuidaré
Te cuidaré
El tiempo es el testigo
Sin sentirlo se nos fué entre las manos
Compartiendo aquel amor
Una huella en mi alma has dejado
No puedo evitar
(Trato y no entiendo)
Perderme en tu mirar
Sueño con tu mirar
(Qué es lo que siento)
No puedo olvidar
Y sólo tu imagen tengo para recordar
Me ha de acompañar
Porque sé que siempre te amaré, te amaré
Y sólo tu imagen tengo para recordar
Aquí en mi corazón te cuidaré
Te cuidaré
Y sólo tu imagen tengo para recordar
Me ha de acompañar
Porque sé que siempre te amaré, te amaré
Y sólo tu imagen tengo para recordar
Aquí en mi corazón te cuidaré
Te cuidaré
Sólo tu imagen tengo para recordar
"Solo Tu Imagen" is a romantic ballad by Jon Secada, originally released in 1995 as part of his fourth studio album of the same name. The song is a heart-wrenching portrayal of a lover's struggle to move on from a past relationship, as they grapple with their lingering feelings and memories of their ex-partner. The lyrics speak of the difficulty of forgetting someone when they are constantly on your mind, and how their presence continues to haunt you long after they are gone.
The song opens with the singer admitting that they have tried to forget their former lover and push them out of their thoughts, but have been unable to do so because their ex-partner is all they think about. The chorus repeats the line "solo tu imagen tengo para recordar" (I only have your image to remember), which captures the essence of the song's lamentation. The singer is haunted by memories of their ex-partner, and cannot let go of their love, as evidenced by the repeated line "porque sé que siempre te amaré" (because I know I will always love you).
The second verse speaks of the passage of time, with the singer acknowledging that time has slipped away from them without them realizing it. They recall the love they shared with their ex-partner, and the impact that person had on their life. They cannot help but lose themselves in their former lover's gaze, even as they struggle to make sense of their feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
He tratado de olvidarte
I have tried to forget you
He tratado de ignorar mis pensamientos, de tí
I have tried to ignore my thoughts of you
Pero es difícil si eres todo lo que pienso
But it's hard when you're all I think about
Y reapareces
And you reappear
(Que es lo que siento)
(That's what I feel)
En mis sueños
In my dreams
Y sólo tu imágen tengo para recordar
And only your image I have to remember
Me ha de acompañar
It will accompany me
Porque sé que siempre te amaré, te amaré
Because I know I will always love you, I will love you
Aquí en mi corazón te cuidaré
Here in my heart I will take care of you
El tiempo es el testigo
Time is the witness
Sin sentirlo se nos fué entre las manos
Without realizing it, it slipped away from our hands
Compartiendo aquel amor
Sharing that love
Una huella en mi alma has dejado
You have left a mark on my soul
No puedo evitar
I can't help
(Trato y no entiendo)
(I try and don't understand)
Perderme en tu mirar
Losing myself in your gaze
Sueño con tu mirar
I dream of your gaze
(Qué es lo que siento)
(That's what I feel)
No puedo olvidar
I can't forget
Y sólo tu imagen tengo para recordar
And only your image I have to remember
Aquí en mi corazón te cuidaré
Here in my heart I will take care of you
Te cuidaré
I will take care of you
Y sólo tu imagen tengo para recordar
And only your image I have to remember
Me ha de acompañar
It will accompany me
Porque sé que siempre te amaré, te amaré
Because I know I will always love you, I will love you
Aquí en mi corazón te cuidaré
Here in my heart I will take care of you
Te cuidaré
I will take care of you
Y sólo tu imagen tengo para recordar
And only your image I have to remember
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: F. PINERO, F. BERNADINO, A. BERNADINO, JON SECADA, MIGUEL MOREJON
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