Kany García is born to a Spaniard father and Puerto Rican mother. García's father, Antonio, who gave up the priesthood when he met Shela, Encarnita García de Jesús, or Kany, grew up in a house where music was not only played, but also lived. The youngest of three children (Marishela and José Antonio, who is a lead cello player at the Sinfónica de Puerto Rico), Kany started learning classical music when she was just a child, studying cello, theory, solfeggio and chorus. At 13, she went to the Escuela Libre de Música, where the guitar would win her heart. This was followed by studies at Puerto Rico's Conservatorio de Música.
García known for being on the first season of Objetivo Fama, a singing talent contest held in Puerto Rico. During the show, Kany suffered a car accident, which forced her to abandon the competition. She was in intensive care for some time and managed to recover, although sensation in her left toe is limited.
After the accident, García turned into a much sought composer/songwriter. She wrote a song for Janina Irizarry's first album Todo De Mí. In 2006, García signed a recording contract with Sony BMG, releasing her debut album "Cualquier Día" (2007), which was a commercial success spawning four top 40 singles on the Billboard Latin Tracks. A year later, she released her second studio album, "Boleto De Entrada" (2009), which peaked within the top five of the Billboard Latin albums chart, and produced her first US Top 20 hit single, "Feliz" on Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. With great praise for her work, she was nominated for four Latin Grammy awards in 2008, and won Best Female Pop Vocal Album for "Cualquier Día" and Best New Artist.
El Feo
Kany García Lyrics
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Y asi no se pregunten más
Porque ya no me ven con hombres tan apuestos
Toda mi vida lo intente
Pero al final todo era igual
Nunca encontraba lo que yo buscaba dentro
Reconoci que en los ojos no se llena el alma
Que nadie se le compara a quien hoy me acompaña
Con su estilo funky
Es el feo de la calle
Con su estilo funky
Con su pelo tan desaliñado con su andar despreocupado
Lo que nunca habia buscado él es el mismo que hoy anda conmigo
Asi esta mija, ninguno de ellos se busca andar conmigo
"Anda conmigo"
Digan lo que digan yo soy el elejido-
Quien pensaria que detras
De sus palabras iba a estar
Esa creación del cielo que hoy toma mi mano
Algunas le dijeron no por eso cuando dije si me ha sido fiel
Y mucho mas que lo soñado yo se muy bien que este amor durará
Para siempre creo que nunca yo fui tan feliz
Él es el feo de la calle
Con su estilo funky
Es el feo de la calle
Con su estilo funky
Con su pelo tan desaliñado con su andar despreocupado
Lo que nunca habia buscado él es el mismo que hoy anda conmigo
Anda conmigo
Oye niña que probaste y me pelaste con el que nunca vaya de pelo lacio
Que lo nuestro es todo aca no en el gimnasio, y que la ceja no me saco
Que ando contigo porque tu quisiste estar conmigo esto no le
Agrada ni a tus enemigos pararte en seco pocas hacen eso por
Eso ná más te respeto, cuando uno cree se ve que no es como
Parece y lo que aprendiste son estupideses que los prejuicios
Son pá los que se fijan por eso soy el feo de la nena linda
El es el feo de la calle
Con su estilo funky
Ese soy yo tego calderon
Es el feo de la calle
Ven a bailarte
El es el feo de la calle
Con su estilo funky
La legacia ves
Es el feo de la calle con su estilo funky
Con su pelo tan desaliñado con su andar despreocupado
Lo que nunca habia buscado él es el mismo que hoy anda conmigo
Esta bien
Anda conmigo
Anda conmigo
In Kany Garcia's song "El feo", she is speaking her truth about her reality and how she no longer wants to be with the conventionally attractive men. She tried to find what she was looking for in life, but it always ended up being the same. She realized that the eyes do not fulfill the soul, and nobody compares to the person she's with now, who happens to be the "ugly" guy from the street with his funky style. She acknowledges that she never thought she would end up with someone like him, with his messy hair and careless way of walking, but he is exactly what she's been searching for. Despite what others may say, she chose to be with him because he understands her and respects her in a way that others have not.
The lyrics of "El Feo" are about finding true love and embracing it, no matter what other people say. Kany Garcia is expressing that she no longer wants to conform to society's standards of beauty and is seeking a deeper connection with someone who accepts her for who she is. She recognizes that sometimes preconceived notions about what is desirable and what is not can get in the way of true love. The song challenges listeners to question their own assumptions about what makes someone attractive and to look deeper to find real connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy les dire mi realidad
I will tell you my truth today
Y asi no se pregunten más
So you wouldn't have to question me anymore
Porque ya no me ven con hombres tan apuestos
Because you no longer see me with such handsome men
Toda mi vida lo intente
I tried my whole life
Pero al final todo era igual
But in the end, it was all the same
Nunca encontraba lo que yo buscaba dentro
I never found what I was looking for inside
Reconoci que en los ojos no se llena el alma
I realized that the soul cannot be filled through the eyes
Que nadie se le compara a quien hoy me acompaña
That no one compares to the one who is with me today
Él es el feo de la calle
He is the ugly one on the street
Con su estilo funky
With his funky style
Con su pelo tan desaliñado con su andar despreocupado
With his messy hair and carefree walk
Lo que nunca habia buscado él es el mismo que hoy anda conmigo
What I never looked for, he is the one who is with me today
Asi esta mija, ninguno de ellos se busca andar conmigo
That's how it is, none of them were looking to walk with me
"Anda conmigo"
"Come with me"
Digan lo que digan yo soy el elejido
Say what you want, but I am the chosen one
Quien pensaria que detras
Who would have thought that behind
De sus palabras iba a estar
His words would be
Esa creación del cielo que hoy toma mi mano
That creation from heaven who holds my hand today
Algunas le dijeron no por eso cuando dije si me ha sido fiel
Some told him no, but when I said yes, he has been faithful to me
Y mucho mas que lo soñado yo se muy bien que este amor durará
And more than what I dreamed of, I know this love will last
Para siempre creo que nunca yo fui tan feliz
Forever, I believe, I've never been so happy
Oye niña que probaste y me pelaste con el que nunca vaya de pelo lacio
Hey girl, you tried and rejected me with the one who never has straight hair
Que lo nuestro es todo aca no en el gimnasio, y que la ceja no me saco
That what we have is here, not in the gym, and that my eyebrow doesn't bother you
Que ando contigo porque tu quisiste estar conmigo esto no le
That I'm with you because you wanted to be with me, it doesn't please
Agrada ni a tus enemigos pararte en seco pocas hacen eso por
Your enemies to see you stop, few people do that for
Eso ná más te respeto, cuando uno cree se ve que no es como
That's the only thing I respect about you, when one believes, it's clear that it's not like
Parece y lo que aprendiste son estupideses que los prejuicios
It seems and what you learned are prejudices that
Son pá los que se fijan por eso soy el feo de la nena linda
Are for those who notice, that's why I'm the ugly one for the pretty girl
El es el feo de la calle
He is the ugly one on the street
Ese soy yo tego calderon
That's me, Tego Calderon
Ven a bailarte
Come dance with me
La legacia ves
You see the legacy
Con su estilo funky
With his funky style
Con su pelo tan desaliñado con su andar despreocupado
With his messy hair and carefree walk
Lo que nunca habia buscado él es el mismo que hoy anda conmigo
What I never looked for, he is the one who is with me today
Anda conmigo
Come with me
Anda conmigo
Come with me
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KANY GARCIA
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