Fonsi and his family moved to Orlando, Florida, during Fonsi's early childhood. Fonsi's childhood was relatively average for kids his age, beginning to dream about becoming a member of Menudo, arguably Latin America's most famous boy band in history, around the time he was ten years old.
Because of the air distance between his home in Orlando and Menudo's base back in Puerto Rico in particular, Fonsi was not able to achieve that particular childhood dream. He did, however, participate in many local boy bands, including one, Big Guys, where he met, and befriended, future *NSYNC member Joey Fatone. On April of that year, Fonsi had a brief return to the singing stage, when former Menudo Ray Reyes invited him and Lopez to a concert which was held at San Juan's Roberto Clemente coliseum. The press widely covered what El Vocero titled as Fonsi's moment as a Menudo, when he took the stage and joined the members of El Reencuentro to sing some of their old hits.
Fonsi's popularity has transcended ages and genres in Puerto Rico: industrialist Salvador Vassallo, for example, has told El Vocero that Fonsi is among his favorite singers.
Instead of choosing to keep a pattern of trying to find stardom in the United States with a boy band, Fonsi chose to better prepare himself for a future, stable career inside show business. He went to Florida State University to study vocal techniques. Meanwhile, he began to record demo tapes in Miami. While he was at FSU, he was overheard singing by a university music department president, who offered him a contract with a large recording company.
In 1999, Fonsi recorded his first CD, Comenzare (I Will Begin). Comenzare became an instant hit in Puerto Rico and across Latin America, with Fonsi conquering such markets as Colombia, the Dominican Republic,El Salvador, Mexico and Venezuela. His 2000 follow-up, Eterno, was equally successful. By then, Fonsi's fame had reached Europe, as he became a celebrity in Spain as well.
During 2001, a re-mix of Comenzare and Eterno was launched, while Fonsi worked on his next album, 2002's Amor Secreto. At about the same time, some media outlets such as newspapers and magazines began to comment about an allegued, adulterous romance between him and an also very famous married Puerto Rican singer, who had just happened to separate from her husband recently and bought a home near Fonsi's Orlando property. The scandal did not last too long, however, and Fonsi soon released an album in English, Fight the Feeling, also released in 2002.
Fight the Feeling did not sell well among Americans. It is expected, however, that Fonsi will sometime in the future make a second attempt at a crossover: because of the fact he has lived most of his life in Orlando, he is fluent in English as well as in Spanish.
His Fourth CD sold very well which opened new markets in Europe. "Quien te Dijo eso?" reached high positions on music charts. His fifth CD "Paso a Paso" could be said to be his disc that launched him into international markets. "Nada es Para Siempre" reached Number one on the music chart beating famous, Shakira.
By 2003, Fonsi began to fall in love with actress Adamari Lopez, who, as an Univision artist and fellow Puerto Rican, constantly found herself near Fonsi. That same year, Fonsi released the song Abrazar la Vida (Holding on to Life), of the album also named Abrazar la Vida. The song, perhaps ironically and because of a particular circumstance, would later become one of Lopez's favorite songs. While Fight the Feeling was released by the MCA label, Abrazar la Vida was released by Universal's Spanish music label. Fonsi also recorded Amazing in 2003, a duet with Emma Bunton for her 2004 album Free Me.
Fonsi took off 2004, a year when rumors were reported by magazines, television news shows and newspapers that he and Lopez had committed to marry each other. During 2005, Fonsi was in the middle of an international tour that would have had him away from home for many months; the tour was abruptly cancelled when Lopez was diagnosed with cancer. Fonsi promised her to stay by her side, and has travelled with her back and forth between Mexico, Miami and Puerto Rico for various treatment and work related trips.
On June 3, 2006, Fonsi and Adamari Lopez were married in a religious ceremony in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico attended by many celebrities including Joey Fatone, Charytin, Ednita Nazario, and Carlos Ponce and his brother, aspiring Spanish-language singer Jean Rodriguez, who goes simply by Jean as his professional name.
06. Regalame Un Minuto Mas
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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Regálame en un beso la poesía que he guardado en mi alma
Busquemos un camino imaginario
Que el tiempo se detenga en un abrazo
Que el viento sea el que hable
Sintiendo tu respiración
Y en medio de la nada
Dejar que grite el corazón.
Regálame un minuto más
Que dure hasta la eternidad
Regálame una noche azul
En donde solo brilles tu
Regálame un atardecer
Que duerma al borde de tu piel
En donde pueda descansar
Y así quererte más y más
Regálame un minuto más.
Regálame esos ojos
Que dan vida a mi vida en las mañanas
Y sana las heridas
Que sufrí cuando creía que volaba
Resuélveme las dudas con tu encanto
Y así sabrás porque te quiero tanto
Que nadie nos detenga
Que fluya libre nuestro amor
Y en medio de la nada
Dejar que grite el corazón.
Regálame un minuto más
Que dure hasta la eternidad
Regálame una noche azul
En donde solo brilles tu
Regálame un atardecer
Que duerma al borde de tu piel
En donde pueda descansar
Y así quererte más y más
Regálame un minuto más.
Regálame un minuto más
Que dure hasta la eternidad
Regálame una noche azul
En donde solo brilles tu
Regálame un atardecer
Que duerma al borde de tu piel
En donde pueda descansar
Y así quererte más y más
Regálame un minuto más.
Regálame la risa que se esconde detrás de esa mirada.
The lyrics of Luis Fonsi's song Regálame Un Minuto Más speaks of someone who is deeply in love with their partner and wants to cherish every moment they spend with them. The song begins with the plea to the beloved to share their laughter, which they keep hidden behind their gaze. Next, the singer urges the beloved to kiss them and give them the poetic feelings held captive in their soul. They both want to create a magical moment- a fantasy world where time stops and hugs remain forever. They suggest giving the reigns to nature, so the wind can speak for them while they can hear each other's breaths. They want to unite in the middle of nowhere and let their heart talk.
In the second verse, the singer longs for their beloved’s eyes that bring life to their morning. They describe how their partner heals the wounds that they suffered when they thought they could fly. This time the request is to solve their doubts with their charm and understand why they love them so much. They urge each other to keep their love flowing and not let anyone pressurize them. They want to celebrate every moment of love and create everlasting memories. They suggest giving each other more time, a minute more than eternity, a blue night where they shine, an evening where they can rest by the beloved's side, and can love more and more.
Overall, the song is a romantic ballad that reflects on the beauty of love and how every moment spent with the beloved is to be cherished. It's a song about life that people can easily relate to, and the simple yet thoughtful lyrics can touch anyone's heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Regálame la risa que se esconde detrás de esa mirada
Give me the laughter that hides behind your gaze
Regálame en un beso la poesía que he guardado en mi alma
Give me, in a kiss, the poetry I've stored in my soul
Busquemos un camino imaginario
Let's find an imaginary path
Que el tiempo se detenga en un abrazo
Let time stop in an embrace
Que el viento sea el que hable
Let the wind be the one to speak
Sintiendo tu respiración
Feeling your breathing
Y en medio de la nada
And in the middle of nowhere
Dejar que grite el corazón
Let the heart shout out
Regálame un minuto más
Give me one more minute
Que dure hasta la eternidad
That lasts until eternity
Regálame una noche azul
Give me a blue night
En donde solo brilles tu
Where only you shine
Regálame un atardecer
Give me a sunset
Que duerma al borde de tu piel
That sleeps at the edge of your skin
En donde pueda descansar
Where I can rest
Y así quererte más y más
And thus love you more and more
Regálame un minuto más.
Give me one more minute.
Regálame esos ojos
Give me those eyes
Que dan vida a mi vida en las mañanas
That give life to my mornings
Y sana las heridas
And heal the wounds
Que sufrí cuando creía que volaba
That I suffered when I thought I could fly
Resuélveme las dudas con tu encanto
Resolve my doubts with your charm
Y así sabrás porque te quiero tanto
And then you'll know why I love you so much
Que nadie nos detenga
Let no one stop us
Que fluya libre nuestro amor
Let our love flow freely
Y en medio de la nada
And in the middle of nowhere
Dejar que grite el corazón
Let the heart shout out
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LUIS FONSI, HORACIO PALENCIA
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