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.
Arropame
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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Cada vez que pienso en ti
Se confundiesen en una mis sentidos
Termina el mundo al caminar
Yo me derrito al verte andar
Quiero compartir contigo este camino
Y cubre mis sueños con tu calor
Dime lo que tengo que hacer
Tengo ganas de querer
Y sentir que sólo somos tú y yo
Arrópame con tu corazón
Tantas cosas por decir
Entre ganas de vivir
Pero sólo tu calor puede salvarme
Y cuando, te sientas sola a dormir
Quiero que quieras más de mí
Aunque puedo, ya no quiero controlarme
Arrópame con tu corazón
Y cubre mis sueños con tu calor
Dime lo que tengo que hacer
Tengo ganas de querer
Y sentir que solo somos tú y yo
Arrópame con tu corazón
Siento ganas de gritar
Tus labios por ya robar
Y darte despido para éstas lágrimas
Tengo ganas de soñar
Y colar la intensidad
Que siento cuando te acercas y estás conmigo
Arrópame, arrópame
Arrópame con tu corazón
Y cubre mis sueños con tu calor
Dime lo que tengo que hacer
Tengo ganas de querer
Arrópame con tu corazón
Arrópame con tu corazón
Y cubre mis sueños con tu calor
Dime lo que tengo que hacer
Tengo ganas de querer
Y sentir que solo somos tú y yo
Arrópame con tu corazón, arrópame
Arrópame con tu corazón
Y sentir que sólo somos tú y yo
In "Arropame," Luis Fonsi expresses his deep desire for the person he loves to "wrap him up" with their heart and protect him from the world. He is tired of feeling lost without this person, and each time he thinks about them, his senses become confused. He wants to share his journey with them, and for them to cover his dreams with their warmth. He yearns for their guidance, to know what he needs to do to truly love and feel that they are the only two people in the world. He wants to scream with the passion he feels for them and take in every moment they have together.
The song's lyrics offer an intimate look into the artist's yearning for a person and wanting to escape the world with them. The lyrics are passionate, vulnerable and relatable to those who have felt a strong love for someone they want to protect and keep close to themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
Ya no quiero verme así
I don't want to keep feeling this way anymore
Cada vez que pienso en ti
Every time I think of you
Se confundiesen en una mis sentidos
My senses become confused
Termina el mundo al caminar
Everything stops when you walk by
Yo me derrito al verte andar
I melt when I see you walking
Quiero compartir contigo este camino
I want to share this journey with you
Arrópame con tu corazón
Wrap me up in your heart
Why cubre mis sueños con tu calor
Cover my dreams with your warmth
Dime lo que tengo que hacer
Tell me what I need to do
Tengo ganas de querer
I want to love
Why sentir que sólo somos tú why yo
And feel that it's just you and me
Tantas cosas por decir
So many things to say
Entre ganas de vivir
Amongst the desire to live
Pero sólo tu calor puede salvarme
But only your warmth can save me
why cuando, te sientas sola a dormir
And when you feel alone while going to sleep
Quiero que quieras más de mí
I want you to desire more of me
Aunque puedo, ya no quiero controlarme
Even though I can, I don't want to control myself anymore
Siento ganas de gritar
I feel like screaming
Tus labios por ya robar
To steal a kiss from your lips
Why darme despido para éstas lágrimas
And to say goodbye to these tears
Tengo ganas de soñar
I want to dream
Why colar la intensidad
And to intensify
Que siento cuando te acercas why estás conmigo
What I feel when you are near me
Arrópame, arrópame
Wrap me up, wrap me up
Arrópame con tu corazón
Wrap me up in your heart
Arrópame con tu corazón, arrópame
Wrap me up in your heart, wrap me up
Why sentir que sólo somos tú why yo
And feel that it's just you and me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Luis Fonsi, Jean Rodriguez, Edward Montilla
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