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.
Claridad
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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Llega ya
Amanece de una vez
Claridad, por piedad
Mata sombras
Dame luz, resplandor, libertad
Para no soñarla más
No ya no, nunca más
Ah, ah
Vuelvo a su esclavitud
Oh yeah whoa
Ven claridad
Quédate
Y no vuelvas a escapar
No te lleves el sol
Que no quiero recordar
Su figura su voz
Cada noche que pasó
Como ayer, como hoy
Que vuelvo a su esclavitud
Ah, ah
Vuelvo a su esclavitud
Si, si, si ,si, si, si
Ven claridad, llega ya
Trágate la oscuridad
Llega ya, vuela ya
Que el soñar me va a matar
Basta ya de esperar
De la misma forma
Si necesito tu luz
Que vuelvo a su esclavitud
Ah, ah
Vuelvo a su esclavitud
Coloreando el cielo de azul
Me siento un poco mejor, mejor
Llena mi ventana de luz
Se desdibuja su amor, su amor
En la penumbra y en el miedo
Llega a quebrarme la razón
Hey ya, ella es solo soledad y silencio
No más, regresa claridad
Oh whoa, hey
Sol, claridad, viva luz
El trabajo, la ciudad
Caminar y vivir
Como entonces, como fui
Claridad, quédate
Esta noche sobre mí
Claridad, plenitud
Que olvide su esclavitud
Ah, ah
Olvide su esclavitud
Ven claridad, llega ya
Trágate la oscuridad
Llega ya, vuela ya
Que el soñar
Me va a matar, basta ya de esperar
De la misma forma
Si necesito tu luz
Que vuelvo su esclavitud
Ah, ah
Vuelvo su esclavitud
Coloreando el cielo de azul
Me siento un poco mejor, mejor
Llena mi ventana de luz
Se desdibuja su amor, su amor
En la penumbra y en el miedo
Llega a quebrarme la razón
Hey ya ella es solo soledad y silencio
No más, regresa claridad
Oh whoa, oh yeah
Que olvide su esclavitud, (ven, ven)
Que olvide su esclavitud, (ven, ven)
Que olvide su esclavitud, (ven, ven)
Que olvide su esclavitud, (ven, ven)
The lyrics of "Claridad" by Luis Fonsi is about seeking clarity and moving past a toxic relationship. The singer asks for clarity to come and put an end to the darkness and shadows which surround him. He pleads for light, brilliance, and freedom to not fall back into the chains of a past love again. At the same time, he acknowledges that he keeps going back towards his ex-lover's enslavement.
Furthermore, the song also speaks about being hopeful for the future, letting go of the negative past, and living life with a newfound sense of clarity. The singer describes how filling his surroundings with blue sky, light, and brightness is making him feel better. He wants to fill his life with vitality, live without fear, and walk with vigor like he used to. The lyrics convey a sense of optimism and a desire to break free from the chains of the past and move towards a brighter future.
Line by Line Meaning
Ven claridad
Come clarity
Llega ya
Arrive already
Amanece de una vez
Dawn once and for all
Claridad, por piedad
Clarity, by mercy
Mata sombras
Kill shadows
Dame luz, resplandor, libertad
Give me light, shine, freedom
Para no soñarla más
So I don't dream of her anymore
No ya no, nunca más
No, not anymore, never again
Que vuelvo a su esclavitud
That I return to her slavery
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Vuelvo a su esclavitud
I return to her slavery
Ven claridad
Come clarity
Quédate
Stay
Y no vuelvas a escapar
And don't escape again
No te lleves el sol
Don't take the sun with you
Que no quiero recordar
That I don't want to remember
Su figura su voz
Her figure, her voice
Cada noche que pasó
Every night that passed
Como ayer, como hoy
Like yesterday, like today
Si, si, si ,si, si, si
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
Ven claridad, llega ya
Come clarity, arrive already
Trágate la oscuridad
Swallow the darkness
Vuela ya
Fly already
Que el soñar me va a matar
That dreaming will kill me
Basta ya de esperar
Enough waiting
De la misma forma
In the same way
Si necesito tu luz
If I need your light
Que vuelvo a su esclavitud
That I return to her slavery
Coloreando el cielo de azul
Coloring the sky blue
Me siento un poco mejor, mejor
I feel a little better, better
Llena mi ventana de luz
Fill my window with light
Se desdibuja su amor, su amor
Her love, her love, fades away
En la penumbra y en el miedo
In the twilight and in the fear
Llega a quebrarme la razón
It comes to break my reason
Hey ya, ella es solo soledad y silencio
Hey there, she is only loneliness and silence
No más, regresa claridad
No more, come back clarity
Sol, claridad, viva luz
Sun, clarity, vibrant light
El trabajo, la ciudad
Work, the city
Caminar y vivir
Walk and live
Como entonces, como fui
Like then, like I was
Esta noche sobre mí
This night over me
Claridad, plenitud
Clarity, fullness
Que olvide su esclavitud
That I forget her slavery
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
Olvide su esclavitud
Forget her slavery
Que olvide su esclavitud, (ven, ven)
That I forget her slavery (come, come)
Que olvide su esclavitud, (ven, ven)
That I forget her slavery (come, come)
Que olvide su esclavitud, (ven, ven)
That I forget her slavery (come, come)
Que olvide su esclavitud, (ven, ven)
That I forget her slavery (come, come)
Lyrics © Sugarmusic s.p.a., Kanjian Music, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Giancarlo Bigazzi, Oscar Gomez Diaz, Umberto Tozzi
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Ven claridad
Llega ya,
Amanece de una vez
Claridad, por piedad
Mata sombras,
Dame luz, resplandor, libertad
Para no soñarla más,
No ya no, nunca mas
Que vuelvo a su esclavitud
Ahh, ahh
Que vuelvo a su esclavitud
Ven claridad,
Quédate
Y no vuelvas a escapar
No te lleves el sol
Que no quiero recordar
Su figura su voz
Cada noche que paso
Como ayer, como hoy
Que vuelvo a su esclavitud
Ahh, ahh
Que vuelvo a su esclavitud
Si, si, si ,si, si, si, si
Ven claridad, llega ya
Trágate la oscuridad
Llega ya, vuela ya
Que el soñar me va a matar
Basta ya de esperar
De la misma forma
Si necesito tu luz
Que vuelvo a su esclavitud
Ahh, ahh
Que vuelvo a su esclavitud
Coloreando el cielo de azul
Me siento un poco mejor, mejor
Llena mi ventana de luz
Se desdibuja su amor, su amor
En la penumbra y en el miedo
Llega a quebrarme la razón
Ella es solo soledad y silencio
No más, regresa claridad
Sol, claridad, viva luz
El trabajo, la ciudad
Caminar y vivir
Como entonces, como fui
Claridad, quédate
Esta noche sobre mí,
Claridad, plenitud
Que olvide su esclavitud
Ahh, ahh
Que olvide su esclavitud
Ven claridad, llega ya
Trágate la oscuridad
Llega ya, vuela ya
Que el soñar
Me va a matar, basta ya de esperar
De la misma forma
Si necesito tu luz
Que vuelvo su esclavitud
Ahh, ahh
Que vuelvo su esclavitud
Coloreando el cielo de azul
Me siento un poco mejor, mejor
Llena mi ventana de luz
Se desdibuja su amor, su amor
En la penumbra y en el miedo
Llega a quebrarme la razón
Ella es solo soledad y silencio
No más, regresa claridad
Que olvide su esclavitud, ven, ven, ven
Que olvide su esclavitud, ven, ven, ven
Que olvide su esclavitud, ven, ven, ven
Que olvide su esclavitud, ven, ven, ven
Elkin Diaz
No dejo de escuchar y sacar un nuevo concepto..
Vemos esa Guitarra 🎸🎸🎶..una cuestión espectacular en su Limpia Tocada.
Sin dejar a un lado esa Batería, piano, Sintetizadores, mezclas, etcétera.
Tu entrada Luis, impecable en esa Interpretación brother.
Palante Palante Palante!!
Eres un Gran Artista,te sigo desde tus inicios.
Gabriella Oliva
Como me gustaría que Luis volviera a este género , esto si es música
MASTER
Ciertamente
Canción De Recuerdos
Esta canción la puedo relacionar con personas que están pasando por alguna depresión, adicción o mala racha, yo sé que para ellos y todos nosotros siempre habrá una claridad escondida ¡ánimo! 🤗💕
Lucía V.G.
"Ven claridad, que vuelvo a su esclavitud,
Ven claridad, trágate la oscuridad".
Definitivamente una exelente canción para levantar el ánimo, el espíritu y así dar paso a esa luz que todos llevamos dentro. Una buena terapia es bailarla y cantarla, conscientes de la letra, a todo pulmón sin importar lo que piensen los demás.😊🤗
Jerry Official
Tqm🥰
75Rosario
Tanto la original de Umberto Tozzi, la interpretada por Menudo (mi favorita) como la de Luis Fonsi. Todas son bellas y cada una adaptada al estilo de cada interprete, genial canción.
Hivanvv
Me encanta cuando un cover suena tan diferente y genial, y este cover lo es!!!!.
Wendi Núñez
hace un par de años escuche esta canción y me encantó, hoy 31/10/2015 la vuelvo a escuchar y me encanta igual o más que la primera vez que la escuché!
Jose Barrera
Y hoy? 23 de Marzo 2022 😍🤣
Cristal.violete Franco
Sin duda una hermosa canción. Lo más seguro que todos los chicos de puerto rico tienen estas canciones como parte de su vida tengan la edad que tengan