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.
Cuánto quisiera
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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Conocernos más
Sé que nos sobra y que sentimos
La misma soledad
Yo sé que al igual que yo
Necesitas que el amor
Un día se quiera quedar
Al hacerlo por hacerlo
Y no encontrarlo al despertar
Cuánto quisiera que tú quisieras
Conocerme más
Incontrolable es mi deseo
De quererte besar
La noche es larga
Y está propicia para comenzar
Amor déjate amar
Y jamás volverás a llorar
Los dos buscamos lo mismo
Ya hemos sufrido bastante
Nos ha golpeado el destino
Más para amar nunca es tarde
Los dos buscamos lo mismo
Y frente a frente aquí estamos
No todo estaba perdido
Si hemos podido encontrarnos
Cuánto quisiera que tú quisieras
Conocerme más
Incontrolable es mi deseo
De quererte besar
La noche es larga
Y está propicia para comenzar
Amor déjate amar
Y jamás volverás a llorar
Los dos buscamos lo mismo
Ya hemos sufrido bastante
Nos ha golpeado el destino
Más para amar nunca es tarde
Los dos buscamos lo mismo
Y frente a frente aquí estamos
No todo estaba perdido
Si hemos podido encontrarnos
The lyrics of Luis Fonsi's song "Cuanto Quisiera" express a desire for a deeper connection with someone who seems to also feel isolated. The singer wishes this person would allow them to get to know each other better, as they share the same sense of loneliness. He recognizes that they both want love to stay, but they've been hurt before and don't want to settle for just anyone. He expresses his desire to kiss this person, and suggests that the time is right to start something new, to love and be loved, and to move on from their past heartaches. The song offers hope for finding love, and a reminder that it's never too late to try again.
This song is about two people longing for a deeper connection, but being reluctant to take the risk of opening up their hearts. The lyrics capture the fear and uncertainty that can accompany the pursuit of love, and the hope that springs eternal. With its catchy melody and upbeat tempo, "Cuanto Quisiera" combines romantic longing with a sense of optimism, offering a message of hope to anyone who has ever felt alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuánto quisiera, que permitieras
I wish you would allow
Conocernos más
for us to get to know each other more
Sé que nos sobra why que sentimos
I know that we have an abundance of emotions
La misma soledad
of the same loneliness
Yo sé que al igual que yo
I know that like me
Necesitas que el amor
you need love
Un día se quiera quedar
one day it will want to stay
Porque deja un mal sabor
because without it, there's a bad taste
Al hacerlo por hacerlo
Doing it just for the sake of doing it
Why no encontrarlo al despertar, nunca más
and not finding it again when waking up, ever
Cuánto quisiera que tú quisieras
I wish you would want
Conocerme más
to know me better
Incontrolable es mi deseo
My desire is uncontrollable
De quererte besar
to kiss you
La noche es larga
The night is long
Why está propicia para comenzar
and it's a good time to start
Amor déjate amar
Love, let yourself be loved
Why jamás volveras a llorar
and you will never cry again
Los dos buscamos lo mismo
We both want the same thing
Ya hemos sufrido bastante
We have already suffered enough
Nos ha golpeado el destino
Destiny has struck us
Más para amar nunca es tarde
But it's never too late to love
Frente a frente aquí estamos
Here we are, face to face
No todo estaba perdido
Not everything was lost
Si hemos podido encontrarnos
If we were able to find each other
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Gilberto Gonzalez, Rudy Amado Perez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
wladimar salomon
Para mí este fue el mejor disco de Fonsi...!!! me encantó...!!!
Gerardo garcia
Fue la banda sonora de un gran amor que vivi,,,, debo agradecerle este tema y eterno... para mi los mejores
May Guerrero
El mejor album de luis fonsi me encanta 😍😍😍
Cristina Mojica
esta canción me llega al alma. esperanza me da, pero me pone triste. "yo sé que al igual que yo necesitas que el amor algún día se quiera quedar porque dejó un al sabor...cuanto quisiera que tu quisieras..."
loli bafe
Bonita canción 👍
STEFANY AGURTO
Los dos buscamos lo mismo y frente a frente aquí estamos, no todo estaba perdido si hemos podido encontrarnos #CuantoQuisiera 😊
Oli Mej
adoro esta voz
Yareli M. Beltrán
Me encanta!
Luis Carrasco
Una hermosa cancion que nos interpreta a los dos...verdad?
alicia mata
yo amo a este hombre....