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.
Dime Como
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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Como paso un dia sin pensarte
Sin vivir recuerdos sin mirar mas hacia atras
Y una vez mas ser como antes
Dime como hacer cada mañana
Si al desperdar tu ausencia gana
Saludando un llanto que me espera vigilante
Dime como
Puedo seguir por la vida sin ti
Ven y dime como
Si todo lo que tengo te lo di...me como
Puedo seguir extrañandote asi
Ven y dime como
Sin ti no encuentro el modo de vivir
Como simular una sonrisa
Como pretender un porvenir
Cuando tengo el corazóncansado y mal herido
Como latir
Si no hay motivo
Dime como hacer con lo que siento
Cuando me pides olvidar
Cuando cada beso
Que nos dimos se defiende
Dime como hacer
Dime como
Puedo seguir por la vida sin ti
Ven y dime como
Si todo lo que tengo te lo di...me como
Puedo seguir extrañandote asi
Ven y dime como
Sin ti no encuentro el modo de vivir
Yehh
Dime como
Puedo seguir por la vida sin ti
Ven y dime como
Si todo lo que tengo te lo deme como
Puedo seguir extrañandote asi
Ven y dime como
Sin ti no encuentro el modo de vivir
Ahh ahh ahh ahh
Oh oh oh
The chorus of Luis Fonsi's song "Dime Como" is a plea to someone who has left the singer's life, asking how he can go on without them. He wonders how he can forget them, go through a day without thinking of them, and live without looking back on memories. He asks for guidance on how to face the morning without the weight of their absence, how to fake a smile, how to pretend to look forward to the future when his heart is weary and wounded. The singer can't find a reason to beat his heart without this person, and he struggles to understand how to move on.
The song's lyrics communicate the pain of heartbreak, the struggle to move on, and the desperation to find a way to carry on. The feelings that the song expresses are raw and relatable, touching on the emotions that we all experience after losing someone important to us. By asking how to move forward, the singer is reaching out for help from anyone who can offer guidance and support.
Interestingly, "Dime Como" was released as a single in 1998 worldwide, but it was not released in the United States until 2011 as part of a greatest hits album. Luis Fonsi is known for his hit song "Despacito," which was released nearly 20 years after "Dime Como."
Line by Line Meaning
Como puedo hacer para olvidarte
How can I forget about you?
Como paso un dia sin pensarte
How can I go a day without thinking of you?
Sin vivir recuerdos sin mirar mas hacia atras
Living without memories and without looking back
Y una vez mas ser como antes
And once again be like we were before
Dime como hacer cada mañana
Tell me how to get through every morning
Si al desperdar tu ausencia gana
When waking up, your absence consumes me
Saludando un llanto que me espera vigilante
Greeting a tear that awaits me, keeping watch
Puedo seguir por la vida sin ti
Can I go on living without you?
Si todo lo que tengo te lo di...me como
If I gave you everything, tell me how
Puedo seguir extrañandote asi
Can I continue missing you like this?
Sin ti no encuentro el modo de vivir
Without you, I can't find a way to live
Como simular una sonrisa
How can I fake a smile?
Como pretender un porvenir
How can I pretend to have a future?
Cuando tengo el corazóncansado y mal herido
When my heart is tired and badly wounded
Como latir
How can it keep beating?
Si no hay motivo
If there is no reason
Dime como hacer con lo que siento
Tell me what to do with what I feel
Cuando me pides olvidar
When you ask me to forget
Cuando cada beso
When every kiss
Que nos dimos se defiende
That we shared defends itself
Puedo seguir por la vida sin ti
Can I go on living without you?
Si todo lo que tengo te lo di...me como
If I gave you everything, tell me how
Puedo seguir extrañandote asi
Can I continue missing you like this?
Sin ti no encuentro el modo de vivir
Without you, I can't find a way to live
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALFREDO MATHEUS-DIEZ
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