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.
Me Lo Dice El Alma
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Llegar a ti
Te envuelvo en palabras de amor
Y nada
Yo trato y no hay más que silencio
Te espero
Desesperado por huir
No me resigno a dejar de amarte así
Loco estoy por ti
Nada me impide luchar
Hasta el final, hay algo especial
Entre tu y yo, y un día lo verás
Me lo dice el alma
Me abrazas y dices quizás lo pensarás
Te vas y me quema otra vez tu adiós
Tu piel tu voz tu forma de ser
Si yo pudiera convencerte
Que tu te abrieras al amor
Oh, de cara al cielo
No me resigno a dejar de amarte así
Loco estoy por ti
Nada me impide luchar
Hasta el final, hay algo especial
Entre tu y yo, y un día lo verá
Tu alma
Puedo esperarte una vida
Vale la pena pelear
No me resigno a dejar y amarte así
Loco estoy por ti
Nada me impide luchar
Hasta el final, hay algo especial
Entre tu y yo, y un día lo verás
Me lo dice el alma
In Luis Fonsi's song Me Lo Dice El Alma, he seems to be expressing his persistent pursuit for someone who does not seem to feel the same way. The lyrics suggest that Fonsi has been trying to reach this person with words of love, but they only respond with silence. Despite this, he remains desperate to escape from the situation and to be with the person he desires. Fonsi believes that there is something special between them that one day this person will realize, a realization that his soul is telling him will come.
The chorus reveals Fonsi's passionate and stubborn determination to fight for love. He believes that it's worth it even if it takes a lifetime. The lyrics assert that nothing can stop him from pursuing this love until the end when they will see that the soul is the one that knows and reveals the truth.
This song is an emotional ballad that showcases Fonsi's ability to express himself through music. It is a testament to the strong emotions that love can stir within us.
Line by Line Meaning
Y yo sigo intentando
I relentlessly keep striving
Llegar a ti
To reach you
Te envuelvo en palabras de amor
I surround you with words of love
Y nada
And it amounts to nothing
Yo trato y no hay más que silencio
I try but there's only silence
Te espero
I wait for you
Desesperado por huir
Desperate to run away
Solo yo quiero
I just want
No me resigno a dejar de amarte así
I refuse to stop loving you like this
Loco estoy por ti
I'm crazy about you
Nada me impide luchar
Nothing stops me from fighting
Hasta el final, hay algo especial
Until the end, there's something special
Entre tu y yo, y un día lo verás
Between you and me, and one day you'll see it
Me lo dice el alma
My soul tells me
Me abrazas y dices quizás lo pensarás
You hug me and say maybe you'll think about it
Te vas y me quema otra vez tu adiós
You leave and your goodbye burns me once again
Tu piel tu voz tu forma de ser
Your skin, your voice, your way of being
Si yo pudiera convencerte
If only I could convince you
Que tu te abrieras al amor
To open yourself up to love
Oh, de cara al cielo
Oh, facing towards the sky
Puedo esperarte una vida
I can wait for you a lifetime
Vale la pena pelear
It's worth fighting for
Tu alma
Your soul
No me resigno a dejar y amarte así
I refuse to stop and love you like this
Loco estoy por ti
I'm crazy about you
Nada me impide luchar
Nothing stops me from fighting
Hasta el final, hay algo especial
Until the end, there's something special
Entre tu y yo, y un día lo verás
Between you and me, and one day you'll see it
Me lo dice el alma
My soul tells me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Schajris, Claudia Brant, Luis Fonsi, Nahuel Schajris Rodriguez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind