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.
Noelia
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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pero distinta a las demas.
La veo todas las noches
por la playa pasear
y no sé de dónde viene...
y no sé a donde va.
y sólo sé que se llama Noelia,
hace tiempo que vivo por ella
y sólo sé que se llama Noelia.
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia.
Yo quiero hablarle de mi amor
pero ella da la espalda y se va.
Parece que me va a llamar
y luego huye sin hablar.
Hace tiempo que sueño con ella
y solo sé que se llama Noelia.
Hace tiempo que vivo por ella
y sólo sé que se llama Noelia.
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia.
Hace tiempo que no he vuelto a verla
y ya no sé que será de Noelia.
Por la noche la busco en la playa
y en el silencio yo grito: Noelia
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia
No sé que hará, ni si vendrá.
Más yo la espero
The lyrics of Luis Fonsi's song "Noelia" describe a girl named Noelia who is different from all the other girls the singer has met. He sees her walking on the beach every night and he has been dreaming about her for a long time. However, he doesn't know where she comes from or where she goes.
Despite the singer's desire to talk to Noelia about his love for her, she always turns away and disappears. The singer looks for her every night on the beach, but he hasn't seen her for a long time and he doesn't know what has happened to her. The song ends with the singer admitting that he doesn't know what Noelia will do or if she will come back, but he will always be waiting for her.
The song is a romantic ballad that tells the story of unrequited love. The lyrics are simple but powerful and capture the longing and nostalgia the singer feels for Noelia. The melody is also beautiful and complements the lyrics perfectly, creating a touching and emotional song.
Line by Line Meaning
Hay una chica que es igual
There's a girl who seems similar
pero distinta a las demas.
Yet she's different than the rest.
La veo todas las noches
I see her every night
por la playa pasear
Walking by the beach side.
y no sé de dónde viene...
But I don't know where she comes from...
y no sé a donde va.
...Or where she goes.
Hace tiempo que sueño con ella
I've dreamt of her for quite a while
y sólo sé que se llama Noelia,
And I just know her name is Noelia,
hace tiempo que vivo por ella
I've been living for her for a while
y sólo sé que se llama Noelia.
And I just know her name is Noelia.
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia, Noelia,
Noelia, Noelia.
Noelia, Noelia.
Yo quiero hablarle de mi amor
I want to confess my love to her
pero ella da la espalda y se va.
But she turns her back and walks away.
Parece que me va a llamar
It seems like she's going to call me
y luego huye sin hablar.
But then she runs away without saying a word.
Hace tiempo que no he vuelto a verla
It's been a while since I last saw her
y ya no sé que será de Noelia.
And now I don't know what happened to Noelia.
Por la noche la busco en la playa
At night, I search for her on the beach
y en el silencio yo grito: Noelia
And in the silence, I shout: Noelia
No sé que hará, ni si vendrá.
I don't know what she'll do, or if she'll come.
Más yo la espero
But I'll keep waiting for her.
Writer(s): Antonio Guijarro Campoy, Augusto Alguero Dasca Copyright: Warner/Chappell Music Spain S.A.
Contributed by Aaliyah K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.