Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known as Luis Fonsi, (bo… Read Full Bio ↴Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known as Luis Fonsi, (born April 15, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Latin Grammy winning Puerto Rican singer, composer and soap opera actor.

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.

Para Mi
Luis Fonsi Lyrics

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Yo te quiero, ya no espero
Te llevo amarrada al corazón
Eres mía, como el cielo
Que se abren en nuestra habitación

Esos ojos, son mis ojos
Verdes como el mar en tu interior
Cuando miras, me enamoras

Why algo cambia de color

Toda la vida, toda la suerte
Ya las tengo aquí, eres para mí
Todo el futuro, todo el presente
Ya los tengo aquí, eres todo para mí

Un camino, un destino
Un lugar en donde a salvo estar
Un abrazo, suficiente, para imaginarnos lo demás
Esos ojos, son mi espejo

No preciso replicarme en nada más
Yo te quiero, ya no espero
Junto a mi te quedarás

Toda la vida, toda la suerte
Ya las tengo aquí, eres para mí
Todo el futuro, todo el presente
Ya los tengo aquí, eres todo para mí

Para mi corazón, para mi alegría
Para hacer una fiesta cada día
Para mi corazón, para mi esperanza
Porque sobre tu amor, mi amor descansa

Toda la vida, toda la suerte
Ya las tengo aquí, eres para mí
Todo el futuro, todo el presente
Ya los tengo aquí, eres todo para mí

Toda la vida, toda la suerte
Ya las tengo aquí, eres para mí
Todo el futuro, todo el presente
Ya los tengo aquí, eres todo para mí

Es todo para mí
Oh, es todo para mí

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Luis Fonsi's song "Para Mi" express a deep sense of love and devotion. The singer is declaring his love and commitment to his partner, affirming that he doesn't need anything else in life as long as he has her by his side. He compares her to the sky, which opens up in their room, and her eyes to the sea, captivating him every time. He sees himself reflected in her eyes and claims that she is his everything, his present, future, and destiny.

The song is a declaration of love that leaves no doubt about the singer's feelings. He is besotted and happy to have found the love of his life. The lyrics show an intense emotional connection that resonates with anyone who has ever been truly in love. The singer's voice is expressive and passionate, reflecting the depth of his feelings.

Overall, "Para Mi" is a beautiful love song that celebrates the power of love to bring happiness and meaning to life. It is an ode to love that captures its essence in every verse, as the singer affirms his love and commitment to his partner, declaring her to be his everything.

Line by Line Meaning

Yo te quiero, ya no espero
I love you, I don't wait anymore

Te llevo amarrada al corazón
You're tied to my heart

Eres mía, como el cielo
You're mine, like the sky

Que se abren en nuestra habitación
That opens up in our room

Esos ojos, son mis ojos
Those eyes, they are my eyes

Verdes como el mar en tu interior
Green as the sea inside you

Cuando miras, me enamoras
When you look at me, you make me fall in love

Porque algo cambia de color
Because something changes color

Toda la vida, toda la suerte
All of my life, all of my luck

Ya las tengo aquí, eres para mí
I have them all here, you're mine

Todo el futuro, todo el presente
All of the future, all of the present