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.
Save Me
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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i never had love come true
but then u came a long, long way
u came and rescued me
u showed my heart
things it's never ever seen
and now i believe
Only u can save me
cause i'm falling now
i was lost till i found you
only you can hear me
when i'm crying out
my whole world depends on you
heaven must be missing an angel
cause your right here with me
oh baby, can't you see my life's complete
and that's why i believe
that only you can save me
Love's so sweet
and that's all that you're giving to me
i don't want to search no more
you're all that i adore
you and me made love like it was meant to be
and now i believe
(chorus)
I know
that you'll see
there's just no other place that i would ever wanna be
as long as your right here next to me
and angel
you know, we should be
here making precious memories for an eternity
and you should've know that
nothing else matters
to me without you
so save me
In this song, Luis Fonsi talks about how love has never really worked out for him up until he met the person he's singing to. He tells this person that they have rescued him and shown him things he's never seen before. Throughout the chorus, Fonsi repeats that this person is the only one who can save him and that his whole world depends on them. He compares the person to an angel and notes how their lives are complete because of each other. Fonsi expresses how he doesn't want to search for love anymore because he's found everything he needs in this person.
The lyrics of "Save Me" are mainly about how love can change your life completely, especially if you find the right person. Fonsi talks about how he had never experienced true love before meeting this person, but now that he has, he feels complete. He uses imagery of this person as an angel to express how important they are to him. The song highlights the power of love to transform a person's life and make it better.
Line by Line Meaning
My whole life i never had love come true
Throughout my entire existence, I never experienced true love
but then u came a long, long way
You came from a distance, a long way to be with me
u came and rescued me
You saved me from my despair and loneliness
u showed my heart things it's never ever seen
You revealed to me things that my heart never knew or experienced before
and now i believe
Because of you, I now have faith in love and what it can bring
Only u can save me cause i'm falling now
I am falling deeply in love and only you can save me from it
i was lost till i found you
I felt lost and incomplete until I met you
only you can hear me when i'm crying out
When I am in pain or distress, you are the only one who can comfort and understand me
my whole world depends on you
You are my world and my life revolves around you
heaven must be missing an angel cause your right here with me
You are so perfect and beautiful that it seems like you belong in heaven, but I am blessed enough to have you here with me
oh baby, can't you see my life's complete
My life is fulfilled and complete because of you
and that's why i believe that only you can save me
You have saved me from a life without love and you are the only one who can keep me from falling back into that emptiness
Love's so sweet and that's all that you're giving to me
Your love is the sweetest gift I have ever received
i don't want to search no more you're all that i adore
I don't need to look any further because you are the only one that I adore
you and me made love like it was meant to be
Our love is so natural and beautiful that it feels like it was meant to be
and now i believe
Because of our love, I have faith in the power of destiny
I know that you'll see there's just no other place that i would ever wanna be
I am confident that you will realize that there is nowhere else I would rather be than by your side
as long as your right here next to me
As long as you are here, everything else falls into place
and angel you know, we should be here making precious memories for an eternity
My love, we should cherish every second together and make memories that will last forever
and you should've know that nothing else matters to me without you
I hope you understand that my love for you is everything to me and nothing else can compare
so save me
Please continue to be the source of my love and happiness, and save me from a life without it
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: NEIL D. MASON, JAREN JOHNSTON
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