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.
Tell Her Tonight
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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There's no time to waste gotta pick her up by eight
I'm a little bit nervous what I feel inside is something that can't wait
Don't hesitate don't leave her alone in the dark
I want to feel the beat of your heart
Tell her she is your girl
The only one for you in this whole world
You're gonna love her for the rest of your life
Tell her tonight
Tell her tonight
There she is giving me that smile
The one that drives me wild
Oh, she touches my hand
I have to tell her now
No matter how the words come out
So take your time, (so take your time)
Don't hesitate once your start
And you feel the heat of your heart
Tell her she is your girl
The only one for you in this whole world
Kiss her and whisper the moment is right
You're gonna love her for the rest of your life
Tell her tonight
Tell her tonight
Cause there's a reason why the moon has gathered
Every star up in the sky tonight is more than perfect to let her know
Tell her she is your girl
The only one for you in this whole world
Kiss her and whisper the moment is right
You're gonna love her for the rest of your life
Tell her tonight
Tell her tonight
Tell her she is your girl
The only one for you in this whole world
Kiss her and whisper the moment is right
You're gonna love her for the rest of your life
Tell her tonight
Tell her tonight
Tell her she is your girl the only one for you in this whole world
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
Tell her tonight
The lyrics to Luis Fonsi's "Tell Her Tonight" are an ode to love and the importance of expressing one's feelings. The singer is nervous about telling the person he loves how he feels, but he knows that he can't wait any longer. He wants to pick her up by eight, and he wants to feel the beat of her heart. He implores the listener not to hesitate, as he proclaims that she is the only one for him in the whole world.
The chorus reinforces this message, urging the listener to tell their loved one that she is the only one for them, to kiss her and whisper that the moment is right, and to promise to love her for the rest of their life. The bridge of the song explains that the moon and the stars gather together on this night, making it more perfect than any other to express one's feelings.
Overall, "Tell Her Tonight" encourages the listener to let go of their fears and express their emotions to the person they love. It emphasizes the importance of seizing the moment and not leaving anything unsaid.
Line by Line Meaning
Better get dressed,
You must get ready quick,
There's no time to waste gotta pick her up by eight,
No time to waste, pick her up by eight,
I'm a little bit nervous what I feel inside is something that can't wait,
I'm nervous, what I'm feeling can't wait,
Don't hesitate don't leave her alone in the dark,
Don't hesitate, don't leave her in the dark,
I want to feel the beat of your heart,
I want to feel the beat of her heart,
Tell her she is your girl,
Tell her she's yours,
The only one for you in this whole world,
The only one in the entire world,
Kiss her and whisper the moment is right,
Kiss her and say it's the moment,
You're gonna love her for the rest of your life,
You'll love her forever,
Tell her tonight
Tell her tonight
There she is giving me that smile,
She's giving me that smile,
The one that drives me wild,
The one that makes me crazy,
Oh, she touches my hand,
She touched my hand,
I have to tell her now,
I have to tell her now,
No matter how the words come out,
However the words come out,
So take your time, (so take your time)
Take your time,
Don't hesitate once your start,
Don't hesitate once you start,
And you feel the heat of your heart,
And you feel your heart beating,
Cause there's a reason why the moon has gathered
The moon has gathered for a reason,
Every star up in the sky tonight is more than perfect to let her know
The stars are perfect tonight to let her know,
Cause there's a reason why the moon has gathered
The moon has gathered for a reason,
Every star up in the sky tonight is more than perfect to let her know
The stars are perfect tonight to let her know,
Tell her she is your girl the only one for you in this whole world,
Tell her she's yours, the only one for you,
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life,
I'll love you forever,
Tell her tonight
Tell her tonight
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: Allan Rich, Clyde Lieberman, Luis Rodriguez Fonsi
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