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.
Todo Lo Que Tengo
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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Con esta ilusión
Entregarte mi vida y perfumarte
Con rosas de pasión
Aunque yo no dejo de pensarte
Me conformo solamente con mirarte
Me hablas, me pierdo
Todo lo que tengo es para ti
Cada espacio de mi tiempo
Lo que soy y fui
Todo lo que siento es para ti
Me haces volar
Y sueño que sonríes para mí
Ni sospechas como se deshace este corazón
Cuando codo a codo por la calle
Hablamos tú y yo
Me confías lo que nadie sabe
Y me cuentas tus historias con detalles
El alma daría
Por unas horas de tu día
Todo lo que tengo es para ti
Cada espacio de mi tiempo
Lo que soy y fui
Todo lo que siento es para ti
Me haces volar
Y sueño que sonríes para mí
Todo lo que tengo
Cada espacio de mi tiempo
Lo que soy y fui
Todo lo que siento
Me haces volar
Y sueño que sonríes para mí
Todo lo que tengo es para ti
Cada espacio de mi tiempo
Lo que soy y fui
Todo lo que siento es para ti
Me haces volar
Y sueño que sonríes para mí, para mí, no no no
These lyrics are about a person who is deeply in love with someone else, but is hesitant to express their feelings out of fear of rejection. The singer talks about how he doesn't want to bother the person he loves with his emotions, but can't help but think about them constantly. He longingly watches and listens to them, losing himself in the sound of their voice and getting lost in the possibility of a kiss.
The singer goes on to say that everything he has is for the person he loves. He wants to give them his time, his passion, and all that he is. He dreams of making them smile and creating happiness in their life. The person he loves confides in him, sharing secrets and stories that they don't tell anyone else. These moments are precious to the singer, and he feels like he would give anything for just a few hours of their time.
Overall, Todo Lo Que Tengo is an ode to unrequited love. The singer is deeply in love with someone who may not feel the same way, but he holds onto the hope that someday they will. The lyrics pour out his emotions, capturing the vulnerability, the hesitation, and the longing that often come with falling deeply for someone.
Line by Line Meaning
No me atrevería a molestarte
I wouldn't dare to bother you
Con esta ilusión
with this hope
Entregarte mi vida y perfumarte
to give you my life and perfume you
Con rosas de pasión
with roses of passion
Aunque yo no dejo de pensarte
although I can't stop thinking of you
Me conformo solamente con mirarte
I'm content just by looking at you
Me hablas, me pierdo
you talk to me, I get lost
Me muero por un beso
I'm dying for a kiss
Todo lo que tengo es para ti
everything I have is for you
Cada espacio de mi tiempo
every moment of my time
Lo que soy y fui
what I am and what I was
Todo lo que siento es para ti
everything I feel is for you
Me haces volar
you make me fly
Y sueño que sonríes para mi
and dream that you smile for me
Ni sospechas como se deshace este corazón
you don't even suspect how my heart is breaking
Cuando codo a codo por la calle
when we walk side by side on the street
Hablamos tú y yo
we talk, you and I
Me confías lo que nadie sabe
you confide in me what nobody else knows
Y me cuentas tus historias con detalles
and you tell me your stories with details
El alma daría
I would give my soul
Por unas horas de tu día
for a few hours of your day
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Claudia Brant, Dan Warner, Luis Fonsi
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