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.
Tu Amor
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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No me acordaba del pasado
De pronto en mi vida simple fuiste un milagro
Contigo no había un día gris
Ni noches frías antes de dormir
Contigo no morían de hambre ni de sed mis labios
Contigo una y otra vez quería volver para salvarme
Contigo el mundo parecía un lugar amable
Y ahora que no estás la vida me ha quedado grande
Porque es tu amor, el alma de mi alma
Tu amor, la fuerza que me alza tu amor
Un recuerdo, una voz
Contigo me reía mas
Porque la vida me gustaba
Contigo las guerras perdidas
Parecían ganadas
Contigo en mi habitación
La luna se juntaba con el sol
Y ahora que no estas le tengo miedo a las mañanas
Porque es tu amor, el alma de mi alma
Tu amor, la fuerza que me alza tu amor
Un recuerdo, una voz
Y las horas pasan sobre mi
Y al final del día no hay final feliz
Es inútil esconderme cada viernes de la soledad
Porque es tu amor, el alma de mi alma
Tu amor, la fuerza que me alza
Tu amor, un recuerdo, una voz
Que habla en todos mis silencios, tu amor
The lyrics of the song "Tu Amor" by Luis Fonsi express the singer's feelings for someone they loved deeply in the past. The person they were with made them forget about their past and made their life appear perfect. The past was the past, and with this love, there were no gray days, dark nights, or hungry and thirsty lips. The singer felt that they were more than themselves when they were in love with this person, and it made them want to be a better person. But now that this love is gone, their life feels too big for them to handle, and they are scared of the mornings.
The chorus of the song emphasizes that it was the love of this person that allowed the singer to be the best version of themselves. Their love was the soul of their soul, the force that lifted them up, and it still resonates with them as a memory and a voice, present in every moment of their silence. The song finishes by recounting how the singer tries to hide from their loneliness, but it is futile because nothing can replace the love they once had.
Overall, the lyrics portray a deep and profound love that has left a lasting impression on the singer long after it has ended. It speaks to the power of love to transform and elevate us and how it can continue to shape and influence us long after it is gone.
Line by Line Meaning
Contigo me sentía bien
I felt good when I was with you
No me acordaba del pasado
I didn't think about the past
De pronto en mi vida simple fuiste un milagro
Suddenly, you were a miracle in my simple life
Contigo no había un día gris
There was no dull day with you
Ni noches frías antes de dormir
No cold nights before sleeping
Contigo no morían de hambre ni de sed mis labios
My lips didn't feel hungry or thirsty when I was with you
Contigo una y otra vez quería volver para salvarme
I wanted to be with you over and over again to save myself
Contigo el mundo parecía un lugar amable
The world seemed like a friendly place with you
Contigo yo era más que yo porque al quererte quería ser mejor
I was more than myself with you because I wanted to be a better person by loving you
Y ahora que no estás la vida me ha quedado grande
Now that you're gone, life feels overwhelming
Porque es tu amor, el alma de mi alma
Because it's your love, the soul of my soul
Tu amor, la fuerza que me alza tu amor
Your love, the strength that lifts me up
Un recuerdo, una voz
A memory, a voice
Contigo me reía mas
I laughed more with you
Porque la vida me gustaba
Because I enjoyed life
Contigo las guerras perdidas
The lost battles seemed won when I was with you
Parecían ganadas
They seemed won
Contigo en mi habitación
In my room with you
La luna se juntaba con el sol
The moon and sun came together
Y ahora que no estas le tengo miedo a las mañanas
Now that you're gone, I'm afraid of mornings
Y las horas pasan sobre mi
Hours pass over me
Y al final del día no hay final feliz
At the end of the day, there's no happy ending
Es inútil esconderme cada viernes de la soledad
It's useless to hide from loneliness every Friday
Tu amor, un recuerdo, una voz
Your love, a memory, a voice
Que habla en todos mis silencios, tu amor
That speaks in all my silences, your love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Carlos Eduardo Lopez Avila
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@christianayala6172
Contigo me sentía bien
no me acordaba del pasado
de pronto en mi vida simple fuiste un milagro
contigo no habia un dia gris
ni noches frías antes de dormir
contigo no morían de hambre ni de sed mis labios
contigo una y otra ves quería volver para salvarme
contigo el mundo parecía un lugar amable
contigo yo era mas que yo por que al quererte quería ser mejor
y ahora que no estas la vida me ha quedado grande
coro :
Porque es tu amor el alma de mi alma
tu amor la fuerza que me alza tu amor
un recuerdo una voz
contigo me reía mas
porque la vida me gustaba
contigo las guerras perdidas
parecían ganadas
contigo en mi habitación
la luna se juntaba con el sol
y ahora que no estas le tengo miedo a las mañanas
coro :
Porque es tu amor el alma de mi alma
tu amor la fuerza que me alza tu amor
un recuerdo una voz
Y las horas pasan sobre mi
y al final del día no hay final feliz
es inútil esconderme cada viernes de la soledad
coro :
Porque es tu amor el alma de mi alma
tu amor la fuerza que me alza
tu amor un recuerdo una voz
que habla en todos mis silencios tu amor
@leonardoegoavil4700
Se extraña a este Fonsi...ojalá algún día vuelva...
@ratoncitamariposa684
Hoy terminamos por siempre y para siempre no quiero saber nunca más de ti
@lulimolina2820
Ojalá si queremos al antiguo fonsi ❤️
@jonathangonzalez2305
No volverá sabes por qué la industria de la música se cago en la verdadera música ahora solo nos tratan de imponer ese maldito reguetón de mierda 💩. Al pobre Fonsi le tocó adaptarse al cambio y fusionar su música estoy seguro que por dentro se sentía como el culo pero le tocaba.
@coralijimenez765
Lo dudo
@tmkhmikita6673
Totalmente de acuerdo, aunque me alegro enormemente de su exito mundial, pero a Luis le viene mucho mejor de este tipo de canciones romanticas, baladas...y en el fondo él mismo lo sabe. Algún día volverá y nosotros fans de mucho tiempo lo esperaremos y lo abrazaremos cuando vuelva.
@DoroCubillo
Esta canción me acuerda a mi primer desamor 💔
@mariagorettesilvadeandrade6477
Ojalá más canciones como esta se escuchen en la actualidad. Escrita por el cantautor venezolano: Jeremías... No me canso de escucharla en 2023.Quien más la escucha..... ❤️❤️
@elizabethgarciacastaneda87
Me encanta está canción 👏👏👏👏
@RosinaMedalit
Es una de mis canciones favoritas de Luis Fonsi.