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.
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Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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Reír una vez más
Confía en mí, deja tus miedos atrás
Y ya verás
Aquí estoy yo con un beso
Quemándome los labios
Es para ti, puede tu vida cambiar
Le pido al sol
Que una estrella azul
Viaje hasta a ti y te enamore en su luz
Aquí estoy yo
Abriéndote mi corazón
Llenando tu falta de amor
Cerrándole el paso al dolor
No temas yo te cuidaré, solo acéptame
Aquí estoy yo para darte
Mi fuerza y mi aliento
Y ayudarte a pintar mariposas en la oscuridad
Serán de verdad
Quiero ser yo el que despierte en ti
Un nuevo sentimiento
Y te enseñe a creer
A entregarte otra vez sin medir, los abrazos que des
Le pido a Dios
Un toque de inspiración
Para decir lo que tú esperas oír de mí
Aquí estoy yo
Abriéndote mi corazón
Llenando tu falta de amor
Cerrándole el paso al dolor
No temas yo te cuidaré, solo acéptame
Dame tus alas
Las voy a curar
Y de mi mano
Te invito a volar
Aquí estoy yo (Aquí estoy yo)
Abriéndote mi corazón (Ay, mi corazón)
Llenando tu falta de amor (Tu falta de amor)
Cerrándole el paso al dolor (Cerrándole el paso al dolor)
No temas yo te cuidaré (Te cuidaré)
Siempre te amaré
The lyrics to Luis Fonsi's song Aqui Estoy Yo are a declaration of love and support to a person the singer cares deeply for. The singer assures this person that he is always there for them, to make them laugh, to kiss them, and to offer them his strength and love. The singer emphasizes that the person should trust him and leave their fears behind as he'll be there to protect them and offer them comfort. The singer goes on to express his desire to fill the person's life with love and happiness, to help them see the beauty in life again, and to heal their wounds. He also expresses his hope to awaken new emotions and feelings in the person and to help them believe in love again.
The lyrics of the song are touching and demonstrate the depth of emotions that the singer has for the person he sings to. It's a powerful declaration of love and support, with references to God and nature, highlighting the importance of faith and hope even in the most challenging times.
Line by Line Meaning
Aquí estoy yo para hacerte
I am here to make you laugh once again
Confía en mí, deja tus miedos atrás
Trust me, leave your fears behind and you will see
Aquí estoy yo con un beso
I am here with a kiss
Quemándome los labios
Burning my lips
Es para ti, puede tu vida cambiar
It's for you, it can change your life
Déjame entrar
Let me in
Le pido al sol
I ask the sun
Que una estrella azul
That a blue star
Viaje hasta a ti y te enamore en su luz
Travel to you and fall in love with its light
Aquí estoy yo
I am here
Abriéndote mi corazón
Opening my heart to you
Llenando tu falta de amor
Filling your lack of love
Cerrándole el paso al dolor
Closing the door to pain
No temas yo te cuidaré, solo acéptame
Don't worry, I will take care of you, just accept me
Aquí estoy yo para darte
I am here to give you
Mi fuerza y mi aliento
My strength and my breath
Y ayudarte a pintar mariposas en la oscuridad
And help you paint butterflies in the darkness
Serán de verdad
They will be real
Quiero ser yo el que despierte en ti
I want to be the one who awakens in you
Un nuevo sentimiento
A new feeling
Y te enseñe a creer
And teach you to believe
A entregarte otra vez sin medir, los abrazos que des
To give yourself again without measuring, the hugs you give
Le pido a Dios
I ask God
Un toque de inspiración
A touch of inspiration
Para decir lo que tú esperas oír de mí
To say what you expect to hear from me
Dame tus alas
Give me your wings
Las voy a curar
I will heal them
Y de mi mano
And from my hand
Te invito a volar
I invite you to fly
Siempre te amaré
I will always love you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Luis Fonsi, Claudia Brant, Gen Reuben
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