Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and ic… Read Full Bio ↴Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and icon in Latin America, often referred to as El Sol de México (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child- "mi sol". He is widely regarded as the most successful artist in Latin American history, having successfully performed in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, ballads, boleros, tangos, jazz, big band and mariachi. Luis Miguel is also recognized as the only Latin singer of his generation to not crossover to the Anglo market during the "Latin Explosion" in the 1990s.

Despite recording only in Spanish, he continued to be the best selling Latin artist in the 1990s, and was credited for popularizing the bolero genre into the mainstream market. He has sold around 60 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.

Latin pop music, along with his personal life and showmanship on stage, has made Luis Miguel popular for nearly his entire career, which started in Mexico in 1982. Having won his first Grammy Award at the age of fourteen for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" with Sheena Easton, he is the youngest male artist in music history to have received this accolade. In 1991, the RIAA recognized the high sales for his 1991 album Romance, itself being the third best-selling music album in Mexico, and one of the best-selling Spanish language albums of all time. He was the first Latin artist to have been awarded two Platinum certified Spanish-language albums in the United States with ‘‘Romance’’ and ‘‘Segundo Romance’’ the latter earning him 35 platinum records throughout Central and South America. He is also recognized by Billboard, as the artist with the most top 10 hits on the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. His album Complices was released in 2008 and peaked at No.10 on the Billboard 200; it is the highest position a fully Spanish composed album has reached. His most recent album ¡México Por Siempre! was released in 2017, and it earned him his second No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums and achieved double platinum status.

Luis Miguel is also known for his high-grossing live performances. He is the first-highest grossing Latin touring artist since Boxscore began tracking touring data in 1990, with a towering total of $278.5 million. With the Luis Miguel Tour, which took place in 2010, he visited 22 countries in North America, South America and Europe, where he performed in a three-year span with a total of 223 shows all over the world, making it the longest and highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist. He also holds the record for the most consecutive presentations in the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive concerts as well as the record for the most presentations in the same venue with a total of 258 concerts.

El Tiempo Que Te Quede Libre
Luis Miguel Lyrics

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El tiempo que te quede libre
Si te es posible, dedícalo a mí
A cambio de mi vida entera
A lo que me queda y que te ofrezco yo

Atiende preferentemente
A toda esa gente que te pide amor
Pero el tiempo que te quede libre

Si te es posible dedícalo a mí
El tiempo que te quede libre
Si te es posible dedícalo a mi

No importa que sean dos minutos
O si es uno, uno solo yo seré feliz
Con tal de que vivamos juntos
Lo mejor de todo dedicado a mi

Y luego cuando te reclamen
Y otra vez te llamen volveré a decir

Que el tiempo que te quede libre
Si te es posible dedícalo a mi
Que el tiempo que te quede libre
Si te es posible dedícalo a mi

No importa que sean dos minutos
O si es uno, uno solo yo seré feliz
Con tal de que vivamos juntos
Lo mejor de todo dedicado a mi

Y luego cuando te reclamen
Y otra vez te llamen volveré a decir
Que el tiempo que te quede libre
Si te es posible dedícalo a mi

Que el tiempo que te quede libre
Si te es posible dedícalo a mi

Y luego cuando te reclamen
Y otra vez te llamen volveré a decir
Que el tiempo que te quede libre
Si te es posible dedícalo a mi

Que el tiempo que te quede libre
Si te es posible dedícalo a mí

Overall Meaning

The song “El Tiempo Que Te Quede Libre” by Luis Miguel is a heartfelt plea for the attention and affection of a loved one. The lyrics implore the subject of the song to devote any free time they have to the singer, as a trade for his entire life, and all that he has left to offer. While the singer acknowledges that the object of his affection must attend to others who ask for love, he implores them to dedicate any spare time they have to him.

The song continues with the singer expressing his willingness to accept even the smallest amount of time that the object of his affection can offer. He insists that as long as they can be together and experience the best of everything, he will be happy. Regardless of any obligations or responsibilities that may pull the object of his affection away, the singer vows to continue urging them to dedicate any free time they have to him.

Overall, the lyrics of “El Tiempo Que Te Quede Libre” are a poignant expression of a deep longing for a loved one’s time and attention, even in the face of competing demands.

Line by Line Meaning

El tiempo que te quede libre
The time that you have left over

Si te es posible, dedícalo a mí
If it's possible, dedicate it to me

A cambio de mi vida entera
In exchange for my whole life

A lo que me queda y que te ofrezco yo
To what is left of me and what I offer you

Atiende preferentemente
Pay preferential attention

A toda esa gente que te pide amor
To all those people who ask you for love

Pero el tiempo que te quede libre
But the time that you have left over

Si te es posible dedícalo a mí
If it's possible, dedicate it to me

No importa que sean dos minutos
It doesn't matter if it's two minutes

O si es uno, uno solo yo seré feliz
Or if it's just one, I'll be happy

Con tal de que vivamos juntos
As long as we live together