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.

Lili
Luis Miguel Lyrics

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Tienes ojos de haber llorado
Quién supiera por qué, Lili
No me apagues la luz
No te dé vergüenza
No te escondas en mí, Lili

Si me miras estoy seguro
Que algo tengo que ver, Lili

Estas noches que tú
Andas tras el sueño
Es que piensas en mí, Lili

Si tú supieras
Que yo sufro de lo mismo
Que a donde mire
Siempre miro para ti

Es evidente que tú
No sé lo que me has dado
Es así, te quiero porque sí
Es tan vulgar decirlo
Pero estoy enamorado de ti
Lili

Ahora puedes estar segura
Que tu historia de amor, Lili
Tiene mucho que ver conmigo
Ya lo sabes
Tú tan lejos, yo aquí, Lili

Si tu supieras
Que yo sufro de lo mismo
Que adonde mire
Siempre miro para ti

Es evidente que tú
No sé lo que me has dado
Es asi, te quiero porque sí
Es tan vulgar decirlo
Pero estoy enamorado de ti, Lili

Lili

Lili
Lili

Overall Meaning

In Luis Miguel's song Lili, the singer sings to Lili, a woman with eyes that seem to have cried. He urges her not to turn off the lights, not to be embarrassed, and not to hide from him. He is sure that when she looks at him, there is something he has to do with it. He believes that the nights she spends chasing sleep, she is thinking of him. The singer then admits that he suffers from the same thing, always looking at her, and that he is in love with her. He concludes the song by repeating her name, Lili.

The lyrics of the song suggest a complex relationship between the singer and Lili. There is a sense of hesitation and uncertainty in the singer's voice as he sings to her. He seems to be struggling with his feelings and unsure whether Lili feels the same way. The repetition of her name at the end of the song emphasizes the importance of her presence in his life, even if he is not sure what it means.

Line by Line Meaning

Tienes ojos de haber llorado
You seem like you've been crying, Lili.

Quién supiera por qué, Lili
I wish I knew why, Lili.

No me apagues la luz
Don't turn off the light, Lili.

No te dé vergüenza
Don't be ashamed, Lili.

No te escondas en mí, Lili
Don't hide in me, Lili.

Si me miras estoy seguro
If you look at me, I'm sure.

Que algo tengo que ver, Lili
That I have something to do with it, Lili.

Estas noches que tú
These nights that you

Andas tras el sueño
are chasing after your dreams.

Es que piensas en mí, Lili
It's because you're thinking about me, Lili.

Si tú supieras
If you only knew