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.

Nada es Igual
Luis Miguel Lyrics

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Duérmete aquí, sueña por mí
Que yo te amaré
Hasta el final del tiempo
Besarte así con tanto amor
Ya mi vida no es igual
Si a mi lado tú no estás

Nada es igual sin tí, no es igual

No soy nadie sin tu amor
Nada es igual, ni el cielo ni el mar
Todo cambia de color si no estás cerca
Vuelve pronto a mí que no sé vivir sin ti

Quédate aquí cerca de mí
Sé que tu serás la dueña de mis sueños
Verte reír, amar y seguirte amando
Nada es igual si a mi lado tú no estás

Nada es igual sin tí, no es igual
No soy nadie sin tu amor
Nada es igual, ni el cielo ni el mar
Todo cambia de color si no estás cerca
Vuelve pronto a mí que no sé vivir sin ti

Por eso háblame, llévame
Déjame sentir
Por eso ámame
Que la puerta queda abierta
Hasta que vuelvas a mí
Yo aquí esperaré por ti

Nada es igual sin tí, no es igual
No soy nadie sin tu amor
Nada es igual, ni el cielo ni el mar

Todo cambia de color si no estás cerca
Vuelve pronto a mí que no sé vivir sin tu amor

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Luis Miguel's Nada es Igual express the singer's deep love and devotion to his partner. He asks her to dream for him and assures her that he will love her until the end of time. He describes how his life has changed since meeting her and how he cannot imagine living without her. The absence of his partner has turned everything in his life dull and grey, even the sky and the sea. He pleads for her return and promises that the door will always be open for her.

The lyrics showcase the intense emotional attachment between the singer and his partner, highlighting the importance of their relationship to his sense of self and happiness. It speaks to the universal human experience of longing for love and companionship.

Line by Line Meaning

Duérmete aquí, sueña por mí
Sleep here, dream for me

Que yo te amaré
Because I will love you

Hasta el final del tiempo
Until the end of time

Besarte así con tanto amor
To kiss you with so much love

Ya mi vida no es igual
My life is not the same anymore

Si a mi lado tú no estás
If you are not by my side

Nada es igual sin tí, no es igual
Nothing is the same without you, it's not the same

No soy nadie sin tu amor
I am nobody without your love

Nada es igual, ni el cielo ni el mar
Nothing is the same, not even the sky or the sea

Todo cambia de color si no estás cerca
Everything changes color if you are not close

Vuelve pronto a mí que no sé vivir sin ti
Come back to me soon because I can't live without you