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.
Separados
Luis Miguel Lyrics
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Cuantas risas, me aburro a morir
Cuanto buen amigo, es enemigo
De pronto, sin ti
Cuantas veces no quiero dormir
Esperando una historia genial
Pero nunca toca
Separados como tontos
Separados porque sí
Separados porque hay algo que va mal
Separados por el frío
Separados al final
Es así
Es lo normal
Cuantas veces me siento fatal
Por no hablar lo que tengo que hablar
Por callar tu nombre en la sombra
Con hambre de ti
Cuantas veces tu nombre escribí
Cuantas veces tu nombre borré
Y te tengo a mano
Y no te llamo nunca
Separados como tontos
Separados porque sí
Separados porque hay algo que va mal
Separados por el frío
Separados al final
Es así
Es lo normal
(Separados) como tontos
(Separados) porque sí
Separados porque hay algo que va mal
(Separados) por el frío
(Separados) al final
Es así
Es lo normal
Separados como tontos
Separados porque sí
Separados porque hay algo que va mal
Separados por el frío
Separados al final
Es así
Es lo normal
The lyrics of Luis Miguel's "Separados" depict a person struggling to come to terms with a recent break-up. The first verse reflects upon the memories of the past relationship, the laughter and the constant thoughts about the ex-partner that leave the person feeling bored and frustrated. The second verse portrays the sleepless nights hoping for a thrilling adventure but realizing that nothing excites the person anymore without their partner. The chorus of the song emphasizes the irony that even though separated from the partner, the individuals are still bound together by their emotions. Although they try to hide from each other and the world, the strength of the emotions is stronger than the coldness that separates them. The lyrics capture the pain of separation and the difficulty in moving on from a broken relationship.
This song became a hit not only in Latin America but also in Spain and France. It was released in 1990 as a part of the album "20 Años" which celebrates Luis Miguel's 20 years in the music industry. Apart from the emotional lyrics, there are some interesting facts regarding this song.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuantas noches me acuerdo de ti
I remember you so many nights
Cuantas risas me aburro a morir
I get bored to death with so many laughs
Cuanto buen amigo
A good friend
Es enemigo
Becomes an enemy
De pronto
Suddenly
Sin ti
Without you
Cuantas veces no quiero dormir
Many times I don't want to sleep
Esperando una historia genial
Waiting for a great story to happen
Pero nunca toca
But it never happens
La noche loca
The wild night
Sin ti
Without you
Separados como tontos
Separated like fools
Separados porque sí
Separated for no reason
Separados porque hay algo que va mal
Separated because something is wrong
Separados por el frío
Separated by the cold
Separados al final
Separated in the end
Es así
That's the way it is
Es lo normal
It's normal
Cuantas veces me siento fatal
Many times, I feel terrible
Por no hablar lo que tengo que hablar
For not saying what I need to say
Por callar tu nombre
For keeping your name silent
En la sombra
In the shadows
Con hambre
Hungry
De ti
For you
Cuantas veces tu nombre escribí
I wrote your name so many times
Cuantas veces tu nombre borré
I erased your name so many times
Y te tengo a mano
And I have you close
Y no te llamo
But I don't call you
Nunca
Never
Lyrics © El Pedrosillo, S.L. Ediciones Musicales
Written by: Juan Carlos Calderon Lopez De Arroyabe, Luis Gomez Escolar Roldan
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