A New Yorker born and raised, the product of a music-loving Puerto Rican family, his parents named him Marco Antonio Muñíz in honor of the great Mexican balladeer of the same name.
Born Marco Antonio Muñiz September 16, 1964 (age 52)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality American Puerto Rican
Occupation Singer songwriter actor record producer television producer
Years active 1988–present
Musical career
Genres
Latin, Salsa, Ballads, Freestyle
Labels Blue Dog (1988) Atlantic (1991) RMM (1992–98) Columbia (1999–present) Sony (1999–present)
He began his recording career singing the English-language dance music known as freestyle, but he hit his stride between 1993 and 1997 with his first three salsa albums (Otra Nota, Todo a Su Tiempo, and Contra La Corriente). These productions established him as the top-selling singer in the history of the genre, able to sell out Madison Square Garden and prestigious venues internationally. Marc Anthony is a singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and television producer. Anthony is also the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy Award and five-time Latin Grammy Award winner has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide.[5] He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads. Anthony has won numerous awards and his achievements have been honored through various recognitions. He was the recipient of the 2009 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Chair's Award. He also received the "2009 CHCI Chair's Lifetime Achievement Award" on September 16, 2009.[6] He holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling tropical/salsa artist and the most number-one albums on the Billboard Tropical Albums year-end charts
Marco Antonio Muñiz, known professionally by his stage name Marc Anthony, was born in New York City to parents from Yauco, Puerto Rico.[2] His mother Guillermina was a housewife, his father, Felipe Muñiz, a musician and hospital lunchroom worker. Anthony's parents named him after Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muñiz. Anthony grew up in East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, and is the youngest of eight surviving children. He was raised Roman Catholic
In 1991 he released his first album, When the Night is Over. His 1995 collection, "Todo a su tiempo", was nominated for a Grammy with songs like "Te Conozco Bien", "Hasta Ayer", "Nadie Como Ella", "Se Me Sigue Olvidando", "Te Amare", and "Llegaste A Mi".
Anthony was born Marco Antonio Muñiz in New York City, US, to Guillermina, a housewife, and Felipe Muñiz, a musician and hospital lunchroom worker.[3] His parents are Puerto Rican and named him after Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muñiz. He has a sister named Yolanda Muñiz. He also has 4 older brothers and 2 additional older sisters, 4 siblings from his mother's and 2 siblings from his father's prior marriages.
Marc Anthony married pop superstar Jennifer Lopez on June 5, 2004. On February 22, 2007 they welcomed twins Max David and Emme Marbiel Muñiz-Lopez.
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She Mends Me
Marc Anthony Lyrics
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When she smiles at me
I live the light I used to see
There she goes and I know
On my own
I'm not whole
She can't see
That she's taken the best part of me
I'm half a man with half a heart
With nothing left to tear apart
Half of me is walking 'round
The other half is on the ground
She mends me
What's to see I had it all in front of me
It's all on me
All in the name of vanity
There she goes and I know
On my own
I'm not whole
Can't believe
She can't see
That she's taken the best part of me
I'm half a man with half a heart
With nothing left to tear apart
Half of me is walking 'round
The other half is on the ground
She mends me
Tell me where I am
Nothing else can replace her
How do I go on the way I am
I'm half a man with half a heart
With nothing left to tear apart
Half of me is walking 'round
The other half is on the ground
She mends me
In this song, Marc Anthony sings about how his significant other has changed him for the better. He admits that he is no longer the same man that he used to be, but when she smiles at him, he is filled with the light that he once saw. He acknowledges that without her, he is not whole and that she has taken the best part of him. He feels incomplete when he is not with her and feels like he is walking around with only half of himself. She mends him and completes him.
The lyrics suggest a deep sense of vulnerability and dependence on the significant other. The singer is admitting his weaknesses and the incompleteness that he feels without his significant other. The power of his partner's love is evident in the way he describes her as the only one who can replace her and the way that she mends him.
The overall message of the song is that love has the power to transform and complete someone. Marc Anthony is praising his significant other for being the missing piece that he needed to feel whole again.
Line by Line Meaning
Look at me I'm not the man I used to be
I am not the same person I was before.
When she smiles at me
Her smile makes me happy.
I live the light I used to see
Her smile brings back the light that I used to see in life.
There she goes and I know
When I see her leave, I feel incomplete.
On my own
Without her, I am alone.
I'm not whole
She completes me and without her, I am not complete.
Can't believe
I cannot understand.
She can't see
She does not realize.
That she's taken the best part of me
The most important part of me is now with her.
I'm half a man with half a heart
Without her, I am incomplete and broken.
With nothing left to tear apart
There is no more left inside of me to be destroyed.
Half of me is walking 'round
A part of me still moves on, but without purpose.
The other half is on the ground
The other part of me is stuck and without hope, grounded.
She mends me
She is the only one who can make me whole again.
What's to see I had it all in front of me
I had everything that I needed in front of me, but I didn't realize it.
It's all on me
I am responsible for not realizing the value of what I had.
All in the name of vanity
I lost what I had because of my own selfishness.
Tell me where I am
I am lost and confused without her.
Nothing else can replace her
I know deep down that no one else can replace her in my heart.
How do I go on the way I am
Without her, I do not know how to carry on.
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: Cory Rooney, Kara DioGuardi, Marc Anthony, Shea Martin
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