He realized very quickly that he wasn't made for studying, but he was good at soccer. He played in the lower ranks of Astur CF, at the time a reserve team for Real Oviedo. Afterwards, he worked as a waiter in several bars and spent all night out, living experiences that would later go on to make up the lyrics of his songs. In 2001, he joined a group called "El bosque de Sherwood", and soon after recorded a demo with only three songs, "Sin noticias de Holanda", "El informe del forense", and "Vuelvo a traficar".
In February 2003, Melendi released his first solo disc, called "Sin noticias de Holanda" with twelve songs. In December 2003, this disc was rereleased with two new songs, "Asturias" and "Moratalá". However, he reached true fame with the 2004 Vuelta a España chose his song "Con la luna llena" as its official theme. In May 2004, he started a small tour around Spain, selling 50,000 copies of his CD, making it a Gold Album.
In 2005, he released his second solo CD, "Que el cielo espere sentao", which has sold more than 200,000 copies. Later that same year, he rereleased the album with three new songs, "El Nano", "La dama, and "El vagabundo y Carlota", and a Live concert DVD recorded in Oviedo. He also became a father that year, and received the Onda award for Best Song of the Year for "Caminando por la vida".
In November 2005, he received seven Platinum Discs for his two albums. "Sin noticias..." received four and "Que el cielo..." three.
In 2006, it was announced that he would be one of the main stars in the PSP game "Gangs of London". Melendi played Mr. Big, an evil gangster. He also wrote the song "Gangs of London" for the occasion, going on to film a video amidst police lights and sirens. The videogame was launched on August 1 of that year in the UK and on September 6 in Spain; EMI stepped in to distribute his CDs worldwide.
Melendi in Valladolid.
He also wrote the song "Volveremos" (We Shall Return) for Real Oviedo. The singer is also involved in the production of the film "Vuelvo a traficar: The Film" (I'm Dealing Again).
"Mientras no cueste trabajo" was released on November 13, 2006 in two formats: a normal CD with 12 songs, and a special edition, with 16 songs and a DVD with extras. The disc was rereleased on September 29, 2007 with four new songs, "Firmes", "El rey de la baraja", "La aceituna", and "Me gusta el fútbol".
In 2007, he received the "Best Tour" award from the "Premios de la Música" ceremony held in Cordoba. He also did an advertising campaign for Canal+ Spain entitled "Me gusta el fútbol" (I Like Football), for which he wrote a song of the same name.
In 2007, he stood trial for provoking an incident while under the influence of alcohol on a flight from Madrid to Mexico City that required the pilot to return to Madrid two hours after takeoff[1][2]. He was released after testifying. Soon after, he was given the "Left Foot" award from Spanish radio station Cadena 100 for this incident.
Currently, Melendi directs his Blue Donkey Music company, helping young singers start their careers. He's offered contracts to four groups, Algunos Hombres Buenos, Rasel, La Dama y Belo, and Los Susodichos. This last group was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Rock Vocals. Algunos Hombres Buenos left the label in 2008.
On August 9, 2008 he presented his new single, "Un violinista en tu tejado" from his album Curiosa la cara de tu padre on Spanish radio station Los 40 Principales. The album was released on September 16, 2008. On December 12, Los 40 Principales awarded him their award for this album.
On March 17, 2009 he released a new double CD, Aún más curiosa la cara de tu padre, including the original disc and another with nine new songs and links to exclusive content on his website.
Una historia de tantas
Melendi Lyrics
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pa ver nevado el infierno
Tanto tiempo llorando
mi corazon tu veneno
Tanto tirar la piedra
why esconder luego la mano
Tanto le canto a la luna
Tanto ladrido pa cuatro gatos,
tantas sirenas pa dos borrachos
Tantos hoteles necesitados
de una cancion de amor
Tan pocas nueces pa tanto ruido
Tantas mujeres why tanto vino
tantas señalesde humo
que se quemo
ESTRIBILLO *1*
why asi se vio que tanto fue, el cantaro a la fuente
que de repente se le rompio
why por hacerle un buen dia a un coche el puente
llego un agente why lo trinco
ESTRIBILLO *2*
why si no tienes ni dos dedos de frente
pa que te metes pa ser ladron
no darte cuenta que era del presidente
el pedazo de carro menudo marron
Tanto tiempo toreando,
sin un capote en la vida
tanto tiempo mezclando
coca cola why aspirinas
Tanto tirar la piedra
why esconder luego la mano
Tanto le canto a la luna
que la acabo enamorando
Tanto ladrido pa cuatro gatos,
tanta sirena pa dos borrachos
Tantos hoteles necesitados
de una cancion de amor
Tan pocas nueces pa tanto ruido
Tantas mujeres why tanto vino
tantas señales de humo
que se quemo
ESTRIBILLO *1*
ESTRIBILLO *2*
The lyrics of Melendi's "Una historia de tantas" talk about the frustrations and disappointments in life when things don't turn out as we expect. The opening lines talk about waiting for something that is impossible like seeing hell freeze over. This refers to a situation that is so hopeless that it is beyond human control. The second line talks about the poison that a person has injected into the singer's heart. This refers to someone who has hurt the singer deeply and left a lasting impact on his life. The third and fourth lines talk about throwing stones and then hiding one's hands, and singing to the moon, which ultimately led to falling in love with it. These lines symbolize the act of doing something without taking responsibility for it and falling in love with something that is beyond reach or not acknowledging reality.
The second part of the lyrics talks about the many absurdities in life. For instance, barking at four cats, and the sound of sirens for two drunk people. These lines symbolize the act of doing something that is insignificant, or the sound that is irrelevant to the situation. Furthermore, there are many hotels in need of amorous songs, but there is a shortage of love in the world. The singer talks about how hard it is to find love and how rare it is.
Finally, Melendi drives home his point by describing how little sense things make in life, e.g., so much noise for so few nuts or so much smoke signifying nothing, and so much wine for so many women. These lines and the rest of the lyrics talk about how we can get caught up in meaningless pursuits, end up chasing after something that is unattainable, and forget the essential things in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Tanto tiempo esperando, pa ver nevado el infierno
Waiting for a long time to see impossible things happen
Tanto tiempo llorando mi corazon tu veneno
Crying for a long time because of the poison you brought to my heart
Tanto tirar la piedra why esconder luego la mano
Throwing stones and then trying to hide the evidence of it
Tanto le canto a la luna que la acabo enamorando
Singing to the moon so much that it ends up falling in love with me
Tanto ladrido pa cuatro gatos, tantas sirenas pa dos borrachos
Making a lot of noise for no reason, like barking to only a few cats, or sounding sirens for only two drunk people
Tantos hoteles necesitados de una cancion de amor
So many hotels in need of a love song
Tan pocas nueces pa tanto ruido
Too much noise for too little importance
Tantas mujeres why tanto vino tantas señales de humo que se quemó
So many women, so much wine, so many signs of burning out
ESTRIBILLO 1 why asi se vio que tanto fue, el cantaro a la fuente que de repente se le rompio why por hacerle un buen dia a un coche el puente llego un agente why lo trinco
The proverbial jar broke after being filled so much, and the police came to investigate after a small car accident
ESTRIBILLO 2 why si no tienes ni dos dedos de frente pa que te metes pa ser ladron no darte cuenta que era del presidente el pedazo de carro menudo marron
If you don't have enough intelligence, don't try to be a thief, especially when the car you stole belongs to the president
Tanto tiempo toreando, sin un capote en la vida tanto tiempo mezclando coca cola why aspirinas
Spending a lot of time avoiding problems without having any protection, and mixing incompatible things together like coke and aspirin
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El Toño, El Tinajón del Flow
Cuanta evolución musical puede tener un artista esto es insuperable
Maria Martínez
A nivel de producción y voz las versiones antiguas y las nuevas son distantes pero su magia se mantiene. Y a la vez ambas versiones siendo igual de maravillosas.
Mel Ale
Esses vídeos com as letras nos ajudam muito a entender melhor as músicas, já que o espanhol não é nosso primeiro idioma. Assim vemos mais claramente quão geniais são essas letras e a melhor parte deste vídeo especificamente é o jornal que aparece, todo em alemão! rs rs rs
Marisol Martin Rina
Gracias Melendi .Ya tengo mi cd en la mano y feliz .De tener estos grandes temas 🥰🥰😘🤘🎶🎸💯
delia teresa albornoz ruiz
Eres único Melendi gracias por tanto arte,simplemente espectacular❤❤❤❤👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻😍😍😍
Vanessa Fernandez
Diosssss! Impresiona oírte con la voz de ahora😍
Patri Torres
Que maravilla... Pedazo disco 🩵
Manuela
Me encanta el tema... y también me encanta el video 😍😍😍
Jacquelines Espinoza
Bravo lindo tema 😊Melendi felicidades 😊
DaVeGa
Eres increíble melendi, gracias por tantos años acompañados de tu música, y por muchos mass😁❤️