Tañón is the youngest of four children born to José Tañón and Carmen Gloria Ortíz. Much of her life, her middle-class family lived in Levittown, Puerto Rico. Her childhood and teenage years were just like that of any other average child; the only difference was that Tañón wanted to be a singer.
Tañón's singing career started when she joined a group called Las Nenas de Ringo y Jossie (Ringo and Jossie's Girls) in the 1980s. A short time later a very popular group in Puerto Rico called Chantelle noticed her mezzo soprano voice and recruited her. They saw in her what they needed for their merengue style of music. When Tañón was a member of Chantelle, they scored their biggest hit, Aunque Tú no Quieras (Even If You Don't Want It), which was popular in Latin America.
In 1992, Tañón signed a contract with the WEA Latina record label to record a solo album. Her first recorded album was titled, Sola (Alone). Among the songs in the album were, Me Cambio por Ella (He Traded Me For Her), and Quiero estar Contigo (I Want To Be With You).
In 1993, she recorded her second album for WEA Latina, Mujer de Fuego (Woman of Fire). Tañón also debuted as a composer with the song, Presencié tu Amor (I Witnessed Your Love).
In 1994, Tañón earned her first double platinum record and in 1995, she earned three more platinum records with her album, Siente el Amor (Feel the Love). This album also included another of her compositions, Unicornio (Unicorn), which was written to the rhythm of Salsa and also included the unforgettable Merengue song, Es Mentiroso (He's a Liar). Tañón had gained fame and recognition throughout Latin America.
Tañón recorded a Tex-Mex CD with Mexican singer Marco Antonio Solís called Nuevos Senderos. She was now being heard internationally, and with that recording she became the first Puerto Rican musician to be certified by the RIAA to sell over half a million records. The album lead single, the ballad, Basta Ya topped the U.S. Billboard Top Latin Tracks for several weeks, and became Tañón first #1.
In 1997, Tañón debuted as an actress in the Puerto Rican version of the popular production of "Jesus Christ Superstar", produced by Rafo Muñiz. She played the part of Mary Magdalene. This version had a tropical feel to it and included some of Tañón's songs.
In 1998, Tañón married Juan González a Puerto Rican major league baseball star. In 1999, after many scandals, the marriage ended in divorce. The couple had a daughter, Gabriella Marie.
In 2000, Tañón, who was now known as the "Woman in Fire" by her fans, recorded her first concert, titled, Olga Viva...Viva Olga in the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida. This production was named by the National Foundation of Popular Culture as one the top 20 productions of the year. The record went platinum and Tañón earned her first Grammy Award.
On August 2000, Tañón sold out 12 shows in the Antonio Paoli Hall at the Luis A. Ferre Center of the Fine Arts in San Juan. Later that same month, she debuted in the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas. Her performances received rave reviews in the Fort Worth Star Telegram and the Dallas Morning News.
At the end of 2000, Tañón presented her musical spectacular at the Anayansi Theater in Panama, and toured the southeastern United States with Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez.
In 2001, Tañón recorded a CD titled, Yo Por Ti (Me for You), which won both American and Latin Grammys. The first single, Como Olvidar, topped the U.S. Billboard Top Latin Tracks. The CD became a best-seller in Puerto Rico, Latin America, and among the Hispanic population in the United States.
In 2002, Tañón toured many countries, including Venezuela, Panama and the United States. That year she became the first merengue artist to successfully score a chart topper in the Middle East when her partnership with Egyptian music singer Hakim yielded the highly successful Arabian hit, Ah Ya Albi. In 2003, Tañón toured Europe and made a total of ten recordings for WEA Latina. In 2003 she released Sobrevivir and won her fourth Grammy. She also married music producer Billy Denizard, with whom she had two sons, Indiana Noa and Ian Nahir.
As part of a international tour called, "Evolution Tour 2008", Tañón traveled to Italy where she would make a presentation at the Festival Latinoamericano on July 5, 2008.
In 2005, Olga Tañón made public that her daughter Gabriela is one of only 50 people in the world to have Sebastian syndrome, a rare disease. Her plans are to keep touring and donate some of the money that she earns to find her daughter a cure. She also released her hit album, Una Nueva Mujer, which won Best Contemporary Tropical Album at the 2006 Latin Grammys.
In support of Latin American immigrants in the U.S., in 2006 Olga recorded, Nuestro Himno in collaboration with Pitbull, Carlos Ponce, and Wyclef Jean.
¡Basta Ya!
Olga Tañón Lyrics
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He prohibido a mis ojos
El mirarte de nuevo a la cara
Tienes algo que acaba conmigo
Y a mi mente, de mi alma separa
Tengo que
Renunciar a creerte
Ya no tenga remedio
Si mi vida dejara tu suerte
Mi camino
Sera un cementerio más
Y basta ya
De tu inconciencia de esta forma tan absurda
De ver a diario como echas a la basura
Mi corazón
Lo que te doy
Con tanta fe
De ver en ti felicidad
Me llevare
La dignidad de no caer mas en tu juego
Haré de todo mi interior nuevos senderos
Y llorare
Hasta lograr
Que algún día
Ya no te pueda recordar
Y basta ya
De tu inconciencia de esta forma tan absurda
De ver a diario como echas a la basura
Mi corazón
Lo que te doy
Con tanta fe
De ver en ti felicidad
Me llevare
La dignidad de no caer mas en tu juego
Haré de todo mi interior nuevos senderos
Y llorare
Hasta lograr
Que algún día
Ya no te pueda recordar
Y llorare
Hasta lograr
Que algún día
Ya no te pueda recordar
The lyrics to "¡Basta Ya!" by Olga Tañón express the pain and heartbreak that comes with a failed relationship. The singer of the song has forbidden her own eyes from looking at her former lover's face again, as seeing them only reminds her of the hurt they caused her. She knows that she needs to stop believing in this person before it is too late, as their actions have separated her mind and soul.
The singer has decided that if she were to continue down this path with her lover, her life would be over. She sees herself ending up like another grave in a cemetery. She has had enough of this person's recklessness and their daily waste of the love that she gave them so willingly. She has given up on them and their relationship.
The singer is determined to maintain her dignity and not fall back into her former lover's game. She plans to create new paths for herself and cry until the day comes that she no longer remembers this person. The song's poignant lyrics convey the hurt and frustration that comes with having to let go of a relationship that one has invested so much in emotionally.
Line by Line Meaning
Desde hoy
Starting now
He prohibido a mis ojos
I have forbidden my eyes
El mirarte de nuevo a la cara
To look at your face again
Tienes algo que acaba conmigo
You have something that destroys me
Y a mi mente, de mi alma separa
And separates my mind from my soul
Tengo que
I have to
Renunciar a creerte
Stop believing in you
Antes que
Before
Ya no tenga remedio
It's too late
Si mi vida
If my life
Dejara tu suerte
Was tied to yours
Mi camino
My path
Sera un cementerio mas
Would be just another cemetery
Y basta ya
Enough already
De tu inconciencia
Your ignorance
De esta forma tan absurda
This absurd way
De ver a diario como echas a la basura
To see how you throw away
Mi corazón
My heart
Lo que te doy, con tanta fe
What I give you, with so much faith
De ver en ti felicidad
To see happiness in you
Me llevare
I will take with me
La dignidad de no caer mas en tu juego
The dignity of not falling into your game anymore
Haré de todo mi interior nuevos senderos
I will make new paths within me
Y llorare
And I will cry
Hasta lograr
Until I achieve
Que algún día
That someday
Ya no te pueda recordar
I won't be able to remember you anymore
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Juan Carlos Villamil, Marcos Jesus Morales, Maria Urreiztieta
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@AndreaGonzalez-uy6mw
Desde hoy
he prohibido a mis ojos
el mirarte de nuevo a la cara.
Tienes algo que acaba conmigo
que a mi mente
de mi alma separa.
Tengo que renunciar a quererte
antes que ya no tenga remedio
Si mi vida dejara a tu suerte
mi camino ser· un cementerio.
Y basta ya
de tu inconciencia
de esta forma tan absurda.
De ver a diario
como echas a la basura
mi corazón
lo que te doy,
con tanta fe de ver en ti felicidad.
Me llevaré
la dignidad de no caer más en tu juego
Haré de todo mi interior nuevos senderos
Y lloraré, hasta lograr
que algún día ya no te pueda recordar.
Y basta ya
de tu inconciencia
de esta forma tan absurda.
De ver a diario
como echas a la basura
mi corazón,
lo que te doy,
con tanta fe de ver en ti felicidad.
Me llevaré
la dignidad de no caer más en tu juego
Haré de todo mi interior nuevos senderos
Y lloraré, hasta lograr
que algún día ya no te pueda recordar
@livetmontoya2653
viví amargamente esta historia.... pero le di fin....
tremenda canción.
@leticiacubas8481
Felicidades!!!!! Eso merecen los desgraciados falta de bolas
@damarisaviles9830
También yo, pero gracias a Dios, superado. Ahora estoy casada con un hombre lindo. Son experiencias que duelen y marcan, pero también nos dejan enseñanzas.
@caroltorres8206
Somos dos
@franciscogimenez981
No puedo escuchar esta canción sin recordar a mi mamá... Te amo mucho! me haces falta.
@gerardosantes8330
Tienes toda la razón es la única mujer que nunca nos dejará de amar es un amor sin con dision
@loretomeza4980
❤❤ Un inmenso beso y abrazo a nuestras madres. Las que están y las que ya se fueron 😢🥺🕊️
@hectoreduardohernandocarrasco
Olga Tañón, una gran cantante. Y esta canción titulada "Basta ya" es un himno a la defensa de los valores y la dignidad de la mujer.
@avril962
Mi mamá siempre la ponia en los 90, después de grande es que uno entiende todo y toda la letra
@tigerpawn1679
Tu Crees!!! Recuerda que la escribio un hombre...