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.
Como Olvidar
Olga Tañón Lyrics
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Na', na'
Viendo la lluvia caer
Sola tomando café
Veo pasar lo recuerdos
De tantos momentos que aún llevo en la piel
Oh, sí
Recuerdo verte llegar
Bajo una lluvia infernal
Corría el mes de diciembre
Recuerdo era viernes
No lo he de olvidar
La primera noche juntos
Y ¿cómo olvidar lo que vivimos?
¿Cómo expresar lo que sentimos?
Tantos besos compartidos
Tantos sueños que ahora se han ido
Y ¿cómo olvidar?
¿Cómo me quito este dolor?
¿Cómo te saco de mi mente y mi presente?
¿Cómo olvidar que te llevaste mi corazón? Eih-yeh
Perdóname
Sé que te hice sufrir
Sé que hice mal
Y ahora me toca a mí
Quemarme con tu fuego
Ya no sentir tus besos
Tienes que olvidarme
Tu amor no lo merezco
No-no-no-no-no
No lo merezco
No-no-no-no-no
Pécame en tu fuego
No-no-no-no-no
Te hice sufrir
No-no-no-no-no
Oh
¿Cómo olvidar lo que vivimos?
¿Cómo expresar lo que sentimos?
Tantos besos compartidos
Tantos sueños que ahora se han ido
Y ¿cómo olvidar?
¿Cómo me quito este dolor?
¿Cómo te saco de mi mente y mi presente?
¿Cómo olvidar que te llevaste mi corazón?
One, two, three
Wheeler
Olga Tañon
Auh
Esto es Flow Music
Come on (chiqui-pon, chiqui-pon), come on, come on
Elio, El Mago De Oz
Xeno
Soba-ra-ba-ti, soba-ra-ba-ti
She's the woman on fire
La mujer de fuego
¿Cómo?
Que lindo
Ziru, te lo dije papi
Come on
Yaoh
La 409
No-no-no-no-no
No lo merezco
No-no-no-no-no
Pécame en tu fuego
No-no-no-no-no
Te hice sufrir
No-no-no-no-no
¿Cómo olvidar lo que vivimos?
¿Cómo expresar lo que sentimos?
Tantos besos compartidos
Tantos sueños que ahora se han ido
Y ¿cómo olvidar?
¿Cómo me quito este dolor?
Y ¿cómo te saco de mi mente y mi presente?
¿Cómo olvidar que te llevaste mi corazón?, Eih-eh
Mi corazón
In Olga Tañón's song "Como Olvidar," the singer reflects on past memories of a relationship that has ended. The lyrics describe her sitting alone, sipping coffee and watching the rain while memories of moments she still carries with her surface. She recalls the first night they were together, and acknowledges the pain and difficulty of moving on from the love they once shared. The chorus repeats the question of how to forget and move on from the love and memories shared with the other person. Tañón also asks for forgiveness for the pain she caused, knowing she doesn't deserve the other person's love and must let them go.
The song is full of emotional weight and sincerity, expressing the struggle of letting go of a deep connection with someone. The use of rain as a metaphor for the passing of time and the fading of memories is poignant and relatable. The repetition of the phrase "¿Cómo olvidar?" (how to forget?) adds to the sense of helplessness and confusion that comes with letting go of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Viendo la lluvia caer
Observando cómo la lluvia cae del cielo
Sola tomando café
Estoy sola, disfrutando de mi café
Veo pasar lo recuerdos
Recuerdos vienen a mi mente
De tantos momentos que aún llevo en la piel
Recuerdos de tantos momentos vividos que aún están presentes en mí
Recuerdo verte llegar
Recuerdo el momento en que llegaste
Bajo una lluvia infernal
Llegaste en medio de una lluvia intensa
Corría el mes de diciembre
Ocurrió en el mes de diciembre
Recuerdo era viernes
Era un viernes cuando esto pasó
No lo he de olvidar
Nunca lo olvidaré
La primera noche juntos
La primera vez que pasamos la noche juntos
Y ¿cómo olvidar lo que vivimos?
¿Cómo podré olvidar todo lo que experimentamos juntos?
¿Cómo expresar lo que sentimos?
¿Cómo puedo explicar lo que sentimos en ese entonces?
Tantos besos compartidos
Compartimos tantos besos
Tantos sueños que ahora se han ido
Tantos sueños que ya no existen
¿Cómo me quito este dolor?
¿Cómo puedo superar este dolor?
¿Cómo te saco de mi mente y mi presente?
¿Cómo puedo sacarte de mi mente y mi vida actual?
¿Cómo olvidar que te llevaste mi corazón?
¿Cómo olvidar que me robaste el corazón?
Perdóname
Por favor, perdóname
Sé que te hice sufrir
Sé que te hice daño
Sé que hice mal
Sé que hice algo malo
Y ahora me toca a mí
Ahora soy yo quien debe pagar las consecuencias
Quemarme con tu fuego
Sufrir las consecuencias de mi comportamiento
Ya no sentir tus besos
Ya no sentir tus labios sobre los míos
Tienes que olvidarme
Debes olvidarme
Tu amor no lo merezco
No merezco tu amor
No-no-no-no-no
No, no, no, no, no
Pécame en tu fuego
Castígame con tu fuego
Oh
Oh
Uno, dos, tres
Uno, dos, tres
No lo merezco
No merezco esto
Elio, El Mago De Oz
Nombre de alguien que participó en la creación de la canción
Xeno
Nombre de alguien que participó en la creación de la canción
Soba-ra-ba-ti, soba-ra-ba-ti
Parte de la letra sin un significado específico
She's the woman on fire
Ella es una mujer apasionada
La mujer de fuego
La mujer con una gran pasión
Que lindo
Qué bonito
Ziru, te lo dije papi
Frase sin un significado específico
La 409
Frase sin un significado específico
Mi corazón
Mi corazón
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Gustavo Arenas, Jorge Luis Piloto
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Arianna Cutiño Ledo
Quien más vino a verla después de la versión 2021? Que recuerdos más bonitos 😍
Mara Vanessa Espinales
Yo.😍😍
Gabriel Salazar
Yoooo
Marlon Anton
Carajo soy yo!! Jajaja que feliz de ver que no soy el único ❤️❤️ a mis 27 años que hermosos recuerdos de hace demasiados años...
andrea vergara
Yo jejejeje 🤭
Karel
🙌🙌🙌🙌🥰😍😍😍
Legna Díaz
Hermosos recuerdos del 2001 mientras sonaba incansablemente esta canción. Me recuerda mucho a una persona que ya no está en este plano, con la que compartí hermosos momentos...
Warner Música
#OlgaTañón - Como Olvidar (del álbum #YoPorTi)
¡Escucha la versión merengue en Spotify ➤ http://spoti.fi/1mR3Zvv
Vanessa Mazalema
que bonita cansion 😗😘😍😋😚😙😂😂😁😁😁😋😍
Lali Samboy
me en carta bella