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.
Me Subes Me Bajas Me Subes
Olga Tañón Lyrics
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No se si esto esta bien o mal
Nuestro Idilio no es nada normal
Es enloquecer
Mas de una vez
He querido no saber de ti
Y me arrancas sin pensar un si
Que voy a hacer contigo
Alteras mis sentidos
Cuando quiero dejarte
Algo haces que no puedo resistir amarte
Mis besos, mi vida, mi todo
Tienes tantos defectos
Que me haces un tormento
Pero hay unos momentos
Que eres perfecto
Y me transportas a las nubes
Me subes, me bajas, me subes
Que voy a hacer contigo
Alteras mis sentidos
Cuando quiero dejarte
Algo haces que no puedo resistir a amarte
Mis besos, mi vida, mi todo
Tienes tantos defectos
Que me haces un tormento
Pero hay unos momentos
Que eres perfecto
Y me transportas a las nubes
Me subes, me bajas, me subes
Me subes, me bajas, me subes
Ay, yo no se lo que pasa contigo
Me subes, me bajas, me subes
The lyrics to Olga Tañón's "Me Subes Me Bajas Me Subes" depict the singer's tumultuous relationship with her lover. She is unsure whether their relationship is healthy or not and acknowledges that their "idyll" is not normal. Despite her efforts to distance herself from her lover's unpredictable behavior, she cannot resist the pull of their passionate love.
The singer is torn between her desire to leave her lover and the irresistible attraction she feels towards him. She describes how he "alters her senses" and how she cannot resist loving him. Her lover is flawed and makes her life difficult, but there are moments of perfection where he "transports her to the clouds," making her feel both elevated and grounded at the same time. The refrain "Me subes, me bajas, me subes" ("You lift me up, you bring me down, you lift me up") reinforces the rollercoaster ride that their love takes her on.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo no se que hacer
I am uncertain about what to do
No se si esto esta bien o mal
I don't know if this is right or wrong
Nuestro Idilio no es nada normal
Our romance is not normal
Es enloquecer
It drives me crazy
Mas de una vez
More than once
He querido no saber de ti
I have wanted to not think of you
Y me arrancas sin pensar un si
And you grab me without thinking twice
Y vuelvo a caer
And I fall for you again
Que voy a hacer contigo
What am I going to do with you
Alteras mis sentidos
You alter my senses
Cuando quiero dejarte
When I want to leave you
Algo haces que no puedo resistir amarte
You do something that makes me unable to resist loving you
Mis besos, mi vida, mi todo
My kisses, my life, my everything
Tienes tantos defectos
You have so many flaws
Que me haces un tormento
That you torment me
Pero hay unos momentos
But there are moments
Que eres perfecto
When you are perfect
Y me transportas a las nubes
And you transport me to the clouds
Me subes, me bajas, me subes
You lift me up, bring me down, and lift me up again
Ay, yo no se lo que pasa contigo
Oh, I don't know what's going on with you
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@josuesolis362
Té digo siempre activo con PR D 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴.
@marcellamartinez1399
Igualita a Selena Quintanilla!!! Yo decía que ella podía hacer la película por el parecido en ese tiempo. Bella Olga
@nicolasmarquez6985
Viva la Tañón es la mejor
2019
@marielasaraviajuarez876
2023 y sigo escuchando este hit es lo maximoooooooo. Me subes, me bajas me subesssss !?!
@fernandodeleon7654
La elegancia de olga tañon es inigualable, cancion de amor con ritmo y en plenitud de su belleza
@wendelcastro6954
La mejor cancion de olga tañon por kilometros...
@travieza7545
Me encanta esta canción porq me trae muy gratos recuerdos... auq no soy fan d Olga .. pero reconozco q es una excelente cantante, la admiro porq es una madre guerrera y luchadora 👍q siga con su talento saludos .
@RackySal
Tenia un Amorcito en los 90's que me volvia loka !!!! Por siempre lo recordare .. Me subia y me bajaba hasta lo ultimo !! Amor Toxiko del bueno !!!! Lol
@nickytellez3109
Sin duda la mejor a pleno siglo 2019😍
@adonislopez8460
2023 es un exito