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.
Mi Forma de Ser
Olga Tañón Lyrics
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La gente siempre va hablar mal
Yo no sé, siempre yo he sido así
Por nadie yo voy a cambiar, mi manera
de pensar
Que digan lo que quieran de mí
¿Tú no cree que yo sé que hablan de
mí?
(quieren malo)
Qué digan lo que quieran de mí
Que digan lo que quieran de mí
¿Tú no cree que yo sé que hablan de
mí?
Qué me envidian y quieren malo pa' mí
(quieren malo)
Que digan lo que quieran de mí
No sufra' y destapa la botella
Frontea, bebe, fuma y brinda por la vida
Que mañana si a uno lo matan
O te mueres to' el mundo te olvida
No hay amigos en las malas
En las buenas dicen que to' son familia
Todo aquí es una hipocresía (yeh-yeh)
Por eso bebo como un loco (oh-oh)
Fumo como un loco (uh-uh)
Salgo como un loco
Sí, yo soy un loco
Que nadie nunca pudo entender
Solo por mi forma de ser, yeh (yeh-eheh-
eh)
Vivo a mi manera, nadie me controla
Y por nadie yo voy a cambiar (¡woo!)
Me gusta la calle, exploto to' el dinero
Vacilo y no paro e' janguear (¡woo!)
Pero nadie me puede decir na' a mÍ
Pa' eso josié, lo sudé y me jodído
De dónde lo saqué
Y en qué yo lo gasté
¿Qué carajo te importa eso a ti?, yeh
Que digan lo que quieran de mí
¿Tú no cree que yo sé que hablan de
mí?
Qué me envidian y quieren malo pa' mí
(quieren malo)
Qué digan lo que quieran de mí
Que digan lo que quieran de mí
¿Tú no cree que yo sé que hablan de
mí?
Qué me envidian y quieren malo pa' mí
(quieren malo)
Que digan lo que quieran de mí
No sufra' y destapa la botella
Frontea, bebe, fuma y brinda por la vida
Que mañana si a uno lo matan
O te mueres to' el mundo te olvida
No hay amigos en las malas
En las buenas dicen que to' son familia
Todo aquí es una hipocresía (yeh-yeh)
Por eso bebo como un loco (oh-oh)
Fumo como un loco (uh-uh)
Salgo como un loco
Sí, yo soy un loco
Que nadie nunca pudo entender
Solo por mi forma de ser, yeh (yeh-eheh-
eh)
Vivo a mi manera, nadie me controla
Y por nadie yo voy a cambiar (¡woo!)
Me gusta la calle, exploto to' el dinero
Vacilo y no paro e' janguear (¡woo!)
Pero nadie me puede decir na' a mÍ
Pa' eso josié, lo sudé y me jodí
De dónde lo saqué
Y en qué yo lo gasté
¿Qué carajo te importa eso a ti?, yeh
The lyrics of Olga Tañón's song "Mi Forma de Ser" speak about the singer's defiance towards the judgments and opinions of others. She acknowledges that people will always talk and criticize, but she remains steadfast in staying true to herself. She refuses to change her way of thinking or behavior for anyone. Olga is aware that people gossip about her and are envious, but she doesn't let it affect her. She encourages herself and others to not suffer and instead enjoy life by drinking, smoking, and celebrating, as tomorrow is uncertain and people easily forget about others when they are gone. While there may be false friends during difficult times, in good times, everyone claims to be family, and Olga sees this as a hypocritical society. She embraces her "crazy" personality, unapologetically living life according to her own rules. She doesn't let anyone dictate her actions or judge her, and she questions why it even matters to them.
Line by Line Meaning
Siempre van hablar pero no importa
People will always talk, but it doesn't matter
La gente siempre va hablar mal
People will always speak ill of me
Yo no sé, siempre yo he sido así
I don't know, I've always been this way
Por nadie yo voy a cambiar, mi manera de pensar
I'm not going to change my way of thinking for anyone
Que digan lo que quieran de mí
Let them say what they want about me
¿Tú no cree que yo sé que hablan de mí?
Don't you believe that I know they talk about me?
Qué me envidian y quieren malo pa' mí
They envy me and want bad things for me
Que digan lo que quieran de mí
Let them say what they want about me
No sufra' y destapa la botella
Don't suffer, uncork the bottle
Frontea, bebe, fuma y brinda por la vida
Show off, drink, smoke, and toast to life
Que mañana si a uno lo matan
Because tomorrow if someone dies
O te mueres to' el mundo te olvida
Or if you die, everyone forgets about you
No hay amigos en las malas
There are no friends in tough times
En las buenas dicen que to' son familia
In good times, they say everyone is family
Todo aquí es una hipocresía
Everything here is hypocrisy
Por eso bebo como un loco
That's why I drink like crazy
Fumo como un loco
I smoke like crazy
Salgo como un loco
I go out like crazy
Sí, yo soy un loco
Yes, I am crazy
Que nadie nunca pudo entender
That no one has ever been able to understand
Solo por mi forma de ser, yeh
Simply because of my way of being
Vivo a mi manera, nadie me controla
I live my way, no one controls me
Y por nadie yo voy a cambiar (¡woo!)
And I'm not going to change for anyone (woo!)
Me gusta la calle, exploto to' el dinero
I like the streets, I spend all my money
Vacilo y no paro e' janguear (¡woo!)
I have fun and don't stop hanging out (woo!)
Pero nadie me puede decir na' a mí
But no one can tell me anything
Pa' eso josié, lo sudé y me jodí
For that, I struggled, sweated, and screwed myself
De dónde lo saqué
Where I got it from
Y en qué yo lo gasté
And how I spent it
¿Qué carajo te importa eso a ti?, yeh
What the hell do you care about that?, yeah
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Carlos Efren Reyes Rosado, Franklin Martinez, Marcos Gerardo Perez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Romer Muñoz
Es increíble el talento y su voz me sube las energías 🕺💃viva esta música desde Bolivia 🇧🇴
Ingrid Corona
Fue y et 535 e6e
Eugenia r Cruz talavera
Dedicado para aquellas personas que no se miran sus vidas y hablan de los demás gracias Olga Tañon eres una gran cantante
💞 La Vida es Bella 💞
ASI ES , DEDICADO A LOS METICHES Y CHISMOSOS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙋🌹
SuperLourdes123
Love it 🥰… me encanta esta canción … felicidades Olga Tañon 🇵🇷
Fernanda Sánchez
Amo esta versión
Bien Star
Me encanta!!!!Me identifico con esta canción. Gracias, Olga Tañon!
Lorena Cunha
No puedo dejar de escuchar éste tema!!!¡ 4 de Noviembre y acá lo sigo escuchando!! Genia Olga!!!!
Ruth Medina
Excelente tema, buena música en una voz extraordinaria. Felicidades a Olga Tañón
fiorella de la cruz
Yo recién la escucho y me encanta!!!!!
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