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.
Quien Diria
Olga Tañón Lyrics
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Olga Tañon
Prestame atencion
yo te lo pido, que va hablarte un corazon
llevo una ilusion, que me persigue
y que me alcanza
como un sereno amor eterno
Solo Dios sabe, cuanto soy capaz de darte
Solo Dios sabe, que asi nadie puede amarte
Chorus
Quien diria
que daria mi vida por ti
no me dejes asi, no no no
Quien diria
que no puedo estar sin tu amor
que yo te sueño, que de veras siento
que te voy a amar
el resto de mis dias, asi
Cada amanecer
siempre termino, consolando el corazon
porque despertar
es una batalla, siempre perdida
noche tras noche por tu ausencia
Solo Dios sabe, cuanto sueño con tenerte
Solo Dios sabe, que me calmo solo al verte
Chorus
Quien diria
que daria mi vida por ti
no me dejes asi, no no
Quien diria
que no puedo estar sin tu amor
que yo te sueño
que de veras siento, que te voy a amar
el resto de mis dias, asi
Repeat Chorus
Olga Tañon's song Quien Diria is a heartfelt plea to a lover not to abandon her. In the introductory lines, she implores the listener to lend her their attention because her heart has been seized by a strong desire that she cannot shake off. The desire is revealed in the following lines as a serene and eternal love that pursues her and she can't help but surrender to it.
The first verse hints at the intensity of her love, and she states that only God knows how much she can give to her beloved. She reiterates this in the following lines that nobody can love him the way she does. In the chorus, she expresses her disbelief at how much she is willing to give up for him - her life. She begs him not to leave her because she cannot bear to be without his love. She confesses that she dreams of him and that her feelings are genuine, and she will love him for the rest of her life.
The second verse continues with her confession of how much she misses him, and each morning, she has to console her heart because she wakes up to the reality that he is not there. She describes the agony of waking up to an empty bed and how it feels like a battle that she always loses. Again, she emphasizes her unbounded love for him and dreams of holding him every night. She concludes the song with a repeat of the chorus, reaffirming her earlier sentiments that she can't live without him.
Line by Line Meaning
Prestame atencion
Please pay attention to me
yo te lo pido, que va hablarte un corazon
I'm asking you to listen to my heart
llevo una ilusion, que me persigue
I carry a dream that follows me
y que me alcanza como un sereno amor eterno
and it reaches me like a serene, eternal love
Solo Dios sabe, cuanto soy capaz de darte
Only God knows how much I am capable of giving you
Solo Dios sabe, que asi nadie puede amarte
Only God knows that nobody can love you like I do
Chorus
Refrain
Quien diria que daria mi vida por ti
Who would have thought that I would give my life for you
no me dejes asi, no no no
Don't leave me like this, no no no
Quien diria que no puedo estar sin tu amor
Who would have thought that I can't live without your love
que yo te sueño, que de veras siento que te voy a amar
that I dream of you and truly feel like I'm going to love you
el resto de mis dias, asi
for the rest of my days, like this
Cada amanecer siempre termino, consolando el corazon
Every sunrise, I always end up consoling my heart
porque despertar es una batalla, siempre perdida
because waking up is a battle, always lost
noche tras noche por tu ausencia
night after night because of your absence
Solo Dios sabe, cuanto sueño con tenerte
Only God knows how much I dream of having you
Solo Dios sabe, que me calmo solo al verte
Only God knows that I calm down just by seeing you
Chorus
Refrain
Quien diria que daria mi vida por ti
Who would have thought that I would give my life for you
no me dejes asi, no no
Don't leave me like this, no no
Quien diria que no puedo estar sin tu amor
Who would have thought that I can't live without your love
que yo te sueño que de veras siento, que te voy a amar
that I dream of you and truly feel like I'm going to love you
el resto de mis dias, asi
for the rest of my days, like this
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@5DBD
La interpretación de Olga siempre es Magistral‼️ y en esta se lució 👏👏👏
@Andrewmusic100
Es una lástima, al menos para algunos, que Luis Fonsi haya dejado de interpretar música de este tipo. Para gustos colores.
@mcuentas1
Coincido contigo en su totalidad, era mi artista favorito, digo era porque ya no lo es... Prefirió la popularidad e inclinarse por los ritmos raros e incinuantes.... Pero está en su derecho.
@caritoo.1841
Totalmente de acuerdo contigo 👌🏽
@LudmilaLuziaOliveira
Adoro essa música, ficou lindo o dueto ❤️
@anaisdiaz8526
Amo está canción
@soniavieira2973
La mejor canción de ambos ❤
@greisysencion9719
Luis Fonsi mi amor platónico, desearía volver a verlo cantando esa canción romántica plis y Olga talentosa
@katefierro9620
hermosa cancion
@fcic85
@lina1980able yo tambien me identifico mucho con esta cancion . La verdad que esta cancion es bellisima olga y luis cantan con un sentimiento que le llega a uno al corazon. Son pocas las canciones que hagan sentir esos clases de sentimientos a la gente. Hay que escuchar y entender lo que dice una cancion para saber bien lo quiere decir por que cada cancion es como una pequeña historia cual de ellas siempre aprendemos algo.