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.
Receta del amor
Olga Tañón Lyrics
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Olga Tañon
Lleva el amor, segun se indica
En la receta del corazon
Siente el amor
Suave y sin prisa
Llevalo junto a tu sonrisa.
De norte a sur
De sur a oeste
Siente el amor
Cueste lo que cueste.
Y cuando ya no quede nada,
Alla estara el amor al lado de tu amor
Para enseñarte, un nuevo sentir,
Que amar y ser amados es la unica razon para vivir.
Y cuando ya no exista tiempo,
Alla estara el amor marcando tu reloj,
Para enseñarte un nuevo sentir,
Que amar y ser amados es la unica razon para vivir,
Que amar y ser amados es la unica razon para vivir.
De norte a sur,
De sur a oeste
Ven siente el amor
Cueste lo que cueste
Y cuando ya no quede nada,
Alla estara el amor al lado de tu amor.
Para enseñarte un nuevo sentir,
Que amar y ser amados es la unica razon de vivir.
Y cuando ya no exista tiempo,
Alla estara el amor marcando tu reloj,
Para enseñarte un nuevo sentir,
Que amar y ser amados es la unica razon para vivir.
Coro
Siente el amor en tu corazon.
Ven, siente el amor.
Ven siente...
(se repite)
Ven, siente el amor.
Y dentro de tu corazon.
Silvana Rojas
The lyrics of Olga Tañon's song "Receta Del Amor" speak about the recipe for love and how it should be followed in order to feel the true essence of it. The song encourages people to feel love in a calm and gentle way and to carry it with them in their day-to-day lives. The lyrics also suggest that love is worth experiencing no matter the cost or distance. Even when everything else may seem to be lost, love will still stand by its side.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the importance of feeling and experiencing love in one's heart. It encourages people to feel and to live for the love they have in their lives. The lyrics also suggest that love is eternal and that it will always be present, even in moments when time seems to slip away.
Olga Tañon's "Receta del amor" is a powerful ballad that encourages listeners to live for love. It's a song that reminds people of the importance of love in their lives and how to live with it, even when everything else seems to be falling away.
Line by Line Meaning
Lleva el amor, segun se indica
Follow the love recipe as indicated
En la receta del corazon
In the recipe of the heart
Siente el amor
Feel the love
Suave y sin prisa
Softly and without haste
Llevalo junto a tu sonrisa.
Carry it with your smile.
De norte a sur
From north to south
De sur a oeste
From south to west
Cueste lo que cueste.
No matter the cost.
Y cuando ya no quede nada,
And when there's nothing left,
Alla estara el amor al lado de tu amor
Love will be there next to your love
Para enseñarte, un nuevo sentir,
To teach you a new feeling,
Que amar y ser amados es la unica razon para vivir.
That loving and being loved is the only reason to live.
Y cuando ya no exista tiempo,
And when time no longer exists,
Alla estara el amor marcando tu reloj,
Love will be there marking your clock
Coro
Chorus
Ven, siente el amor.
Come, feel the love.
Y dentro de tu corazon.
And within your heart.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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