A precocious chanteuse, she started singing coplas and flamenco songs at several events when she was a child. In 1994 she was signed to the record company Polygram to release her first studio album, "Nuestras coplas", which consisted of covers of ten classical copla songs by León or Quiroga. Pop and commercial sounds arrived in 1996 with her second album, "El mundo que soné", which was the last she published with Polygram.
In 1999 she was signed to Emi-Odeón and released her third album, "Fuente de luna". This album included her first big hit single, "Dámelo ya", which sold 120,000 copies in Spain and was also a number one hit in Turkey.
In 2001, her fourth album "Corazón congelado" was published, produced by Carlos Jean.The same-titled single was selected to be the official theme of the 2001 Vuelta a España. The album received a platinum certification for its sales. Her fifth album, "Deseo" (2002), was also produced by Carlos Jean; musically it was closer to electronic music than her previous works. This album was also awarded a platinum certification.
In 2005, she changed record company and signed to Warner Music Spain. Her first studio album with Warner, "Pastora Soler", produced by Danilo Ballo and recorded in Madrid and Milan, included more mature music and themes. Its first promotional single "Sólo tú" was a dramatic ballad.[5] The album received a gold certification for its sales. The same year her first compilation album was released, "Sus grandes éxitos".
Her seventh studio album, "Toda mi verdad", was released in 2007. Recorded in Tarifa and produced by Jacobo Calderón, it consisted mostly of compositions by Antonio Martínez-Ares. For the first time a composition by Soler herself was included, the song that gives title to the album. The album peaked at number thirteen in the official Spanish album chart and received the Premio de la Música (Spanish Music Award) for Best Copla Album. The tour that followed the release of the album took her to Egypt, where she performed at the Cairo Opera House.
Pastora Soler in concert
In February 2009 her single "Bendita locura" was released, the single that gives title to the same titled studio album. The album consisted of thirteen new tracks, including a duet with Manuel Carrasco and compositions by David DeMaría, Martínez Ares, Esmeralda Grao, Vanesa Martín, David Santiesteban, José Abraham and Alejandro Sanz. It peaked at number eight in the official Spanish album chart.
In September 2010 she released a CD+DVD recorded live at the Teatro Lope de Vega in Seville that celebrated her 15 years of career as a recording artist, "15 Años". It includes her biggest hits, as well as duets with Malú, Miguel Poveda and Manuel Carrasco. The single chosen to promote this album was an acoustic version of "La mala costumbre", a song dedicated to her father that was included in her previous work. The album peaked at number eight in the official Spanish album chart. The album was nominated for the 2011 Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album. In Spain, it won the Premio de la Música for Best Copla Album and was nominated for Best Album of the Year.
A new album was released in October 2011, "Una mujer como yo", including twelve new tracks. The album debuted at number three on the Spanish album chart, becoming her most successful debut with Warner. On 21 December 2011 she was selected internally by RTVE to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song "Quédate conmigo", penned by Thomas G:son, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson and Erik Bernholm, was chosen as her entry in a special live show on 3 March.
Quédate Conmigo
Pastora Soler Lyrics
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Que lo eras todo para mí
Perdón por el dolor
Perdona cada lágrima
Yo sé que no merezco más
Pero si no te tengo aquí
No sé vivir
No te vayas
Perdóname
Si no supe amarte, amor
No era mío el corazón
Quédate conmigo
Quédate conmigo
Si no estás
No sale el sol
Ya no hay recuerdos del ayer
Sólo las horas en tu piel
Amándote
Quédate conmigo
No te vayas
Perdóname
Si no supe amarte, amor
No era mío el corazón
Quédate conmigo
Quédate conmigo
Si no estás
No sale el sol
Y ahora que te veo marchar
Sé que no te voy a olvidar
(Si no supe amarte, amor)
Si no supe amarte, amor
(No era mío el corazón)
No...
Quédate conmigo
Quédate conmigo
Si no estás
No sale el sol
Y ahora que te veo marchar
(Y ahora que te veo marchar)
Sé que no te voy a olvidar
(Sé que no te voy a olvidar)
Quédate conmigo
Quédate conmigo
Si no estás
No sale el sol
The song "Quédate conmigo" by Pastora Soler is a heart-wrenching ballad about asking for forgiveness and begging someone to stay with you. The lyrics express regret and apology for not realizing how important the other person was until they were gone. The first stanza is an apology from the singer for not expressing how much the other person means to them. They ask for forgiveness for causing them pain and shed tears for their own shortcomings. They admit that they don't deserve more than forgiveness, but they can't bear the thought of living without the other person. The chorus emphasizes this with the repeated plea for the other person to stay with them.
The second stanza reflects a sense of loss and longing for the other person. The singer speaks of the absence of memories from before they were together, only the memories of their time together. They describe the hours spent loving the other person and express a desperate need for them to stay. The second chorus repeats the apologies of the first while emphasizing the emotional pain of being apart. The final stanza acknowledges that the person is leaving but states that they will never be forgotten. The final plea is once again for the other person to stay.
Overall, the song is a powerful expression of regret and a plea to repair a relationship. The singer knows they have made mistakes but is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the person they love in their life.
Line by Line Meaning
Perdón si no supe decir
I'm sorry if I couldn't express
Que lo eras todo para mí
That you were everything to me
Perdón por el dolor
Sorry for the pain
Perdona cada lágrima
Forgive every tear
Yo sé que no merezco más
I know I don't deserve more
Pero si no te tengo aquí
But if I don't have you here
No sé vivir
I don't know how to live
Quédate conmigo
Stay with me
No te vayas
Don't go
Perdóname
Forgive me
Si no supe amarte, amor
If I didn't know how to love you, my love
No era mío el corazón
My heart wasn't mine
Ya no hay recuerdos del ayer
There are no memories of yesterday
Sólo las horas en tu piel
Only the hours on your skin
Amándote
Loving you
Y ahora que te veo marchar
And now that I see you leaving
Sé que no te voy a olvidar
I know I won't forget you
No sale el sol
The sun doesn't rise
Contributed by Aaron W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Chibbyx01
Perdón si no supe decir
Que lo que eras todo para mí
Perdón por el dolor
Perdona cada lágrima
Yo sé que no merezco más
Pero si no tengo aquí, no sé vivir
Quédate conmigo, no te vayas
Perdóname si no supe amarte amor
No era mío el corazón
Quédate conmigo, quédate conmigo
Si no estás no sale el sol
Ya no hay recuerdos del ayer
Sólo las horas en tu piel, amándote
Quédate conmigo, no te vayas
Perdóname si no supe amarte amor
No era mío el corazón
Quédate conmigo, quédate conmigo
Si no estás no sale el sol
Y ahora que te veo marchar
Sé que no te voy a olvidar
Si no supe amarte amor
No era mío el corazón
Quédate conmigo, quédate conmigo
Si no estás no sale el sol
Y ahora que te veo marchar
Sé que no te voy a olvidar
Quédate conmigo, quédate conmigo
Si no estás no sale el sol
Hector villamañan
Hi dude ,check that
Forgive me for the unbroken silence
For not realizing you were my all
Forgive me if I hurt you
Forgive me for every tear
I brought into your eyes
I’m not worthy of them
But the one thing I know now
Is that I can’t live
Without you near me
Stay with me
Don’t go
Please forgive me
If I couldn’t love you the way you deserved
My heart didn’t belong to me
Stay with me
Stay with me
When shadows fall, I’ll raise the sun
My memories are gone
Except for those I have of you
Touching your skin
Loving you
Stay with me
Don’t go
Please forgive me
If I couldn’t love you the way you deserved
My heart didn’t belong to me
Stay with me
Stay with me
When shadows fall, I’ll raise the sun
And now I see you walk away
I beg you, stay for one more day
Coneo Oo
Pastora Soler consiguió algo que muy pocos pueden. Ser recordada por siempre como las mejores actuaciones y artista de la historia de eurovisión sin llegar a ser ganadora
Marian Mystical
Los mejores agudos de Eurovisión.
Ali melómana
Junto con Ruth Lorenzo, dancing in the rain ESPECTACULAR
Nimei Aliu
Este año ganó una balada y el año que viene mandaremos un baladón jajajajaja
Vamos siempre al contrario.
R W
I cry every time the backing singers join in. Beautiful 😍
Spinboy mas
I agreed in 2023!
martijnsunderland
Is anyone say like me in 2020 that this song is still the biggest masterpiece in whole eurovision history?
R W
2021. You're right. Greetings from England 🇬🇧.
stuartellis2
Yes it is. I’m also from england and when I heard this I was blown away. Amazing to me that it didn’t win, but then if a eurovision song isn’t about forbidden love or daring to be different then it’s usually ignored for gimmicky nonsense these days 😅
nerjadude
I agree. This is the best song in Eurovision in the last 20 years. The fact it didn't win is not relevant as Eurovision often picks lesser songs to win
Viva Espana !!
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