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.
Soy de Ti
Pastora Soler Lyrics
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Ya no quiero detenerte
No pretendo estar contigo
No me vas a hacer llorar
No te espero como amigo
Ya no mueres por mi
hHoy vives contigo
No me duele recordarte
Ya cumplimos el castigo
Si esta escrito o es azar
Sufrir por uno mismo
Ya no muero por ti
Hoy vivo conmigo
Como ayer
Tan real
Encontr?
La verdad
Hoy me despido de ti
Sin temor a vivir
Sobran ya las palabras
Hoy no te guardo rencor
Te regalo ese adi's
Abrazada a mi libertad
Sola tu silencio esta de sobra
El vac'o que dejaste
Como ves ya no me estorba
Y volar como las aves
Desliz'ndose en el aire
A la sombra del pasado
Hoy vivimos otra historia
Como ayer
Tan real
Encontr?
La verdad
Hoy me despido de ti
Sin temor a vivir
Sobran ya las palabras
Hoy no te guardo rencor
Te regalo este adi's
Abrazada a mi libertad
Hoy me despido de ti
Sin temor a vivir
Sobran ya las palabras
Hoy no te guardo rencor
Te regalo este adi's
Abrazada a mi libertad
In "Me Despido de Ti," Pastora Soler sings about moving on from a past relationship. At the beginning of the song, she notes that her former partner has unexpectedly resurfaced in her life but she has no desire to reconcile with them. She asserts that they will not make her cry again, and they cannot even be friends; the person no longer has a hold over her, and she has moved on with her life.
Pastora continues to challenge fate, indicating that although she remembers the person, the emotional toll they took on her has been paid. She has suffered for herself, but no longer is controlled by the cycle of pain that they once shared; Pastora is living for herself now. In the chorus, the singer states that she has finally found the truth, allowing her to say goodbye without fear, and to move on with her life unencumbered by the past. The final lines of the song show a firm sense of liberation as she tells her former partner that she bears no ill will and wishes them well, though she must leave them behind in order to embrace her own freedom.
The lyrics of "Me Despido de Ti" are touching and deeply personal, as if the singer is pouring out her heart and soul directly to her former lover. The song's message is clear and it acknowledges that while breakups can be challenging and painful, a person can find happiness and healing on the other side. Without a doubt, this is a song about personal growth and the journey towards finding oneself after being lost in a difficult relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Vuelves de repente a mi camino
You unexpectedly return to my life
Ya no quiero detenerte
I don't want to stop you
No pretendo estar contigo
I don't pretend to be with you
No me vas a hacer llorar
You won't make me cry
No te espero como amigo
I don't wait for you as a friend
Ya no mueres por mi
You don't die for me
Hoy vives contigo
Today you live for yourself
Sigo desafiando al destino
I continue to defy fate
No me duele recordarte
It doesn't hurt to remember you
Ya cumplimos el castigo
We've already served our punishment
Si esta escrito o es azar
Whether it's fate or chance
Sufrir por uno mismo
To suffer for oneself
Ya no muero por ti
I don't die for you anymore
Hoy vivo conmigo
Today I live for myself
Como ayer
Like yesterday
Tan real
So real
Encontré la verdad
I found the truth
Hoy me despido de ti
Today I say goodbye to you
Sin temor a vivir
Without fear of living
Sobran ya las palabras
Words are no longer needed
Hoy no te guardo rencor
Today I don't hold a grudge against you
Te regalo ese adiós
I give you this goodbye
Abrazada a mi libertad
Embraced by my freedom
Sola tu silencio está de sobra
Your silence is unnecessary
El vacío que dejaste
The void you left
Como ves ya no me estorba
As you can see, it doesn't bother me anymore
Y volar como las aves
And to fly like birds
Deslizándose en el aire
Sliding through the air
A la sombra del pasado
In the shadow of the past
Hoy vivimos otra historia
Today we live a different story
Te regalo este adiós
I give you this goodbye
Abrazada a mi libertad
Embraced by my freedom
Hoy me despido de ti
Today I say goodbye to you
Sin temor a vivir
Without fear of living
Sobran ya las palabras
Words are no longer needed
Hoy no te guardo rencor
Today I don't hold a grudge against you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JAVIER RODRIGUEZ BENITO, JERONIMO JOSE MANZUR GONZALEZ, LARA WHAT SONG POP SL, MARCO CESAR DETTONI VILLAGRA
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