Montaner was born as Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, in Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires, Argentina. However, he moved to Venezuela when he was 6 years old. During his youth he performed in the church chorus in the city of Maracaibo. In 1983, he released his first album titled Cada Día. Although the album was not a great success, it was a start for Montaner's career. He describes this album:"as his own version of death metal"
It wasn't until 1987 when Montaner became widely popular in Venezuela with the singles "Yo Que Te Amé" and "Vamos a Dejarlo" belonging to his self-titled album.
The following year he came out with Ricardo Montaner 2 which featured hit songs like "Tan Enamorados" and "A Donde Va El Amor". At the same time, he acted in the popular soap opera Niña Bonita. This also became a tool to make his songs known to the rest of Latin America. He won 4 platinum albums in Argentina alone. His next two albums, Un Toque de Misterio and En el Último Lugar del Mundo, became classics of the popular music in Mexico, Central and South America with hits such as "La Cima del Cielo", "Me Va a Extrañar", "Déjame Llorar" and "Será".
By 1992 Ricardo decided to hit the Spanish Caribbean with Los Hijos del Sol, an album that contained songs like "Castillo Azul", "Honda" and "Piel Adentro". That year, he also recorded a duet with Michelle, which was the Latinamerican version for the Aladdin song "A Whole New World" titled "Un Mundo Ideal".
Although Montaner has written most of his songs he has worked closely with other great song writers in Latin America such as Pablo Manavello, Ilan Chester and Oscar Gómez. But in 1994, Ricardo Montaner wrote and produced all the songs in his album Una Mañana y un Camino, which became popular only years after his release due to the lack of promotion by his new record label EMI Latin, with which Ricardo would also release Viene del Alma in 1995, an Italian pop flavored album. Also in 1995 he teamed up with Yolandita Monge to establish a Guinness World Record for performing 3 concerts in different cities on the same day in Puerto Rico. This was only possible by air transportation via helicopter from stage to stage.
By 1997, Montaner was already a well established artist in the Spanish speaking music world and could give himself the luxury of experimenting with other styles of music, without forgetting the roots that had made him so popular a decade earlier. Working one more time with Pablo Manavello and with a new record company, Warner Music proved to be the promoter Ricardo was expecting for. Es Así brought Ricardo much popularity in the United States Spanish speaking areas and allowed Montaner to tour more than 17 countries in Latin America making him even more popular in Spain. Songs like "La Mujer de Mi Vida", "Para Llorar" and "Es Así" became very popular all around.
In 1999, Montaner recorded his best album ever with his past hits decorated with the strings of the London Metropolitan Orchestra. This proved to be very successful and sold over 1 million copies. Ricardo made another attempt in 2001 with Sueño Repetido that included the bolero style song "Bésame" arranged by Bebu Silvetti which became a hit all over the world. Future works with Juan Carlos Calderón, Kike Santander and Silvetti would be the key for Ricardo to move his songs and popularity to another level in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
2002's Suma (Bolero style songs) and 2003's Prohibido Olvidar (balada pop) had fair results in terms of sales and acceptance. "Si Tuviera Que Elegir" in Suma was written for his daughter. In 2003 he broke the record for the most concerts on a same tour in the theater of Bellas Artes in Puerto Rico. He sold out 18 concerts breaking his past record of 12, which also held it Yolandita Monge and Ricardo Arjona.
In 2004, he made another album with the London Metropolitan Orchestra named Con La London Metropolitan Orchestra Vol. 2 featuring his latest hits songs and two exclusive songs such as "Desesperado" and "Esta Escrito". In 2005, Montaner launched Todo y Nada which featured the songs "Cuando a mi Lado Estas" and "Nada". For this album he's already nominated in the Latin Grammys with album and song of the year for "Cuando a mi Lado Estas". "Amarte es mi Pecado" and "Heridas de Amor" are non-album songs that have been chosen to be the theme songs on two very popular Mexican soap operas and that much popular have become these songs.
In 2007, Ricardo released Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo produced by Adrian Posse with the songs "Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti", "Nostalgias (Argen Version)", "Échame A Mí La Culpa (Artista Invitado: Juanes)".
In 2008, he released Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo II - Y Algunas Mías...! with the songs "Cuando Un Amigo Se Va", "Ansiedad", "Bésame (Featuring Pasión Vega)".
Ricardo Montaner has sold over 22 million albums, and keeps breaking records in arenas and theaters all over the world.
En Que Queda
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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Las cosas no andan bien
Y nos tenemos que sentar
Ya dejé de hablar por celular
El tema es importante
Y lo tenemos que arreglar
Ni palabras sorprendentes
Ni vacíos en el alma y en la piel
En qué queda
Lo nuestro en qué queda
Del amor y del sueño de querernos
A más no poder
En qué queda, del porvenir
Del por vivir, del por amar
Que queda de tanto amor
Que queda
Del fuego amor, del aire amor
Y de tí si es que algo queda en pié
Ven la hora se pasó
La boca se seco
Y nos morimos de la sed
Ya bajé la guardia y me acerqué
En vano porque sé
Que a ti te sabe igual que esté
Ya no hay besos
Ni palabras sorprendentes
Ni burbujas en el alma y en la piel
En qué queda
Lo nuestro en qué queda
Del amor y del sueño de querernos
A más no poder
En qué queda, del porvenir
Del por vivir, del por amar
Que queda de tanto amor
Que queda
Del fuego amor, del aire amor
Y de ti si es que algo queda en pié
The lyrics to Ricardo Montaner's song En Que Queda are about a failing relationship between two people. The singer believes that they need to have a conversation because things aren't going well, and they need to sit down and figure out what's happening. The use of technology, specifically cell phones, no longer serves to solve their issues. The singer is indicating that the conversation must be face to face because it is a serious matter.
The song touches on the absence of affection and love between the couple. The singer expresses how there are no longer any kisses or words that demonstrate love for each other. They feel empty in spirit and body, and the love that they once had for one another has diminished. The song's title, En Que Queda, which translates to "What's left," is significant here, asking what is left of their love and if there is anything they can do to help their relationship recover. The song's final lines express how the two parties will have to face the reality of what has been lost in their love lives.
In summary, the song's lyrics are a plea to the couple to have a face-to-face conversation about the state of their relationship. The song expresses how the relationship is in dire need of mending since there are no more sparks between them. The song's title, "What's Left," is significant as it seeks to ask the couple what is left of their love relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Ven yo creo que hay que hablar
I think we need to talk
Las cosas no andan bien
Things are not going well
Y nos tenemos que sentar
We have to sit down and talk
Ya dejé de hablar por celular
I stopped talking on the phone
El tema es importante
The topic is important
Y lo tenemos que arreglar
And we have to fix it
Ya no hay besos
There are no more kisses
Ni palabras sorprendentes
Nor surprising words
Ni vacíos en el alma y en la piel
Nor empty spaces in our hearts and skins
En qué queda
What remains
Lo nuestro en qué queda
What remains of us
Del amor y del sueño de querernos
Of the love and dream of loving each other
A más no poder
As much as possible
En qué queda, del porvenir
What remains, of the future
Del por vivir, del por amar
Of the living, of the loving
Que queda de tanto amor
What remains of so much love
Del fuego amor, del aire amor
Of the fire of love, of the air of love
Y de ti si es que algo queda en pié
And of you, if there's anything left standing
Ven la hora se pasó
The time has passed
La boca se seco
The mouth dried up
Y nos morimos de la sed
And we die of thirst
Ya bajé la guardia y me acerqué
I let down my guard and approached you
En vano porque sé
In vain because I know
Que a ti te sabe igual que esté
That to you it tastes the same
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: YASMIL JESUS MARRUFO, RICARDO MONTANER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Gloria Cortes
linda cancion muy inspirada de montaner que los artistas de esta nueva era hicieran canciones como estas que buenicimo seria saludos desde santa marta colombia
BreenDiittah
Mi álbum preferido 💕
Ezequiel Perez
MUERO CON ESTE TEMA POR QUE A VECES ES UNA TRISTE REALIDAD
Araceli Morales
Bella letra me encanta!!!!!
Danaily Nápoles
Así es 😔😢
Giolu Rodriguez
Muy linda cancion como siempre montaner todo un romantico!!!!!
andrux
Impresionante disco.. me lo se de memoria...
Noe Fernández
Como te amo sos un groso un placer haberte visto en el luna. Espectaculo impresionante como todo lo que haces ricardo. Te seguire siempre. Soy fiel fanatica grosooo!!!!😍😍😍😗
jacqueline uribe lara
En que queda lo nuestro en que queda !!!
Tabita González
Me encanta este tema eres grande Ricardo