In addition to her many album releases, Vikki Carr has played concerts for fans around the world, as well as appeared on stage, and television. She has starred in productions of South Pacific, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road. In 2002 she starred in the Reprise production of Steven Sondheim's beloved musical Follies in Los Angeles, garnering glowing reviews from the LA Times, Hollywood Reporter, and Variety. Two years later, Los Angeles PBS affiliate, KCET, filmed a special Vikki Carr: Memories, Memorias: a salute to the English-language hits of the 1940s and 1950s originally composed by Latinos, and featuring guest appearances by Jack Jones, Pepe Aguilar and Arturo Sandoval. PBS again tapped Vikki to host and star in a production celebrating the music of Mexico, Fiesta Mexicana, which was featured on all PBS stations for their June 2008 pledge drive.
Born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in the San Gabriel Valley of California, Vikki Carr, the eldest of seven children, began performing at the tender age of four singing "Adeste Fidelis" in Latin at a Christmas program. She was signed to a contract with Liberty Records in 1961. She recorded "He's a Rebel", which first became a hit in Australia. That title was soon followed by the unforgettable release, It Must Be Him, which charged up the charts in England. A year later, the single was released in the United States and earned Carr three Grammy Award nominations. The international hit emerged again when she and the song were featured in the storyline of the Academy Award winning movie Moonstruck. After "It Must Be Him" came a string of hits, including With Pen in Hand, for which she received her fourth Grammy Award nomination, The Lesson, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, and For Once in My Life.
Her international appeal was so great that she was invited to perform at a Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth II, followed by sold-out shows throughout Europe. In the States, Carr became a darling of the White House, performing regularly at State Dinners and at President Richard Nixon's 1973 Inaugural celebration. President Gerald Ford called her his "favorite Mexican dish". She also performed for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and at the 1992 Presidential Summit hosted by President Bill Clinton.
A frequent musical guest on major network variety shows of celebrities like Dean Martin, Ed Sullivan, Perry Como, and Carol Burnett, Carr also taped six specials for London Weekend TV. As an actor, she appeared on the Bing Crosby Show, Mod Squad, Fantasy Island, and co-hosted the Mrs. America and Mrs. World of the World pageants. She was the first woman to regularly guest host for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show. She was also a visitor and guest host on Michael Jackson's ABC radio show.
The diversity of her rich voice is impressive. She can belt out the blues or touch the heart with a soft romantic ballad. Frank Sinatra once said, "She possesses my kind of voice", Dean Martin called her "the best girl singer in the business", and Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald named her among their three favorite female singers of all time. Elvis Presley was also very fond of her and even remarked on stage in Las Vegas many times that Vikki Carr was one of his favorite singers and that he liked her because "she sang from the gut" and introduced her at many of his personal appearances in which she attended.
Vikki Carr has received numerous prestigious awards, including:
- Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
- National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)
- Latino Spirit Award (2003)
- Tito Guizar Award (2003)
- Trefoil Award (2002)
- Inductee of the Latino Legends Hall of Fame (2000)
- Imagen Foundation "Humanitarian Award (1998)
- Hispanic Heritage Award (1996)
- Nosotros Golden Eagle Award (1988)
- Hispanic Woman of the Year (1984)
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1981)
- Doctorate in Law from San Diego University (1974)
- Doctorate in Fine Arts from St. Edwards University (1974)
- American Guild of Variety Artists' "Entertainer of the Year" (1972), and
- The Los Angeles Times' highly respected "Woman of the Year" (1970)
She has also earned the career achievement award of the Association of Hispanic Critics, Chicago's Ovation Award, the YWCA Silver Achievement Award, and was honored in 1990 by the City of Hope with the Founder of Hope Award. In 1991, she was presented the Girl Scouts of America Award.
Respected both as an artist and a humanitarian, Carr devotes time to many charities including The United Way, The American Lung Association, Cancer Therapy and Research Center, The Muscular Dystrophy Association, and St Jude's Hospital. For 22 years she held benefit concerts to support Holy Cross High School in San Antonio. In 1971 she established the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation, dedicated to offering college scholarships to Latino students in California and Texas. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than 280 scholarships totaling over a quarter of a million dollars.
"My voice is a gift and a gift is nothing unless you can share it. The Foundation is one of the ways that I am able to share my gift", said Carr. "The Foundation seeks to help young Mexican-American students achieve their goals through a college education, something I myself was never able to do."
Official website: http://www.vikkicarr.com/
Hay Otro En Tu Lugar
Vikki Carr Lyrics
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Te marchaste
Y al despedirte
Sin importarte que lloraba
Te sonreíste
Pero de amor
Nadie se muere
Y ahora
Tu me dices que
Te mueres
Que me extrañas
Que en verdad
Me quieres
Lo lamento
Pero es tarde ya
Hay otro amor en tu lugar
Hay otro en tu lugar
Hay otro en tu lugar
Hay otro en tu lugar
Hay otro en tu lugar
Y es que el amor se acaba
Tu me lo decías
Sin importarte nada
Todo mi dolor
Pero como en la vida
Hasta la suerte cambia
Lo que tu me decías
Te lo digo yo
Y es que el amor se acaba
Tu me lo decías
Sin importarte nada
Todo mi dolor
Pero como en la vida
Hasta la suerte cambia
Lo que tu me decías
Te lo digo yo
En el amor
Como en la vida
Todo termina
La rosa
Quieras o no quieras
Tiene la espina
Y el tiempo
Borra la tristeza
Siempre decías
Y ahora
Tu me cuentas
Que estas triste
Que tu mundo
Sin mi amor
No existe
Lo lamento
Pero es tarde ya
Hay otro amor en tu lugar
Hay otro en tu lugar
Hay otro en tu lugar
Hay otro en tu lugar
Hay otro en tu lugar
Y es que el amor se acaba
Tu me lo decías
Sin importarte nada
Todo mi dolor
Pero como en la vida
Hasta la suerte cambia
Lo que tu me decías
Te lo digo yo
Y es que el amor se acaba
Tu me lo decías
Sin importarte nada
Todo mi dolor
Pero como en la vida
Hasta la suerte cambia
Lo que tu me decías
Te lo digo yo
The lyrics to the song "Hay Otro En Tu Lugar" by Vikki Carr describe the aftermath of a failed relationship. The singer addresses their former partner, reminding them of how they callously left without regard for the singer's feelings. The former partner had claimed that "no one dies from love," and yet now they are claiming to be dying without the singer. However, it is too late, as the singer has moved on and found another love.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Hay otro en tu lugar," which translates to "There's someone else in your place." The singer emphasizes that love and life both come to an end, even when it seems like nothing can break the bond between two people. Time heals wounds and changes fortunes, as the singer points out that the former partner's words have now come true for them as they face the pain of lost love.
Overall, the song conveys a message of resilience and moving on from heartbreak, with a touch of bitterness towards a partner who failed to appreciate the singer's love.
Line by Line Meaning
Recuerda que tu
Remember that you
Te marchaste
You left
Y al despedirte
And when you said goodbye
Sin importarte que lloraba
Without caring that I was crying
Te sonreíste
You smiled
Pero de amor
But with love
Nadie se muere
No one dies
Siempre decías
You always said
Y ahora
And now
Tu me dices que
You tell me that
Te mueres
You're dying
Que me extrañas
You miss me
Que en verdad
That in truth
Me quieres
You love me
Lo lamento
I'm sorry
Pero es tarde ya
But it's too late
Hay otro amor en tu lugar
There's another love in your place
Hay otro en tu lugar
There's another in your place
Hay otro en tu lugar
There's another in your place
Hay otro en tu lugar
There's another in your place
Y es que el amor se acaba
And it's that love ends
Tu me lo decías
You used to tell me that
Sin importarte nada
Without caring at all
Todo mi dolor
All my pain
Pero como en la vida
But like in life
Hasta la suerte cambia
Luck can change
Lo que tu me decías
What you used to tell me
Te lo digo yo
I'm telling you
En el amor
In love
Como en la vida
Like in life
Todo termina
Everything ends
La rosa
The rose
Quieras o no quieras
Whether you want it or not
Tiene la espina
Has thorns
Y el tiempo
And time
Borra la tristeza
Erases sadness
Siempre decías
You always said
Y ahora
And now
Tu me cuentas
You tell me
Que estas triste
That you're sad
Que tu mundo
That your world
Sin mi amor
Without my love
No existe
Doesn't exist
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ROBERTO LIVI, BEBU SILVETTI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kinyeti
Fantástica Vikki Carkk, me encanta su voz.
@juancarlossalgarpineda1455
Hermosa canción. Dale Like si té gusta. Por favor
@gqb8royalegamig18
Música que nunca pasará de moda,,esa si es música!
@javierluna2272
que epoca Dios mio...recordar es vivir
@josericart329
Así es,por suerte o por desgracia.
@simonettaotero9393
me encanto esta cansion...♡. me enamoro esta cancion y dise la verdad...
@albeiromontoyamontoya394
Esta música debe de ser para siempre.
@fernandoaraya4646
Temazo
@vivianaossa9890
El tema dice la verdad....humillaciones,de tantos seres hasta la familia....pero la suerte cambia....por que es Diosel que ve las humillaciones y sana y multiplica...nuestra vida😮😮😮
@mariaselva
Preciosa canción la adoro muchas gracias