Historia de un Amor (song)

"Historia de un Amor"(Spanish for" Love Story ") is a song about a man's old love written byPanamaniansongwriterCarlos Eleta Almarán.It was written after the death of his brother's wife. It is also part of the soundtrack of a 1956 Mexican film of the same name starringLibertad Lamarque.The song tells of a man's suffering after his love has disappeared. It holds the world record as the most popular song to be translated and sung across the world in various languages by various singers from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.ISWCcode T-900.757.519-1

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"Historia de un Amor"
Single
Released2015[1]
Recorded2015[1]
Studioh
GenreBolero
LabelSony Music,Syco MusicandColumbia Records.
Songwriter(s)Carlos Eleta Almarán,Panama
Producer(s)Julio Reyes Copello

The song was first recorded in Argentina as a tango byHéctor Varelaand his orchestra along with singerRodolfo Lesica.[1]

This song has been sung or played by many artists, includingGuadalupe Pineda,Daniela Anahí Bessia,Dalida,Irvys Juarez,Mietta,Julio Angel,Viguen,Eydie Gormé&Trio Los Panchos,Los Paraguayos,Nicola Di Bari,Abbe Lane,Lola Flores,Julio Iglesias,Angélica María,Nana Mouskouri,George Dalaras,Hrysoula Stefanaki,Perez Prado,Pilita Corrales,Cheb Hasni,Laura Fygi,Iva Zanicchi,Lisa Ono,Mietta,Dizzy Reece,Pedro Infante,La Mafia,Ana Gabriel,Luis Miguel,Florin Salam,Bruna Marlia a.k.a. Manola Ruiz,Luz Casal,Yasar,Cesaria Evora,Lili Boniche,Los Tres Ases,Dany Brillant,Eartha Kitt,Krystyna Janda,Stanisława Celińska,Sargis Maghakyan Sr.,Zaz (singer),Il Volo,Felipe Pirela,Miri Mesika,[2]Diego El Cigala,Margarita Suvorova,Bruna Marlia a.k.a. Manola Ruiz,Il Divo,French Latino,[3]Faramarz Aslani,Lola Novaković,Tony Glausi,[4]Richard Galliano,Stjepan HauserandManuel Malou.

The song was performed several times onChina Central Televisionby the singerDaniela Anahí Bessiaunder the musical production of Andy Santana Bass in Spanish and Chinese called trong lòng ta chỉ có ngươi không có hắn.

It was featured in the Colombian telenovelaLa Hija del Mariachi,lip-synched by the actress Carolina Ramirez, and performed by the singers Adriana Bottina and Patricia del Valle. In the film "Visage" byTsai Ming-liang,Lebanese singerMohammed Jamalrecorded the song in the 1980s in Arabic under the title "You and Dancing and Me" (إنت والرقص وأنا).[5]A Turkish cover called "Bütün Dualarım Seninle' (" All My Prayers with You ") was performed byBerkantin 1972.

It has also beencoveredin Chinese, with the lyrics written byChen Die-YiTrần Điệp Y. The song title in Chinese is trong lòng ta không có hắn (literally: He Is Not in My Heart).

In thePhilippines,it was recorded byVictor Woodas "Hikalimtan Mo Na Ba" with Visayan lyrics. There was also another song entitled "Pasumpa-sumpa", written and performed by Filipino singer, composer and record producerBert Dominic.It was later adapted into a novelty version of the song released by local singer Emil Loseñada (also known as Milyo Naryo), titled "Pasumpa Sumpa Ka Pa." The song pokes fun at promises which were not meant to happen.

It has also been covered inRomanianbyFlorin Salamin 2014 with the title "Fericire, fericire, azi te-am găsit" (literally: Oh, happiness, I have found you).Florin SalamusedLuis Miguel's version fromSegundo Romancefor his cover of "Historia de un Amor".

Il Divo,along with Colombian producerJulio Reyes Copello,recorded the song for the albumAmor & PasiónfromIl Divo(2015).[6]

A version of this song[7]is played on the Native American flute by Tim Romero (Gabrieleno/Pueblo).

The Pakistani version of this song "Woh Jo Sapno Jaisa Hai" was sung byThe Benjamin Sisters(a trio of Pakistani sisters) in collaboration with pop starAlamgir(popularly known as Pakistan's Elvis Presley).

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  1. ^abcTango Lessons: A Memoir- page 309
  2. ^"מירי מסיקה - סיפור של אהבה (מתוך הפסקול 'שלוש אמהות')".YouTube. 2012-04-01.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-14.Retrieved2016-03-10.
  3. ^French Latino - Historia de un Amor,24 September 2010,retrieved2022-10-24
  4. ^"Historia de un Amor - Tony Glausi (official music video)".YouTube. 2020-06-27.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-14.Retrieved2020-08-22.
  5. ^"انتي والرقص وانا محمد جمال".YouTube. 2012-07-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-14.Retrieved2016-03-10.
  6. ^"NEW IL DIVO ALBUM AMOR & PASION OUT NOVEMBER 2015".Sebastienizambard.net.25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
  7. ^"Historia de Amor | Tim Romero".