"Hoy Ya Me Voy" ("Today I Leave") is a

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song and the first single of Puerto Rican new artist

Kany García Encarnita "Kany" García de Jesús (born September 25, 1982) is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, García first appeared on television in 2004 as a contestant on ''Objetivo Fama''. She is widely considered the m ...

, from her debut album ''

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''. The song has received heavy airplay in

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. The song received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Song of the Year. A new version of the song was included in Kany's self-titled album ''

'', a duet with Kany's musical godfather,

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Song information

This song as of Garcia, tells the story of an unrequited love, there comes a point where one of the two people have to say goodbye and depart. ''"Hoy Ya Me Voy"'' was one of the first song Kany wrote for her debut album. The song became Kany's breakthrough single. The song became a worldwide hit. It receive nominations for many awards and nominations including

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a nomination for ''Song of the Year'' and ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, winning "''Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, New Artist''".2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners

Music video

"Hoy Ya Me Voy" is Kany's first music video. The concept of the video just Garcia in a movie set. The video starts off Kany laying on a sofa singing wearing a dress and hat. As she walks towards the camera, she starts taking the dress off, revealing a top and a mini skirt. She follows the camera while playing with her guitar name Gibson. The video ends with the face of Kany in black and white. The music video was shot in one continuous shoot. The video was made in Churubusco, México, a legendary movie set and was directed by Alexis Gudino. In Kany's word, she wanted the video to be simple, a video that her fans could enjoy. The video received airplay in MTV Tr3s, hTV, Pepsi Musica and became an instant hit on Mun2s Top 20 videos. It received heavy rotation in

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morning countdown.

Track listing

#"Hoy Ya Me Voy": 3:57 (album version) #"Hoy Ya Me Voy": 3:50 (radio version)

Chart success

"Hoy Ya Me Voy" proved to be a moderate success in the Latin charts in the United States, peaking within the top 25 of the ''

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'' Hot Latin Songs and top five in ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Airplay which helped Kany win the 2008 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards for "Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, New Artist". "Hoy Ya Me Voy" entered the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs at number 42, it moved to number 22 the following week and fell off two spaces the next week. The song stayed in ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs for 13 non-consecutive weeks.

Charts

End of year charts

Awards

References

External links

Ya Me Voy" music video
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