"Nada Es Para Siempre" ( en, italic=yes, Nothing Is Forever) is a

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written by Amaury Gutiérrez, produced by Sebastián Krys and performed by

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singer-songwriter

Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being "Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee. Fonsi received his first ...

, It was released as the first single from sixth studio album '' Paso a Paso'' (2005). The song was the third number-one hit for Luis Fonsi. The song was featured in the soundtrack of Mexican telenovela ''

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''.

Background

The song was dedicated to Luis Fonsi's wife, Adamari López, who at the time had been diagnosed with breast cancer. The song was the second single released from the album, ''Paso a Paso'', after "Estoy Perdido". "Nada Es Para Siempre" received a nomination for Pop Song of the Year at the Premios Lo Nuestro 2006 awards and another nomination at the

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for Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year – Male.

Chart performance

"Nada Es Para Siempre" reached number-one during the week of August 27, 2005, which interrupted

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and

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's "

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" consecutive number-one weeks. This was the first time that Luis Fonsi had crossed over to the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 which peaked at number 90.

Covers

*"Nada Es Para Siempre" eggaeton version(featuring

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) – 3:40 *"Nada Es Para Siempre" alsa version– 4:51

References

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