"Y Ahora Te Vas" ( en, italic=yes, And Now You Leave) is a song written and produced by Mexican singer and songwriter,

Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing part of Los Hermanito ...

. It was performed by him as the lead singer of

Los Bukis Los Bukis (The Bukis, ''buki'' translates as ''Little Kid'' in the Yaqui language) are a Mexican Grupera band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacan. In 1973, the band was founded by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís. Their first song was ...

. It was released as the second single from his 11th Grammy nominated studio album ''

Si Me Recuerdas ''Si Me Recuerdas'' ( Eng.: ''"If You Remember Me"'') is the eleventh studio album released by Los Bukis in 1988, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album. Track listing All songs written and composed by Marco Antoni ...

'' (1988). This song became their first #1 single on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart. "Y Ahora Te Vas" has also been included on several compilation albums released by

including their two #1 albums '' 30 Inolvidables'' (2002) and '' Crónica de Dos Grandes'' (2004). This song also has been

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by a handful of performers including Conjunto Atardecer, Victor García, Grupo Santa Clara, Inicial de Durango, Los Komplices, Mar Azul,

Tito Nieves Humberto "Tito" Nieves (born June 4, 1959; also known "El Pavarotti de la Salsa") is a Puerto Rican musician who became one of the leading salsa singers of the 1980s and the early 1990s. Born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and raised in the Unite ...

, Banda R-15, Notable, La Nueva Luna, Estela Núñez, Orquesta Noche Sabrosa, Otro Sentido, Lefty Pérez, Raulin Rodríguez, Raulin Rosendo and Los 6 de Durango. "Y Ahora Te Vas" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart at #45 on February 20,1988 and climbed to the Top 10 five weeks later. It reached the top position of the chart on April 23,1988, replacing "

Debo Hacerlo ''Debo Hacerlo'' (English language, Eng.: ''I Must Do It'') is a compilation album by the Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. It was released in 1988, and would be the last album with new songs released by the singer, until his album ''Grac ...

" by Mexican singer-songwriter,

Juan Gabriel Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his f ...

, and being replaced one week later by

Ana Gabriel María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), better known as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter from Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. ...

's " Ay Amor". "Y Ahora Te Vas" ranked at #12 on the

Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1988 The year-end charts for the Hot Latin Songs chart are published in the last issue of ''Billboard'' magazine every year. Initially, the chart was based on information provided by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, which collected airplay information ...

and became the third Top 10 single for the group on the chart after "Éste Adiós" (1986) and "Tú Carcel" (1987).

won the Lo Nuestro Award in 1989 for Best Regional Mexican Song for this single, Best Regional Mexican Album (''Si Me Recuerdas'') and Best Regional Mexican Group. In 2013, Colombian singer,

Jorge Celedón Jorge Celedón also known as Jorgito Celedón is a Colombian musician and singer of vallenato music. Celedón was one of the backup singers for the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de America who joined after the death of Rafael Orozco Maestre. In ...

, and Solís recorded a new version of the song in

vallenato Vallenato () or "Szlager" in Wayuu language (from the German "Schlager"), is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. ''Vallenato'' literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing t ...

for the former's album ''Celedon Sin Fronteras''. This new version peaked at #6 on the Colombian National-Report charts.

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