"¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?" (English: ''Why Do I Have to Forget You?'') is a
ballad written by Luis Ángel, co-written by Edwin Apolinaris and Tommy Villarini, produced by
Rudy Pérez, co-produced by Ricardo Eddy Martínez and performed by Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter
José Feliciano. The song was released as the
lead single from the studio album ''Niña'' (1990). The track became Feliciano's first number-one single in the
''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart.
The parent album, dedicated to her then newborn child,
became commercially successful, peaking at number three in the
Latin Pop Albums chart in the United States.
Feliciano recorded the song after the end of a period in which he stayed away from the stage to devote time to his family and fulfilling his dream of hosting a radio program.
The singer received a
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance
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for the song in the
33rd Annual Grammy Awards
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Performers
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on 20 February 1991,
his sixth
Grammy Award overall.
The song debuted on the
''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) at number 23 in the week of 21 July 1990, climbing to the top ten four weeks later, peaking at number-one on 15 September 1990, holding this position for two weeks, replacing "
Tengo Todo Excepto a Tí" by
Mexican
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singer
Luis Miguel
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, and being succeeded at the top by
José José
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's "
Amnesia
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". In 2000, a
tribute to
José Feliciano's work was released, entitled ''Guitarra Mia'', with the participation of several performers including
Marc Anthony
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,
Son by Four,
Gilberto Santa Rosa,
Gisselle,
Lucecita Benitez Lucecita may refer to:
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* Lucecita Benítez
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,
Nydia Caro,
Danny Rivera,
Manny Manuel,
Prodigio, and
Ednita Nazario. This album includes a cover version of "¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?" by
Millie Corretjer
Milagros Ninette Corretjer Maldonado, known as Millie Corretjer
(born April 18, 1974), is a Puerto Rican singer and actress. She was married to former professional boxer Oscar De La Hoya. She is the granddaughter of influential poet and one-ti ...
.
,
Germán Montero,
Vinicio Quezada,
Johnny Ray,
Eddie Santiago and
Sergio Vargas
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have also recorded the song.
Its
music video was directed by Angel Garcia and he received a nomination for Best Director for the video in the Latin field at the 1990 ''Billboard'' Music Video Awards.It was nominated in the categor of Best Video by a Male Artist in the Latin field.
References
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1990 songs
1990 singles
José Feliciano songs
Songs in Spanish
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
EMI Records singles
1990s ballads
Pop ballads