"Abrázame Fuerte" (English: ''Hold Me Tight'') is a

ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Great Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Eur ...

written by Jorge Luis Piloto, produced by

Rudy Pérez Rudy Amado Pérez (born May 14, 1958) is a Cuban-born American musician, songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, sound engineer, musical director and singer, as well as entertainment entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His area of specialty is ...

and performed by Puerto Rican-American singer

Lourdes Robles Lourdes Robles is a singer-songwriter and actress, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her career started in the early 1980s as part of duo Lourdes y Carlos, releasing two albums. The duo split and Robles began a solo career, acting in "Barrio Cuatro C ...

. The song was released as the second single from Robles' second studio album '' Imágenes'' (1990) and became her first number-one song on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart in the United States and her biggest hit. The song debuted in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) chart at number 20 in the week of September 29, 1990, climbing to the top ten three weeks later. "Abrázame Fuerte" peaked at number-one on December 1, 1990, replacing " Entrégate" by Mexican performer

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (; born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as Honorific nicknames in popular music, ''El Sol de Mexico'' ...

and being succeeded by " Es Demasiado Tarde" by Mexican singer-songwriter

Ana Gabriel María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), known professionally as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. With over 40 million records sold worldwide, Gabriel is the best-selling Mexican female artist, and one of the best- ...

the following week.

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Il Divo Il Divo (; ) are a multinational classical crossover vocal group. Formed in the United Kingdom in 2003, it is a male quartet that was created and then promoted by British media magnate Simon Cowell for Syco Music, a record label that he had ...

, the vocal quartet of male singers; Swiss tenor

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, Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, American tenor David Miller and French pop singer

Sébastien Izambard Sébastien Izambard (; born 7 March 1973) is a French singer, composer and record producer. His vocal range is classified as popular melody or ''vox populi'' with a tenor tessitura. He has been a member of the classical crossover group Il Divo ...

, along with Colombian producer winner of multiple Grammy Latino

Julio Reyes Copello Julio Reyes Copello (born April 26, 1969) is a Colombian producer, composer, songwriter and record engineer. Throughout his career he has worked with various artists such as Jennifer López, Marc Anthony, Thalía, Chayanne, Kany García, Ale ...

, recorded the song for the album '' Amor & Pasión'' from ''Il Divo'' (2015).

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