Good evening, dear friends, I hope you're all doing well. Today's story is about Andy. You'll see that he's a singer who's having trouble with his music career. He needs to find a solution somehow. The question is whether he'll succeed. You'll find out by reading it. I hope you enjoy it. Let's begin.
Buenas noches amigos queridos, espero que se encuentren bien. Esta historia de hoy es sobre Andy, verán que él es un cantante que tiene un problema con su trayectoria en la música. Debe solucionarlo de algún modo. La cuestión es si logrará hacerlo. Eso amigo podrán descubrirlo al leerla, espero que les guste. Comenzamos, vamos allá.
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Singing began as a simple hobby for Andy. He did it purely because he enjoyed it, not for money or recognition. He started at family meals. Every year, a turkey was roasted at his house, and several family members would gather. But instead of playing music to liven things up, they preferred Andy to sing for everyone, and so it went. He mostly enjoyed singing Mexican and mariachi music. He was very good at it, so everyone told him he had a future in music.
Every year, that conversation was repeated at the family gathering, and gradually, that hobby took on a new form and became part of his life as a job. He started to move up the ladder when he began playing at larger events. He was hired to perform at weddings, anniversaries, and all kinds of parties. It was a period of great personal growth because that's how his career took off, and he began singing in concerts, with guest artists and many collaborations.
Cantar comenzó siendo un simple pasatiempo para Andy. Lo hacía meramente porque le gustaba, no por dinero o por conseguir reconocimiento. Lo empezó haciendo en las comidas familiares. Cada año se asaba un pavo en la casa, se reunían varios familiares. Pero en vez de poner música para animar el ambiente preferían que Andy cantara para todos, y así pasaba. Le gustaba mayormente cantar música mexica y de mariachis. Se le daba muy bien así que todos le decían que tenia futuro en la música.
Cada año esa conversación se repetía en la fiesta familiar y de cierta ese pasatiempo fue cobrando una nueva forma, y se convirtió en parte de su vida como trabajo. Empezó a subir el nivel cuando empezó a tocar en eventos más grandes. Fue contratado para animar bodas, aniversarios de casados, y todo tiempo de fiestas. Fue una temporada de superación personal grande porque así fue como despegó y empezó a cantar en conciertos, con artistas invitados y muchas colaboraciones.
After making so much progress, he realized he hadn't actually made any progress at all, and that terrified him. It's true he'd been playing music since he was little, and he'd performed at various events and parties. He'd even released albums. From the outside, someone who doesn't know him might say he's quite the singer, but there's a problem. All his songs are covers of other famous singers. That is, as a child, he sang Mexican songs that he already knew from other artists. At parties and events, he sang improved versions of other songs that had already been hits. And his albums were also covers. In other words, for him, his entire career was built on nothing.
Since he hasn't produced anything entirely himself, he's been thinking for some time that he's a fraud or that his progress isn't his own because it's all successful covers of other artists. For this reason, after his great strides, he's isolated himself and stopped singing and playing music. He's going through an emotional crisis where he feels worthless and like he hasn't really accomplished anything. His friends have recommended that if he feels bad doing what he's doing, he should start releasing his own songs, and problem solved. But for him, it wasn't so easy, or as they say, a piece of cake. Because he was used to singing songs that had already worked in their time, or that were popular at the time. Releasing his own songs was like jumping into the unknown without knowing what lay ahead.
He could have been a success and become popular, or he could have been ridiculed for being a poor-quality song. This stopped him from singing for a long time, and as a result, debts started piling up. His hands were tied, but not literally; it was emotional. The worst part was that he had tied himself up. Seeing that he had no other choice, he decided to take the plunge, and he hoped that luck would be on his side on this new journey. His family was there to support him. They told him that if he had achieved so much up to that point, he could achieve much more. They comforted him by also telling him that although his songs were covers, he was the one who had sung them, not them. So his results were truly his own doing.
Después de haber avanzado tanto el se dio cuenta de que en realidad no había avanzado nada y eso le dio terror. Es cierto que había tocado desde pequeño, y que había estado en varios eventos y fiestas. Hasta había lanzado discos. Desde afuera puede que alguien que no lo conozca diga que el es todo un cantante, pero hay un problema. Y es que todas sus canciones, son versiones de otros cantantes famosos. Es decir cuando pequeño cantaba canciones mexicanas que ya se sabía de otros cantantes. En las fiestas y los eventos cantó versiones mejoradas de otras canciones que ya habían triunfado. Y sus discos eran versiones de canciones también. Es decir que para el toda su carrera estaba sobre la nada.
Al no tener nada 100% producido por el lleva tiempo pensando que es un fraude o que sus avances no le pertenecen por ser versiones exitosas de otros. Por esta razón luego de sus grandes progresos se ha aislado y ha dejado de cantar y tocar. Está pasando por una crisis emocional donde el no vale nada y no ha hecho nada en realidad. Sus amigos le han recomendado que si se siente mal haciendo lo que hace que empiece a lanzar sus propias canciones y problema resuelto. Pero para el eso no es tan fácil o como dicen cocer y cantar. Porque el está acostumbrado a cantar canciones que ya funcionaron en su momento, o que estaban vigentes en ese momento. Lanzar sus propias canciones es lanzarse a lo desconocido sin saber que hay delante.
Lo mismo podía tener éxito y funcionar que quedar en el ridículo por ser temas de poca calidad. Esto lo detuvo de seguir cantando por un buen tiempo y a consecuencias las deudas comenzaron a llegar. Estaba atado de manos, pero no literalmente era emocional. Lo peor es que la soga con que estaba amarrado se la había puesto el mismo. Viendo que no le quedaba de otra decidió lanzarse a lo desconocido, y espero que la suerte lo acompañara en este nuevo trayecto. Su familia estuvo ahí para apoyarlo. Le decían que si había logrado tanto hasta ese punto podía seguir logrando mucho más. Lo consolaron diciéndole también, que aunque sus canciones eran versiones de otros él era quien las había cantado, no ellos. Así que sus resultados si eran por merito propio.
That support helped him a lot to recognize that things weren't as bleak as he thought. There really was light at the end of the tunnel. So he finally untied his hands and was able to move forward. He prepared an album with his own songs, without any covers or remixes. The result was uncertain, but he needed that change. When people found out that he was going to release his first album, made entirely by himself, there was a lot of anticipation. So when the album was released, there were many sales and many streams. Everyone agreed that it was a great album and they were left wanting more. This relieved him a lot. He realized that he had been holding himself back for no reason. There is always hope for change, but you can't be afraid of the unknown or of change itself. Many more projects await him, but for now, I simply feel like Andy.
Ese apoyo le ayudó mucho a reconocer que todo no era tan negro como el pensaba. En realidad si había luz al final del túnel. Así que por fin se desamarró las manos y pudo seguir adelante. Preparó un disco, con canciones propias, sin ninguna copia o versión. El resultado sería incierto pero el necesitaba ese cambio. Cuando las personas se enteraron de que por primera vez iba a lanzar su primer disco hecho por el hubo mucha expectativa. Así que cuando lanzó el disco hubo muchas compras, y muchas reproducciones. Todos quedaron de acuerdo en que era un gran disco y quedaron con deseos de más. Esto lo alivió mucho a él. Se dio cuenta que se había atado de manos sin sentido. Siempre hay esperanza de cambio, pero no se puede tener temor a lo desconocido ni al cambio. Le esperan muchos trabajos más, pero ahora solo siento simplemente Andy.
Don't miss the opportunity to become a Rising Star.
