Hoy Ya Me Voy
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"Hoy Ya Me Voy" is an award-winning, Latin Pop
Latin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...

 song and the first single of Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 new artist Kany García
Kany García
Encarnita "Kany" García De Jesus is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter. Born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, García first appeared on television in 2004 as a contestant on Objetivo Fama...

, from her debut album Cualquier Día
Cualquier Dia
Cualquier Día is Latin Grammy winning album and debut Spanish album of Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Kany García. It reached the top 10 of the Latin Pop album charts in the United States, top 50 in Mexico and #1 in Puerto Rico. The album was released on July 10, 2007 and produced by Sony BMG...

. The song has received heavy airplay in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

. The song received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Song of the Year
Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 13, 2008 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria...

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Song information

This song as of Garcia, tells the story of an unrequited love, there comes a point where one of the two people have to say goodbye and depart. "Hoy Ya Me Voy" was one of the very first song Kany wrote for her debut album. The song became Kany's breakthrough single. The song became a worldwide hit. It receive nominations for many awards and nominations including Latin Grammys a nomination for Song of the Year and Billboard Latin Music Awards
Billboard Latin Music Awards
The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard Magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The awards began in 1990...

, winning "Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, New Artist".

Music video

"Hoy Ya Me Voy" is Kany's first music video. The concept of the video just Garcia in a movie set. The video starts off Kany laying on a sofa singing wearing a dress and hat. As she walks towards the camera, she starts taking the dress off, revealing a top and a mini skirt. She follows the camera while playing with her guitar name Gibson. The video ends with the face of Kany in black and white. The music video was shot in one continuous way. The video was made in Churubusco, México, a legendary Movie set and was directed by Alexis Gudino. In Kany's word, she wanted the video to be simple, a video that her fans could enjoy.

The video received airplay in MTV Tr3s, hTV, Pepsi Musica and became an instant hit on Mun2s Top 20 videos. It received heavy rotation in Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...

 morning countdown.

Chart success

"Hoy Ya Me Voy" proved to be a moderate success in the Latin Charts in the United States, peaking within the top 25 of the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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Hot Latin Songs and top five in Billboard Latin Pop Airplay which helped Kany win the 2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Billboard Latin Music Awards
The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard Magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The awards began in 1990...

 for "Latin Pop Airplay, Song of the Year/New Artist". "Hoy Ya Me Voy" entered the Billboard Hot Latin Songs at #42, it moved to #22 the following week and fell of two spaces the next week. The song stayed in Billboard Hot Latin Songs for 13 non-consecutive weeks.

Charts

Singles - (world wide)
Year Chart Position
2007 US Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Hot Latin Tracks
22
US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
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 Single Charts
1

End of year charts

Year-End Chart
Year Chart Position
2007 US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay (Year-End Chart) 35

Awards

Year Award Result Category
2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards Won Latin Pop Airplay Song Of The Year, New Artist
Nominated Latin Pop Airplay Song Of The Year, Female
Latin Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 13, 2008 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria...

Nominated Song of the Year

Chart procession and succession

External links

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