Soy Mi Destino (song)
Encyclopedia
"Soy Mi Destino" is the first single from Mayré Martínez
's debut album of the same name. Recorded in early 2007, it was released in February 2007 and quickly gained heavy radio airplay in Venezuela
and Mexico
. The song was written by Cuban
born and Latin American Idol
judge Jon Secada
specially for the winner of the show's first season. When the album was released in May 2007, a new version was included, it featured a more guitar-based melody.
in June 2007. It's a live performance of the song in "El Poliedro de Caracas", located in Venezuela's capital. Footage from the same performance was also used in advertisement for Digitel
, one of Venezuela's GSM mobile phone network, being Mayré one of the public images of the company.
Mayré Martínez
Mayré Andrea de los Ángeles Martínez Blanco , is a Latin pop singer, songwriter. She rose to popularity in Latin America after winning the first season of the reality show Latin American Idol...
's debut album of the same name. Recorded in early 2007, it was released in February 2007 and quickly gained heavy radio airplay in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The song was written by Cuban
Cubans
Cubans or Cuban people are the inhabitants or citizens of Cuba. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
born and Latin American Idol
Latin American Idol
Latin American Idol is the Latin American edition of the popular British franchise of Idols, well-known for its American version American Idol. The show aims to discover the pop idol of the Latin American region...
judge Jon Secada
Jon Secada
Jon Secada is a Cuban-American singer and songwriter. Secada was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Hialeah, Florida. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 20 million albums since his English-language debut album in 1992. His music fuses funk, soul, pop and Latin percussion...
specially for the winner of the show's first season. When the album was released in May 2007, a new version was included, it featured a more guitar-based melody.
Music video
The official music video started rotating on HTVHispanic Television
Hispanic TV is a Latin American cable television channel that broadcasts Hispanic music videos. It is owned by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America and is available in the United States, Latin America and Europe. It is a 24-hour all-Spanish-language television music channel providing a mix of...
in June 2007. It's a live performance of the song in "El Poliedro de Caracas", located in Venezuela's capital. Footage from the same performance was also used in advertisement for Digitel
Digitel
-Business:*Corporación Digitel, C.A. d/b/a Digitel GSM, a wireless services operator in Venezuela*Digital Telecommunications Phils., Inc., a landline services operator in the Philippines...
, one of Venezuela's GSM mobile phone network, being Mayré one of the public images of the company.