Nunca Voy a Olvidarte

"Nunca Voy a Olvidarte" (English: I Am Never Going to Forget You) is a song written by Roberto Belester and first recorded by Mexican band Bronco in 1992. The track was covered the following year by fellow Mexican singer Cristian Castro becoming one of his signature songs and also his first number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs.

Background

The song was originally performed by Mexican norteña band, Grupo Bronco on their album, Salvaje y Tierno. Cristian Castro was with Fonovisa at the time of his early singing career. His previous album, Agua Nueva, reached #2 on Latin Pop albums with the lead single, No Podrás, reaching #2 on Hot Latin Tracks. While Un Segundo en el Tiempo had not charted, Nunca Voy a Olvidarte became Cristian Castro's first song to reach number on Hot Latin Tracks in 1993. Released as the lead single from Castro's second studio album, Un Segundo en el Tiempo, the song received several awards, including a Lo Nuestro Award and Latin Billboard award for "Pop Song of the Year",^{[1] [2]}Billboard and Eres Magazine award for Best Song. The title was used years later for a compilation album title Nunca Voy a Olvidarte... Los Exitos.

Chart performance

The song remained number one on Hot Latin Tracks for nearly 3 weeks which replaced Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan and was succeeded by José Y Durval with "Guadalupe".

La India version

La India covered the song on her solo debut album, Dicen Que Soy. It was the second single released from the album and peaked #1 on Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay.

Chart performance

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