Dile a Ella
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| "Dile a Ella" | ||||
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| Single by Víctor Manuelle | ||||
| from the album A Pesar de Todo | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Powerlight, Puerto Rico Sir Sound, Inc., New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Length | 5:05 | |||
| Label | Sony Discos | |||
| Songwriter | Gil Francisco | |||
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| Víctor Manuelle singles chronology | ||||
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"Dile a Ella" ("Tell Her") is a song written by Gil Francisco and performed by Puerto Rican salsa singer Víctor Manuelle on his fourth studio album A Pesar de Todo (1997).[1] It was released as the lead single from the album. In the song, the singer asks his friend to tell a woman that he loved that he cannot forget her. It became his third #1 hit on the Tropical Airplay chart and spent nine weeks on top, making it the longest-running tropical song of 1997.[2] José A. Estévez, Jr. called it a tune that "bristles with uninhibited energy".[1] Paul Verna of Billboard cited the song as one of the album's "amorous ditties".[3] "Dile a Ella" was also listed on Billboard's "Best 15 Salsa Songs Ever".[4] "Dile a Ella" won a BMI Latin Award in 1999.[5]