"Y Ahora Te Vas" () is a song written and produced by Mexican singer and songwriter,

Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing with his cousin Joel ...

. It was performed by him as the lead singer of

Los Bukis Los Bukis (English: the Bukis; ''buki'' meaning "kid" in the Purépecha language) are a Mexican Grupera, grupero band. Formed in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán in 1973, the band's current lineup consists of singer and songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, ...

. It was released as the second single from his 11th Grammy nominated studio album ''

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'' (1988). This song became their first #1 single on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart. "Y Ahora Te Vas" has also been included on several compilation albums released by

including their two #1 albums '' 30 Inolvidables'' (2002) and '' Crónica de Dos Grandes'' (2004). This song also has been

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by a handful of performers including Conjunto Atardecer, Victor García, Grupo Santa Clara, Inicial de Durango, Los Komplices, Mar Azul,

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, Banda R-15, Notable, La Nueva Luna, Estela Núñez, Orquesta Noche Sabrosa, Otro Sentido, Lefty Pérez, Raulin Rodríguez, Raulin Rosendo and Los 6 de Durango. "Y Ahora Te Vas" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart at #45 on February 20,1988 and climbed to the Top 10 five weeks later. It reached the top position of the chart on April 23,1988, replacing " Debo Hacerlo" by Mexican singer-songwriter,

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, and being replaced one week later by Ana Gabriel's " Ay Amor". "Y Ahora Te Vas" ranked at #12 on the Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1988 and became the third Top 10 single for the group on the chart after "Éste Adiós" (1986) and "Tú Carcel" (1987).

won the Lo Nuestro Award in 1989 for Best Regional Mexican Song for this single, Best Regional Mexican Album (''Si Me Recuerdas'') and Best Regional Mexican Group. In 2013, Colombian singer, Jorge Celedón, and Solís recorded a new version of the song in

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for the former's album ''Celedon Sin Fronteras''. This new version peaked at #6 on the Colombian

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charts.

References

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