At 9:10 p.m., the lights of the Rumiñahui Coliseum went completely out and Melendi received screams from the fans. The light from the mobile phones formed a mosaic that moved to the rhythm of Like and Cicatrices, the first song sung by the Spanish musician.

The night of Friday, May 12 will be unforgettable for the artist’s followers, because in addition to performing his best hits, they learned more about his private life and lived an experience of anecdotes that preceded his songs.

After the first two songs of the concert, he asked to turn on the stage lights aimed at the audience, breaking with normal schedules and literally introducing himself. “My name is Ramón Melendi, nice to meet you, Quito,” he said to the shouts of his followers.

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He took advantage of the moment to take a short trip through his history, through the journey that led him to the first of the two concerts he will give in Ecuador’s capital.

After running on stage, he took a deep breath, it was the height that began to limit his breathing, but this was not a limitation. He made a joke of it and moved on.

Melendi spoke about his beginnings as a footballer and the disappointment of knowing that this was not his destiny, about the first song that motivated him to music and about the leap of years that made him one of the most important Spanish-speaking artists in the world.

And that was the tone of his concert, every two or three songs he spoke to the audience, took a poll and declared that he was part of the “Religion of Idiots” as one of his most popular songs is called.

They could undoubtedly not miss their most famous hits such as A violinist on your roof, Walking through life, Your garden with dwarfs, Fate or Chance.

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The excitement took another level shortly before the finale. Melendi started performing the song “La Promesa” and after a few minutes she had to stop. A woman who was crying uncontrollably caught her attention: “I imagine they are tears of happiness,” Melendi replied. The cameras immediately pointed to the scene, it was a couple who just got engaged, in full concert.

But that couple was not the only one, very close to the first engaged lovers, they heard of a cross-border story and also swore eternal love during this concert.

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And it was not the last one, in the back area, near the sound engineers, a man knelt down, took a red package from his pocket and a ring was discovered in that box. It was Josué López who came with his girlfriend Karla, minutes before the start of the concert, he reflected his nerves with a smile, he pointed out that it was his partner’s dream to attend a concert of his favorite artist, and signaled, as he announced that he would dedicate the song What He Expected The Promise to his girlfriend at the time.

QUITO.- Josué López took advantage of the Melendi concert in Quito to propose to his girlfriend. The answer was a yes, which was complemented by kisses and hugs to the applause of the people. Photo: Andres Salazar

So it was, the moment came, before those present who surrounded the scene and recorded the marriage proposal with their mobile phones, Karla accepted, hugged and kissed her future husband. Tears of happiness were part of that unforgettable moment, and during the concert, Melendi asked if those promises would last for eternity and she sang the song again from the beginning.

Thus the capital trembled with the emotion that the artist caused, this Saturday night he will give a second concert in Quito and on Sunday he will do it in Cuenca, thus closing a unique weekend for fans in love with his songs who enjoy his songs since Thursday presence with its presentation in Guayaquil.