Belanova
Encyclopedia
Belanova are a Mexican
synthpop
band that formed in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco
, in 2000. The group consists of Denisse Guerrero
(lead vocals), Edgar Huerta (keyboards, programming), and Ricardo "Richie" Arreola (bass
). The band was not signed to a record label
until 2002, signing under Virus Records
, Mexican Dance Label, owned by Universal Music
.
member Paul McCartney
as a child. Edgar's brother received a little keyboard
as a Christmas
present when he was ten. His brother showed little interest in it, preferring to play with his other toys, and so Edgar simply began playing it one day. Denisse came from the city Los Mochis, Sinaloa. Denisse has liked to sing since she was five-years-old, and was previously a member of the band 40 Grados, literally "40 degrees." The trio met in Guadalajara at a bar where both Edgar and Denisse were working.
Recently Belanova has introduced a new member of the band, Campanita, who plays the drum set
, although he is not an official member. He has appeared in some videos and plays along with them on live performances.
and was released in 2003. The first single off the album was "Tus Ojos", which became popular due to a Mitsubishi
publicity campaign, just after the Japan
ese car maker's arrival in Mexico
, the song reached number-one on the Mexican Top 100 and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks, the album reached number-five on Mexican Albums Chart and sold over 50,000 copies being certified Gold, the album was named one of the Top Five albums of 2003 by Rolling Stone
Mexico.
Apart from "Tus Ojos", the album also spawned two more top-twenty hits, "Suele Pasar
" and "Aún Asi Te Vas".
The band spent 2003 and 2004 on a 100-Concert Tour around Mexican Territory, after the success of the album, Universal Music Mexico wanted a more commercial sound, the band flew to Argentina to record their second album, this time with a more poppy
sound and the record label moved Belanova from the Dance Label, Virus Records to the mainstream label, Universal.
, which gained popularity in the Latin America
n music market thanks largely to television stations such as MTV
. The album was released on June 21, 2005 in Mexico, reaching the number-one spot staying there for four non-consecutive weeks, the album has sold over 200,000 copies in Mexico alone.
The first single of the album was "Me Pregunto
", which was followed soon after by "Por Ti
", both songs reached number-one in Mexico becoming top five songs of the year in the country. The third single was "Rosa Pastel
", released in July 2006. The album has enjoyed much success around Latin America
, with sales of over 500,000 copies and the same year they released their first live album called "Dulce Beat Live
", which went Gold in Mexico only few hours after it was released. The album includes a set of 16 songs performed live at the Foro Expo in Guadalajara
, Jalisco
, Mexico
on March 10, 2006.
Belanova's video "Por Ti" holds the record for the most weeks on MTV Mexico's Top 20, peaking at number-one for twenty-nine weeks. When the album was released in the United States
in the spring of 2006, it hit number fifty-nine on Billboard
's Top Latin Albums Chart and reached the top ten on the Top Electronic Albums Chart. Disney Latin America picked the band to make the Spanish
version of the song "What I've Been Looking For" ("Eres Tú") for the Latin American release of the High School Musical Soundtrack. The band earned a Grammy Nomination for "Mejor Álbum Vocal Pop Dúo o Grupo" ("Best Pop Vocal Album by a Group or Duo"), but La Oreja de Van Gogh
won the award.
The band also became the most nominated Mexican Act on the 2006's MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
, but they only won "Mejor Artista Norte" ("Best Northern Artist"). In October 2006, Belanova signed a contract with Pizza Hut
Mexico, to promote Cheesy Pops and their single "Niño", the band filmed the commercials on November 7, 2006 and the first of the three different commercials was premiered on November 15.
. The album was released on September 10, 2007 in Mexico
, and the rest of Latin America
and on September 11, 2007 in the United States
. The album was recorded in Argentina
. The first single, "Baila Mi Corazón
" was premiered on July 2 on Mexican radio station Los 40 Principales
.
The band filmed the video for the first single on July 13, the band will tour around Mexico, the rest of Ibero-America
and the United States. The band signed a contract with Sony Ericsson
México to release the model W580
on July 30, 2007, the release was named the Belanova Edition and it includes three new tracks from the album as well as a music video, websites and a dance game. On August 18, 2007, the band shot the video for what would be the second single from their album that also will serve as the soundtrack for the Mexican film "Hasta El Viento Tiene Miedo". On September 12, 2007, it was reported the album sold over 50,000 copies of their album Fantasía Pop in just three days in Mexico
being certified Gold
by AMPROFON
. In Spain
the band released their album in early 2008 where they were named 'Best New Band' by Yahoo!
Spain and promotion started soon after with the first single "Baila Mi Corazón" reaching the top of the airplay charts but album sales never took off. The album was certified Oro (Latin Gold) in the United States after selling over 100,000 copies and the band announced their first headlining tour across the United States with 20 dates. Promotion for the third single to be lifted from the album, "One, Two, Three, Go! (1, 2, 3, Go!)
" began in summer 2008 and has been well received in Mexico and Latin America, receiving heavy airplay amongst the country's pop radio stations. Rotation for the single's music video on MTV began 10 July. "One, Two, Three, Go! (1, 2, 3, Go!)" was also featured as a free "Single of the Week" in the Apple's iTunes music store in the United States beginning the week of 29 July. In September the nominees for the Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008
were announced, Belanova becoming the second most nominated band along with Babasonicos
with six nominations each, just behind Juanes
, becoming the most nominated Mexican act at the ceremony. The band has also been nominated for the Lunas del Auditorio Nacional and a Latin Grammy. The band ended as the most played act in Mexico in 2008 with the song "Cada Que..." topping the Year-End Charts.
in 2010, and Sueño Electro II
in 2011. The band first called Sueño Electro a "project in multiple parts" when asked about the significance of the numeral in the title of the first release. Vocalist Denisse Guerrero expressed that splitting the release into two parts allowed the band more freedom in experimenting in genres outside of their usual synthpop.
Sueño Electro I
is Belanova's fourth studio album, nominated for the 2011 Latin Grammy under Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group. It was announced on the band's Twitter
page with an initial release window in the fall of 2010. Belanova stated in various interviews that the album would feature various musical styles, expressing that they experimented with many new instruments and sounds, focusing heavily on the production and recording process. The album was released early in some areas of Mexico on October 23, 2010, and in the rest of the country, as well as the United States and Latin America, on October 25. It debuted at number six on the AMPROFON
Top 100 and at number nine on the Billboard Top Latin Albums Chart.
Sueño Electro II
is the band's fifth studio album. It features similar musical styles as its predecessor, but also includes ventures into traditional Ranchera
music. The album was released on September 6, 2011 throughout Mexico, the United States, and Latin America, in standard and deluxe formats. It debuted at number eight on the Billboard Top Latin Albums Chart.. In Mexico, it debuted at number 20 on the AMPROFON Top 100 Chart.
Two successful singles were released from Sueño Electro I. The first, "Nada De Más", was released online and to the radio on August 2, 2010. The music video premiered on television on September 27, 2010. "No Me Voy a Morir" went on to become the second single from Sueño Electro I in late 2010, and the music video premiered early the following year. In May 2011, the band announced "Mariposas" as the first single from Sueño Electro II. The second single from Sueño Electro II released in late 2011 was "Hasta El Final", a song inspired by Mariachi
music.
The band spent the final months of 2010 playing a short tour in various cities in the United States in support of Sueño Electro I. In early 2011, they toured shortly in Mexico and Latin America, most notably as part of Shakira
's The Pop Festival Tour in Colombia
and Mexico. The band also expressed interest in branching out into Europe and Asia. A tour entitled "Belanova Sessions" began in June 2010 to promote both Sueño Electro albums.
on their album Música Moderna, singing vocals on two tracks: "Suite Tropical" and "Escapar". Though it was announced that the band was going to contribute to the soundtrack for the movie "Cuando Las Cosas Suceden", nothing ever materialized. The band has worked with Aleks Syntek
on the track "Laberinto" which appears on Syntek's album Lección de Vuelo as well as with the Mexican band Moenia
on the track "Me Equivoqué" which appears on Moenia's album "Solar". Additionally, the band provided music for a television ad campaign promoting Wella Latin America with TV ads airing upon the release of their third album "Fantasía Pop". In 2009, the songs "Yo Nunca Vi Television" and "Oye Tweety" were recorded for the promotion of Chilean TV show "31 Minutos" and the iconic Tweety Bird, respectively. In 2010, Denisse Guerrero sang with Mexican band Panda
on MTV Unplugged, on the song "Sistema Sanguineo Fallido." The band participated in the second volume of a tribute to Mexican band Caifanes
, recording a cover version of the song "Viento" which was released in 2011.
.
Mexico
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synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
band that formed in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, in 2000. The group consists of Denisse Guerrero
Denisse Guerrero
Denisse Guerrero Flores is a Mexican musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the Mexican electropop band Belanova. She was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, on August 8, 1980. Despite her fashion designer professional degree, she had always wanted to perform in a band...
(lead vocals), Edgar Huerta (keyboards, programming), and Ricardo "Richie" Arreola (bass
Bass (instrument)
Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
). The band was not signed to a record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
until 2002, signing under Virus Records
Virus Recordings
Virus Recordings is an influential UK-based drum and bass record label, specialising in the techstep and neurofunk sub-genres. Founded by Ed Rush and Optical in 1998, the label is known as the main home of the duo as well as Fierce, Matrix, and MC Ryme Tyme...
, Mexican Dance Label, owned by Universal Music
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
.
History
All three members of the band have had a special taste for music since childhood. Richie says he developed his interest in music because he idolized The BeatlesThe Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
member Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
as a child. Edgar's brother received a little keyboard
Electronic keyboard
An electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
as a Christmas
Christmas
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present when he was ten. His brother showed little interest in it, preferring to play with his other toys, and so Edgar simply began playing it one day. Denisse came from the city Los Mochis, Sinaloa. Denisse has liked to sing since she was five-years-old, and was previously a member of the band 40 Grados, literally "40 degrees." The trio met in Guadalajara at a bar where both Edgar and Denisse were working.
Recently Belanova has introduced a new member of the band, Campanita, who plays the drum set
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, although he is not an official member. He has appeared in some videos and plays along with them on live performances.
Cocktail
Their first album was titled CocktailCocktail (album)
Cocktail is the debut album from the Mexican electropop band Belanova.The album was recorded in Mexico City in 2002 and finally released on 14 February 2003 without promotion...
and was released in 2003. The first single off the album was "Tus Ojos", which became popular due to a Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...
publicity campaign, just after the Japan
Japan
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ese car maker's arrival in 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 reached number-one on the Mexican Top 100 and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks, the album reached number-five on Mexican Albums Chart and sold over 50,000 copies being certified Gold, the album was named one of the Top Five albums of 2003 by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
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Mexico.
Apart from "Tus Ojos", the album also spawned two more top-twenty hits, "Suele Pasar
Suele Pasar
"Suele Pasar" is the second single from the album Cocktail by the Mexican electropop band Belanova. The song made its radio debut in December 2003. The band promoted the single on their 100-concert tour around Mexico and some TV Shows, but the main promotion for the single was the radio.-Music...
" and "Aún Asi Te Vas".
The band spent 2003 and 2004 on a 100-Concert Tour around Mexican Territory, after the success of the album, Universal Music Mexico wanted a more commercial sound, the band flew to Argentina to record their second album, this time with a more poppy
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
sound and the record label moved Belanova from the Dance Label, Virus Records to the mainstream label, Universal.
Dulce Beat
In 2005 they released a new album called Dulce BeatDulce Beat
Dulce Beat is the second album from the Mexican electropop band Belanova.The album was recorded between 2004–2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It was officially released in Mexico on June 21, 2005, following the single "Me Pregunto". The album was produced by...
, which gained popularity in the Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n music market thanks largely to television stations such as MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. The album was released on June 21, 2005 in Mexico, reaching the number-one spot staying there for four non-consecutive weeks, the album has sold over 200,000 copies in Mexico alone.
The first single of the album was "Me Pregunto
Me Pregunto
"Me Pregunto" is the first single from the album Dulce Beat, the second studio album by the Mexican band Belanova. The song was released to Mexican radio in May 2005 by Universal Music....
", which was followed soon after by "Por Ti
Por Ti
"Por Ti" is the second single from the album Dulce Beat by the Mexican electropop band Belanova.The song was released on Mexican radio in October 2005. "Por Ti" became a huge hit for the band and one of the most popular songs of the year...
", both songs reached number-one in Mexico becoming top five songs of the year in the country. The third single was "Rosa Pastel
Rosa Pastel
Rosa Pastel is the third single from Belanova's album Dulce Beat. After the success from Por Ti, Belanova made a re-release of Dulce Beat album named Dulce Beat 2.0, and Universal Records agreed with Belanova, to choose Rosa Pastel to be the single and promotional song from the new edition...
", released in July 2006. The album has enjoyed much success around Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, with sales of over 500,000 copies and the same year they released their first live album called "Dulce Beat Live
Dulce Beat Live
Dulce Beat Live is the first live album from the Mexican electro pop band Belanova and third album overall. The album was recorded live from the concert offered in the Foro Expo in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on March 10, 2006...
", which went Gold in Mexico only few hours after it was released. The album includes a set of 16 songs performed live at the Foro Expo in Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
, 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...
on March 10, 2006.
Belanova's video "Por Ti" holds the record for the most weeks on MTV Mexico's Top 20, peaking at number-one for twenty-nine weeks. When the album was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the spring of 2006, it hit number fifty-nine on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
's Top Latin Albums Chart and reached the top ten on the Top Electronic Albums Chart. Disney Latin America picked the band to make the Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
version of the song "What I've Been Looking For" ("Eres Tú") for the Latin American release of the High School Musical Soundtrack. The band earned a Grammy Nomination for "Mejor Álbum Vocal Pop Dúo o Grupo" ("Best Pop Vocal Album by a Group or Duo"), but La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh is a Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. The name of the band refers to the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear...
won the award.
The band also became the most nominated Mexican Act on the 2006's MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
Premios MTV Latinoamérica was the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards. They were established in 2002 to celebrate the top music videos of the year in Latin America and the world. They are presented annually and broadcast live on MTV Networks Latin America...
, but they only won "Mejor Artista Norte" ("Best Northern Artist"). In October 2006, Belanova signed a contract with Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
Mexico, to promote Cheesy Pops and their single "Niño", the band filmed the commercials on November 7, 2006 and the first of the three different commercials was premiered on November 15.
Fantasía Pop
Alex Enríquez, the band's manager sent a press release announcing Belanova's new album, Fantasía PopFantasía Pop
Fantasía Pop - Deluxe Edition*CD11-Track CD, as well as the bonus tracks:#"Mírame" - 3:05#"Baila Mi Corazón" [Mijangos & Elorza Bossa Radio Edit] - 4:01...
. The album was released on September 10, 2007 in 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...
, and the rest of Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and on September 11, 2007 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The album was recorded in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. The first single, "Baila Mi Corazón
Baila Mi Corazón
"Baila Mi Corazón" is the lead single from Belanova's third studio album, Fantasía Pop. The song premiered on July 2, 2007 in Mexico, followed by release in Argentina, Spain, the United States and the rest of Latin America. The digital download was released on August 20...
" was premiered on July 2 on Mexican radio station Los 40 Principales
Los 40 Principales
Los 40 Principales is the main musical radio station in Spain with more than 4,000,000 listeners. The station was founded in 1966 and in 2006 the station celebrated its 40th anniversary...
.
The band filmed the video for the first single on July 13, the band will tour around Mexico, the rest of Ibero-America
Ibero-America
Ibero-America is a term used since the second half of the 19th century to refer collectively to the countries in the Americas that were formerly colonies of Spain or Portugal. Spain and Portugal are themselves included in some definitions, such as that of the Ibero-American Summit and the...
and the United States. The band signed a contract with Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
México to release the model W580
Sony Ericsson W580
The Sony Ericsson W580i is a mid range slider style mobile phone in the Walkman series. The phone was announced on the 26th of March 2007 and was released in early August. It is a 2.5G Quad-band GSM phone with EDGE capabilities and has a 2 Megapixel camera.It comes in "Style White", "Boulevard...
on July 30, 2007, the release was named the Belanova Edition and it includes three new tracks from the album as well as a music video, websites and a dance game. On August 18, 2007, the band shot the video for what would be the second single from their album that also will serve as the soundtrack for the Mexican film "Hasta El Viento Tiene Miedo". On September 12, 2007, it was reported the album sold over 50,000 copies of their album Fantasía Pop in just three days in 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...
being certified Gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
by AMPROFON
AMPROFON
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...
. In Spain
Spain
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the band released their album in early 2008 where they were named 'Best New Band' by Yahoo!
Yahoo!
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Spain and promotion started soon after with the first single "Baila Mi Corazón" reaching the top of the airplay charts but album sales never took off. The album was certified Oro (Latin Gold) in the United States after selling over 100,000 copies and the band announced their first headlining tour across the United States with 20 dates. Promotion for the third single to be lifted from the album, "One, Two, Three, Go! (1, 2, 3, Go!)
One, Two, Three, Go! (1, 2, 3, Go!)
One, Two, Three, Go! is the third international single and fourth single in Mexico from Belanova's third studio album, "Fantasía Pop". The song was announced as a single by Universal Music México in mid-April 2008 and was finally sent out to radio stations in México on May 12, 2008...
" began in summer 2008 and has been well received in Mexico and Latin America, receiving heavy airplay amongst the country's pop radio stations. Rotation for the single's music video on MTV began 10 July. "One, Two, Three, Go! (1, 2, 3, Go!)" was also featured as a free "Single of the Week" in the Apple's iTunes music store in the United States beginning the week of 29 July. In September the nominees for the Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008
The seventh annual Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008 took place on October 16, 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Auditorio Telmex for the first time.Jose Tillan was the Executive Producer of the event.-Artist of the Year:* Babasónicos* Belanova* Café Tacuba...
were announced, Belanova becoming the second most nominated band along with Babasonicos
Babasónicos
Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late '80s and early '90s, Babasonicos became one of the banner groups of the "sonic" underground rock...
with six nominations each, just behind Juanes
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
, becoming the most nominated Mexican act at the ceremony. The band has also been nominated for the Lunas del Auditorio Nacional and a Latin Grammy. The band ended as the most played act in Mexico in 2008 with the song "Cada Que..." topping the Year-End Charts.
Sueño Electro
Sueño Electro covers Belanova's fourth and fifth studio albums, recorded simultaneously but released separately as Sueño Electro ISueño Electro I
Sueño Electro I is the Grammy Award-nominated fourth studio album from the Mexican electropop band Belanova, and the first half of the Sueño Electro project. It was originally announced through the band's official Twitter page, along with a redesigned band logo and concept art image...
in 2010, and Sueño Electro II
Sueño Electro II
Sueño Electro II is the fifth studio album from the Mexican synth-pop band Belanova, and is the second half of the Sueño Electro project. The album was recorded simultaneously with the fourth album, Sueño Electro I, and features a similar musical style and continued experimentation, this time into...
in 2011. The band first called Sueño Electro a "project in multiple parts" when asked about the significance of the numeral in the title of the first release. Vocalist Denisse Guerrero expressed that splitting the release into two parts allowed the band more freedom in experimenting in genres outside of their usual synthpop.
Sueño Electro I
Sueño Electro I
Sueño Electro I is the Grammy Award-nominated fourth studio album from the Mexican electropop band Belanova, and the first half of the Sueño Electro project. It was originally announced through the band's official Twitter page, along with a redesigned band logo and concept art image...
is Belanova's fourth studio album, nominated for the 2011 Latin Grammy under Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group. It was announced on the band's Twitter
Twitter
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page with an initial release window in the fall of 2010. Belanova stated in various interviews that the album would feature various musical styles, expressing that they experimented with many new instruments and sounds, focusing heavily on the production and recording process. The album was released early in some areas of Mexico on October 23, 2010, and in the rest of the country, as well as the United States and Latin America, on October 25. It debuted at number six on the AMPROFON
AMPROFON
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...
Top 100 and at number nine on the Billboard Top Latin Albums Chart.
Sueño Electro II
Sueño Electro II
Sueño Electro II is the fifth studio album from the Mexican synth-pop band Belanova, and is the second half of the Sueño Electro project. The album was recorded simultaneously with the fourth album, Sueño Electro I, and features a similar musical style and continued experimentation, this time into...
is the band's fifth studio album. It features similar musical styles as its predecessor, but also includes ventures into traditional Ranchera
Ranchera
Ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico originally sung by only one performer with a guitar. It dates to the years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played...
music. The album was released on September 6, 2011 throughout Mexico, the United States, and Latin America, in standard and deluxe formats. It debuted at number eight on the Billboard Top Latin Albums Chart.. In Mexico, it debuted at number 20 on the AMPROFON Top 100 Chart.
Two successful singles were released from Sueño Electro I. The first, "Nada De Más", was released online and to the radio on August 2, 2010. The music video premiered on television on September 27, 2010. "No Me Voy a Morir" went on to become the second single from Sueño Electro I in late 2010, and the music video premiered early the following year. In May 2011, the band announced "Mariposas" as the first single from Sueño Electro II. The second single from Sueño Electro II released in late 2011 was "Hasta El Final", a song inspired by Mariachi
Mariachi
Mariachi is a genre of music that originated in the State of Jalisco, in Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico. Throughout the history of mariachi, musicians have experimented with brass, wind,...
music.
The band spent the final months of 2010 playing a short tour in various cities in the United States in support of Sueño Electro I. In early 2011, they toured shortly in Mexico and Latin America, most notably as part of Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
's The Pop Festival Tour in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and Mexico. The band also expressed interest in branching out into Europe and Asia. A tour entitled "Belanova Sessions" began in June 2010 to promote both Sueño Electro albums.
Other projects
Denisse Guerrero collaborated with fellow Mexican electronic band Sussie 4Sussie 4
Sussie 4 is an electronic music duet from Guadalajara, Mexico, formed in 1998. The band is part of the electronic music scene, mainly in the house music style...
on their album Música Moderna, singing vocals on two tracks: "Suite Tropical" and "Escapar". Though it was announced that the band was going to contribute to the soundtrack for the movie "Cuando Las Cosas Suceden", nothing ever materialized. The band has worked with Aleks Syntek
Aleks Syntek
Raúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña , better known as Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and producer. He is married to Karen Coronado, sister of talkshow host Ingrid Coronado.-Biography:...
on the track "Laberinto" which appears on Syntek's album Lección de Vuelo as well as with the Mexican band Moenia
Moenia
Mœnia is a Mexican electronica/synth pop/ambient/alternative rock group.-History:Although originally consisting only of Juan Carlos Lozano as lead vocalist on 1997's debut album Mœnia and its companion remix album Mœnia Mixes, since the 1999 release of Adición+, Mœnia has consisted of vocalist...
on the track "Me Equivoqué" which appears on Moenia's album "Solar". Additionally, the band provided music for a television ad campaign promoting Wella Latin America with TV ads airing upon the release of their third album "Fantasía Pop". In 2009, the songs "Yo Nunca Vi Television" and "Oye Tweety" were recorded for the promotion of Chilean TV show "31 Minutos" and the iconic Tweety Bird, respectively. In 2010, Denisse Guerrero sang with Mexican band Panda
Panda (band)
Panda is a Mexican alternative rock band formed in Monterrey, Nuevo León in 1996 as part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia...
on MTV Unplugged, on the song "Sistema Sanguineo Fallido." The band participated in the second volume of a tribute to Mexican band Caifanes
Caifanes
Caifanes is a Spanish-language rock band from Mexico City formed in 1987. They achieved fame throughout the late 80’s and early 90’s. The original lineup consisted of Saúl Hernández , Sabo Romo , Alfonso André and Diego Herrera . Argentine guitarist Alejandro Marcovich joined in 1989...
, recording a cover version of the song "Viento" which was released in 2011.
Discography
for detailed information about Belanova's releases please go to: Belanova discographyBelanova discography
The discography of Mexican synthpop group Belanova includes five studio albums, two live albums, three DVDs, and numerous singles and music videos.-Albums:...
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Studio albums
- 2003: CocktailCocktail (album)Cocktail is the debut album from the Mexican electropop band Belanova.The album was recorded in Mexico City in 2002 and finally released on 14 February 2003 without promotion...
- 2005: Dulce BeatDulce BeatDulce Beat is the second album from the Mexican electropop band Belanova.The album was recorded between 2004–2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It was officially released in Mexico on June 21, 2005, following the single "Me Pregunto". The album was produced by...
- 2007: Fantasía PopFantasía PopFantasía Pop - Deluxe Edition*CD11-Track CD, as well as the bonus tracks:#"Mírame" - 3:05#"Baila Mi Corazón" [Mijangos & Elorza Bossa Radio Edit] - 4:01...
- 2010: Sueño Electro ISueño Electro ISueño Electro I is the Grammy Award-nominated fourth studio album from the Mexican electropop band Belanova, and the first half of the Sueño Electro project. It was originally announced through the band's official Twitter page, along with a redesigned band logo and concept art image...
- 2011: Sueño Electro IISueño Electro IISueño Electro II is the fifth studio album from the Mexican synth-pop band Belanova, and is the second half of the Sueño Electro project. The album was recorded simultaneously with the fourth album, Sueño Electro I, and features a similar musical style and continued experimentation, this time into...
Live albums
- 2006: Dulce Beat LiveDulce Beat LiveDulce Beat Live is the first live album from the Mexican electro pop band Belanova and third album overall. The album was recorded live from the concert offered in the Foro Expo in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on March 10, 2006...
- 2008: Tour Fantasía PopTour Fantasía PopTour Fantasía Pop is a live album recorded by Mexican Synth pop band Belanova. It features live recordings of their tour supporting their third studio album, Fantasía Pop, and was released in 2008.-Track listing:All tracks by Belanova...