Camila (band)
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Camila is a Mexican
soft rock group which reached staggering success in their home country and all over Latin America
upon the release of their debut album Todo Cambió
. It consists of vocalist, composer and producer Mario Domm
, vocalist Samuel Parra and guitarist Pablo Hurtado, founded by Domm officially formed in 2005.
telenovela
Las Dos Caras de Ana.
The third single, "Todo Cambió" was released in March 2007. The song quickly became the group's most important single yet. It reached the U.S. Latin Top 20, the group's highest position ever. As of June 2007, their debut album Todo Cambió
was certified Platinum and Gold in Mexico. On August 29, 2007, Mario Domm received a Latin Grammy nomination as a writer for the hit single "Todo Cambió" which is up for Song of the Year. This single ranked at number 18 on the Billboard
Top 50 Latin songs of the year.
On February 21, 2008, Camila won 2 Premios Lo Nuestro for "Song of the Year" for Todo Cambio and "Group or Duo of the Year" On March 2008, Camila re-recorded "Abrázame" featuring the Brazil
ian singer Wanessa Camargo. The song, was retitled as "Abrázame / Me Abrace", was included in both the Brazilian edition of Todo Cambió and in Wanessa's Total album (originally released in 2007) re-release. It was also included in the soundtrack of the Brazilian telenovela
A Favorita
. On April 10, 2008 Camila won two Latin Billboard Awards out of three nominations. Also Camila performed two songs, "Todo Cambió", and at the end "Yo Quiero". At the end of the last song came out Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Alexis Y Fido to remix the song. On July 17, 2008 Camila won two out of their five nominations for the "Juventud Awards".
(which means "Stop Loving You" in Spanish
) was released on February 8, 2010. The first single of the album was " Mientes
" released on November 16, 2009. On March 26, 2010, Camila won one award at "Premios Lo Nuestro". The group won three Latin Grammy Awards
, at the 2010 ceremony
. Dejarte de Amar
won Best Album by a Group or Duo and "Mientes
" won Best Recording and Song of the Year.
An Italian version of "Mientes
" has been sung by the Italian singer Alessandra Amoroso
for her third album (Il Mondo In Un Secondo
), translated by Pippo Kaballà. The title is "Niente", that is "nothing".
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
soft rock group which reached staggering success in their home country and all over 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...
upon the release of their debut album Todo Cambió
Todo Cambió
-Special edition CD/DVD:On August 14, 2007, a Special edition of the album was released. It includes the tracklisting from the original release, with 3 acoustic tracks and a new song, "Sólo Para Ti", which was recorded for the soundtrack of the Mexican film "Cansada de Besar Sapos"...
. It consists of vocalist, composer and producer Mario Domm
Mario Domm
Mario Alberto Domínguez Zarzar , known professionally as Mario Domm, is a Mexican pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Torreón, in the Mexican state of Coahuila, he enrolled in various performing arts schools, where he studied singing on stage...
, vocalist Samuel Parra and guitarist Pablo Hurtado, founded by Domm officially formed in 2005.
Biographies
- Mario DommMario DommMario Alberto Domínguez Zarzar , known professionally as Mario Domm, is a Mexican pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Torreón, in the Mexican state of Coahuila, he enrolled in various performing arts schools, where he studied singing on stage...
(born January 22, 1977. Torreón, Coahuila) entered the Escuela Nacional de Música in Mexico CityMexico CityMexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
at age 17, where learned singing, music theory, piano, harmony and counterpoint. In 2001, Domm signed contract in Sony Music to release his first solo and only album Mexi-Funky-Music. Domm has also produced hits for Alejandra GuzmánAlejandra GuzmánAlejandra Gabriela Guzmán Pinal , better known as Alejandra Guzmán, is a Latin Grammy Award–winning Mexican rock singer and actress. She has had a dedicated fanbase throughout Latin America since the late 1980s, and is known as the "Queen of Rock" in the Hispanic world...
, Alejandro FernándezAlejandro FernándezAlejandro Fernández is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as "El Potrillo" by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk music, such as...
, ReyliReyliReyli Barba , most commonly known as Reyli, is a well-known Mexican singer-songwriter who has reached staggering success in the past few years all over Latin America and the Latin U.S....
, KalimbaKalimba MarichalKalimba Kadjaly Marichal Ibar is a Mexican singer and voice actor.- Career :Born in Mexico City, Kalimba began his career at the age of three. He and his sister M'balia Marichal began performing in theater and on television. Kalimba appeared on shows such as Chiquilladas and Chocolate Chip...
, Paulina RubioPaulina RubioPaulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
and ThalíaThalíaAriadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...
.
- Samuel Parra better known as "Samo" (born VeracruzVeracruzVeracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
), participated in 1995 in the successful Festival Valores Juveniles. He has worked with artists as YuriYuri (Mexican singer)Yuri is a famous Mexican singer, actress, and TV host. She has maintained a significant presence in the entertainment business in Mexico for the last three decades...
, Alan, María del SolMaría del SolMaría del Sol is a Mexican singer. She is the daughter of the late lawyer Alonso Echánove and the actress/journalist Josefina Echánove and the younger sister of Peggy Echánove and actor Alonso Echánove.In the 1970s, she auditioned with music producer Luis de Llano and got married at the age of 16...
, Cristian CastroCristian CastroCristian Castro is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."- Biography :...
, León and ReyliReyliReyli Barba , most commonly known as Reyli, is a well-known Mexican singer-songwriter who has reached staggering success in the past few years all over Latin America and the Latin U.S....
.
- Pablo Hurtado (born San Luis PotosíSan Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
) began his career at age 5. He studied Music Production and Audio Engineering at the Academy of Music Fermatta.
2006–2008: Pop success and Todo Cambió
According to the group, the name came from a friend's idea of calling the group "Camila" because it means "close to God". Their first single, "Abrázame" became a major airplay success upon its release. The song was played in the radio stations. In late 2006, the group was nominated for Best New Artist at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2007. The follow-up to their single "Coleccionista de Canciones", which was used as the theme song for the MexicanMexico
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...
telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
Las Dos Caras de Ana.
The third single, "Todo Cambió" was released in March 2007. The song quickly became the group's most important single yet. It reached the U.S. Latin Top 20, the group's highest position ever. As of June 2007, their debut album Todo Cambió
Todo Cambió
-Special edition CD/DVD:On August 14, 2007, a Special edition of the album was released. It includes the tracklisting from the original release, with 3 acoustic tracks and a new song, "Sólo Para Ti", which was recorded for the soundtrack of the Mexican film "Cansada de Besar Sapos"...
was certified Platinum and Gold in Mexico. On August 29, 2007, Mario Domm received a Latin Grammy nomination as a writer for the hit single "Todo Cambió" which is up for Song of the Year. This single ranked at number 18 on the 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...
Top 50 Latin songs of the year.
On February 21, 2008, Camila won 2 Premios Lo Nuestro for "Song of the Year" for Todo Cambio and "Group or Duo of the Year" On March 2008, Camila re-recorded "Abrázame" featuring the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian singer Wanessa Camargo. The song, was retitled as "Abrázame / Me Abrace", was included in both the Brazilian edition of Todo Cambió and in Wanessa's Total album (originally released in 2007) re-release. It was also included in the soundtrack of the Brazilian telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
A Favorita
A Favorita
A Favorita was a popular and award-winning telenovela, first broadcast in Brazil at Rede Globo from June 2, 2008 to January 17, 2009. During its broadcast, it ranked within the top of the most watched shows in Brazil....
. On April 10, 2008 Camila won two Latin Billboard Awards out of three nominations. Also Camila performed two songs, "Todo Cambió", and at the end "Yo Quiero". At the end of the last song came out Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Alexis Y Fido to remix the song. On July 17, 2008 Camila won two out of their five nominations for the "Juventud Awards".
2010: Dejarte de Amar
Their second studio album Dejarte de AmarDejarte de Amar
Dejarte de Amar is the second studio album by Mexican pop band Camila on February 9, 2010 by Sony Music Latin. Produced by band leader Mario Domm and mostly written by Domm and Monica Velez, the album became a success in the United States and Mexico. The album was certified Disco Platino in the...
(which means "Stop Loving You" in 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...
) was released on February 8, 2010. The first single of the album was " Mientes
Mientes
"Mientes" is a spanish language song by Mexican pop group Camila released as the lead single from their second studio album, Dejarte de Amar released on November 17, 2009 through Sony Music, the song was written by Mario Domm and Mónica Vélez. The song was also part of the soundtrack of Mexican...
" released on November 16, 2009. On March 26, 2010, Camila won one award at "Premios Lo Nuestro". The group won three Latin Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy Awards
A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...
, at the 2010 ceremony
Latin Grammy Awards of 2010
The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on November 11, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the third time the annual event had taken place at this location. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated was July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Nominations...
. Dejarte de Amar
Dejarte de Amar
Dejarte de Amar is the second studio album by Mexican pop band Camila on February 9, 2010 by Sony Music Latin. Produced by band leader Mario Domm and mostly written by Domm and Monica Velez, the album became a success in the United States and Mexico. The album was certified Disco Platino in the...
won Best Album by a Group or Duo and "Mientes
Mientes
"Mientes" is a spanish language song by Mexican pop group Camila released as the lead single from their second studio album, Dejarte de Amar released on November 17, 2009 through Sony Music, the song was written by Mario Domm and Mónica Vélez. The song was also part of the soundtrack of Mexican...
" won Best Recording and Song of the Year.
An Italian version of "Mientes
Mientes
"Mientes" is a spanish language song by Mexican pop group Camila released as the lead single from their second studio album, Dejarte de Amar released on November 17, 2009 through Sony Music, the song was written by Mario Domm and Mónica Vélez. The song was also part of the soundtrack of Mexican...
" has been sung by the Italian singer Alessandra Amoroso
Alessandra Amoroso
Alessandra Amoroso is an Italian pop/soul singer. She was the winner of the 2009 edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.-Early career:...
for her third album (Il Mondo In Un Secondo
Il mondo in un secondo
Il mondo in un secondo is the second Alessandra Amoroso's album. The album was released on July 15, 2010. The album consists of thirteen tracks recorded in the spring and summer 2010.-Track listing:-Album's position:-Singles' position:...
), translated by Pippo Kaballà. The title is "Niente", that is "nothing".
Discography
- 2006: Todo CambióTodo Cambió-Special edition CD/DVD:On August 14, 2007, a Special edition of the album was released. It includes the tracklisting from the original release, with 3 acoustic tracks and a new song, "Sólo Para Ti", which was recorded for the soundtrack of the Mexican film "Cansada de Besar Sapos"...
- 2010: Dejarte de AmarDejarte de AmarDejarte de Amar is the second studio album by Mexican pop band Camila on February 9, 2010 by Sony Music Latin. Produced by band leader Mario Domm and mostly written by Domm and Monica Velez, the album became a success in the United States and Mexico. The album was certified Disco Platino in the...
External links
- Camila.Tv — Camila official website