Grupo Manía is a popular merengue

Merengue music

Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...

 group from Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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 that released its debut album in 1993. The group was formed by brothers Héctor, Edwin and Oscar Serrano together with Alfred Cotto in the early 90s. In 1994, Edwin Serrano was replaced by Elvis Crespo

Elvis Crespo

Elvis Crespo , is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer.-Early years:Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvis Presley...

 before releasing their most successful albums.

In 1997, Crespo decided to leave the group and follow a solo career. He was replaced in 1998 with Reynaldo Santiago, who had previously sung with Zona Roja, another popular merengue band at the time. The band has achieved gold status with some of their albums and are considered one of the best in the genre.

At the beginning of the millennium, the band faced some controversy when Héctor Serrano, the group director, fired Cotto and Santiago on the grounds of alleged discipline problems. Cotto and Santiago would go on to form Grupo Starz, while Serrano replaced them with Alex Rivera and Juan Luis Guzmán.

Despite never having the same amount of success as previous years, the band continued to perform and record albums. However, in 2006, Serrano announced the group would go on a reunion tour entitled "The Originals" with former members, Elvis Crespo

Elvis Crespo

Elvis Crespo , is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer.-Early years:Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvis Presley...

and Alfred Cotto. After three years of inactivity, Grupo Mania released "15 Años de Corazon" in late 2008.

Discography

• A Bombazo Sí (1993)

• Exploto El Bombazo (1994)

• Dance Manía (1995)

• Esta De Moda (1996)

• Alto Honor (1997)

• Dynasty (1998)

• Masters of the Stage (1999)

• Grupomanía 2050 (2001)

• Latino (2002)

• Hombres de Honor (2003)

• La Hora de Verdad (2005)

• 15 Años de Corazon (2008)

• Se Pego La Mania (2009)

1. Se Mueve

2. Carita Linda Feat. Olga Tañon

3. Decirle Adios

4. Callejon Feat. Elvis Crespo

5. Se Pego La Mania

6. Tu Amor Fue Malo

7. Caminito de Estrellas

8. Quien Manda El Corazon Feat. Milly Quezada

9. Marialola Feat NG2 (Salsa Version)