MDO (band)
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MDO is a Latin American pop
/rock
band, spun off in 1997 from the Puerto Rican
boy band once known as Menudo
.
, Menudo's creator and director, sold the rights for the trademarked name Menudo to a Panama
nian company. After the release and promotion of Menudo's album Tiempo De Amar
in 1996, the remaining line-up formed MDO under the direction and production of Diaz at first.
The members at the time were Abel Talamantez
, Alexis Grullón, Anthony Galindo, Didier Hernandez and Daniel Rene. Together they recorded the album MDO
in 1997. In 1999, they followed it with Un Poco Más
. The album featured two English songs, "Groove With Me Tonite" and "Fantasy", in an attempt to cross-over to the US market. The same happened with 2000's Subir Al Cielo
which featured two more English singles.
That same year, MDO released their first English album titled Little Piece of Heaven, which was distributed internationally. However, problems with member Alexis Grullón and the departure of one of the newer members, Caleb Avilés, forced the group into hiatus. The remaining members decided to follow other musical ventures and organized a final concert to be held at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center
in San Juan, Puerto Rico
. The concert was recorded and released as a DVD
in 2002.
On January 2005, it was announced that MDO would return with new members. Three of the new members (Daniel Rodríguez, Elliot Suro, and Luis Montes) were contestants from the first season of Puerto Rican reality/talent show
Objetivo Fama
with a fourth member, Lorenzo Duarte, to complete the line-up. Their first album was titled Otra Vez and the title single proved to be a successful hit. The group toured through Latin America
and were nominated fot several awards.
In 2008, the band returned with a new, more mature look, with the members playing instruments as opposed to Menudo's style of singing and dancing. Their new album, titled Sabe A Tí
will be released in February 2008.
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...
/rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band, spun off in 1997 from the Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
boy band once known as Menudo
Menudo (band)
Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin American teen musical group of the era....
.
Band history
In the mid-1990s, Edgardo DiazEdgardo Díaz
Edgardo Díaz born in Panama City, Panama, is the creator of the "boy band" Menudo. The son of Puerto Ricans, Díaz grew up in Caguas, Puerto Rico....
, Menudo's creator and director, sold the rights for the trademarked name Menudo to a Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
nian company. After the release and promotion of Menudo's album Tiempo De Amar
Tiempo De Amar
Tiempo De Amar is Menudo's 33rd album .It features Abel Talamantez, Alexis Grullon, Andy Blazquez, and new members Didier Hernandez of Cuban descent and Anthony Galindo of Venezuelan descent. Didier and Anthony replaced Ashley Ruiz and Ricky Lopez after they both decided to leave the group. This...
in 1996, the remaining line-up formed MDO under the direction and production of Diaz at first.
The members at the time were Abel Talamantez
Abel Talamantez
Abel Talamantez Mendoza , is a Mexican American singer. He is currently a singer for the band Cruz Martínez Y Los Super Reyes. He used to be in the bands Menudo, MDO, and A.B...
, Alexis Grullón, Anthony Galindo, Didier Hernandez and Daniel Rene. Together they recorded the album MDO
MDO (album)
MDO is the eponymous album of the band MDO, which spun off Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. The album was released in 1997.The album featured a remake of Menudo's hit song "Subete A Mi Moto".- Track listing :# "No Puedo Olvidarme De Tí"...
in 1997. In 1999, they followed it with Un Poco Más
Un Poco Más
Un Poco Más is the second album of the band MDO. It was released in 1999.Original member Daniel René Weider had to leave the band shortly before, so these album features four members instead of the usual five.The album features two songs in English....
. The album featured two English songs, "Groove With Me Tonite" and "Fantasy", in an attempt to cross-over to the US market. The same happened with 2000's Subir Al Cielo
Subir Al Cielo
Subir Al Cielo is the third album of the band MDO. It was released in 2000.Original member Anthony Galindo left the band shortly before, and members Pablo Portillo and Troy Tuminelli were hired to replace him....
which featured two more English singles.
That same year, MDO released their first English album titled Little Piece of Heaven, which was distributed internationally. However, problems with member Alexis Grullón and the departure of one of the newer members, Caleb Avilés, forced the group into hiatus. The remaining members decided to follow other musical ventures and organized a final concert to be held at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center
Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center
The Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center, or Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré in Spanish, is a multi-use performance centre located Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. It features three main concert and theater halls for performing arts displays, including ballet, plays, operas and concerts, as...
in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
. The concert was recorded and released as a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in 2002.
On January 2005, it was announced that MDO would return with new members. Three of the new members (Daniel Rodríguez, Elliot Suro, and Luis Montes) were contestants from the first season of Puerto Rican reality/talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
Objetivo Fama
Objetivo Fama
Objetivo Fama is a Puerto Rican singing talent contest that has been on air for over five years on WLII, the Univision outlet in Puerto Rico; and on Telefutura in the mainland United States...
with a fourth member, Lorenzo Duarte, to complete the line-up. Their first album was titled Otra Vez and the title single proved to be a successful hit. The group toured through 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 were nominated fot several awards.
In 2008, the band returned with a new, more mature look, with the members playing instruments as opposed to Menudo's style of singing and dancing. Their new album, titled Sabe A Tí
Sabe A Tí
Sabe A Tí is the upcoming album of the band MDO. It will be released on February 12, 2008.The album is the second featuring the current line-up of Daniel Rodríguez, Elliot Suro, Luis Montes and Lorenzo Duarte. It is notable for being the first album that features the members playing instruments...
will be released in February 2008.
Current members
(This line-up has been intact from 2005 to August 2008)- Daniel Rodríguez
- Elliot Suro
- Luis Montes
- Lorenzo Duarte
Former members
- Abel TalamantezAbel TalamantezAbel Talamantez Mendoza , is a Mexican American singer. He is currently a singer for the band Cruz Martínez Y Los Super Reyes. He used to be in the bands Menudo, MDO, and A.B...
(1997–2002) - Alexis Grullón (1997–2001)
- Edgar Antonio "Anthony" Galindo (1997–2000, 2001–2002)
- Didier HernandezDidier HernándezDidier Hernández is a Cuban singer who was a member of the well known boy band, Menudo. He was one of the last members of the group to join while the band was still named "Menudo".-Musical career:...
(1997–2002) - Daniel René (1997–1998)
- Pablo PortilloPablo PortilloPablo Portillo is a famous Mexican singer and actor.Portillo was a member of Mexican group Liberacion and later a member of MDO. With MDO, Portillo toured across Latin America, the United States, and Mexico. Portillo was in MDO with Didier Hernandez, Abel Talamantez and Alexis Grullon, among others...
(2000–2002) - Troy TuminelliTroy KurtisTroy Kurtis is an actor and singer who was the first non-Latin American to become a member of the well known group Menudo, during their MDO era. He became known as Troy Tuminelli as a member of MDO....
(2000–2001) - Caleb Avilés (2001)
After MDO
Some of MDO's former members have continued with their musical careers:- Abel Talamantez is currently a member of Los Kumbia KingsKumbia KingsKumbia Kings was a Latin Grammy-winning Mexican cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia , hip hop and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. The band's producers from the beginning have been A.B. Quintanilla III...
/Super ReyesLos Super ReyesLos Super Reyes are a Mexican cumbia music group from Corpus Christi, Texas created by Cruz Martínez after he and A.B. Quintanilla had arguments over Martínez selling the group they were both in at the time, Los Kumbia Kings. A.B. Quintanilla left the group, which he had created, along with other...
. - Pablo Portillo started a solo career.
- Anthony Galindo reunited with former Menudo members to form Menudo: La ReunionMenudo: La Reunion (2005)Menudo: La Reunion was a 2005 music project composed of former Menudo members, from various incarnations of the boy band. Following in the footsteps of El Reencuentro and Los Ultimos Heroes Roy Russello, Raymond Acevedo, Sergio Blass, Ruben Gomez and Andy Blasquez reunited to form Menudo: La...
and toured Latin AmericaLatin AmericaLatin 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 them. In 2006, he joined ex-Menudo Ruben GomezRubén GómezRubén Gómez may refer to:*Rubén Gómez , Puerto Rican professional baseball player*Rubén Gómez *Ruben Gomez , American singer; sang with Menudo*Rubén Gómez , Colombian Olympic cyclist...
and formed the duo Blacksheep. In late 2007 he joined Los Super ReyesLos Super ReyesLos Super Reyes are a Mexican cumbia music group from Corpus Christi, Texas created by Cruz Martínez after he and A.B. Quintanilla had arguments over Martínez selling the group they were both in at the time, Los Kumbia Kings. A.B. Quintanilla left the group, which he had created, along with other...
but left in early 2009. - Lorenzo Duarte started a solo career with "Evolucion" will be released in 2009.
Discography
| Release Date | Album Title | Label | Line-Up |
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| July 1, 1997 | MDO MDO (album) MDO is the eponymous album of the band MDO, which spun off Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. The album was released in 1997.The album featured a remake of Menudo's hit song "Subete A Mi Moto".- Track listing :# "No Puedo Olvidarme De Tí"... |
Sony International |
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| February 23, 1999 | Un Poco Más Un Poco Más Un Poco Más is the second album of the band MDO. It was released in 1999.Original member Daniel René Weider had to leave the band shortly before, so these album features four members instead of the usual five.The album features two songs in English.... |
Sony International |
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| October 31, 2000 | Subir Al Cielo Subir Al Cielo Subir Al Cielo is the third album of the band MDO. It was released in 2000.Original member Anthony Galindo left the band shortly before, and members Pablo Portillo and Troy Tuminelli were hired to replace him.... |
Sony International |
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| 2001 | Little Piece of Heaven | Sony International |
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| September 17, 2002 | Greatest Hits | Sony International |
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| June 24, 2003 | Acústico | Sony International | |
| January 25, 2005 | Otra Vez | Ole Music |
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| February 12, 2008 | Sabe A Tí Sabe A Tí Sabe A Tí is the upcoming album of the band MDO. It will be released on February 12, 2008.The album is the second featuring the current line-up of Daniel Rodríguez, Elliot Suro, Luis Montes and Lorenzo Duarte. It is notable for being the first album that features the members playing instruments... |
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