Presuntos Implicados
Encyclopedia
Presuntos Implicados is a Spanish
pop
band, created in March 1983 in Yecla, Murcia
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label. But the record company forced them to write more commercial songs outside their style, and they left in 1986 to work with an independent label, Discos Intermitentes. Pablo Gómez left the group and Javier Vela arrived to replace him.
In 1987, they recorded their De sol a sol album and their song, En la oscuridad (In the darkness) was chosen as best single of the year by RNE
. This recording went to be double platinum and allowed them to sign a contract with WEA Records
. Javier Vela left and was replaced by Nacho Mañó, who had produced De sol a sol.
Their career was on a good track. They kept releasing recordings, adding more Latino, Brazilian and jazz
sounds to their usual pop and funk
combination, always led by the characteristic voice of Sole. The three members of the group control all aspects of their recordings, from the composition
, the arrangement
s to the record production.
In 1995, they gave a big concert in the Palau de la Música in Valencia
and it was also recorded into a double live album called "La Noche", which featured a duet between Sole and Randy Crawford
and another one with Ana Torroja (vocalist of the Spanish popgroup Mecano) in her first public appearance after Mecano's first break up, singing with Sole one of Presuntos' hits "Cada historia".
After a long time with no new material they release "Siete" in 1997, which takes them on a long tour. "Versión Original", their next album, is an homage to some of their favourite songs, especially dedicated to their Latin influences. "Gente" turns out to be a breaking song and album. The title track becomes a huge hit and gets them the praise of both the audience and the critics.
Their latest album "Postales" changes the tone of their lyrics and brings in some social and pacifist topics. The band tours the new album in 2005, first with their usual band, then in an acoustic set tour on theatres and small venues.
Twenty years after their debut, Presuntos Implicados is one of the top groups in the Spanish music landscape. However, in February 2006, their singer, Sole Giménez announced she's leaving the band in May after the tour ends. Sole and Juan Luis both have solo careers (Juan Luis under different names and with a lot of more records). Nacho and Juan Luis are also top producers for many bands in Spain.
But Presuntos Implicados go on with a new singer, Lydia
. With her they publish "Será" in September 2008. 14 new songs, very acoustic and pop, that find the essence in the classic sound of the band.
Spain
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pop
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...
band, created in March 1983 in Yecla, Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
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About the band
The band was originally composed of the siblings Sole and Juan Luis Giménez, and their friend Pablo Gómez. In the same year 1983, they won a radio contest and their first recording, Danzad, Danzad Malditos, appeared one year later under the RCARCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
label. But the record company forced them to write more commercial songs outside their style, and they left in 1986 to work with an independent label, Discos Intermitentes. Pablo Gómez left the group and Javier Vela arrived to replace him.
In 1987, they recorded their De sol a sol album and their song, En la oscuridad (In the darkness) was chosen as best single of the year by RNE
Radio Nacional de España
is Spain's national public radio service. Since 1973 it has formed, together with , a part of , the corporation responsible for managing national public-service broadcasting in Spain.-Origins of RNE:...
. This recording went to be double platinum and allowed them to sign a contract with WEA Records
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. Javier Vela left and was replaced by Nacho Mañó, who had produced De sol a sol.
Their career was on a good track. They kept releasing recordings, adding more Latino, Brazilian and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
sounds to their usual pop and funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
combination, always led by the characteristic voice of Sole. The three members of the group control all aspects of their recordings, from the composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
, the arrangement
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
s to the record production.
In 1995, they gave a big concert in the Palau de la Música in Valencia
Valencia (city in Spain)
Valencia or València is the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain, with a population of 809,267 in 2010. It is the 15th-most populous municipality in the European Union...
and it was also recorded into a double live album called "La Noche", which featured a duet between Sole and Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist...
and another one with Ana Torroja (vocalist of the Spanish popgroup Mecano) in her first public appearance after Mecano's first break up, singing with Sole one of Presuntos' hits "Cada historia".
After a long time with no new material they release "Siete" in 1997, which takes them on a long tour. "Versión Original", their next album, is an homage to some of their favourite songs, especially dedicated to their Latin influences. "Gente" turns out to be a breaking song and album. The title track becomes a huge hit and gets them the praise of both the audience and the critics.
Their latest album "Postales" changes the tone of their lyrics and brings in some social and pacifist topics. The band tours the new album in 2005, first with their usual band, then in an acoustic set tour on theatres and small venues.
Twenty years after their debut, Presuntos Implicados is one of the top groups in the Spanish music landscape. However, in February 2006, their singer, Sole Giménez announced she's leaving the band in May after the tour ends. Sole and Juan Luis both have solo careers (Juan Luis under different names and with a lot of more records). Nacho and Juan Luis are also top producers for many bands in Spain.
But Presuntos Implicados go on with a new singer, Lydia
Lydia
Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern Turkish provinces of Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian....
. With her they publish "Será" in September 2008. 14 new songs, very acoustic and pop, that find the essence in the classic sound of the band.
Discography
- Danzad, danzad malditos (Dance Damned, Dance) (1986)
- De sol a sol (From sunrise to sunset) (1987)
- Alma de Blues (Soul of Blues) (1989)
- Ser de Agua (Water being) (1991)
- El pan y la sal (Bread and salt) (1994)
- La noche (The night) (1995)
- Siete (Seven) (1997)
- Versión Original (Original version) (1999)
- Gente (People) (2001)
- Selección natural (Natural selection) (2002)
- Postales (Postcards) (2005)
- SeráSerá (album)Será is the 12th studio album recorded by Spanish band Presuntos Implicados released on September 16, 2008. The album was the first since the departure of Sole Giménez in 2006 and marked the debut of new singer Lydia.-Tracklisting:...
(It will be) (2008)
External links
- Official Website in Spanish.
- Fan Club homepage in Spanish.