El Canto del Loco
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Algete, Madrid, Spain |
| Genres | Pop rock Power pop |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG (2000-2008) Sony Music (2008-) |
| Website | www.elcantodelloco.com |
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| Dani Martín David Otero Chema Ruiz Carlos Gamón |
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| Iván Ganchegui Jandro Velazquez |
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El Canto del Loco (The Song of the Madman in English. Sometimes abbreviated ECDL) is a Spanish pop rock band, although its members recognize that some of their songs are more in the style of power pop. The group was created in 1994 by Dani Martín and Ivan Ganchegui (who left the group in 2002) although the final five members would not come together until years later. Influenced mainly by other Spanish groups from the 1980s and with five studio albums, El Canto del Loco has gone on to sell more than a million albums, making them one of the most successful bands currently on the Spanish music scene.[1] After garnering a fanbase aided by the release of Puede Ser featuring Amaia Montero, the band released their album A Contracorriente in Mexico, and part of South America. The name of the band comes from the song El Canto del Gallo by Radio Futura
In 2005 they won Best Spanish Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.[2]
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[edit] Origins
El Canto del Loco began in 1994 when Dani Martín was studying at the Cristina Rota school. There, he met Iván Ganchegui, a guitarist. The two's similar musical tastes resulted in the formation of the band. Although Ganchegui left the band the day before their first concert, David Otero, Martín's cousin, stood in and eventually joined as the band's guitarist.
Jandro Velazquez, the son of friends Martín's parents also replaced the band's original drummer and Chema Ruiz, a university friend of Otero's, became the band's bass player. He quit last year to spend more time with his family.
Recently, Daní Martín has released a solo album, as has David Otero.
[edit] Members
- Dani Martín (vocals)
- David Otero (guitar-chorus)
- Chema Ruiz (bass)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2000: El Canto del Loco (1st Studio Album) #6 SP
- 2002: A contracorriente (2nd Studio Album) #1 SP
- 2002: En directo - Sala Caracol 22-11-2002 (1st Live Album)
- 2003: Estados de ánimo (3rd Studio Album) #1 SP
- 2004: En directo - Sala Bikini 30-12-03 (2nd Live Album)
- 2005: Zapatillas (4th Studio Album) #1 SP
- 2007: Arriba el telón (Las mejores rarezas) (1st Rarities and B-Sides Album) #8 SP
- 2008: Personas (5th Studio Album)>> #1 SP
- 2009: Radio Lacolifata presenta: El Canto del loco #2 SP
- 2009: Por mí y por todos mis compañeros #3 SP
[edit] Singles
- 2000 Pequeñita >> #8 SP
- 2000 Llueve En Mí
- 2001 Eres Un Canalla >> #7 SP
- 2001 Y Si El Miedo
- 2001 Vivir Así Es Morir De Amor
- 2002 Son Sueños >> #1 SP
- 2002 Puede Ser (with Amaia Montero) >> #1 SP
- 2002 A Contracorriente >> #1 SP
- 2002 Crash (The Primitives' version)
- 2002 Contigo
- 2003 La Madre De José >> #1 SP
- 2003 Volver A Disfrutar >> #1 SP
- 2003 Ya Nada Volverá A Ser Como Antes >> #1 SP
- 2004 Insoportable' >> #1 SP
- 2004 No Voy A Parar >> #2 SP
- 2004 Una Foto En Blanco y Negro >> #1 SP
- 2004 Despiértame
- 2005 Zapatillas >> #1 SP
- 2005 Volverá >> #1 SP
- 2006 Besos >> #1 SP
- 2008 Eres tonto >> #1 SP, #16 LA
- 2008 Peter Pan #1 SP
- 2009 La suerte de mi vida #16 SP
- 2009 Quiero aprender de ti #1 SP
[edit] Non-Albums Tracks
- 2005 Por Qué No Ser Amigos (with Hombres G) >> #1 SP
- 2005 La Barra De Este Bar (from Cien Gaviotas Donde Irán... Un Tributo a Duncan Dhu)
- 2006 Palabras mas, palabras menos (from Calamaro Querido! (Cantando Al Salmón)) - A tribute to Andres Calamaro
[edit] Influences
The principal musical influences on El Canto del Loco are other groups, such as Radio Futura, Los Ronaldos, Los Rodríguez23 and Hombres G. The members of El Canto del Loco are well-known fans of Radio Futura, and they are good friends with Hombres G. Other groups, such as Alejo Stivel have also been influential, but to a lesser extent.
The members of the band recognise that, in addition to being influenced by the previously mentioned groups, some of the songs from their album Estados de ánimo do reflect the work of more current bands such as Estopa, La Cabra Mecánica, M-Clan, and the American group Green Day.
[edit] References
- ^ Ruiz, Cristina (27 March 2008). "El Canto del Loco enseña cuerpo y alma en 'Personas', su nuevo álbum de estudio" (in Spanish). El Mundo. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/03/27/cultura/1206638892.html. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ Staff (19 October 2005). "Amaral, El Canto del Loco, Coti y Coldplay, entre los ganadores de los Premios Ondas de la Música 2005" (in Spanish). Los40.com. http://www.los40.com/actualidad/noticias/amaral-el-canto-del-loco-coti-y-coldplay-entre-los-ganadores-de-los-premios-ondas-de-la-musica-2005/nota/1282694.aspx. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- The band's myspace page
- English Language El Canto Del Loco Fan Site
- English translations of El Canto Del Loco's songs
