La Oreja de Van Gogh
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| La Oreja de Van Gogh | |
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.jpg) From left to right: Leire Martínez, Pablo Benegas, Xabi San Martín, Haritz Garde, and Álvaro Fuentes.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | LOVG |
| Origin | San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, Spain |
| Genre(s) | Pop/Pop-Rock |
| Years active | 1996 – Present |
| Label(s) | Sony Music |
| Website | La Oreja de Van Gogh |
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| Pablo Benegas Álvaro Fuentes Xabi San Martín Haritz Garde Leire Martínez |
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| Former members | |
| Amaia Montero (1996-2007) | |
La Oreja de Van Gogh (English: Van Gogh's Ear) is a Latin Grammy winning and Grammy nominated Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. The name of the band references the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear. Their characteristically poetic songs (both lyrics and music) are written mainly by band members Pablo Benegas, Xabi San Martín and Amaia Montero. The themes of their songs usually include love, friendship, relationships. Since their debut, they have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide of their four albums. In November 2007, lead singer Amaia Montero announced that she would be leaving the group to begin a solo career.[1] Her replacement, Leire Martínez, was announced in July 2008, along with the band's first single "El Último Vals" from their album titled A las cinco en el Astoria which was released on September 2 2008. Leire was discovered on the Spanish reality show Factor X.[2]
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[edit] History
[edit] With Amaia Montero
"Los Sin Nombre" (The Nameless Ones) was the original name of the band when it was formed by the four men of the group while in college : Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas, Álvaro Fuentes and Haritz Garde. They recorded some songs but were not edited. They knew Amaia Montero and, after listening to her sing "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor), she joined the group. They won a Rock Festival in San Sebastián under the name of La Oreja de Van Gogh and in 1998 recorded their first album Dile al sol (Tell it to the sun). They were successful and rose to fame in 2000 with the publication of El viaje de Copperpot (Copperpot's Journey, reference to Chester Copperpot in the movie "The Goonies"). Three years later, they published Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida (What I told you while you were pretending to be asleep) and in 2006, they published Guapa (Pretty).
[edit] With Leire Martínez
In 2007, Amaia Montero left the group and Xabi, Pablo, Álvaro and Haritz made a casting looking for a new vocalist. In July 2008 they presented Leire Martínez as the new vocalist and the new song "El Último Vals" as the first single of their new album A las cinco en el Astoria (At five o'clock in Astoria).
[edit] Filmography
- (1999) Dile al sol VHS
- (2002) El viaje de Copperpot VHS & DVD
- (2003) Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida, Gira 2003 CD+DVD
[edit] Studio albums
- 1998: Dile al sol
- 2000: El viaje de Copperpot
- 2003: Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida
- 2006: Guapa
- 2008: A las cinco en el Astoria
[edit] Compilations
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LOVG - Grandes Éxitos
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[edit] Songs For Other Artists
- Ni Una Sola Palabra - Paulina Rubio
- Amores Dormidos - Edurne
- Qué Va A Ser - Fran Perea
- Adelante (BBVA theme song) - Naiara
[edit] References
| La Oreja de Van Gogh |
| Xabi San Martin | Pablo Benegas | Álvaro Fuentes | Haritz Garde | Leire Martínez |
| Former members: Amaia Montero |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: Dile al sol | El viaje de Copperpot | Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida | Guapa/Más guapa | A las cinco en el Astoria |
| Live Album: La Oreja de Van Gogh en directo, Gira 2003 |
| Compilation Albums LOVG 1996-2006 | LOVG: Grandes Éxitos |
