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==Biography==
==Biography==
====Rebelde====
====Rebelde====
<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Wall1 Rebelde 1024.jpg|thumb|left|''Rebelde'']] -->''[[Rebelde]]'' is a Mexican "novela" (soap opera) produced by Televisa, starring the members of RBD. It is a remake of an Argentine telenovela ''[[Rebelde Way]]'' adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode aired in the United States on December 15, 2006.
<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Wall1 Rebelde 1024.jpg|thumb|left|''Rebelde'']] -->''[[Rebelde]]'' is a Mexican "novela" (soap opera) produced by Televisa, starring the members of RBD. It is a remake of an Argentine telenovela ''[[Rebelde Way]]'' adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode aired in the United States on December 12, 2006.


The series is set at the ficticious Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding high school near [[Mexico City]]. The school's faculty and the parents often have their own subplots as well. One feature of the show is the random use of English words and phrases, commonly used by fresas (like Mia Colucci when she said to Giovanni "Talk to the hand, por favor! When he spread a vicious rumor about her.)
The series is set at the ficticious Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding high school near [[Mexico City]]. The school's faculty and the parents often have their own subplots as well. One feature of the show is the random use of English words and phrases, commonly used by fresas (like Mia Colucci when she said to Giovanni "Talk to the hand, por favor! When he spread a vicious rumor about her.)
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==== RBD ====
==== RBD ====


RBD debuted in December 2004 with the album , released through . The main writers for the project were DJ Kafka and Max di Carlo, and their songs proved just as popular as the show. The first three singles ("[[Rebelde (song)|Rebelde]]", "[[Solo quédate en silencio|Solo Quédate en Silencio]]" and "[[Sálvame]]") were all number one hits in Mexico, with the fourth single, "[[Un poco de tu amor|Un Poco de Tu Amor]]" reaching number two.  In 2005 a [[Portuguese language]]d edition of the album was released for the Brazilian market called ''[[Rebelde (Edição Brasil)]]''.<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:L_aef694acebb06cc7d00f68c7f4e2d3ef.jpg ‎|thumb|right|rbd]] --> And though no [[English language]] edition was released, ''Rebelde'' sold well in the States, breaking into the Top 100 of the album chart (#95) and reaching number two on the Top Latin Albums chart. ''Rebelde'' sold over 400,000 copies in the U.S.<ref name="RIAA">[http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp Album sales in the U.S.]</ref> and was certified diamond in both Mexico and Brazil, selling at least 1.4 million copies between the two of them.  In July 2005 a live CD/DVD, ''[[Tour Generación RBD en Vivo|Tour Generación RBD En Vivo]]'' was released, including the group's sold-out tour of Mexico (35 sold-out concerts across the country, including six in Mexico City alone).  In October of the same year came their second studio album, ''[[Nuestro Amor]]'', which set new sales records in Mexico, selling 160,000 copies in its first week alone. In the U.S., the album topped the Latin Albums Chart for 3 weeks and again broke into the overall Top 100 (#88). The first four singles hit number one in Mexico. In the [[United States]], only "[[Nuestro Amor]]" (#6), "[[Aún Hay Algo]]" (#24) and [[Este corazón|Este Corazón]]" (#10) charted on the Hot Latin chart. [[Image:Rebelde1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The band in 2006: From left to right: Dulce María, Anahí, Maite Perroni. Below: Christopher Uckermann, Christian Chávez, Alfonso (Poncho) Herrera.]]  In 2006, during a tour of Brazil, a 38-year-old woman and her two children, aged 11 and 13, were trampled during an rush to an autograph session in the parking lot of a shopping mall in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]] on [[February 4]]. The three died and another 42 were injured in the incident, which involved a breach of a security fence holding back an estimated 15,000 fans.  Early in 2006, they RBD released a Portuguese version of ''[[Nuestro Amor]]'', entitled ''[[Nosso Amor Rebelde|Nosso Amor Rebelde (Edição Brasil)]]'', specially for the Brazilian fans. Not long after, RBD toured the United States for the first time, issuing a second CD/DVD in April, titled ''[[Live in Hollywood (RBD album)|Live In Hollywood]]'', which peaked at number 6 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums Chart.  With the [[June 2]] finale of ''Rebelde'' (after three seasons), came the news that the group would begin filming a new telenovela and record an [[English language]] album comprised of songs from their first two albums and some new songs. 2006 also brought RBD a nomination for the [[Latin Grammy Awards]] in the category 'Best Pop Album by a Group or Duo' for their second studio album ''[[Nuestro Amor]]''. However, they lost the award to [[La Oreja de Van Gogh|La Oreja De Van Gogh]], but made a performance, singing a new version of "[[Tras de mí|Tras De Mí]]". Several months after the release of ''[[Live in Hollywood (RBD album)|Live In Hollywood]]'', in November 2006, they released their third studio album ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' which debuted at number 15 in the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], marking first-week sales of over 137,000 copies in the U.S. The album however did not have a full week of album sales, due to its Friday release. Despite this, it became their first album to peak or chart within the top 20 of the Billboard 200.<ref>[http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003465594 First (and only) debut within top 20]</ref> [[Image:RBD - Rebels -New-.jpg|thumb|left|''Rebels'', the 2006 first crossover album.]] Two weeks later they released their first English album, ''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]'' which debuted at number 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart with first-week sales of 94,000 copies. On the day of release, the cover of the album was altered by the changing of the group's logo from white to pink. Ironically, the band's third Spanish album ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' sold 43,000 copies more than ''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]'' in its first week.  From their tour of Brazil, RBD released a DVD entitled ''[[Live in Rio|Live In Rio]]''. They were also certified for selling over 2.5 million copies of their albums and DVDs sold in Brazil. In Spain, ''Rebelde'' spent 5 weeks on the top of the charts going 2x platinum for sales over 160,000. ''[[Nuestro Amor]]'' sold enough to be certified 2x platinum as well, while ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'', that came out on [[March 12]], [[2007]], has been certified gold after only being in the chart for three weeks.<ref>[http://www.los40.com/actualidad/listas/afyve.html Spanish Albums Chart with certification sales] at ''[[Los 40 Principales|Los40]].com''</ref> On [[March 2]], [[2007]], Christian Chavez revealed that he is homosexual after pictures of him getting married to another man in Canada surfaced on the Internet. In a letter on the group's website, he asked fans for understanding and acceptance.<ref>[http://www.grupo-rbd.com/static/ChristianChavezEN.htm Christian reveils sexuality]</ref>  The group is currently working on two other projects; Sálvame, an organization that helps homeless youth get an education and shelter, and [[RBD: La Familia]], their new sitcom. In an interview in late March, [[Dulce María]] revealed that Sálvame will start operating on [[May 1]] and that the RBD members were also thinking of starting the project in [[Brazil]], [[Spain]] and Mexico.<ref name="Sálvame">[http://www.grupo-rbd.com/portal/hgxpp001.aspx?37,5,74,O,E,0,PAG;CONC;3;32;D;374944;1;PAG;, Sálvame information]</ref>.  RBD has also been nominated four timesin three categories for the 2007 [[Billboard Latin Music Awards]]. They have been nominated twice in the category for 'Latin Pop Album of the Year By A Duo Or Group', with ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' and ''[[Live in Hollywood (RBD album)|Live In Hollywood]]'', which were both released in 2006. They also received a nomination for 'Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year' and 'Latin Tour of the Year' for the below mentioned Tour Generación 2006.<ref name="2007 BLMA nominations">[http://artists.letssingit.com/artist-84gtp/news/213726 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards nominations]</ref> The show was be held on [[April 26]] in [[Miami]]. They won in all categories they were nominated in; ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' was the one which won the 'Latin Pop Album of the Year By A Duo Or Group' award.<ref name="2007 BLMA winners">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/index.jsp Billboard Latin Music Awards winners]</ref>  The group has also prepared their 2007 world tour called Celestial, starting in [[Ecuador]] on [[April 20]].  They performed as musical guests at the [[Miss Universe 2007]] final in Mexico City, Mexico, on [[May 28]], [[2007]]. RBD performed a medley of "[[Wanna Play]]", "Cariño Mio" and "Money Money" in the event.  In June 2007, RBD recorded the video for "[[Bésame Sin Miedo]]" in [[Transylvania]], while touring in [[Romania]].Recently, they were chosen to headline, along with [[Black Eyed Peas]], a series of [[Pepsi]] commercials to air on South America and Spanish-speaking countries.  On [[July 19]], [[2007]], RBD performed their single "[[Bésame Sin Miedo]]" at Premios Juventud 2007, and also won 7 awards that night, including "Voice of the Moment" and "Favorite Concert" (they were nominated). They have won a total of 24 Premios Juventud awards. On [[July 20]], [[2007]], RBD showed their new tour bus on ''El Gordo Y La Flaca'' for their [[Celestial World Tour]].  On [[July 25]], [[2007]], RBD performed and acoustic concert in Mexico City as part of a new Ritmoson Latino Show called ''Confesiones En Concierto''. The group has become such a phenomenon they have been nominated as best international song of [[Tu Amor]] in [[France]] proving their huge success.  They sang the single "[[Bésame Sin Miedo]]" in "Buscando A Timbiriche" and sang "Mexico" along side with [[Timbiriche]], a popular group in the 80s and 90s.  RBD is also planning to record new English songs and include them in the re-release of the CD crossover ''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]'' in collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas.  The first worldwide "RBD Day" was on October 4, 2007, RBD celebrated the day with many fans in Houston, Texas ,during their press conference they confirmed that their fourth Spanish studio album will be titled ''[[Empezar Desde Cero]]'' which is set for release on November 20.   They won an award in France for 'Best International Song of the Year' for [[Tu Amor]] from their english album [[Rebels]]. There have been rumors spreading that someone in RBD is leaving, but the members have confirmed that they are happy with what they are doing and that none of them are leaving the band at this moment.
RBD debuted in December 2004 with the album , released through . The main writers for the project were DJ Kafka and Max di Carlo, and their songs proved just as popular as the show. The first three singles ("[[Rebelde (song)|Rebelde]]", "[[Solo quédate en silencio|Solo Quédate en Silencio]]" and "[[Sálvame]]") were all number one hits in Mexico, with the fourth single, "[[Un poco de tu amor|Un Poco de Tu Amor]]" reaching number two. In 2005 a [[Portuguese language]]d edition of the album was released for the Brazilian market called ''[[Rebelde (Edição Brasil)]]''.<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:L_aef694acebb06cc7d00f68c7f4e2d3ef.jpg ‎|thumb|right|rbd]] --> And though no [[English language]] edition was released, ''Rebelde'' sold well in the States, breaking into the Top 100 of the album chart (#95) and reaching number two on the Top Latin Albums chart. ''Rebelde'' sold over 400,000 copies in the U.S.<ref name="RIAA">[http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp Album sales in the U.S.]</ref> and was certified diamond in both Mexico and Brazil, selling at least 1.4 million copies between the two of them. In July 2005 a live CD/DVD, ''[[Tour Generación RBD en Vivo|Tour Generación RBD En Vivo]]'' was released, including the group's sold-out tour of Mexico (35 sold-out concerts across the country, including six in Mexico City alone). In October of the same year came their second studio album, ''[[Nuestro Amor]]'', which set new sales records in Mexico, selling 160,000 copies in its first week alone. In the U.S., the album topped the Latin Albums Chart for 3 weeks and again broke into the overall Top 100 (#88). The first four singles hit number one in Mexico. In the [[United States]], only "[[Nuestro Amor]]" (#6), "[[Aún Hay Algo]]" (#24) and [[Este corazón|Este Corazón]]" (#10) charted on the Hot Latin chart. [[Image:Rebelde1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The band in 2006: From left to right: Dulce María, Anahí, Maite Perroni. Below: Christopher Uckermann, Christian Chávez, Alfonso (Poncho) Herrera.]] In 2006, during a tour of Brazil, a 38-year-old woman and her two children, aged 11 and 13, were trampled during an rush to an autograph session in the parking lot of a shopping mall in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]] on [[February 4]]. The three died and another 42 were injured in the incident, which involved a breach of a security fence holding back an estimated 15,000 fans. Early in 2006, they RBD released a Portuguese version of ''[[Nuestro Amor]]'', entitled ''[[Nosso Amor Rebelde|Nosso Amor Rebelde (Edição Brasil)]]'', specially for the Brazilian fans. Not long after, RBD toured the United States for the first time, issuing a second CD/DVD in April, titled ''[[Live in Hollywood (RBD album)|Live In Hollywood]]'', which peaked at number 6 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums Chart. With the [[June 2]] finale of ''Rebelde'' (after three seasons), came the news that the group would begin filming a new telenovela and record an [[English language]] album comprised of songs from their first two albums and some new songs. 2006 also brought RBD a nomination for the [[Latin Grammy Awards]] in the category 'Best Pop Album by a Group or Duo' for their second studio album ''[[Nuestro Amor]]''. However, they lost the award to [[La Oreja de Van Gogh|La Oreja De Van Gogh]], but made a performance, singing a new version of "[[Tras de mí|Tras De Mí]]". Several months after the release of ''[[Live in Hollywood (RBD album)|Live In Hollywood]]'', in November 2006, they released their third studio album ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' which debuted at number 15 in the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], marking first-week sales of over 137,000 copies in the U.S. The album however did not have a full week of album sales, due to its Friday release. Despite this, it became their first album to peak or chart within the top 20 of the Billboard 200.<ref>[http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003465594 First (and only) debut within top 20]</ref> [[Image:RBD - Rebels -New-.jpg|thumb|left|''Rebels'', the 2006 first crossover album.]] Two weeks later they released their first English album, ''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]'' which debuted at number 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart with first-week sales of 94,000 copies. On the day of release, the cover of the album was altered by the changing of the group's logo from white to pink. Ironically, the band's third Spanish album ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' sold 43,000 copies more than ''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]'' in its first week. From their tour of Brazil, RBD released a DVD entitled ''[[Live in Rio|Live In Rio]]''. They were also certified for selling over 2.5 million copies of their albums and DVDs sold in Brazil. In Spain, ''Rebelde'' spent 5 weeks on the top of the charts going 2x platinum for sales over 160,000. ''[[Nuestro Amor]]'' sold enough to be certified 2x platinum as well, while ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'', that came out on [[March 12]], [[2007]], has been certified gold after only being in the chart for three weeks.<ref>[http://www.los40.com/actualidad/listas/afyve.html Spanish Albums Chart with certification sales] at ''[[Los 40 Principales|Los40]].com''</ref> On [[March 2]], [[2007]], Christian Chavez revealed that he is homosexual after pictures of him getting married to another man in Canada surfaced on the Internet. In a letter on the group's website, he asked fans for understanding and acceptance.<ref>[http://www.grupo-rbd.com/static/ChristianChavezEN.htm Christian reveils sexuality]</ref> The group is currently working on two other projects; Sálvame, an organization that helps homeless youth get an education and shelter, and [[RBD: La Familia]], their new sitcom. In an interview in late March, [[Dulce María]] revealed that Sálvame will start operating on [[May 1]] and that the RBD members were also thinking of starting the project in [[Brazil]], [[Spain]] and Mexico.<ref name="Sálvame">[http://www.grupo-rbd.com/portal/hgxpp001.aspx?37,5,74,O,E,0,PAG;CONC;3;32;D;374944;1;PAG;, Sálvame information]</ref>. RBD has also been nominated four timesin three categories for the 2007 [[Billboard Latin Music Awards]]. They have been nominated twice in the category for 'Latin Pop Album of the Year By A Duo Or Group', with ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' and ''[[Live in Hollywood (RBD album)|Live In Hollywood]]'', which were both released in 2006. They also received a nomination for 'Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year' and 'Latin Tour of the Year' for the below mentioned Tour Generación 2006.<ref name="2007 BLMA nominations">[http://artists.letssingit.com/artist-84gtp/news/213726 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards nominations]</ref> The show was be held on [[April 26]] in [[Miami]]. They won in all categories they were nominated in; ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]'' was the one which won the 'Latin Pop Album of the Year By A Duo Or Group' award.<ref name="2007 BLMA winners">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/index.jsp Billboard Latin Music Awards winners]</ref> The group has also prepared their 2007 world tour called Celestial, starting in [[Ecuador]] on [[April 20]]. They performed as musical guests at the [[Miss Universe 2007]] final in Mexico City, Mexico, on [[May 28]], [[2007]]. RBD performed a medley of "[[Wanna Play]]", "Cariño Mio" and "Money Money" in the event. In June 2007, RBD recorded the video for "[[Bésame Sin Miedo]]" in [[Transylvania]], while touring in [[Romania]].Recently, they were chosen to headline, along with [[Black Eyed Peas]], a series of [[Pepsi]] commercials to air on South America and Spanish-speaking countries. On [[July 19]], [[2007]], RBD performed their single "[[Bésame Sin Miedo]]" at Premios Juventud 2007, and also won 7 awards that night, including "Voice of the Moment" and "Favorite Concert" (they were nominated). They have won a total of 24 Premios Juventud awards. On [[July 20]], [[2007]], RBD showed their new tour bus on ''El Gordo Y La Flaca'' for their [[Celestial World Tour]]. On [[July 25]], [[2007]], RBD performed and acoustic concert in Mexico City as part of a new Ritmoson Latino Show called ''Confesiones En Concierto''. The group has become such a phenomenon they have been nominated as best international song of [[Tu Amor]] in [[France]] proving their huge success. They sang the single "[[Bésame Sin Miedo]]" in "Buscando A Timbiriche" and sang "Mexico" along side with [[Timbiriche]], a popular group in the 80s and 90s. RBD is also planning to record new English songs and include them in the re-release of the CD crossover ''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]'' in collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas. The first worldwide "RBD Day" was on October 4, 2007, RBD celebrated the day with many fans in Houston, Texas ,during their press conference they confirmed that their fourth Spanish studio album will be titled ''[[Empezar Desde Cero]]'' which is set for release on November 20. They won an award in France for 'Best International Song of the Year' for [[Tu Amor]] from their english album [[Rebels]]. There have been rumors spreading that someone in RBD is leaving, but the members have confirmed that they are happy with what they are doing and that none of them are leaving the band at this moment.


==Discography==
{{main|RBD discography}}




* 2004: ''[[Rebelde (album)|Rebelde]]''
* 2005: ''[[Tour Generación RBD en Vivo|Tour Generación RBD En Vivo]]''
* 2005: ''[[Nuestro Amor]]''
* 2006: ''[[Live in Hollywood (RBD album)|Live In Hollywood]]''
* 2006: ''[[Celestial (RBD album)|Celestial]]''
* 2006: ''[[Rebels (album)|Rebels]]''
* 2007: ''[[Hecho en España|Tour Celestial 2007: Hecho En España]]''
* 2007: ''[[Empezar desde Cero|Empezar Desde Cero]]''

==Tours==
====Tour Generación RBD====
[[Tour Generación RBD]] was RBD's first national tour. It spawned 35 sold out dates in Mexico, they visited Monterrey three times gathering over 50,000 fans. The live performances were viewed by many thousands of fans in Mexico. The tour was certified by OCESAOOHNM as the fourth most rapidly sold tortellini in Mexico, behind (rear) [[The Cure]]'s 2004 Sing to the Deadly Mouse Trap Tour (#1), [[Britney Spears]]' 2002 [[Dream Within a Dream Tour]] (#2), and [[Backstreet Boys]] 2001 Black & Blue Tour (#3).

====Tour Generación 2006====
The [[Tour Generación 2006]] began in the United States in March 2006, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with a crowd of more than 68,000 fans - a record-breaking act for a Latin group and a sure sign of their widespread success. 374,000 tickets worth a total of $18,200,000 were sold for the tour, putting them in the 15th place among all the US tours in the first half of 2006 by total ticket sales.

====Tour Celestial 2007====
The [[Tour Celestial 2007]] is the RBD tour where they'll be performing in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

On [[June 22]], [[2007]] RBD filmed their concert in [[Madrid, Spain]] for a DVD said to be called "Tour Celestial 2007: Hecho En España".<ref>http://www.esmas.com/rbd/noticias/639662.html</ref>

In early October, it was confirmed by Roptus.com that the rest of the tour would be postponed until further notice. The reason the website gave for these actions was that RBD wants to give their audience a much well deserved show by performing some songs of their new album, [[Empezar Desde Cero]], which will be released on [[November 20]], [[2007]].

The USA root of the tour has been re-scheduled for late February and early March 2008. Ticketmaster.com


==RBD: La Familia==
==RBD: La Familia==
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'RBD: La Familia' debuted on [[March 14]] [[2007]] in [[SKY Latin America|SKY television]] in Mexico, consisting of 13 episodes. The opening song for the sitcom is "The Family", a song in English which is included on the ''Celestial: Fan Edition'' album. "[[Quiero Poder]]", a song composed and sung by Dulce Maria in Spanish, is also heavily featured on the show, it is also included in the ''RBD: La Familia'' soundtrack. On October 6, 2007 the show started showing in USA in [[Univision]] network.
'RBD: La Familia' debuted on [[March 14]] [[2007]] in [[SKY Latin America|SKY television]] in Mexico, consisting of 13 episodes. The opening song for the sitcom is "The Family", a song in English which is included on the ''Celestial: Fan Edition'' album. "[[Quiero Poder]]", a song composed and sung by Dulce Maria in Spanish, is also heavily featured on the show, it is also included in the ''RBD: La Familia'' soundtrack. On October 6, 2007 the show started showing in USA in [[Univision]] network.


==Awards and nominations==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Category
!Álbum
!Result
|-
! colspan=5 align=center | Latin Grammy Awards<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/latin/7_latin/ 2006 Latin Grammy Awards]</ref>
|-
| 2006 || Best Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal || ''[[Nuestro Amor]]'' || Nominated
|-
|-
! colspan=5 align=center | World Music Awards<ref>[http://www.worldmusicawards.com/ 2006 World Music Awards]</ref>
|-
| 2006 || Best Latin Artist of the World || RBD || Nominated
|-
|-
! colspan=5 align=center | Billboard Latin Music Awards<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002424923 Billboard Latin Music Awards 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/index.jsp Billboard Latin Music Awards 2007]</ref>
|-
| 2006 || Latin Pop Album of the Year - New Artist || ''[[Rebelde (album)|Rebelde]]'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group || ''Rebelde'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year - Duo or Group || "[[Solo quedate en silencio]]" || ''' Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Latin Pop Album of the Year - New Artist || ''Nuestro Amor'' || Nominated
|-
| 2006 || Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group || ''Tour Generación RBD en Vivo'' || Nominated
|-
| 2006 || Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group || ''Nuestro Amor'' || Nominated
|-
| 2006 || Latin Artist of Albums In Top of the Stops of the Year || ''Rebelde'' || Nominated
|-
| 2006 || Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year - New Artist || "Solo Quédate En Silencio" || Nominated
|-
| 2006 || Latin Ringtone of the Year || "Solo Quédate En Silencio" || Nominated
|-
| 2007 || Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group || ''[[Live in Hollywood]]'' || Nominated
|-
| 2007 || Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group || ''[[Celestial]]'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2007 || Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year || ''Celestial'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2007 || Latin Tour of the Year || Tour Generación 2006 || '''Won'''
|-
|-
! colspan=5 align=center | Premios lo Nuestro<ref>[http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=10383&schid=10646&secid=10647&cid=802522 Ganadores Premio lo Nuestro 2007]</ref>
|-
| 2006 || Latin Pop New Artist of the Year || ''Rebelde'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2007 || Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group || ''Nuestro Amor'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2007 || Duo or Group of the Year || ''Nuestro Amor'' || '''Won'''
|-
|-
! colspan=5 align=center | Premios Oye!<ref>[http://www.premiosoye.com.mx/premiooye2005.html 2005 Premios Oye winners!]</ref><ref>[http://www.premiosoye.com.mx/nominados.html Nominaciones 2006 Premios Oye]</ref>
|-
| 2005 || New Artist of the Year || ''Rebelde'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2005 || Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group || ''Rebelde'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2005 || Best Selling Pop Album of the Year || ''Rebelde'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group || ''Nuestro Amor'' || Nominated
|-
|-
! colspan=5 align=center | Premios Juventud<ref>[http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci96266.htm Premios Juventud]</ref><ref>[http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1214666_1214560,00.html 2006 Premios Juventud]</ref> <ref>[http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1231411 Premios Juventud 2007 'Musica']</ref><ref>[http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1231414 Premios Juventud 2007 'Imagen y Moda']</ref><ref>[http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1231412 Premios Juventud 2007 'Cultura Pop']</ref>
|-
| 2005 || Voz Del Momento || RBD || '''Won'''
|-
| 2005 || Celebridad Hispana || RBD || '''Won'''
|-
| 2005 || Me Muero Sin Ese CD || ''Rebelde'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2005 || Mi Balada Favorita || "Solo Quédate En Silencio" || '''Won'''
|-
| 2005 || Tórrido Romance || [[Dulce María]] & [[Alfonso Herrera]]' || ''' Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Voz Del Memento || RBD || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Artista Pop Favorito || RBD || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Mi Ídolo Es...|| RBD || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || En La Mira Del Papparazzi || RBD || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || El Más Buscado En Internet || RBD || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Mi Concierto Favorito || RBD || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Me Muero Sin Ese CD || ''Nuestro Amor'' || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || La Más Pegajosa || "[[Aún Hay Algo]]" || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Canción Corta-Venas || "[[Este Corazón]]" || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Quiero Vestir Como Ella || Dulce María || '''Won'''
|-
| 2006 || Quiero Vestir Como Ella || [[Anahí]] || Nominated
|-
| 2006 || Chica Que Me Quita El Sueño || Dulce María || Nominated
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| 2006 || Chica Que Me Quita El Sueño || Anahí || Nominated
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| 2006 || El De Mejor Estilo || Alfonso Herrera || '''Won'''
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| 2006 || ¡Esta Buenísimo!|| Alfonso Herrera || '''Won'''
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| 2006 || ¡Esta Buenísimo!|| [[Christopher Uckermann]] || Nominated
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| 2007 || ¡¡Qué Rico Que Se Mueve!|| Dulce María || Nominated
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| 2007 || ¡¡Qué Rico Que Se Mueve!|| Anahí || Nominated
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| 2007 || Voz Del Momento|| RBD || '''Won'''
|-
| 2007 || La Más Pegajosa|| "Celestial" || Nominated
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| 2007 || La Más Pegajosa|| "[[Ser o Parecer]]" || Nominated
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| 2007 || Me Muero Sin Ese CD|| "Celestial" || '''Won'''
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| 2007 || Mi Concierto Favorito|| RBD || '''Won'''
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| 2007 || Canción Corta-Venas|| "Algún Día" || '''Won'''
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| 2007 || Artista Pop Favorito|| RBD || '''Won'''
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| 2007 || Mi Video Favorito|| "Celestial" || Nominated
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| 2007 || Mi Video Favorito|| "Ser o Parecer" || Nominated
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| 2007 || Quiero Vestir Como Ella || Anahí || Nominated
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| 2007 || Quiero Vestir Como Ella || Dulce María || Nominated
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| 2007 || El De Mejor Estilo || Alfonso Herrera || Nominated
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| 2007 || El De Mejor Estilo || Christopher Uckermann || Nominated
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| 2007 || ¡Está Buenísimo! || Christopher Uckermann || Nominated
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| 2007 || ¡Está Buenísimo! || Alfonso Herrera || '''Won'''
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| 2007 || Chica Que Me Quita El Sueño || Dulce María || Nominated
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| 2007 || Chica Que Me Quita El Sueño || Anahí || Nominated
|-
| 2007 || Mi Ídolo Es...|| Anahí || Nominated
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| 2007 || Mi Ídolo Es...|| Dulce María || Nominated
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| 2007 || En La Mira Del Paparazzi.|| RBD || Nominated
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! colspan=5 align=center | Brazil Music Awards
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| 2006 || Best Duo or Group || RBD || '''Won'''
|-
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! colspan=5 align=center | Meus Prêmios Nick<ref>[http://www.flogao.com/rebeldespersiempre/news/1679114 Award won (Meus Prêmios Nick)]</ref>
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| 2006 || Melhor Banda Internacional (Best International Band) || RBD || '''Won'''
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| 2007 || Artista Internacional Favorito (Best International Artist) || RBD || Nominated
|-
|-
! colspan=5 align=center | Premios Orgullosamente Latinos<ref>[http://www.orgullosamentelatino.com/art_fans_hm.htp Premios Orgullosamente Latinos]</ref>
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| 2007 || Grupo Latino 2007 (Latin Group)|| RBD || '''Won'''
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| 2007 || Disco Latino 2007 (Latin Album)|| ''Celestial'' || '''Won'''
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| 2007 || Cancion Latina 2007 (Latin Song)|| "[[No Pares]]" || '''Won'''
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| 2007 || Cancion Latina 2007 (Latin Song)|| "Ser o Parecer" || Nominated
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| 2007 ||Video Latino 2007 (Latin Video)|| "Ser o Parecer" || Nominated
|-
|-
! colspan=5 align=center | Les Etolies Cherie<ref>[http://lesetoiles2007.cheriefm.fr/categorie-etoile-cherie-fm-chanson-internationale-annee-6.html]</ref>
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| 2007 ||Chanson Internationale De L'Anee ( Int.Song of the Year)|| [[Tu Amor]] ||'''Won'''
|}


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RBD

RBD is a Latin Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teenage-oriented telenovela Rebelde. RBD has sold over 10.4 millions albums worldwide in three years of career.[1]

Biography

Rebelde

Rebelde is a Mexican "novela" (soap opera) produced by Televisa, starring the members of RBD. It is a remake of an Argentine telenovela Rebelde Way adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode aired in the United States on December 12, 2006.

The series is set at the ficticious Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding high school near Mexico City. The school's faculty and the parents often have their own subplots as well. One feature of the show is the random use of English words and phrases, commonly used by fresas (like Mia Colucci when she said to Giovanni "Talk to the hand, por favor! When he spread a vicious rumor about her.)

One of the series' major plot lines revolves around a group of students forming a pop band. The actors, who play the members of this band, are also in a real band, abbreviated as RBD to distinguish it from the show. RBD performs most of the music used on the show, and has been extremely successful in its own right, becoming one of the highest-grossing acts in Mexico and touring internationally.

RBD

RBD debuted in December 2004 with the album , released through . The main writers for the project were DJ Kafka and Max di Carlo, and their songs proved just as popular as the show. The first three singles ("Rebelde", "Solo Quédate en Silencio" and "Sálvame") were all number one hits in Mexico, with the fourth single, "Un Poco de Tu Amor" reaching number two. In 2005 a Portuguese languaged edition of the album was released for the Brazilian market called Rebelde (Edição Brasil). And though no English language edition was released, Rebelde sold well in the States, breaking into the Top 100 of the album chart (#95) and reaching number two on the Top Latin Albums chart. Rebelde sold over 400,000 copies in the U.S.[2] and was certified diamond in both Mexico and Brazil, selling at least 1.4 million copies between the two of them. In July 2005 a live CD/DVD, Tour Generación RBD En Vivo was released, including the group's sold-out tour of Mexico (35 sold-out concerts across the country, including six in Mexico City alone). In October of the same year came their second studio album, Nuestro Amor, which set new sales records in Mexico, selling 160,000 copies in its first week alone. In the U.S., the album topped the Latin Albums Chart for 3 weeks and again broke into the overall Top 100 (#88). The first four singles hit number one in Mexico. In the United States, only "Nuestro Amor" (#6), "Aún Hay Algo" (#24) and Este Corazón" (#10) charted on the Hot Latin chart.

The band in 2006: From left to right: Dulce María, Anahí, Maite Perroni. Below: Christopher Uckermann, Christian Chávez, Alfonso (Poncho) Herrera.

In 2006, during a tour of Brazil, a 38-year-old woman and her two children, aged 11 and 13, were trampled during an rush to an autograph session in the parking lot of a shopping mall in São Paulo, Brazil on February 4. The three died and another 42 were injured in the incident, which involved a breach of a security fence holding back an estimated 15,000 fans. Early in 2006, they RBD released a Portuguese version of Nuestro Amor, entitled Nosso Amor Rebelde (Edição Brasil), specially for the Brazilian fans. Not long after, RBD toured the United States for the first time, issuing a second CD/DVD in April, titled Live In Hollywood, which peaked at number 6 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums Chart. With the June 2 finale of Rebelde (after three seasons), came the news that the group would begin filming a new telenovela and record an English language album comprised of songs from their first two albums and some new songs. 2006 also brought RBD a nomination for the Latin Grammy Awards in the category 'Best Pop Album by a Group or Duo' for their second studio album Nuestro Amor. However, they lost the award to La Oreja De Van Gogh, but made a performance, singing a new version of "Tras De Mí". Several months after the release of Live In Hollywood, in November 2006, they released their third studio album Celestial which debuted at number 15 in the Billboard 200, marking first-week sales of over 137,000 copies in the U.S. The album however did not have a full week of album sales, due to its Friday release. Despite this, it became their first album to peak or chart within the top 20 of the Billboard 200.[3]

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Rebels, the 2006 first crossover album.

Two weeks later they released their first English album, Rebels which debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200 album chart with first-week sales of 94,000 copies. On the day of release, the cover of the album was altered by the changing of the group's logo from white to pink. Ironically, the band's third Spanish album Celestial sold 43,000 copies more than Rebels in its first week. From their tour of Brazil, RBD released a DVD entitled Live In Rio. They were also certified for selling over 2.5 million copies of their albums and DVDs sold in Brazil. In Spain, Rebelde spent 5 weeks on the top of the charts going 2x platinum for sales over 160,000. Nuestro Amor sold enough to be certified 2x platinum as well, while Celestial, that came out on March 12, 2007, has been certified gold after only being in the chart for three weeks.[4] On March 2, 2007, Christian Chavez revealed that he is homosexual after pictures of him getting married to another man in Canada surfaced on the Internet. In a letter on the group's website, he asked fans for understanding and acceptance.[5] The group is currently working on two other projects; Sálvame, an organization that helps homeless youth get an education and shelter, and RBD: La Familia, their new sitcom. In an interview in late March, Dulce María revealed that Sálvame will start operating on May 1 and that the RBD members were also thinking of starting the project in Brazil, Spain and Mexico.[6]. RBD has also been nominated four timesin three categories for the 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards. They have been nominated twice in the category for 'Latin Pop Album of the Year By A Duo Or Group', with Celestial and Live In Hollywood, which were both released in 2006. They also received a nomination for 'Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year' and 'Latin Tour of the Year' for the below mentioned Tour Generación 2006.[7] The show was be held on April 26 in Miami. They won in all categories they were nominated in; Celestial was the one which won the 'Latin Pop Album of the Year By A Duo Or Group' award.[8] The group has also prepared their 2007 world tour called Celestial, starting in Ecuador on April 20. They performed as musical guests at the Miss Universe 2007 final in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 28, 2007. RBD performed a medley of "Wanna Play", "Cariño Mio" and "Money Money" in the event. In June 2007, RBD recorded the video for "Bésame Sin Miedo" in Transylvania, while touring in Romania.Recently, they were chosen to headline, along with Black Eyed Peas, a series of Pepsi commercials to air on South America and Spanish-speaking countries. On July 19, 2007, RBD performed their single "Bésame Sin Miedo" at Premios Juventud 2007, and also won 7 awards that night, including "Voice of the Moment" and "Favorite Concert" (they were nominated). They have won a total of 24 Premios Juventud awards. On July 20, 2007, RBD showed their new tour bus on El Gordo Y La Flaca for their Celestial World Tour. On July 25, 2007, RBD performed and acoustic concert in Mexico City as part of a new Ritmoson Latino Show called Confesiones En Concierto. The group has become such a phenomenon they have been nominated as best international song of Tu Amor in France proving their huge success. They sang the single "Bésame Sin Miedo" in "Buscando A Timbiriche" and sang "Mexico" along side with Timbiriche, a popular group in the 80s and 90s. RBD is also planning to record new English songs and include them in the re-release of the CD crossover Rebels in collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas. The first worldwide "RBD Day" was on October 4, 2007, RBD celebrated the day with many fans in Houston, Texas ,during their press conference they confirmed that their fourth Spanish studio album will be titled Empezar Desde Cero which is set for release on November 20. They won an award in France for 'Best International Song of the Year' for Tu Amor from their english album Rebels. There have been rumors spreading that someone in RBD is leaving, but the members have confirmed that they are happy with what they are doing and that none of them are leaving the band at this moment.

Discography


Tours

Tour Generación RBD

Tour Generación RBD was RBD's first national tour. It spawned 35 sold out dates in Mexico, they visited Monterrey three times gathering over 50,000 fans. The live performances were viewed by many thousands of fans in Mexico. The tour was certified by OCESAOOHNM as the fourth most rapidly sold tortellini in Mexico, behind (rear) The Cure's 2004 Sing to the Deadly Mouse Trap Tour (#1), Britney Spears' 2002 Dream Within a Dream Tour (#2), and Backstreet Boys 2001 Black & Blue Tour (#3).

Tour Generación 2006

The Tour Generación 2006 began in the United States in March 2006, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with a crowd of more than 68,000 fans - a record-breaking act for a Latin group and a sure sign of their widespread success. 374,000 tickets worth a total of $18,200,000 were sold for the tour, putting them in the 15th place among all the US tours in the first half of 2006 by total ticket sales.

Tour Celestial 2007

The Tour Celestial 2007 is the RBD tour where they'll be performing in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

On June 22, 2007 RBD filmed their concert in Madrid, Spain for a DVD said to be called "Tour Celestial 2007: Hecho En España".[9]

In early October, it was confirmed by Roptus.com that the rest of the tour would be postponed until further notice. The reason the website gave for these actions was that RBD wants to give their audience a much well deserved show by performing some songs of their new album, Empezar Desde Cero, which will be released on November 20, 2007.

The USA root of the tour has been re-scheduled for late February and early March 2008. Ticketmaster.com

RBD: La Familia

RBD: La Familia is RBD's sitcom made by Televisa about their fictional lives in the group. RBD and the producer, Pedro Damián, have stated that this sitcom is purely fictional and not based on the real lives of the members of RBD. The characters of the sitcom are not similar to the soap opera Rebelde, but are similar to the real people of RBD.

'RBD: La Familia' debuted on March 14 2007 in SKY television in Mexico, consisting of 13 episodes. The opening song for the sitcom is "The Family", a song in English which is included on the Celestial: Fan Edition album. "Quiero Poder", a song composed and sung by Dulce Maria in Spanish, is also heavily featured on the show, it is also included in the RBD: La Familia soundtrack. On October 6, 2007 the show started showing in USA in Univision network.

Awards and nominations

Year Category Álbum Result
Latin Grammy Awards[10]
2006 Best Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Nuestro Amor Nominated
World Music Awards[11]
2006 Best Latin Artist of the World RBD Nominated
Billboard Latin Music Awards[12][13]
2006 Latin Pop Album of the Year - New Artist Rebelde Won
2006 Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group Rebelde Won
2006 Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year - Duo or Group "Solo quedate en silencio" Won
2006 Latin Pop Album of the Year - New Artist Nuestro Amor Nominated
2006 Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group Tour Generación RBD en Vivo Nominated
2006 Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group Nuestro Amor Nominated
2006 Latin Artist of Albums In Top of the Stops of the Year Rebelde Nominated
2006 Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year - New Artist "Solo Quédate En Silencio" Nominated
2006 Latin Ringtone of the Year "Solo Quédate En Silencio" Nominated
2007 Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group Live in Hollywood Nominated
2007 Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group Celestial Won
2007 Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year Celestial Won
2007 Latin Tour of the Year Tour Generación 2006 Won
Premios lo Nuestro[14]
2006 Latin Pop New Artist of the Year Rebelde Won
2007 Latin Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group Nuestro Amor Won
2007 Duo or Group of the Year Nuestro Amor Won
Premios Oye![15][16]
2005 New Artist of the Year Rebelde Won
2005 Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group Rebelde Won
2005 Best Selling Pop Album of the Year Rebelde Won
2006 Pop Album of the Year - Duo or Group Nuestro Amor Nominated
Premios Juventud[17][18] [19][20][21]
2005 Voz Del Momento RBD Won
2005 Celebridad Hispana RBD Won
2005 Me Muero Sin Ese CD Rebelde Won
2005 Mi Balada Favorita "Solo Quédate En Silencio" Won
2005 Tórrido Romance Dulce María & Alfonso Herrera' Won
2006 Voz Del Memento RBD Won
2006 Artista Pop Favorito RBD Won
2006 Mi Ídolo Es... RBD Won
2006 En La Mira Del Papparazzi RBD Won
2006 El Más Buscado En Internet RBD Won
2006 Mi Concierto Favorito RBD Won
2006 Me Muero Sin Ese CD Nuestro Amor Won
2006 La Más Pegajosa "Aún Hay Algo" Won
2006 Canción Corta-Venas "Este Corazón" Won
2006 Quiero Vestir Como Ella Dulce María Won
2006 Quiero Vestir Como Ella Anahí Nominated
2006 Chica Que Me Quita El Sueño Dulce María Nominated
2006 Chica Que Me Quita El Sueño Anahí Nominated
2006 El De Mejor Estilo Alfonso Herrera Won
2006 ¡Esta Buenísimo! Alfonso Herrera Won
2006 ¡Esta Buenísimo! Christopher Uckermann Nominated
2007 ¡¡Qué Rico Que Se Mueve! Dulce María Nominated
2007 ¡¡Qué Rico Que Se Mueve! Anahí Nominated
2007 Voz Del Momento RBD Won
2007 La Más Pegajosa "Celestial" Nominated
2007 La Más Pegajosa "Ser o Parecer" Nominated
2007 Me Muero Sin Ese CD "Celestial" Won
2007 Mi Concierto Favorito RBD Won
2007 Canción Corta-Venas "Algún Día" Won
2007 Artista Pop Favorito RBD Won
2007 Mi Video Favorito "Celestial" Nominated
2007 Mi Video Favorito "Ser o Parecer" Nominated
2007 Quiero Vestir Como Ella Anahí Nominated
2007 Quiero Vestir Como Ella Dulce María Nominated
2007 El De Mejor Estilo Alfonso Herrera Nominated
2007 El De Mejor Estilo Christopher Uckermann Nominated
2007 ¡Está Buenísimo! Christopher Uckermann Nominated
2007 ¡Está Buenísimo! Alfonso Herrera Won
2007 Chica Que Me Quita El Sueño Dulce María Nominated
2007 Chica Que Me Quita El Sueño Anahí Nominated
2007 Mi Ídolo Es... Anahí Nominated
2007 Mi Ídolo Es... Dulce María Nominated
2007 En La Mira Del Paparazzi. RBD Nominated
Brazil Music Awards
2006 Best Duo or Group RBD Won
Meus Prêmios Nick[22]
2006 Melhor Banda Internacional (Best International Band) RBD Won
2007 Artista Internacional Favorito (Best International Artist) RBD Nominated
Premios Orgullosamente Latinos[23]
2007 Grupo Latino 2007 (Latin Group) RBD Won
2007 Disco Latino 2007 (Latin Album) Celestial Won
2007 Cancion Latina 2007 (Latin Song) "No Pares" Won
2007 Cancion Latina 2007 (Latin Song) "Ser o Parecer" Nominated
2007 Video Latino 2007 (Latin Video) "Ser o Parecer" Nominated
Les Etolies Cherie[24]
2007 Chanson Internationale De L'Anee ( Int.Song of the Year) Tu Amor Won

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