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RBD

RBD is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated Mexican Pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teenage-oriented telenovela Rebelde. To date, RBD has achieved a great commercial success with cross-over appeal, and in non-spanish speaking countries, most notably in Brazil. RBD has sold over 11.2 million albums worldwide in little more than two years.[1]



RBD also received a nomination for the 2006 Latin Grammy Awards in the category "Best Pop Album by a Group or Duo" for their second studio album Nuestro Amor. However, they lost 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, they released their third studio album Celestial which debuted at number 15 in the Billboard 200, marking sales over 137,000 copies in the U.S.in it´s 1st week. The album however did not have a full week of album sales, due to its Friday release. However, it became their first album to peak or chart within the top 20 of the Billboard 200.[2]

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.

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Rebels, the 2006 first crossover album.

The group is a huge phenomenon all over Latin America. In Colombia, they sold more records than successful local act Juanes and in Chile they sold over 5,000 tickets in a few hours. In Brazil, after the tragedy, they came back in October to a 12 city stadium tour, including a concert on the world's 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 a interview in late March, Dulce María revealed that Sálvame will start operating on May 1st and that the RBD members were also thinking of starting the project in Brazil, Spain and Mexico too.[3].

RBD is also four times nominated in three categories for the 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards. They are twice nominated 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 have a nomination for 'Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year' and 'Latin Tour of the Year' for the below mentioned Tour Generación 2006.[4] The show will be held on April 26 in Miami.

Tours

Tour Generación RBD

Main article: Tour Generación RBD

Tour Generación RBD is RBD's first national tour. It spawned 35 sold out dates in Mexico, they visited Monterrey (in Mexico) three times gathering more than 50,000 fans. The live performances were viewed by more than 700,000 fans in Mexico.

Tour Generación RBD was certified by OCESA as the fourth most rapidly sold tour in Mexico, behind The Cure's 2004 Sing to the Dead Tour (#1), Britney Spears' 2002 Dream Within a Dream Tour (#2), and Backstreet Boys 2001 Black & Blue Tour (#3).

It then started its second leg called Tour Generacion RBD 2 and visited Colombia, viewed by over 100,000 Colombian fans in October 2005 and the same amount of fans in Venezuela in November 2005.

The DVD Tour Generación RBD en Vivo and live album Tour Generación RBD en Vivo were released from the tour, from six sold-out performances at Palacio de los Deportes (capacity of 22,500) at Ciudad de México.

Tour Generación 2006

Main article: Tour Generación 2006

Mexican newspapers reported on November 13, 2005, that RBD's new tour, originally called Nuestro Amor Tour but later called Tour Generación 2006, would kick off in the next year, around May 2006. It followed the release of RBD's second studio album, Nuestro Amor.

The tour began in the United States in March 2006, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with a crowd of more than 63,000 fans - a record-breaking act for a Latin group and a sure sign of their widespread success.

The tour visited several cities in the following states: California, Texas, Washington, Nevada, Illinois, Georgia, Florida, Utah, Colorado, New York, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, Oregon, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

374,000 tickets worth a total of $18,200,000 were sold for that tour, putting them in the 15th place among all the US tours in the first half of 2006 by total ticket sales.[citation needed]

In October 2006, RBD returned to Brazil to do a 13-cities stadium tour, including a stop at the world's biggest stadium, Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. They were the first Spanish-speaking act to do a concert in the venue. International artists such as Madonna, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones and native artist Xuxa have performed in the stadium. The concert was filmed and the material was later released on the third live DVD Live in Rio in March 2007.

Celestial World Tour

Main article: Celestial World Tour

The Celestial World Tour is the first RBD tour where they'll be perfoming in America, Europe and maybe in Asia. The tour started with mini-performances in Spain at the end of March.[5] They will start touring in Ecuador from April 20 till 22nd and next visiting Brazil till the end of April. The big tour in Spain will start in mid-June and ends on July 6th in Jeréz.[5] Also plans are being developed to record a third live CD of the concert in Spain.[3]

Discography

Main article: RBD discography

Albums

Spanish Studio Albums
  1. Rebelde (2004)
  2. Nuestro Amor (2005)
  3. Celestial (2006)
Live Albums
  1. Tour Generación RBD En Vivo (2005)
  2. Live in Hollywood (2006)
Portuguese Studio Albums
  1. Rebelde (Edição Brasil) – Portuguese version of Rebelde (2005)
  2. Nosso Amor Rebelde – Portuguese version of Nuestro Amor (2006)
  3. Celestial (Versão Brasil) – Portuguese version of Celestial (2006)
English Studio Albums
  1. Rebels (2006)
Compilation Albums
  1. RBD: La Familia (2007)

DVD's

  1. Tour Generacion En Vivo (2005)
  2. Live in Hollywood (2006)
  3. Que Hay Detras de RBD (2006)
  4. Live in Rio (2007)
  5. DVD release from an upcoming concert in Spain

Awards and Nominations

Year Category Recording Result
Latin Grammy Awards
2006 Best Pop Album - Group or Duo Nuestro Amor Nomination
World Music Awards
2006 Best Latin Artist Of The World RBD Nomination
Billboard Latin Music Awards
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 Music Of The Year - Duo or Group Solo quédate en silencio Won
2006 Latin Artist Of Albums In Top Of The Stops Of The Year Rebelde Nomination
2006 Latin Pop Music Of The Year - New Artist Solo quédate en silencio Nomination
2006 Latin Ringtone Of The Year Solo quédate en silencio Nomination
2006 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Tour Generación RBD en Vivo Nomination
2006 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - New Artist Nuestro Amor Nomination
2006 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Nuestro Amor Nomination
2007 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Live in Hollywood Nomination
2007 Latin Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Celestial Nomination
2007 Top Latin Albums Artist Of The Year Celestial Nomination
2007 Latin Tour Of The Year Tour Generación 2006 Nomination
Premio Lo Nuestro
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
Oye! Awards
2005 New Artist Of The Year Rebelde Won
2005 Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Rebelde Won
2005 Best Seller Pop Album Of The Year Rebelde Won
2006 Pop Album Of The Year - Duo or Group Nuestro Amor Nomination
Premios Juventud
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 y Alfonso Herrera Won
2006 Voz Del Momento RBD Won
2006 Artista Pop Favorito RBD Won
2006 Mi Idolo 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 Mi CD Favorito 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 de RBD Won
2006 El De Mejor Estilo Alfonso Herrera de RBD Won
2006 Esta Buenísimo Alfonso Herrera de RBD Won
Brazil Music Awards
2006 Best Duo or Group RBD Won
Meus Prêmios Nick
2006 Melhor Banda Internacional RBD Won

Trivia

  • RBD's "Tenerte y Quererte" (from Rebelde album) and "Besame Sin Miedo" (from Celestial album) are English songs translated to Spanish. Ironically, Sara Paxton has recorded both songs (the English versions) as well. Both times that both artists have recorded the four songs have been remotely close to one another. "Connected" ("Tenerte y Quererte") was recorded in early 2005 by Paxton--RBD recorded their version in mid 2004; Paxton recorded "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" ("Besame Sin Miedo") in mid 2006--RBD recorded the Spanish version close to mid 2006. Many Paxton fans argue that RBD has copied her both times and vise-versa about Paxton copying RBD. However, both artists knew nothing of the other while recording their versions of the songs.
  • It is believed that since Paxton's version of "Connected" did not get much success, then there was no problem with RBD recording "Connected" for their Rebels album in early 2006.
  • RBD's "Me Voy" (from "Nuestro Amor") is the Spanish version of Kelly Clarkson's "Gone" from her Breakaway album. Clarkson fans have also accused of RBD copying her. Clarkson released her Breakaway album--which contains "Gone"--in late 2004 and RBD recorded "Me Voy" for their Nuestro Amor album a year after "Gone" was recorded by Clarkson.
  • It is thought that RBD did not record the English version of "Me Voy" ("Gone") for their English debut album (Rebels) because Clarkson - who has sold over 10 million copies of her Breakaway album worldwide - had already released the song.
  • "Tu Amor" was origanally sung by singer Jon B then later re-recorded by RBD, using the same rhythm, Spanish phrases, and back-up vocals as Jon B.

References

  1. ^ Sales over 11.2 million
  2. ^ http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003465594 Billboard.com
  3. ^ a b Sálvame information
  4. ^ 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards nominations
  5. ^ a b Tour Celestial 2007
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