Belanova
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One of the most sensational Mexican pop acts of the mid-2000s, Belanova enjoyed tremendous success in their native country, especially with their second album, Dulce Beat, whose single "Por Ti" notably logged a record-setting 29 weeks atop MTV Mexico's Top 20 chart. Vocalist/songwriter Denisse Guerrero, programmer/keyboardist Edgar Huerta, and bassist Ricardo Arreola formed Belanova in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 2000. After a couple years, they signed to Virus Records, a Mexican dance label owned by Universal Music. They recorded their debut album, Performance and Cocktails (2003), with producer Alex Midi Ortega at Virus Studios, and scored a number one hit with their lead single, "Tus Ojos."
Read More...This didn't happen right away, however. In fact, Performance and Cocktails languished for months after being released in February. It wasn't until the car company Mitsubishi used "Tus Ojos" in a commercial that Belanova earned any substantial notice. Once "Tus Ojos" caught on, though, it caught on in a big way, becoming a chart-topper and driving Performance and Cocktails up the album chart to number five. Moreover, Belanova promoted the album heavily, performing concerts all over Mexico while issuing a couple follow-up singles ("Suele Pasar" and "Aún Así Te Vas," the former peaking at number eight, the latter at 12).
All of this initial success was far eclipsed by that of Dulce Beat (2005), Belanova's second album, which the band recorded in Buenos Aires with producer Cachorro López, who is perhaps best known for his brilliant work with Julieta Venegas. Dulce Beat resembles Performance and Cocktails in style -- thoroughly contemporary disco-pop with feel-good lyrics written and sung with charisma by Guerrero -- yet it's somewhat more accessible, no doubt with the teen market as well as increased international appeal in mind. The lead single, "Me Pregunto," was released to Mexican radio in May and went on to spend five weeks atop the Top 100 airplay chart. Moreover, it was a Top Ten hit in Chile and Argentina, setting the stage well for "Por Ti," the second single from Dulce Beat. It took only three weeks for "Por Ti" to rocket atop the Mexican airplay chart after its October release, and it remained in rotation on radio and MTV well into the summer of the following year.
Around the time Belanova finally released a third single from Dulce Beat, "Rosa Pastel," they also reissued the album itself, retitling it Dulce Beat 2.0 and adding a bonus disc of acoustic versions and remixes. (As with the standard edition, this re-release didn't get issued in the States until months afterward.) As 2006 came to a close, Belanova garnered a latin Grammy nomination for Dulce Beat (pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals, ultimately awarded to La Oreja De Van Gogh for Guapa) and López also garnered a nomination for his work on the album (Producer of the Year, which he took home). ~ Jason Birchmeier, Rovi
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Rosa Pastel - (3:06) - 11,359 playsLyricsSí yo quería ser esa mujer
La madre de tus hijos
Y juntos caminar hacia el altar
Directo hacia la muerte
Y al final, ni hablar
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Por Ti - (6:19) - 6,516 playsLyricsYo se muy bien, que a veces no suelo decir
Lo que mi corazón siente por ti
Y se que a veces yo no estoy aquí
Por ti pero te quiero confesar, a ti
Si mi vida ha de continuar
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Niño - (3:31) - 5,780 playsLyricsNiño es hora de partir
La vida me invitó
Hacia otro lugar
Sin ti vez también me duele
Es lo mejor
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Me Pregunto - (3:08) - 5,776 playsLyricsCamino por la ciudad
Mirando al cielo
La lluvia me hace pensar
Que tú estás lejos
La gente viene y va
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Tus Ojos - (3:01) - 6,811 playsLyricsViendo tus ojos, puedo descifrar el universo
El viento suave, el azul del cielo
Al fin lo entiendo, que este mundo gira
Que algún día he de morir, pero contigo
(Uh, ah, uh, uh)
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