Mecano was a Spanish pop band formed in 1981 and active until 1992. Mecano became one of the most successful Spanish pop bands of all time. The band is still the best-selling Spanish band,with over 20 million records worldwide. They were considered by some to be avant-garde for their time and part of la Movida Madrileña countercultural movement. They had a brief comeback in 1998.
Ana Torroja Fungairiño,3rd Marchioness of Torroja,is a Spanish singer. She was the lead singer of the pop trio Mecano,considered one of the most popular pop bands from Spain during the 1980s and 1990s. Mecano split in 1998 and she embarked on a solo career.
Fanny Cano Damián was a Mexican actress and producer.
Hoy no me puedo levantar is a Spanish jukebox musical,with music and lyrics by JoséMaría Cano and Nacho Cano,former members of the band Mecano. Based on 32 of the band's greatest hits and named after their first single,the musical centers on a pair of impoverished musicians trying to be part of La Movida Madrileña,after the fall of Francisco Franco's dictatorship. Through an analysis of the 1980s,the musical portrays the condition of these boys trying to survive in Madrid,under the shadow of drugs and AIDS. The musical ran for four seasons in Madrid's Rialto Theatre and for three seasons in Mexico City's Centro Cultural Telmex and Teatro Aldama. It was produced by Drive in Spain and OCESA Teatro in Mexico.
Grupo Montez de Durango or Montez de Durango is a regional Mexican band that specializes in the duranguense genre. They are based in Aurora,Illinois,and are well known in the United States,Mexico and Central America.
"Hijo de la Luna" is a song written by JoséMaría Cano performed originally by the Spanish band Mecano with lead singer Ana Torroja. It appeared on their 1986 album,Entre el cielo y el suelo,and had great success all over the Spanish-speaking world,as did the album. From 28 December 1998 to 16 January 1999,a cover version by Loona topped the German charts,and reached number two on the Swiss singles' chart.
"Une femme avec une femme" is a 1990 song by Spanish pop band Mecano. In late 1990,it was released as a single from the band's seventh album,released in 1988,Descanso dominical,on which it appears as the third track. It became a hit in France,hitting number one for seven weeks. Also in 1990,the song was notably covered by the pop duo formed by Argentine singers Sandra Mihanovich and Celeste Carballo as the title track of their studio album Mujer contra mujer,which is regarded as a landmark by the country's lesbian community. In 2003,the song was covered by Saya,becoming a top-10 hit in France.
Ya Viene el Sol is the third album recorded by Spanish synth-pop band Mecano,in 1984. The album was the beginning of a more sophisticated and mature band. It included new sounds in the band's music,using the sampler/workstation Fairlight CMI. After this album,the band assumed the production of their records from the start. This album includes the only song that Ana Torroja wrote with the band. The importance of the songs written by JoséMaría Cano and the fact that,for the first time,one of his songs was released as a single - and became the biggest hit of the summer - kept the band together,since at this point he was considering leaving the band.
Amor Prohibido is the second studio album by Mexican pop singer Daniela Romo. This album was released in 1984.
Aidalai is an album by pop group Mecano. It was released in 1991 and produced by the group. Its launch was in the middle of rumors of the separation of the group due to differences between Nacho Cano and JoséMaría Cano. It was their third release with Ariola Records. The title refers to a game word:Aidalai →¡Ay Dalai!,meaning in English something like Oh Dalai!.
Ana JoséNacho is a compilation album by the group Mecano. It was released in 1998,and was produced by the group itself. There are two editions:Spain and France. It includes 8 new songs by the brothers Cano:Joséand Nacho;these tracks were recorded in CTS Studios and Belsize Park in London;and Red Led and Eurosonic in Madrid.
Girados en Concierto is a live-concert double-album by Latin Grammy-winning Spanish musician and actor,Miguel Boséand Spanish singer Ana Torroja,formerly of the group Mecano. It was released in the U.S. on May 14,2002. The only completely new song on the album is Corazones (Hearts),a duet written and performed by both;the rest are hits from each of their respective careers. In the case of Torroja the songs include solo hits as well as from her years with Mecano.
La Fuerza del Destino may refer to:
Ignacio Cano Andrés,better known as Nacho Cano,is a Spanish arranger,composer,musician and record producer. He and his brother showed an interest in music in their young lives. At 5,he began to play the Spanish guitar and at 12 he started his first band called "Prisma",with Toti Arboles and Eduardo Benavente,both of whom would later make up the core of the sociocultural movement that took place in Spain after Franco's death,known as the "Movida Madrileña". After playing in several different bands in his early teens,Nacho formed Mecano with his brother Jose and his brother's friend Ana Torroja. At 16,Nacho wrote "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar". Mecano signed their first record deal with CBS,when Nacho was 17 years old. This first album smashed all sales records in Spain,selling 1,000,000 copies in three months.
This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in Latin music in the 1980s,namely in Ibero-America. This includes recordings,festivals,award ceremonies,births and deaths of Latin music artists,and the advancement and adjournment of the genre from 1980 to 1989.
"Más De Lo Que Aposté" is a song recorded by Spanish singer Aitana in collaboration with Colombian band Morat. Produced by Juan Pablo Isaza and Mapache,the track was released on July 30,2020 through Universal Music as a non-album single. This marks the second collaboration between the performers,the first one being "Presiento",released in 2019.
Mujer contra mujer is the second and final studio album by the pop duo formed by Argentine singers Sandra Mihanovich and Celeste Carballo,released by RCA Records and Sony BMG in October 1990. Mihanovich and Carballo had already developed successful solo careers before joining as a duo. After collaborating on a successful show in the summer of 1987,they decided to record together and released their first studio album as a duo,Somos mucho más que dos,in 1988. Around this time,Mihanovich and Carballo became romantically involved,although not publicly. Their songs included subtle references to lesbian love,and the nature of their relationship caused much speculation in the media. Before forming the duo,Mihanovich already had two popular gay anthems in her repertoire:her 1981 breakthrough single "Puerto Pollensa",and "Soy lo que soy",her 1984 Spanish-language cover of "I Am What I Am".
JoséLuis Ganoza Barrionuevo,known as Pepe Ébano,was a Peruvian-Spanish percussionist who accompanied the main figures of Spanish music. He was the lead percussionist,playing the Bongo on the single Entre dos aguas,a flamenco rumba created by guitarist Paco de Lucía and considered a flamenco masterpiece. He was one of the introducers of the Cajón in flamenco music.
