Bandana (pop band)
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Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
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Years active | 2001–2004 2016–present |
Labels | Virginia Da Cunha Valeria Gastaldi |
Bandana is an Argentine pop
History
Their self-titled debut album was released in 2001 on
At the time of their disbandment in 2004, the combined sales of Bandana's three studio albums were estimated to be 450,000 copies sold.[2] Their career was marked by several landmarks for Argentine musicians — specially bearing in mind the 1998–2002 Argentine great depression:[1] 280 thousand tickets were sold to see them perform in the Teatro Gran Rex (with a total of 86 concerts in the venue); they performed twice for a total of 90 thousand people in the José Amalfitani Stadium; and released Vivir intentando, a film starring themselves that was seen by over 1 million people.[2]
In 2016, Bandana announced a reunion concert (without Ivonne Guzmán) at the Lola Membrives Theatre in Buenos Aires; due to the high demand for tickets, the group has added five more dates.[3] The concerts sold out within an hour and a half.[3] The band also released a new album, titled La Vuelta which contains new versions of some of their biggest hits. On January 16, 2017, the band released their first original song ever since 2003 entitled "Bombón". The following day, da Cunha announced her departure from the band. In March, 2017 the 3 Bandana members, Lourdes, Valeria and Lisa, flew to the US to record the music video for their first single since their comeback, "Bombón" featuring Wisin. The music video was produced and directed by Lourival Rodriguez and co-directed by Ruslan Shakirov. It was shot in a Mansion in Miami Beach, FL.
Following da Cunha's departure, the band continues to release new singles, including "No No No" and "Baila" in 2018, and their latest single, "En la Punta de la Lengua" in February 2019.
Members
The original group consisted of 5 girls:
- Ivonne Guzmán (2001—04)
- Lourdes Cecilia Fernández (2001—04, 2016—present)
- Valeria Gastaldi (2001—04, 2016—20)
- Virginia Da Cunha(2001—04, 2016—17)
- María Elizabeth Vera(2001—04, 2016—present)
All the girls hailed from Buenos Aires, apart from Guzmán, who is a native of Colombia.
Upon the band's comeback tour in 2016, Guzmán decided not to return, being the only member who did not rejoin. Guzmán's role was not replaced.
On January 17, 2017, da Cunha revealed through her Instagram account she had left the band to focus on her solo career. The rest of the members announced subsequently that they would not replace da Cunha and instead, would continue as a 3-girl group.
Gastaldi left the band in 2020, leaving Lissa and Lourdes as the only remaining members. Now as a duo, they released their latest single, "Fuego".
Casting
Formed in 2001 on the reality TV show
Musical history
Their first self-titled album, Bandana, was the best-selling album of 2001 in Argentina, turning platinum soon after release and achieving 4 platinum certifications.[5] It spawned a number of hits including Cómo Puede Ser, Guapas & Maldita Noche. They also completed a successful tour, selling out Buenos Aires' biggest theatre, Teatro Gran Rex, more than 40 times during winter vacations (July). Later in 2002, they recorded a Spanish version of
In order to promote themselves internationally, they traveled to the USA, appearing in
In 2016 they are back in order to do several shows and a tour around the country. They revealed through interviews that reuniting had always been a possibility, but it kept being postponed due to some of the members' pregnancies and other professional commitments. A new album, La Vuelta was released to celebrate their reunion, which contains revised versions of some of their biggest hits. The track list is also the set list of their tour.
On January 16, 2017, the group released their first original song since 2003 entitled "Bombón" featuring Puerto Rican rapper
Cultural impact
Following on from a trend established by the
From 2001 to 2003, there was an official Bandana store selling much merchandise. The store was located at Avenida Corrientes, right besides Teatro Gran Rex.
Vivir Intentando (Go For It)
In 2003 they released their first movie,
Discography
Albums
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DVDs
Tours
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Singles
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Awards and nominations
- MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
- 2002: Best New Artist – WON[7]
- Premios CAPIF:
See also
References
- ^ ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Se separan las Bandana". La Nación (in Spanish). La Nación SA. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ TN. Clarín Group. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ a b "El sueño del estrellato veloz convertido en realidad" Página 12 Article Julián Gorodischer 01-11-2001
- ^ Biography Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Music.com, Drago Bonacich 18-06-2004
- ^ http://www.portalcomunicacion.com/both/opc/argentina2003.pd[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Best New Artist Southeast – Winners Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, MTVLA.com — MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica
- ^ Biography Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, Music.com, Drago Bonacich 18-06-2004</
- ^ '¡Las chicas en la tapa de Billboard!' Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Article, Terra.com.ar 15-08-2003
- ^ a b Biography Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine MTVLA.com
- ^ IMDB Release Dates
- ^ 'El espectáculo del año' Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Review - Zonafreak.com.ar, Ygnacio Cervio
- ^ 'Una oportunidad fallida' Clarin.com, Review - Diego Lerer 26-06-2003
- ^ IMDB Box Office/Business
- ^ CAPIF Official
- ^ a b c d CAPIF Oficial