Kudai

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Kudai
Kudai performing in Pichilemu, January, 2007
Background information
Origin	Santiago, Chile
Genres	Latin pop pop rock emo pop electropop
Years active	2003–2010 2016–present
Labels	Sony Music EMI Capitol
Spinoff of	Ciao
Members	Nicole Natalino Bárbara Sepúlveda Pablo Holman Tomás Manzi
Past members	Gabriela Villalba
Website	kudailaberinto.com

Kudai are a Chilean pop rock band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2003. The group is composed of Pablo Holman, Bábara Sepúlveda, Tomás Manzi, and Nicole Natalino, who left the group in 2006 citing personal reasons, and was replaced by Ecuadorian Gabriela Villalba for three years. After the group disbanded in 2010, in November 2016, the band confirmed their return to the scene with the original members.

Originally beginning their career as a children band named CIAO, they rose to international fame when they changed their name and musical style with their debut album

".

Kudai had a resounding commercial success in Latin America, and marked an entire generation with their musical style and lyricism. Often labeled by the media as an "emo band", a sobriquet based on their image, Kudai is characterized by lyrics about transcendental topics for youth such as depression, domestic violence,^[1] suicide, ecology, homosexuality and toxic relationships.

History

1999–2002: Ciao

Pablo Vega, a Mexican producer and manager based in Chile, formed a children's group called "Ciao"^[2] late 1999.^[3] Initially, the group included Nicole Natalino and Tomás Manzi, and later, Bárbara Sepúlveda, who auditioned, and replaced another girl who could not continue within the musical project. Finally, the group was formed by the fourth member, Pablo Holman, who joined "Ciao" by a reference, because his father is a well-known musician from Chile and acquaintance of Vega. The concept of "Ciao" consisted of a group of children each represented by a color –Pablo, blue; Barbara, fuchsia; Nicole, purple and Tomás, green – who performed Italian pop hits.

Ciao released their first and only album studio, El Poder de los Niños, early 2002 by

EMI Odeón Chilena.^[4] Two singles from the album were promoted on Chilean radio stations, "Será Porque Te Amo" and "Mamma María", both of which contained its own music videos. For two years, Ciao made appearances on television shows, until the group transitioned into a teen concept.^[5]

2003–2005: Foundation of Kudai, and Vuelo

See also: Vuelo (album)

The group began accepting song submissions and concentrating on performing original material in hopes of breaking out of its niche market. Their reinvention was complete after changing their name from CIAO to Kudai, which is derived from the

platinum

in August 2005. Kudai was nominated for Best Artist—Central Region and Best New Artist—Central Region in the

2006–2007: Sobrevive, their second studio album

In 2006, they recorded their second album called Sobrevive released on June 15, 2006 this album debuted at #1 in Chile as one of the most sold albums of the year and gained the gold album status for selling over 15,000 copies. The album was released in 2007 in Mexico and sold more than 350,000 copies worldwide.

This album was the last record on which Nicole Natalino sang. She left the group due to personal problems. After the departure of Nicole,

; this was released on September 26, 2007 in Chile. The album represented a drastic change in their style with a heavier sound and darker lyrics about anorexia, teenage pregnancy, drug addiction & suicide.

The first single is "Déjame Gritar" which reached #1 in Chile and Argentina. The video of the single features Nicole before her departure and also hit the #1 spot on many music video channels and programs in Latin America and reached #1 on

replaced it"

They also performed the theme for the

.

2008–2010: Nadha

Towards the end of 2007 they moved to Mexico to launch their international career and left Chile. Kudai closed their career in Chile when they played in the Festival de

Kudai band member Gabriela Villalba has said that this album is a turning point in Kudai's musical career:

"Now is the time that Kudai needs to show and prove many things because if we remain the same, we will be categorized as the teen band that will never grow. I feel that this third album is a very decisive stage for Kudai. We are going to fight to rid ourselves from the title of "the band that wants to be popular" and actually present good material."

Rumors say Kudai might be performing in World Peace One in 2008. The group might be playing in

" was released in Latin America.

The album has been nominated for "Best Pop Album by Group or Duet" at the

In January 2009, they released an exclusive single for Chile, called "

.

2016-present: Reunion

In November 2016, the band announced their comeback with the original line-up, as former member Nicole Natalino confirmed the reunion with their bandmates. They also confirmed the release of a new song recorded recently.[9]

Members

Current members

• Pablo Holman – vocals, occasionally guitars (1999–2009; 2016–present)
• Bárbara Sepúlveda – vocals (1999–2009; 2016–present)
• Tomás Manzi – vocals (1999–2009; 2016–present)
• Nicole Natalino – vocals (1999–2006; 2016–present)

Former members

• Gabriela Villalba – vocals (2006–2009)

Discography

Studio albums

• Vuelo (2004)
• Sobrevive (2006)
• Nadha (2008)
• Laberinto (2019)
• Revuelo (2021)

Tours

Years	Number of dates	Title
2004–2005	25	En Vivo - Gira 2004-2005
2006–2007	50	Sobrevive Latin American Tour

Awards and nominations

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Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the

to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Earned a nomination Kudai.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008	Nadha	Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals	Nominated

Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica

or VMALA's is the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards. Kudai won five awards from sixteen nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Kudai	Best New Artist — Central	Nominated
2005	Kudai	Best Artist — Central	Nominated
2006	Kudai	Breakthrough Artist	Nominated
2006	Kudai	Best Pop Artist	Won
2006	Kudai	Best Artist — Central	Nominated
2007	Kudai	Artist of the Year	Nominated
2007	Kudai	Best Group or Duet	Nominated
2007	Kudai	Best Artist — Central	Won
2007	Pablo Holman	Fashionista — Male	Won
2008	Kudai	Best Group or Duet	Won
2008	Kudai	Best Pop Artist	Won
2008	Kudai	Best Artist — Central	Nominated
2008	Gabriela Villalba	Fashionista — Female	Nominated
2008	Kudai (President: Martín Torrilla)	Best Fan Club	Nominated
2009	Kudai	Artist of the Year	Nominated
2009	Kudai	Best Artist — Central	Nominated

Los Premios 40 Principales

Los Premios 40 Principales, is an award show by the musical radio station Los 40 Principales. Created in 2006 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the worldwide station. Kudai won an award.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	Kudai	Chilean Act	Won
2008	Kudai	Chilean Act	Nominated

Orgullosamente Latino Award

The

are accolades first awarded in 2004 for the best in Latin music. They were created by Alexis Núñes Oliva, Executive Producer of Ritmoson Latino, the Mexico-based music television channel through which the awards are broadcast each year. Kudai won two awards from four nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	Kudai	Latin Group of the Year	Won
2007	Kudai	Latin Group of the Year	Nominated
2009	Kudai	Latin Group of the Year	Won
2009	Lejos De Aquí	Latin Music Video of the Year	Nominated

Premios Oye!

Premios Oye! (Premio Nacional a la Música Grabada) are presented annually by the Academia Nacional de la Música en México for outstanding achievements in the Mexican record industry. Kudai received an award from two nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008	Nadha	Best Pop by a Duo/Group	Nominated
2008	Lejos De Aquí	Best Song with a Message	Won

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kudai (Chilean band).

• (in Spanish) Official site
• (in Spanish) Kudai Nadha