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List Of Best-selling Albums In Colombia
This is a list of some of the best-selling albums in Colombia. Colombia is one of the largest music markets in Latin America. The majority of the albums are from local artists; various artists such as Carlos Vives, Diomedes Díaz, Juancho Rois, Margarita Rosa de Francisco, Juanes and Shakira appear more than once in the list. List of best-selling albums Best-selling artists in Colombia According to some media publications, Diomedes Díaz sold about 20 million copies in Colombia. Mexican singer, Vicente Fernandez is believed to have sold 5 million. Although figures lack of reliability. See also * ASINCOL * List of best-selling albums by country References {{portalbar, Colombia Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ... Colombian music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Largest Recorded Music Markets
The world's largest recorded music markets are listed annually by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The ranking is based on retail value (rather than units) each market generates respectively per year; retail value generated by each market varies from year to year. As all financial data is given in US dollars, annual rates of change for all countries other than the United States are heavily influenced by exchange rate fluctuations, as well as by actual changes in revenue in local currency terms. It is important to note that the information presented in this page only accounts for revenue generated from the recorded music industry (recorded music and auxiliary revenues generated by these recordings), and is not reflective of the entirety of the music industry, including sectors such as publishing, live music, etc. The United States has remained the biggest market for recorded music in IFPI history, except in 2010 when Japan topped the list. The larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstreet's Back
''Backstreet's Back'' is the second studio album by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released internationally August 11, 1997 by Jive Records and Trans Continental Records, with the exception of United States. It was a follow-up to their successful debut album ''Backstreet Boys'' (1996). Some songs from this album and the debut album were compiled into a second self-titled album, ''Backstreet Boys'' (1997), which was released only in the US. There were a few differences between the versions of songs released on this album and the American album. The album also contained the same enhanced section as the American release. The first track recorded for the album was a cover of "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss", which was recorded alongside a new song, "If You Stay", which did not make the final track listing of the album. "Who Do You Love" was performed live but never released as a studio track. The three singles released from this album became three of their most successful and reme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cromos
''Cromos'' is a Colombian varieties and photojournalism magazine, known for widely covering the Miss Colombia pageant on editions called ''Mini Cromos''. The magazine was founded in 1916 by Miguel Santiago Valencia and Abelardo Arboleda, both from the Colombian city of Popayán. It is published on a weekly basis and has its headquarters in Bogotá, D.C. ''Cromos'' is part of the Library of Congress September 11 Web Archive and preserves the web expressions of individuals, groups, the press, and institutions in the United States and from around the world in the aftermath of the attacks in the US on September 11, 2001. See also * ''El Espectador ''El Espectador'' (meaning "The Spectator") is a newspaper with national circulation within Colombia, founded by Fidel Cano Gutiérrez on 22 March 1887 in Medellín and published since 1915 in Bogotá. It changed from a daily to a weekly editio ...'' References Further reading * Cruz Ramírez, Marisol. "La Americanización de la Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café Con Aroma De Mujer (Colombian TV Series)
''Café, con aroma de mujer'' ("''Coffee, with the scent of a woman''") is a 1994 Colombian telenovela produced by then programming company RCN Televisión on state-owned Canal A. It was created and written by Fernando Gaitán. It was broadcast in several countries throughout Latin America, North America and Europe. Overview Teresa Suárez (Margarita Rosa de Francisco), nicknamed "Gaviota" (Spanish for "Gull"), and her mother Carmenza Suárez, work as harvesters and throughout the year they travel to different farmlands across Colombia searching for work. Each October, just prior to the harvest period in the coffee axis, they travel to the hacienda Casablanca in Filandia whose owner, powerful coffee businessman Octavio Vallejo, secures employment for them. One October, Vallejo dies and his family, spread over the world, heads back to Casablanca to attend the funeral. Once back in the hacienda after several years in London, his grandson Sebastián Vallejo (Guy Ecker) meets Gaviot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nación (San José)
''La Nación'' is a Costa Rican newspaper. It is published in San José, Costa Rica. The newspaper is a general purpose newspaper, and circulates daily all year long, except on three Costa Rican holidays, Good Friday and the following Saturday, and the day after the New Year's Day. History ''La Nación'' was founded on October 12, 1946, by Sergio Carballo Romero as director, Ricardo Castro Beeche as manager, and Jorge Salas heading the administration. The first reporters were Adrián Vega Aguiar, Salvador Lara, Eduardo Chavarría, Federico González Campos, Claudio Ortiz Oreamuno and Joaquín Vargas Gené. The newspaper was born during the confusion and political unrest caused by lingering electoral fraud, corruption scandals, government repression and street violence against the opposition, with the participation of the Costa Rican communist movement, that at the time was an ally to the Picado administration. Less than two year later after the foundation of ''La Nación'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tengo Fe
''Tengo Fe'' is the eighth album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives, released on August 12, 1997. Track listing # "Tengo Fé" (''C. Vives'', ''C. Medina'') – 3:43 # "Qué Diera" (''C. Vives'') – 4:12 # "Buenos Tiempos" (''C. Vives'') – 3:51 # "Pambe" (''C. Vives'') – 3:46 # "Amores Escondidos" (''C. Vives'', ''E. Cuadrado'') – 3:41 # "Interior" (''C. Vives'', ''C. Medina'') – 3:33 # "Sol de Mediodía" (''C. Vives'') – 2:59 # "Cumbia Americana" (''C. Vives'') – 4:11 # "Malas Lenguas" (''C. Vives'')– 4:15 # "El Caballito" (''Traditional Arrangement'') – 3:44 Album credits Performance credits *Carlos Vives – Primary Artist, Vocals *Egidio Cuadrado – Accordion *Luis Angel Pastor – Bass *Heberth Cuadrado – Caja *Luis Diaz – Cello *Yesid Torres V. - Chicote *La Provincia – Choir, Chorus *Roberto Milanes – Double Bass *Pablo Bernal – Drums *Einar Escaf – Drums, Percussion *Mayte Montero – Gaita *Eder Polo – Guacharaca *Andrés Castro – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco José De Caldas District University
The Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas ( es, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas) is a public, coeducational, research university based in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the second most important public higher education institution in the city, after the National University of Colombia, with a population of 26,140 students. It was founded in 1948, by Priest Daniel de Caicedo, who would become its first rector, with the support of the Bogotá City Council, as the Municipal University of Bogotá ( es, Universidad Municipal de Bogotá). It changed its name to the current in 1957 when the municipality of Bogotá became a district. Its establishment was officialized by the 1970 decree No. 1030, issued by the national government. The university offers 70 programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including four masters and one doctorate. The university is member of the Association of Colombian Universities (ASCUN), the Iberoamerican Association of Postgra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aterciopelados
Aterciopelados ( en, The Velvet Ones), also known as Los Aterciopelados, is a rock band from Colombia, led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago. Their music fuses rock with a variety of Colombian and Latin American musical traditions. Aterciopelados have recorded eight albums. The group has won four Latin Grammy Awards from eight nominations, including Best Alternative Album in 2007 for '' Oye'', as well as four Grammy Award nominations. Their song "Bolero Falaz" topped Canal Viva Colombia's list of the 1,000 most important songs of Colombian rock, and several more of their songs also made the list, including "Maligno", "El Estuche", "Mujer Gala" and "Sortilegio". Aterciopelados are internationally recognized for their socially conscious message, and regularly discuss issues including political injustice, women's rights, and environmental destruction. They were honored by the United Nations for their work denouncing violence in Colombia. Background Primarily a collabor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Dorado (Aterciopelados Album)
''El Dorado'' is the second studio album released by Colombian rock group Aterciopelados, released on October 24, 1995 through Sony BMG. The album was produced by Federico López and recorded at Audiovisión in Bogotá, Colombia. The album has been considered by many music critics as one of the most important albums of rock in Spanish as well as the album that brought international recognition and comercial success to the group. American magazine ''Al Borde'' placed the album at number 9 in their list of 250 Most Important Albums of Iberoamerican Rock, released in 2006, being one of the three albums by the group to appear on the list. The album also contains "Bolero Falaz", one of the most acclaimed songs from the group, the song was placed at number on by '' Rolling Stone Colombia'' on their of 50 Greatest Colombian Songs, released in 2014. It was a commercial success for the group, selling 150,000 copies in its first year of release. Nowadays, the album has sold over 400,000 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol G
Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born 14 February 1991), known professionally as Karol G (stylized in all caps), is a Colombians, Colombian singer and songwriter. She is predominantly described as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist, but has experimented with a variety of other genres including reggae and Música sertaneja, sertaneja. In 2018, she won the Latin Grammy Award for Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist, and has been nominated for several 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards and Premios Lo Nuestro awards. Born and raised in Medellín, Giraldo launched her career as a teenager, appearing on the Colombian spinoff of ''The X Factor''. She moved to New York City in 2014 to learn more about the music industry and signed to Universal Music Latino. Her collaboration with Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny "Ahora Me Llama" became her breakthrough hit, and was the lead single for her debut album ''Unstoppable (Karol G album), Unst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
