Miranda! is an

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band formed in 2001. Original band members include

Alejandro Sergi Miranda! is an Argentina, Argentine electropop band formed in 2001. Original band members include :es:Ale Sergi, Alejandro Sergi (vocals), :es:Juliana Gattas, Juliana Gattas (vocals), Lolo Fuentes (guitar), Bruno de Vincenti (programming), and si ...

(vocals), Juliana Gattas (vocals), Lolo Fuentes (guitar), Bruno de Vincenti (programming), and since 2003, Nicolás Grimaldi (bass). It is currently a duo between Sergi and Gattas. The group has found success throughout Latin America as well as in the United States and Europe.

History

In 2001,

teamed up with Juliana Gattas, Lolo Fuentes and Bruno de Vincenti to form Miranda!, labeling their style as ''melodramatic electropop''. Named after Argentinian actor Osvaldo Miranda, the group finally met the actor in December 2002 during the Buen Dia Arriba Festival in

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. Their popularity grew around the Buenos Aires underground music circuit, based on their peculiar music, style and looks. Their unique live performances, in which the band members "acted out" the lyrics of their songs, gained them a great number of followers, as well as a number of prizes in such publications as the Argentine version of the ''

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,'' which named them the Revelation Band of 2002. That year they released ''Es Mentira,'' their first album which would spawn five singles: "Bailarina," "Imán," "Tu Juego," "Agua" and "Romix." In 2004 Miranda! edited their second album, titled ''Sin Restricciones,'' which would mean the mainstream breakthrough of the band, with hits like "Yo Te Diré" or "Don," which would go on to be one of the most downloaded ringtones in the world by 2005. Other singles out of this album were "Navidad," "El Profe," "Uno los Dos" and recently "Traición." Between albums, they released an EP containing three new tracks that were formerly the theme songs of very successful soap operas from Argentina, "Quiéreme… tengo frío" ("Love me, I'm cold") from ''

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in 1975; "Una lágrima sobre el teléfono" from ''

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in 1990; and "Esa extraña dama" from the soap opera with the same name, starring

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and Jorge Martínez. These songs were performed at the 2006

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TV show, and then released as a single CD in Argentina. "Prisionero," the first single off their new album ''El Disco de tu Corazón,'' became a #1 hit in their native Argentina. However, the second single "Perfecta" with

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became an even bigger hit worldwide, topping the charts in many Spanish-speaking countries. The newest

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from ''El Disco de tu Corazón'' is simply-called "Hola," and was the first to be released in 2009. The

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from "Hola" is comic-based on a narrated

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communication between two people who end up having sex in a room. In 2022, an article by Argentine music magazine

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included Miranda! album 'Es Mentira' as one of the ten great albums turning 20

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this year.

Discography

Albums

Es Mentira (2002) #Bailarina (Dancer) #Horóscopo (Horoscope) #Romix #Imán (Magnet) #Tu Juego (Your Game) #Agua (Water) #Ven (Come) #Mentira (Lie) #Tiempo (Time) #Casualidad (Coincidence) Sin Restricciones (2004) #Yo Te Diré (I Will Tell You) #Don (Talent ''or'' Gift) #Quiero (I Want) #Vuelve A Tí (Back to You) #El Profe (The Teacher) #Otra Vez (Again) #Tu Gurú (Your Guru) #Hoy (Today) #El Agente (The Agent) #Navidad (Christmas) #Traición (Betrayal) #Uno Los Dos (One, The Two of Us) Sin Restricciones En Vivo! (2005) #Otra Vez #Tu Gurú + Take On Me #Yo Te Diré #Hoy #Bailarina #Mentira #Traición #Navidad #Quiero #El Profe #Tu Juego #Don #Romix #Casualidad Quereme! P'' (2006) #Quereme...Tengo Frío (Love Me...I'm Cold) #Una Lágrima Sobre El Teléfono (A Teardrop on the Telephone) #Esa Extraña Dama (That Strange Lady) #Medley (Extendida) #Medley (Radio Edit) El Disco De Tu Corazón (2007) #Prisionero (Prisoner) #Hola (Hello) #Perfecta (Perfect) eat. Julieta Venegas#Enamorada (In Love) #Nada Es Igual (Nothing is the Same) #Déjame (Leave Me) #Amanece Junto A Mí (Wake Up Next to Me) #Hasta Hoy (Until Today) #Vete De Aquí (Get Out of Here)

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#No Me Celes (Don't Be Jealous) #Te Atreviste Y Me Morí (You Dared and I Died) #Voces (Voices) El Templo Del Pop (2008) greatest hits album # Perfecta # Chicas'' new song'' (Girls) # Enamorada # Don # Yo Te Diré # Traición # Bailarina # Prisionero # Imán # Hola # El Profe # Romix # Otra Vez # Mi Propia Vida'' new song'' # Uno Los Dos # Tu Juego # Vete De Aquí (con Fangoria) # Navidad # Quiéreme... Tengo Frío # Mirandamix (Miranda! Vs. DJ Deró)'' Miranda! megamix by DJ Deró'' Es Imposible (2009) # Mentía (I Lied) # Lo que siento por tí (What I Feel For You) # Romance juvenil (Juvenile Romance) # El showcito (The Little Show) # Tu mirada (Your Look) # Tu misterioso alguien (Your Mysterious Someone) # Si pudiera volver (If I Could Go Back) # No lo digas (Don't Say It) # Entre mis brazos (Between My Arms) # Hola, probando (Hi, Testing) Miranda Directo! (CD + DVD) (2009) # Prisionero # Entre mis brazos # Tu mirada # Hola # Hola probando # Romance juvenil # El showcito # Perfecta # Tu misterioso alguien # Lo que siento por ti # Yo te diré # Enamorada # El profe # Mentía # Don # No lo digas # Imán Magistral (2011) # Dice Lo Que Siente (He Says What He Feels) # Ya Lo Sabía (I Already Knew) # A la Distancia (To The Distance) # Ritmo y Decepción (Rhythm & Deception) # 10 Años Después (10 Years Later) # No Pero No (No But No) # Cada Vez Que Decimos Adiós (Everytime We Say Goodbye) # Una Noche Como Hoy (A Night Like Tonight) # Tucan (Toucan) # Puro Talento (Pure Talent) Safari (2014) # Fantasmas (Ghosts) # Extraño (I Miss You) # Es por él (It's Because Of Him) # Solo lo sabe la luna (Only The Moon Knows It) # Miro la vida pasar (feat. Fangoria) See The Life Passing By# Sé mía (Be Mine) # Buen día (Good Morning) # Nadie como tú (Nobody Like You) # Fotos (Photos) # Para olvidar tu amor (To Forget Your Love) Fuerte (2017) #743 #Cálido y Rojo (Warm and Red) #Lejos de Mi Alcance (Far From Reach) #No (No) #Ahora Que Soy Cantante (Now That I'm a Singer) #Amante Amigo (Friend Lover) #Enero (feat. Jesús Navarro) (January) #En Esta Noche (On This Night) #Tu Hombre (feat. Natalia Oreiro) (Your Man) #Tu Padre (Your Father) #Quiero Vivir a Tu Lado (I Want To Live By Your Side) #Mala Señal (Bad Signal)

Singles

From Es Mentira (2002): # Bailarina - 2000 # Imán - 2001 # Romix - 2001 # Tu Juego - 2002 # Agua - 2002 From Sin Restricciones (2004): # Yo Te Diré - 2003 # Navidad - 2004 # Don - 2004 # El Profe - 2004 # Uno Los Dos - 2004 # Traición - 2005 From Quereme (2006): # Quereme... Tengo Frío - 2006 From El Disco de tu Corazón (2007): # Prisionero - 2007 # Hola - 2007 # Perfecta - 2007 # Enamorada - 2008 From El Templo del Pop (2008): # Chicas - 2008 From Es Imposible (2009): # Mentía - 2009 # Lo que Siento por ti - 2009 # Tu misterioso alguién - 2010 From Magistral (2011): # Ritmo y decepción - 2011 # Ya Lo Sabia - 2011 # Dice Lo Que Siente - 2012 # Puro talento - 2013 From Safari (2014): # Extraño - 2013 # Fantasmas - 2014 # Nadie Como Tú - 2014 From Fuerte (2017): # 743 - 2017 # Quiero Vivir a Tu Lado - 2017

References

External links

Official Website

"Foro Rosita" Unofficial Fans Forum
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