''Alex, Jorge y Lena'' is the self-titled debut studio album by the

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, formed by the singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists

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Álex Ubago Álex Ubago (born Alejandro Martínez de Ubago Rodríguez on January 29, 1981, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain) is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He is especially known for his heartfelt voice and his ballads. He was able to record his deb ...

and

Jorge Villamizar Jorge Alberto Villamizar Iregui (born 14 October 1970) is a Colombian musician, singer and composer, leader of the band Bacilos, and one of the most representative Latin American singers. Villamizar came to prominence as the lead member of the ...

billed as

Alex, Jorge y Lena Alex, Jorge y Lena is a Latin supergroup, formed in 2010, that consists of singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Lena Burke, Álex Ubago and Jorge Villamizar. Their sound is influenced by all three members, who played instruments and wro ...

. It as released under the label

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on September 21, 2010. The songs on the album are mostly about love and relationships and musically the album is a

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. The first single, "Estar Contigo" was released on June 29, 2010, charted in the United States. The second single, "La Canción del Pescado" had a good reception in the Latin Pop airplay chart on United States. And "Las Cosas Que Me Encantan" and "Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón" were released as the third and fourth singles from the album, respectively.

Album information

Alex, Jorge y Lena's debut album, ''Alex, Jorge y Lena'' was produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Aureo Baqueiro. Burke, Ubago and Villamizar wrote all the songs on the album. Ubago said that the album includes 12 tracks since they had a lot of material to choose from, "everything was very fluid, we felt the chemistry and also the stars lined up." Each member played an instrument; Villamizar and Ubago played guitar and Burke played piano. ''Alex, Jorge y Lena'' was released on September 21, 2010 and peaked at number 13 in the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums and 17 at the

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. Alex, Jorge y Lena held a promotional tour in Spain and Latin America.

Singles

*"Estar Contigo" was the first single to be released from the album. It was written by Ubago and was originally recorded by him and Burke. The track was released to radio on July 26, 2010, and peaked at number 22 in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart. About the song, Villamizar said: "When I heard the song with their voices, I said 'I do not sing'". Then they sent the recording to the label, who immediately asked, "Where's Jorge?" and returned the song to be completed by the trio. This changed the nature of the song; according to Gabriela Martinez, Vice President of Marketing at Warner Music Latina, "Estar Contigo" "went from being a song

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romantic couple, a love song, o onemay be between father and son or friends, every relationship is applied." *"La Canción del Pescado" was the second single from the album and was released in April 2011. The track peaked at number 37 in the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Airplay chart. * "Las Cosas Que Me Encantan" was released in July 2011 as the third single from the album. The video for "Las Cosas Que Me Encantan" was also recorded in Mexico City; and included additional footage from their live performance at the Festival Valladolid in Spain. *"Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón" was released as the fourth and last single. Alex, Jorge y Lena recorded a music video for "Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón" during a live concert in Mexico City as a part of their promotional tour.

Track listing

Charts

Awards and nominations

On September 14, 2011, Alex, Jorge y Lena received two

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nominations, for

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and Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals for their 2010 release, with an additional nomination for Aureo Baqueiro as

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for his work on the album.

References

External links

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