Bacilos is a music group based in Miami, Florida, US. A leading practitioner of

latin pop Latin pop (in Spanish and in Portuguese: Pop latino) is a pop music subgenre that is a fusion of US–style music production with Latin music genres from anywhere in Latin America and Spain. Originating in Spanish-speaking musicians, Latin po ...

, the band had several hits on the Billboard Latin charts and had considerable success in the Latin Grammies, most notably, their album ''

Caraluna ''Caraluna'' ("Moonface") is the second studio album recorded by Bacilos released on July 16, 2002. The album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2003. Track listing This information adapted from Allmusi ...

'' which won the

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Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, and album ''Sin Vergüenza'' which was nominated in

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for the same award.

Band history

The band was formed in 1997 by three students of the

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. Originally a quartet, the band drew influences from Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodríguez and Argentinian rock singer Fito Páez. The band eventually became a trio consisting of Colombian singer and guitarist

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 ...

, Brazilian bassist André Lopes and Puerto Rican percussionist José Javier Freire before releasing an independent album ''Madera'' in 1999. Bacilos signed with

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in 2000. The self-titled album was nominated for two Latin Grammy awards and went gold in Colombia. The single ''Tabaco Y Chanel'' was widely played on Latin radio stations and the success of their major label debut earned them a slot as support artist on a world tour by Spanish artist

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. Their 2002 ''Caraluna'' album added to their reputation winning a Grammy for best Latin pop album and making the Billboard Latin album charts. The album also won best album at the Latin Grammies and their song ''Mi Primer Millón'' won best tropical song. The single ''Caraluna'' went to No. 1 in Chile, top 10 in Argentina and charted in the world and Billboard Latin charts in late 2002 and early 2003. ''Mi Primer Millón'', a humorous account of trying to make it in the music industry, again went top 10 in Chile and made the Billboard and world Latin music charts in 2003. ''Solo un segundo'' was the third single from the album going top 10 in Argentina and top 20 in Chile. Bacilos also featured on a duet with

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which made the Chilean Top 20 in May 2004. ''Sin Verguenza'' was released in late 2004. The first single ''Pasos de Gigante'' went to number 1 in Argentina, No. 2 in Chile and made top 10 on Billboard's Latin singles charts in late 2004. It was nominated for a Grammy award for best Latin pop album. The band announced that they would break up and completed their final tour in the United States on December 15, 2006, when they played at La Covacha, in Miami. Their final live show was on February 22, 2007, at the Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar, in Chile

In October 2017, the band decided for a reunion and released their latest hit, "Por Hacerme el Bueno". In August 2018, the band released their fourth studio album "¿Donde Nos Quedamos?". In April of 2021, the band released their fifth studio album, "Abecedario," which includes two re-recorded hits, ''Caraluna'' featuring Carlos Vives, and ''Tobacco y Channel'' with Morat.

Members

* Singer and guitarist:

(born c. 1971, in Colombia) * Bassist: André Lopes (born c. 1976, in Brazil)

Discography

* ''Madera'' (1999) * '' Bacilos (album), Bacilos'' (2000) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Sin Vergüenza'' (2004) * ''Grandes Éxitos'' (2006) * ''¿Donde Nos Quedamos?'' (2018) *''Abecedario'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

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Latin Grammy Awards

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Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

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Song of the Year Song of the Year may refer to: * Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year * Dove Award for Song of the Year * Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year * Grammis Song of the Year * Grammy Award for Song of the Year * Latin Grammy Awa ...

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References

External links

Bacilos Official WebsiteBacilos Official Label Site – Free music online

Lyric And Translation

Hebrew translation {{Authority control Latin pop music groups Grammy Award winners Latin Grammy Award winners Musical groups from Miami Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups disestablished in 2007 Warner Music Latina artists Pop-folk music groups