Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
founded in 1984 by Guillermo Santiso as a subsidiary of
Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
.
Its former name before being acquired by Televisa in 1984 was Profono Internacional, which was founded in 1978. Fonovisa mainly produces
Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as
Los Tigres Del Norte
Los Tigres del Norte (English: ''The Tigers of the North'') are a norteño band from San Jose, California. Originally founded in Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico, with sales of 60 million albums, the band is one of the most recognized groups in the g ...
,
Los Bukis
Los Bukis (The Bukis, ''buki'' translates as ''Little Kid'' in the Yaqui language) are a Mexican Grupera band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacan. In 1973, the band was founded by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís. Their first song was ...
,
Los Temerarios,
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...
,
Lucero Lucero may refer to:
* Lucero (given name) a Spanish given name
* Lucero (surname) a Spanish surname
* Lucero (entertainer) (born 1969), Mexican singer and actress
** ''Lucero'' (album), eponymous album released in 1993
* Lucero (band), an America ...
and
Thalía
Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists. Havin ...
.
In late 2002, Fonovisa was acquired from
Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
by the
Univision
Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...
Music Group. Fonovisa was owned by the Univision Music Group until May 2008 when it was bought by
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...
. It is now part of
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
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. Fonovisa headquarters are now in the Capitol Record Building, in
Hollywood, California
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.
Lawsuits
On January 25, 1996, Fonovisa was allowed to proceed with its copyright infringement lawsuit against Cherry Auction (which is known for operating the Cherry Avenue Auction in Fresno, CA) for allowing vendors to sell unlicensed records.
Fonovisa itself, however, became the subject of controversy in 1999 when the record label admitted to paying radio stations millions of dollars in payola to play songs from Fonovisa artists. Santiso was also charged with tax evasion during the process.
Artists
*Alacranes Musical
*Alicia Villarreal
*Alejandro Fernández
*Grupo Aroma
*Avenida 6
*After Party
*Alfredo Olivas
*Banda El Recodo
*Banda Pequeños Musical
*Grupo Bronco, Bronco
*Chiquis Rivera, Chiquis
*Conjunto Primavera
*Cristina (singer), Cristina
*Crecer Germán
*Conjunto Azabache
*Cuisillos de Arturo Macias, Cuisillos
*
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...
*El De La H
*El Potro de Sinaloa
*El Tigrillo Palma
*Grupo Exterminador
*Grupo Bryndis
*Graciela Beltrán
*German Montero
*Hechizeros Band
*Iván (singer), Ivan
*Jesús Chaparro
*Juan Gabriel
*Juan Rivera (singer), Juan Rivera
*Julión Álvarez
*Jazmín López
*Joan Sebastian
*José Huerta
*Lorenzo Antonio
*Los Acosta
*Los Bondadosos
*Los Temerarios
*Los Tigres del Norte
*Los Tucanes de Tijuana
*Los Canelos de Durango
*Larry Hernandez
*Marco Antonio Solis
*Patrulla 81
*Pedro Fernández (singer), Pedro Fernández
*Roberto Tapia
*Saul El Jaguar
*Sparx (US band), Sparx
*El Trono de Mexico
*Vikilo
Former artists
*Ana Bárbara
*Anahí
*Cristian Castro
*Crooked Stilo
*Elsa García (singer), Elsa García
*
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...
*La Mafia
*
Los Bukis
Los Bukis (The Bukis, ''buki'' translates as ''Little Kid'' in the Yaqui language) are a Mexican Grupera band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacan. In 1973, the band was founded by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís. Their first song was ...
*Los Palominos
*Lucero (actress), Lucero
*Menudo (band), Menudo
*Noelia
*
Thalía
Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists. Havin ...
*Timbiriche
*Tropa F
*Los Acuario De Mexico
*Jenni Rivera
See also
* List of record labels
References
External links
Official site
Record labels established in 1986
2002 mergers and acquisitions
2008 mergers and acquisitions
American record labels
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Mexican record labels
Pop record labels
Latin American music record labels
Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
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