Efecto Pasillo is a Spanish

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band formed in the

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. Their music also includes elements of

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and Latin sounds.

History

Beginnings

Efecto Pasillo started as a band in 2007, winning a music band competition. After that they recorded their first demo, ''En el aire'', which was played on several local radio stations. Music producer Tato Latorre traveled from Barcelona to the Canary Islands to listen to them live in a concert, and he was so impressed that he took the band under his wing.

Self-titled debut album

In early 2010 they launched ''Efecto Pasillo'', their self-titled debut album. Their debut single, ''Chacho'', made them famous at a national level, to the point they were hand-picked by

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as the opening act for their national tour. This turned Efecto Pasillo into one of the most important bands in the Canary Islands. By that time the band had already landed deals with label Vicious Records and promoting agency M2 Music Group. Also on 2010 they won the "Breakout Band of the Year" award in Gran Canaria.

2010-present

Thanks to the success of ''Chacho'', they toured Spain playing live on national televisions such as

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, Antena 3, laSexta or Televisió de Catalunya. Antena 3 also picked their track ''Pan y mantequilla'' as the "song of the summer" in 2012. This song was the first single of their next album, ''El misterioso caso de...'' ''Pan y mantequilla'' landed the band their first two nominations at

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, being contenders to Best Spanish New Artist and Best Spanish Song, which they ultimately lost out to Auryn and

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, respectively. They would also get a shot at the Best Spanish Album award in the 2013 edition, losing again to Alborán.

Members

*Iván Torres - vocals *Javier Moreno - drums *Nau Barreto - guitar *Arturo Sosa - bass

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20140923092227/http://efectopasillo.com/biografia * http://www.lovecanarias.com/personalidad/efecto-pasillo * http://www.laopinion.es/cultura/2012/09/23/efecto-pasillo-historia/436177.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20121129073609/http://www.efectopasillo.com/noticias/nominados-mejor-artista-revelacion-y-mejor-cancion-en-los-premios-40-principales-2012

External links

Official website

MySpace page
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