Fangoria are a Spanish

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duo, consisting of

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(a.k.a. Alaska, main vocals, occasional guitar), and

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(keyboards, occasional bass guitar). Fangoria have sold 1 million records worldwide since 1989.

History

In 1977 Alaska, along with

and

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, formed the band Alaska y los Pegamoides. Later, in 1982, they changed the name to Alaska y Dinarama. The group was popular and influential during

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. Some of their famous recordings include "

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" and "Ni tú ni nadie". The latter was entered for the Spanish heats of the

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in 1985 and later covered by the Mexican group

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in 2004 and by the Puerto Rican band Circo in 2005. Their "¿A quién le importa?" also was later covered by Mexican pop musician

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in 2002. In 1989

left, and the band transformed once again, this time adopting the name of the American horror film magazine ''Fangoria''. They had already made clear their fascination with

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z-movies, with songs like "Mi novio es un Zombi" (My Boyfriend Is a Zombie) and "La rebelión de los electrodomésticos" (The Rebellion of the Household Appliances). With each name change, the band moved further away from

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and further embraced electropop, although strong guitars have generally always been present in their performances. Since the birth of Fangoria in 1990, Alaska and Nacho Canut have recorded and launched several albums, always in the dance-pop electronica pattern. Some of their best-known songs include * "En la Disneylandia del amor" (1993) * "No sé qué me das" (2001) * "Eternamente inocente"(2001) * "Retorciendo palabras" (2004) * "Miro la vida pasar" (2004) * "Absolutamente" (2009) * "Dramas y comedias" (2013) * "Fiesta en el infierno" (2016) Moreover, "Hombres" and "Me Odio Cuando Miento" were featured in 2004 movie ''

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''. Their lyrics typically revolve around sadness, loneliness, jealousy and desire: these tragic contents usually contrast with the music, which normally is up-tempo and disco-oriented, although they have recorded downtempo songs as well. Some of their singles have been remixed by

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(formerly of

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) and Vive la Fête. In 2009, they released their tenth studio album ''Absolutamente''; the first single "Más es Más" was released before the release of the album. Later they released the second single, "La Pequeña Edad de Hielo". More recently, in 2010, a set of three CDs came out titled ''El Paso Trascendental del Vodevil a la Astracanada''. This release consists of Fangoria's greatest hits and rare recordings, as well as 15 completely re-made versions of their older hits from their previous bands, such as "Bailando", "A quién le importa?", "Ni tú ni nadie" or "Perlas ensangrentadas".

Discography

* '' Salto mortal'' (January, 1991) ::EP: ''Un día cualquiera en Vulcano S.E.P. 1.0'' (June, 1992) ::EP: ''Un día cualquiera en Vulcano S.E.P. 2.0'' (June, 1993) ::EP: ''Un día cualquiera en Vulcano S.E.P. 3.0'' (August, 1995) ::Remix-EP: ''A la felidad por la electronica'' (1996) ::Compilation-Album: ''Interferencias'' (1998) * ''Una temporada en el infierno'' (1999) ::Remix-Album: ''El infierno son los demás'' (2000) * ''Naturaleza muerta (Fangoria), Naturaleza muerta'' (October, 2001) ::Remix-Album: ''Naturaleza muerta remixes'' (2003) ::Compilation-Album: ''Dilemas, amores y dramas]'' (2003) ::Compilation-Album: ''Un día cualquiera en Vulcano'' (2003) * ''Arquitectura efímera'' (April, 2004) ::Re-edited Album: ''Arquitectura efímera deconstruida'' (2005) * ''El extraño viaje'' (October, 2006) ::Live-Album: ''¡Viven!'' (March, 2007) ::Re-edited Album: ''El extraño viaje revisitado'' (December, 2007) ::EP: ''Entre Punta Cana y Montecarlo'' (2008) * ''Absolutamente'' (February, 2009) ::Re-edited Album: Completamente (December, 2009) * ''El paso tracendentel del vodevil a la astracanada'' (October, 2010) ::Live-Album: ''Operación Vodevil'' (October, 2011) * ''Cuatricromía'' (February, 2013) ::Re-edited Album: ''Policromía'' (December, 2013) * ''Canciones para robots románticos'' (February, 2016) ::Re-edited Album: ''Miscelánea de canciones para robótica avanzada'' (February, 2017) ::Live-Album: ''Pianíssimo'' (November 3, 2017) * ''Extrapolaciones y Dos Preguntas'' ''1989-2000'' (February 15, 2019) * ''Extrapolaciones y dos respuestas 2001-2019'' (November 8, 2019) * ''Existencialismo Pop'' (May 28, 2021) * ''Edificaciones Paganas'' (March 5, 2022) ::EP: ''Ex Profeso'' (November 27, 2022)

References

External links

Official Fangoria website

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