Fuerza Regida

Fuerza Regida is a Mexican American regional Mexican band from San Bernardino, California. The band consists of lead vocalist Jesús Ortíz Paz, backing vocalist and twelve-string guitarist Samuel Jaimez, rhythm guitarist Khrystian Ramos, sousaphone player José "Pelón" García and tololoche player Moisés López.

The band rose to major prominence with their single " Bebe Dame" with Grupo Frontera. Other released singles, such as " Ch y la Pizza" with Natanael Cano, " Igualito a Mi Apá" with Peso Pluma, " Qué Onda" with Calle 24 and Chino Pacas, and " Harley Quinn" with Marshmello, would appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

History

2022: ''Pa Que Hablen'' and ''Sigan Hablando''

In November 2022, Fuerza Regida released a cover of the song "Chuy y Mauricio", titled "Chrysler 300". Days later, they released the single "Prefiero Empedarme", which was released along with a music video uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel. Musically and lyrically, the song talks about spite to the rhythm of a Sinaloan band played and recorded live. At the end of November they released the song "911" together with Grupo Frontera, co-written by Horacio Palencia and Edgar Barrera. The launch was accompanied by the release of the official music video, which accumulated 2.5 million views in its first three days of release, remaining in the top 10 videos in Mexico for its first two weeks. According to Bandamax, the single consolidated Grupo Frontera as one of the new emerging acts in Mexican music and Fuerza Regida as one of the most important bands at the time. The song was positioned at number 24 on the Hot Latin Songs list. In December 2022, together with Natanael Cano, they released " Ch y la Pizza". The song was trending on social media platforms such as TikTok. The music video accumulated 1.2 million views on its first day, being the sixth most viewed video globally on its opening day. After the release of "Ch y la Pizza", the band collaborated with Grupo Frontera for the second time on " Bebe Dame", which eventually debuted on number 91, later peaking at number 25, on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which marked the formers' first time appearing on the chart. The song would also reach number one on the Hot Latin Songs, Latin Airplay, Regional Mexican Airplay, and Mexico Songs charts. On December 30, the band released their sixth and seventh studio albums, ''Pa Que Hablen'' and ''Sigan Hablando'', which were intended to be combined as a double album, but had split the tracklist in half, with 13 songs in each album and collaborations with artists such as Eslabon Armado, Junior H, among others.

2023: ''Pa Las Baby's y Belikeada''

In the beginning of 2023, ''Pa Que Hablen'' and ''Sigan Hablando'' charted on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, peaking at number five and number six, respectively. In February 2023, to coincide with Valentine's Day, Fuerza Regida and American singer Becky G released " Te Quiero Besar", which is the second time the latter released a song in the regional Mexican music genre, after the remix version of "Ya Acabó" with Mexican group Marca MP. On March 10, the band released a cover of Bobby Pulido's hit single " Desvelado". On May 4, the band collaborated with Puerto Rican rapper Myke Towers on the single "Pariente", marking the latter's first appearance in the regional Mexican music genre. Days later, the band released " TQM", which surfaced around TikTok on the day of its release. On June 22, the band released " Sabor Fresa".

In July, "Sabor Fresa" peaked at number 3 on the Hot Latin Songs chart, number 16 on the Global 200 and number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with "TQM" charting at number five, number 15, and number 34 in each chart, respectively. After the success of both singles, the band released "Tiki Taka Toco" with American production duo Take a Daytrip, which was used as the official song for the 2023 Leagues Cup and was released in partnership with Apple Music. On August 22, Fuerza Regida, along with Los Tucanes de Tijuana and Edén Muñoz, released the Spotify-exclusive single "La Tierra del Corrido". On August 29, the band had been signed into Sony Music Latin, through a partnership with Rancho Humilde. A day later, the band released " Qué Onda" with Calle 24 and Chino Pacas, which eventually peaked at 67 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, marking one of Calle 24's first chartings in any ''Billboard'' chart. On September 20, the band released " El Jefe" with Colombian singer Shakira, a protest song regarding the issue of labor discrimination. On October 20, Fuerza Regida released their eighth studio album, '' Pa Las Baby's y Belikeada'', which combines several genres and contains collaborations with known artists such as Marshmello, María Becerra, Gabito Ballesteros, among others. From the album, " Harley Quinn" would become a hit, peaking at number 40 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

2024–present: ''Dolido Pero No Arrepentido''

On February 9, 2024, the band released an EP titled ''Dolido Pero No Arrepentido,'' which was announced earlier that month. The EP debuted at number 69 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Controversy

Fuerza Regida's lead vocalist Jesús Ortíz Paz, along with three other men, were detained at the Calexico–Mexicali border for possession of drugs and marijuana. Ortíz Paz would spend a few days in a Mexicali jail and would be released on February 6.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Del Barrio Hasta Aquí'' (2019)
* ''Adicto'' (2020)
* ''Otro Pedo, Otro Mundo'' (2020)
* ''Pisteando con la Regida, Vol. 3'' (2020)
* ''Del Barrio Hasta Aquí, Vol. 2'' (2021)
* ''Pa Que Hablen'' (2022)
* ''Sigan Hablando'' (2022)
* '' Pa Las Baby's y Belikeada'' (2023)

References

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Musical groups established in 2015
Norteño music groups
Mexican norteño musical groups