Los Pikadientes de Caborca are a

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musical group whose debut single, "La Cumbia del Río", charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks in 2008. Los Pikadientes de Caborca began as a

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sensation, with many users posting

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s of themselves dancing to the hit.

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signed the group in 2008 and released their full-length album, ''

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''. The album peaked at #52 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The band received a Grammy nomination for Best Regional Mexican Album at the

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. and their live debut was in front of 200,000 people in Whittier Narrows Park. Francisco González won the Composer of the Year award from

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in 2014. Other nominations include the Billboard Awards, Lo Nuestro Awards and the Grammys. Francisco González continued to write songs for other artists. In 2019, he reunited the band, and in 2020, he participated in Fashion Week in New York and debuted on the catwalk with Alonso Máximo's designer. The band are currently finishing the recording of their next album, which is expected to be released in late May 2020. Francisco González is the lead vocalist of the band, Sonoran, red-bone musician, composer and founder of Los Pikadientes. He has composed songs for some groups such as

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Discography

Albums

* 2008: ''

'' * 2009: '' La Tenía Más Grande'' * 2010: '' Mas Desmadrosos Que Nunca''

Singles

* 2008: "La Cumbia del Río"

Awards

;2009 *

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**Best Regional Mexican Album ominated*

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** Breakout Artist or Group of the Year ominatedref>

Members

* January 2008: Gonzalez Terrazas Francisco Rafael (singer) * January 2011: Gonzalez Gastelum Javier Alberto (saxophone) * April 2018: Neyoy Ruiz Job Esteban (drummer) * May 2018: Bernabe Roman Leonardo (tuba) * January 2019: Nicolas Costich Costich (guitar)

References

External links

Los Pikadientes de Caborca
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