Los Palominos are a Tejano group from

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History

Los Palominos were formed in 1986 by four brothers under the name Los Tremendos Pequeños. Their repertoire includes polka, ''

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s'', ''

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'', ballads, and ''

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s''. They signed with Sony Discos in 1992 after meeting with Armando Lichtenberger and Oscar de la Rosa of

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. Their 1994 release ''Corazon de Cristal'' was a hit in the United States and Mexico, and they have released a steady stream of hit records well into the 2000s. In 2000 the group changed to

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followed by a change to Urbana Records in 2003. In early 2016, the group signed a new deal with M Music & Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of Latin indie powerhouse Freddie Records, and released their first new album under the label titled ''Piénsalo''. The album debuted at #1 on the iTunes Latin Albums chart.

Members

Current members

*Johnny Arreola - accordion, vocals *James Arreola - ''

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'', vocals *Julio Arreola - drums *Jorge Arreola - bass

Past members

*Jesse Arreola - drums (died on February 4, 2001, in Port Lavaca, TX. Jesse was in a tour bus accident.)

Discography

*''Entre La Espada Y La Pared'' (1991) 1st official release on SONY Discos *''Del Norte Al Sur'' (1992) *''Corazón de cristal'' (1994) *''El ganador'' (1995) *''Duele el amor'' (1996) *''Arco iris de papel'' (1997) *''Te seguire'' (1998) *''Por eso te amo'' (1999) *''Para ti'' (2000) (Last album on SONY Discos) *''Obsesión'' (2000) (First album on Fonovisa) *''Un poco más'' (2002) *''Tócame'' (2003) (Last album on Fonovisa) *''Canciones de la Rockola'' (2003) (First album on Urbana Records) *''Atrevete'' (2005) *''Evoluciones'' (2006) (Album return to Fonovisa/Universal) *''Me Enamore de un Angel'' (2008) (Album return to Urbana Records) *''Rockola 2'' (2009) *''Siente El Amor'' (2013) *''Strait Tejano'' (2014) *''Piénsalo'' (2016) (First album on M Music & Entertainment Group/Freddie Records)

Awards

The group won both a

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and a

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for best Tejano album, for 1999's ''Por Eso Te Amo'', and a

for best Tejano album for 2006's ''Evoluciones''.

References

* Los Palominosat

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