Magneto was a popular Mexican
boy band of the 1980s and 1990s. The band formed on February 14, 1983.
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," a Mexican entertainment show viewed across Latin America and parts of Europe. Mexican teen pop group Magneto emerged in 1983. Their first record, Dejalo Que Gire came in 1984, followed by Super 6 Magneto. The Latin pop outfit suffered several lineup changes before achieving their first gold record in 1986. Mostly playing dance-pop songs, the five-member ensemble started touring Central America after climbing charts with "Todo Esta Muy Bien," and "Soy Un Soñador." However, their breakthrough came after issuing a Spanish-language version of Desireless
Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop (born 25 December 1952), known by her stage name Desireless (), is a French singer. Between 1986 and 1988, her hit single " Voyage, voyage" made it to number one on many European and Asian single charts.
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' "Voyage, voyage
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," a French pop hit from the '80s. In 1992 the boy band played the lead in their own movie, ''Cambiando el Destino''. Magneto won the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop New Artist of the Year
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, and received two nominations for the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1993: Pop Album (''Magneto'') and Pop Group of the Year.[
] Nevertheless, the original Magneto disbanded in 1996 after a sold-out show at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional.
A number of former Magneto members (the group's 1993-1996 lineup of Alan Ibarra, Mauri Stern, Elias Cervantes, Toño Beltraneña, and Hugo de la Barreda, better known as Alex) reunited in 2009.
In 2016, Magneto toured with Mercurio, a 1990s Mexican boy band. In 2017, they toured with Sentidos Opuestos, Mercurio and Kabah as part of the Únete a la fiesta concert series of 1990s pop music nostalgia.
Another original member of the group was Xavier Fux, he became a famous DJ
Original members
* Francisco Mtz. Frank (Pepe Ovadia)
*Elias Cervantes
* Diego Alfaro
* Iñaki Huacuja
* Enrique Oyanguren
* Jose Javier Iñiguez
* Mario Zainos (1989)
Xavier Fux
Later members
* Jose Antonio Chapa
* Elias Cervantes
* Emiliano Balderas
*Juan Botella
* Mauricio Rocha
* Hugo De la Barreda (Alex)
* Santiago Antón
* Mauri Stern (Marcos Stern Chernovetzky)
* Mario Zainos
* Alan (Erick Ibarra Miramontes)
* Antonio (Tono) Beltranena
* Paolo Mattos (vocalist)
* Carlos Martinez Gonzales (Charlie)
* Enrique Trejo
Albums
* '' Siempre'' (1995) (Always)
* '' Tu Libertad'' (1994) (Your Freedom)
* ''Más
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Film and TV
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* "Más" (''Breaking Bad''), a season three episode of ''Breaking Bad''
Songs
* ''Más'' (album), by Span ...
'' (1993) (More)
* '' Cambiando el Destino'' (1992) (Changing Destiny)
* '' Vuela, Vuela'' (1991) (a cover of Desireless
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's Voyage Voyage)
* '' 40 Grados'' (1989) (40 Degrees)
* '' Todo esta muy bien'' (1987) (Everything is very good)
* '' Tremendo'' (1986) (Tremendous)
* '' Super 6 Magneto'' (1984) (Magneto Super 6)
* '' Dejalo que gire'' (1983) (Let it grow)
Singles
* ''Una y Otra Vez
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'' (2001) (Once and Again)
From the album Siempre (Always)
* '' Para Siempre (Forever)
* '' No Se Decir Adios'' (I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye)
* '' La Puerta del Colegio'' (The high school
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door)
* '' Corazon Perfecto'' (1995) (Perfect Heart)
From the album Cambiando El Destino (Changing Destiny)
* '' Amor A Mogollon'' (Mogollon Love)
* '' Cambiando el Destino'' (1992) (Changing Destiny)
From the album Vuela, Vuela (Fly, Fly)
* '' Dejame Estar a Tu Lado'' (1991) (Let Me Be by Your Side)
* '' Huy Que Llego Tarde'' (1991) (Oh no, I'm Arriving late)
* '' Mira, Mira, Mira'' (1991) (Look, Look, Look)
* '' Oyeme'' (1991) (Hear Me Out)
* '' La Puerta del Colegio'' (1991) (The high school
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door)
* '' Para Siempre'' (1992) (Forever)
* '' Rezo por Mi'' (1992) (Pray for Myself)
* '' Vuela, Vuela'' (1991) (Fly away, Fly away)
From the album ''Tu Libertad'' (Your Freedom)
* '' Eva María'' (1995) (Eva Maria)
* '' Siempre Cerca de Mi'' (1995) (Always close to me)
* '' Mentira Para Dos'' (1995) (A Lie for Two)
* '' Malherido'' (1994) (Badly Hurt)
* '' Señor, Señor'' (1995) (Listen) (Mister, Mister)
* '' Tu Libertad'' (1994) (Your Freedom)
* '' Yo seré de ti'' (1994) (I Will Be Yours)
From the album ''Más'' (More)
* '' Que Sensación'' (1993) (What a Feeling!)
* '' Mi Amada'' (1993) (My Beloved One)
* '' Como Pega el Son'' (1993) (How the Son
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* ''Sugar, Sugar
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'' (1993) (cover song)
* '' Cambiando el Destino'' (1992) (Changing Destiny)
* '' Sueño por Sueño'' (1994) (Dream by Dream)
From the album X-Magneto
* ''Vuela, Vuela (remix)'' (1992)
* '' Vuela, Vuela'' (Fly away, Fly away) (1992)
From the album ''40 grados'' (40 Degrees)
* '' Las palabras'' (with Angélica Vale
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) (1990) (Words)
* '' Obsesionado'' (1990) (Obsessed)
* '' 40 grados'' (1989) (40 Degrees)
* '' Tu mejor amigo'' (1989) (Literally: Your Best Friend)
From the album ''Tremendo'' (Tremendous)
* '' Tremendo'' (Tremendous) (1986)
* '' Adolescencia'' (Adolescence) (1986)
* '' Un amigo es'' (A Friend is...) (1986)
From the album ''Todo esta muy bien'' (Everything is Well)
* '' Mi clase de amor'' (My Kind of Love) (1988)
* '' Soy un soñador'' (I'm a Dreamer) (1988)
* '' Todo esta muy bien'' (Everything Is Well) (1987)
Films
* '' Cambiando el destino'' (Changing Destiny) (1992)
Awards
* 42 gold albums (representing 4.5 million records)
* 7 platinum albums
* 1 diamond album
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* ''Eres'' award for:
**''Best Pop Group''
**''Best Album''
**''Best Video''
**''Best Movie''
**''Best Song''
* TVyNovelas Award
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for "Best Pop Group''
* Galardón a los Grandes de la Música award
* Lo Nuestro Awards
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* La Antorcha at the Viña del Mar Festival
References
External links
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mauristern.com
official site of Mauri (Stern)
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Website for Magneto & Mercurio
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Twitter page for Magneto & Mercurio
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Facebook page for Magneto & Mercurio
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Mexican boy bands
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