D'Nash (often stylized as D'NASH, originally Nash) was a Spanish

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, best known for representing Spain in the

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Members

* Basty - real name:

Esteban Piñero Camacho Esteban Piñero Camacho (born 28 February 1981) is a member of the boyband D'NASH D'Nash (often stylized as D'NASH, originally Nash) was a Spanish vocal group, best known for representing Spain in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. Members ...

- born 28 February 1981,

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* Mikel - real name:

Michael Hennet Sotomayor Michael "Mikel" Hennet Sotomayor (born 20 January 1983) is a member of the boyband D'NASH D'Nash (often stylized as D'NASH, originally Nash) was a Spanish vocal group, best known for representing Spain in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. ...

- born 20 January 1983,

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* Javi - real name:

Francisco Javier Álvarez Colinet D'Nash (often stylized as D'NASH, originally Nash) was a Spanish vocal group, best known for representing Spain in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. Members * Basty - real name: Esteban Piñero Camacho - born 28 February 1981, Cádiz * Mikel - ...

- born 30 April 1983,

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* Ony - real name:

Antonio Martos Ortiz Antonio Martos Ortiz (born 19 February 1981) is a notable ex-member of the boyband D'NASH. He was known simply as Ony and was the passionate member of the band. D'Nash In 2006, Antonio formed a band named D'Nash with friends Esteban Piñero C ...

- born 19 February 1981,

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Biography

In February 2006, the band released its first single "Capaz de todo" (

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: "Capable of Everything"). The album '' Capaz de todo'' was released a month later on March 28. In June 2006, they released a second single, "¿Dónde estás?" ("Where Are You?"), a ballad. Their album was reissued in November with two extra songs, "¿Qué sabes del amor?" ("What Do You Know About Love?") and "Más allá de las estrellas" ("Beyond The Stars"), a Christmas song. The latter became a single promoting the Special Edition. On February 24, 2007, Nash won ''

Misión Eurovisión 2007 Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "I Love You Mi Vida" written by Thomas G:son, Andreas Rickstrand, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, Rebeca Pous Del Toro. The song was performed by the group D'Nash. The Spanish broadc ...

'', a Spanish TV program searching for the next representative of Spain in the

, which was held on May 12 in

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. Just before entering the competition, they announced a change of name from Nash to D'Nash, due to the existence of a power pop band named The Nash from

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. They entered the competition with the song "

I Love You Mi Vida Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "I Love You Mi Vida" written by Thomas G:son, Andreas Rickstrand, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, Rebeca Pous Del Toro. The song was performed by the group D'Nash. The Spanish broadcas ...

" (literally "I Love You My Darling" but in this case 'my darling' refers to the love interest, making it 'sweetheart'), which ended the night in 20th position (out of 24 competitors) with a total of 43 points. In April 2007, they re-released their album, with the Eurovision-entry song "

" and the other finalist songs from the preselection ("Una lágrima", "Tu voz se apagará", "La reina de la noche" and "Busco una chica"). Also, a cover of

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's hit Stand by Me was included on the album and was later released as a promotional single. The album reached number 23 in Spain, selling a total of 30,000 copies. In November 2007, the band released a new single, "Amanda", which preceded the new album ''

Todo va a cambiar ''Todo va a cambiar'' ( en, Everything Is Going to Change) is the second album of the Spanish boy band and 2007 representatives of the Eurovision Song Contest D'Nash, previously known as Nash. The album was released on December 4, 2007 in Spain, ...

'' (English: ''Everything's Going to Change''), released on 4 December 2007.This album sold 35.000 copies in Spain. On July 22, 2008, it was announced that Ony would leave the group after their summer tour ended in September, to pursue a career in musical theatre. Their last performance as a four-piece took place in Fuengirola, Málaga. The band's three remaining members continued after his departure. The band split up in 2013 due to low sales of their last album ''Garabatos'' and Javi started a solo career . The four original members reunited for a one-off concert in

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on 21 December 2014, without ruling out other future projects for the band. D'Nash se reúne en concierto el próximo domingo 21 de diciembre
/ref> In 2016, the band were guest performers at '' Objetivo Eurovisión'', the Spanish national final for the

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Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial fanclubOfficial Caes website
(label) {{DEFAULTSORT:D'nash Spanish boy bands Spanish pop music groups Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Spain Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2007