Taxi is a
Gibraltarian pop rock
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band founded in 2005 after the break-up of
Melon Diesel
Melon Diesel (also known as Treehouse) is aGibraltarian people, Gibraltarian pop music musical ensemble, band originally formed in Gibraltar in 1995, signed by Sony Music, who achieved popularity in Spain.
History
Melon Diesel started playing un ...
. After the quintet's break-up, its members dissolved into two different bands: Taxi (Dylan Ferro, Dani Fa and Danny Bugeja) and Area 52 (Guy Palmer and Adrian Pozo). Whilst the latter moved on to play
alternative rock
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in
English
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, ''Taxi'' kept loyal to Melon Diesel's
Hispanic
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fanbase
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, composing songs in
Spanish
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. Their songs maintain a certain similarity to those of ''Melon Diesel'' although slightly more
upbeat
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with more pop influences.
In September 2010, Taxi was nominated for a
Latin Grammy Award
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in the Best Pop Album category by a duo or group with vocals by "Aquí y Ahora".
Origins
Although the band never gave an official
press release
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when ''Melon Diesel'' broke up in 2003, the reason given was that there was a difference in opinions concerning what language the song lyrics should be written in and the direction in which the band was moving in.
El Mundo - From Melon Diesel to Taxi due to a language issue.
/ref> Ferro, Fa and Bugeja performed as No Eye Dear
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. After some time, the trio went on to develop their main project, which would become ''Taxi''.
Members
* Dylan Ferro – lead vocals (2005–present)
* Daniel Fa – guitar (2005–present)
* Daniel Bugeja – guitar (2005–present)
Discography
*''Libre'' (2005)
*''Mil Historias'' (2006)
*''Mirando Atrás'' (2008)
*'' Aquí y Ahora'' (2010)
*''Tras el horizonte'' (2013)
See also
* Melon Diesel
Melon Diesel (also known as Treehouse) is aGibraltarian people, Gibraltarian pop music musical ensemble, band originally formed in Gibraltar in 1995, signed by Sony Music, who achieved popularity in Spain.
History
Melon Diesel started playing un ...
* Music of Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory with many musical influences. Rock based music is undergoing a renaissance with a multitude of local bands playing original material and covers. Local venues have begun accepting Gibraltarian bands and ...
References
External links
El Taxímetro (official site)
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British pop rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2005
Gibraltarian musical groups