Mermelada was a

boy band A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform Love song, love songs marketed towards girls and young ...

from the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

. During the 1980s, when other Latin teen musical bands such as

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

's Menudo and Los Chicos,

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

's Los Chamos,

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

's Parchis and others enjoyed commercial success across Latin America and Europe, Mermelada was the Dominican Republic's main album-selling teen and boy band.

History

Mermelada released their self-titled album, ''Mermelada'', in 1983. This album included title song "Mermelada", as well as a cover of

Survivor Survivor(s) may refer to: Actual survivors * *Last survivors of historical events Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Survivors, characters in the 1997 ''KKnD'' video-game series * ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Found ...

's song " Eye of the Tiger" ("Maria Elena)" and one of

Toni Basil Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her song "Mickey" topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit th ...

's " Hey Mickey" ("Vickie"). Other songs included "Los Hijos de Machepa" and "Robot". Mermelada enjoyed success around the Dominican Republic and other Latin countries. Nevertheless, after the early-80s wave of popularity for Spanish-singing boy bands waned somewhat from the mid-80s, groups such as Los Chicos and Mermelada ended up separating, and only Menudo survived for a significant period. Mermelada's separation was hastened by Monchy Capricho's departure from the group in the late 1980s, and the band survived for only a couple of years more. Nevertheless, Mermelada was used as a launching pad by Capricho, who became a successful Merengue singer.http://www.conectate.com.do/articulo/monchy-capricho-biografia/ (in Spanish)

References

External links

GRUPO MERMELADA feat MONCHY CAPRICHO - Chupa Que Chupa (80's)
{{Authority control Dominican Republic musical groups Boy bands