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Américo
Domingo Johnny Vega Urzúa (born December 24, 1977), commonly known as Américo, is a Chilean singer. He became known as the lead artist of Américo y la Nueva Alegría. He is the son of a locally known boleros singer, Melvin "Corazón" Américo. Americo was a coach on the second season of La Voz Ecuador in 2016. Biography Beginnings Américo started his musical career at the 8 years old, when unexpectedly, he had to replace his brother Darwin, who had to sing in the ''Carnaval del Parque Lauca'', one of the most populated areas of Arica. After that, he started participating in local and regional festivals. When he was 9 years old, he recorded his debut album, ''Para mis padres'', and later released his second album, ''Mi colegiala'', while he was a teenager. When he released his album ''Tropicalmente Américo'', he was discovered by the bando Alegría, who at the time, were without a vocalist, and they invited him to join the band. With the band, Americo recorded 11 albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Viña Del Mar International Song Festival
The '' Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2010'' was held from February 22, 2010 until Friday February 26, 2010. The musical event was broadcast on Chilean TV channels Televisión Nacional de Chile and Canal 13, and will be held in Viña del Mar, Chile, like the past 50 editions. The show is hosted for the second time by Soledad Onetto and Felipe Camiroaga. For the first time the whole event was broadcast in HD (High Definition) via Canal 13. The last day on February 27, 2010 of the festival was canceled due to the 2010 Chile earthquake. Background For the first time, the people participated in the choice of the song that represents Chile in the international competition via text message which chose 5 songs. In a ceremony on November 28, 2009, a judges chose the finalist, which was "El Tiempo en La Bastillas" by Difuntos Correa, originally performed by Fernando Ubiergo, the song received 18,32% of the people votes. The Organization of the event began in mid-2009 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Morir (Américo Album)
''A morir'' (Spanish "till death") may refer to: *A morir (Américo album), ''A morir'' (Américo album), album by Chilean singer Américo 2008 *''A morir'' (:es:A morir (álbum de Saratoga), es), album by Spanish heavy metal band Saratoga (band) 2003 *''A Morir'' (:es:A morir!!!, es), album by Argentine band Catupecu Machu 1998 {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago De Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital city, capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's Chilean Central Valley, central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, which has a population of seven million, representing 40% of Chile's total population. Most of the city is situated between above mean sea level, above sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has served as the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city features a downtown core characterized by 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side streets with a mix of Art Deco, Gothic Revival, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is defined by several Inselberg, standalone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, which is lined by parks such as Parque Bicentenario, Parque Forestal, and Parque de la Familia. The Andes, Andes Mountains are visibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Jara (singer)
es:Luis Jara fr:Luis Jara id:Luis Jara Luis Alberto Jara Cantillana (October 25, 1965), also known as Lucho Jara, is a Chilean singer, television host and former actor. He had acting roles in the teleseries ''De cara al mañana'' (1982) and ''Los títeres'' (1984). Biography Son of Luis Jara Vergara and Alba Rosa Cantillana, his road to the TV began when he participated in the "Clan Infantil" section of Chilean varieté TV show the show '' Sábados Gigantes''. Later, he participated as actor in the soap opera ''De cara al mañana'' from Televisión Nacional de Chile in 1982; after that would come his participation in the successful teleserie ''Los títeres'' from Canal 13 in 1984. In 1985, he won a festival in the stellar TV show ''Martes 13'' with the song "Ámame". To this success, adds the song "Me hace falta", with which he gets the second place in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in 1986. This some year he records his first album ''Ámame''. Successivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisca Valenzuela
Francisca Valenzuela (; born March 17, 1987, in San Francisco, California) is an American-born Chilean singer, poet, and multi-instrumentalist. Valenzuela was born and raised in San Francisco, California, where she resided until the age of 12, before moving to Santiago, Chile. She gained popularity in Chile and Latin America following the release of her debut album, ''Muérdete La Lengua'', in June 2007. Her second album, ''Buen Soldado'', followed in March 2011. Valenzuela has earned both gold and platinum album certifications in Chile.http://www.latercera.com/noticia/entretencion/2013/01/661-504385-9-francisca-valenzuela-alcanza-disco-de-platino-y-prepara-nuevo-album.shtml Francisca Valenzuela receives platinum and gold album status Her third studio album, ''Tajo Abierto'' was released in 2014 under her own independent record label Frantastic Records, and earned her first Latin Grammy Award for Best Recording Package, Latin Grammy Award nomination. Valenzuela released her fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arica
Arica ( ; ) is a commune and a port city with a population of 222,619 in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile's northernmost city, being located only south of the border with Peru. The city is the capital of both the Arica Province and the Arica and Parinacota Region. Arica is located at the bend of South America's western coast known as the Arica Bend or Arica Elbow. At the location of the city are two valleys that dissect the Atacama Desert converge: Azapa and Lluta. These valleys provide citrus and olives for export. Arica is an important port for a large inland region of South America. The city serves a free port for Bolivia and manages a substantial part of that country's trade. In addition it is the end station of the Bolivian oil pipeline beginning in Oruro. The city's strategic position is enhanced by being next to the Pan-American Highway, being connected to both Tacna in Peru and La Paz in Bolivia by railroad and being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 – 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 23 – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Nocheros
Los Nocheros is a pop-folk music group from Salta, Argentina. Composed of Mario Teruel, Rubén Ehizaguirre, Kike Teruel and Álvaro Teruel (who replaced Jorge Rojas when the latter pursued a solo career in 2005), their 1994 debut album was titled ''Con El Alma''. Los Nocheros gained fame during appearances at the National Folklore Festival in Cosquín, Córdoba. Receiving numerous local awards, they were nominated for a Best Folk Album award at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2005. Their album sales have totaled around 2,000,000 in Argentina alone. Among the 21 albums the group has released as of 2009, ''Signos'' (1998) and ''Señal de Amor'' (2001) have been the most successful, with 500,000 and 250,000 sales, each. References People from Salta Argentine folk music groups Musical groups established in 1994 Music of Argentina EMI Latin artists {{Argentina-culture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon-on-Thames, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band members are Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass); Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals); and Philip Selway (drums, percussion). They have worked with the producer Nigel Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. Radiohead's Experimental music, experimental approach is credited with advancing the sound of alternative rock. Radiohead signed to EMI in 1991 and released their debut album, ''Pablo Honey'', in 1993. Their debut single, "Creep (Radiohead song), Creep", was a worldwide hit, and their popularity and critical standing rose with ''The Bends (album), The Bends'' in 1995. Their third album, ''OK Computer'' (1997), is acclaimed as a landmark record and one of the greatest albums in popular music, with complex production and themes of social alienation, modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge González (musician)
Jorge Humberto González Ríos (born 6 December 1964) is a Chilean singer-songwriter and producer, best known for being the leader, vocalist, songwriter and bass player of the post-punk band Los Prisioneros, considered by some to be among the most important Latin American bands of all time. González rose to fame in the early 1980s when he formed Los Prisioneros with friends Claudio Narea and Miguel Tapia. The band quickly gained popularity for their socially conscious lyrics and energetic performances, blending punk, new wave, ska and pop influences, with the band becoming a symbol of resistance during Chile's military dictatorship. Los Prisioneros had recorded four studio albums before disbanding in 1992, where González would begin a solo career, with five albums to date. Los Prisioneros would reunite for two more studio albums in 2001 before disbanding yet again in 2006. After the band's disbandment González formed with his wife the musical duo Los Updates in 2007, only t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
