Ariel Hernández (singer)
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No Mercy is a German
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band of American singers who were originally brought together in Germany by producer
Frank Farian Franz Reuther (18 July 1941 – 23 January 2024), known professionally as Frank Farian, was a German record producer and singer who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the pop band No Mercy, and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequent ...
. The group consists of
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-born Marty Cintron and twin brothers Ariel and Gabriel Hernández, who hailed from
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.


Career


1995–1997: ''My Promise''

In 1995 the band released their single "Missing" which was a
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of
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's 1994 hit. No Mercy released their debut album '' My Promise'' on October 21, 1996. ''My Promise'' was the original title chosen by the band's German record company, Hansa, BMG. The album was released in the U.S. only a week later under the self title ''No Mercy'' on October 29, 1996. The album, however, was released in most areas of the world with its original title ''My Promise'', including Australia where it received two times platinum sales accreditation. ''My Promise'' which became a top-5 album in countries like Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland, produced two internationally popular singles, including " Where Do You Go" and "When I Die", the first being a cover of
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's "Where Do You Go" from 1995. This was followed by the single "Please Don't Go", which entered the top 5 in Austria and the U.K. The band released a re-worked version of the band
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's number one song from 1978, "
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", which was a moderate success on the charts but still managed to enter the top 20 in Austria, the Netherlands and the UK.


1998–1999: ''More''

No Mercy's second album, ''
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'', which was released in Germany in October 1998, included singles such as "Hello How Are You", "
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" (originally recorded by
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) and " Tu Amor" (originally by Jon B., and later covered also by
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). Although ''More'' was not as successful as its predecessor, it still managed to achieve success in the GSA region (Germany, Switzerland, Austria), peaking at No.7, No.9, No.9 respectively.


2000–present: Singles and current status

In 2002, a single, "
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" featuring guitarist
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, was released to gauge support for No Mercy's third album. The record producer decided instead to rework the songs for solo artist Daniel Lopes' debut album, ''Shine On'', in 2003. The band would guest feature in that album, on the track "Summer Angel". In October 2007, No Mercy released their third album, ''Day By Day'', under a new Australian-based independent record label, Show No Mercy Entertainment Pty Ltd, and via
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. On December 16, 2011 No Mercy released the single "Shed My Skin" featuring Stan Kolev via
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. Guitarist and lead vocalist Marty Cintron performs in Europe under the No Mercy name. In 2021, Frank Farian released a cover of the eighties song " Cherish" by
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. He made also a mix version of it with the song "
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", on which No Mercy collaborated.


Discography


Studio albums


North American releases


Compilation albums


Singles


See also

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References


External links


nomercymusic.com
Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:No Mercy American dance music groups American pop music groups American boy bands Arista Records artists American Eurodance groups Musical groups from Miami Musical groups established in 1995 Hispanic and Latino American musicians Spanish-language musical groups of the United States