Calle Ciega is a
boy band
A boy band is a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their Teenage, teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands ...
from
Venezuela
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. The group, created and managed by Artist developers and management team formed by Jhonny Nuñez, originally began singing
merengue-based songs, but as the different incarnations of the group progressed the songs moved away from merengue toward the more urban sounds of
hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
and
reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ) is a modern style of popular music, popular and electronic music that originated in Panamanian reggaetón, Panama during the late 1980s, and which rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s through a plethora of Puert ...
.
The first version of Calle Ciega was a seven-piece outfit consisting of Damian Alvarez, David Díaz, Vladimir Mundo, Kingston Luna, Pablo Rivero, Eduardo "Black" Hernandez y Fernando Pineda. Their albums were all released and produced by singer Ricardo Montaner's own record label "Hecho a Mano" and by musical producer Fernando Rojo. The group were extremely successful in their home country, with their first two albums earning them gold and platinum discs, respectively.
Alvarez and Pineda left after the first two albums and Christian Rigu was added to the group for their third album, ''Seguimos Bailando''.
A new version of the group, now produced and managed by Rafael Quintana, Enrique Verhelst, and Ruben Ferrer Rubio, recorded ''Una Vez Más'' in 2005, with the line-up of Jesus "Chino" Miranda, Miguel Ignacio "Nacho" Mendoza, Luis Fernando "Luifer" Romero, Kent Jaimes and Emilio Vizcaino. The album was also released in the United States by Prisma Records. Miranda and Mendoza left in 2007 to form the successful duo
Chino & Nacho
Chino & Nacho is a Venezuelan pop duo, consisting of Jesús Alberto Miranda Pérez (Chino) (born November 15, 1984) and Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti (Nacho) (born August 22, 1983). In 2010, the group won a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Album f ...
before pursuing solo careers from 2017 onwards. The remaining three members continued for a while before splitting up, with Emilio Vizcaino, who had earlier been part of the Venezuelan musical project
Fuera de Clase, and Luifer teaming up in Los Cadillacs.
The third version of Calle Ciega was formed in 2012, featuring Anderson Castro, Jhey Sosa, Aldo Armas, Kevin Arvelo and Sandy Carrero, and released a single "Mía".
The latest line-up of Calle Ciega was unveiled in 2017. The new group consists of Alonson "Alon" Urbina, Edwar "Hommy" Alvarado, Gabriel "Gabo" Mundo and Hecson "Hache" Hernández. The quartet released two singles, "Mi Persona Favorita" and "Ya No Hay Dolor" and a seven-track album titled ''2018''.
Discography
Studio albums
*1998: ''
Caliente''
*1999: ''
No Pares de Sudar''
*2001: ''
Seguimos Bailando''
*2004: ''
La Carcajada''
*2005: ''
Una Vez Más''
*2006: ''
Edicion Especial''
*2007: ''
Más Caliente''
*2008: ''
Los Nenes De La Casa''
*2017: ''
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
''
Compilations
*2000: Exitos
Collaborations
*2000: Asi Son Bonco (Con Guaco)
*2004: Dejame Entrar A Tu Corazon (Con Tecupae)
*2005: Pase Lo Que Pase (Con Mr Brian)
*2005: Consuelito (Con Calibu y Eddie Castro)
MixTapes
*2007: Desde Calle Ciega (Con Chino y Nacho, Los Cadillacs, Franco y Oscarcito)
Singles
*2004: La Carcajada
*2004: La Avispa
*2004: Una Vez Más
*2005: Mi Cachorrita
*2005: Pase Lo Que Pase
*2005: Como Te Extraña Mi Cama
*2005: El Vestido Rojo
*2006: Tu y Yo
*2006: La Pastillita
*2007: La Prueba Final
*2007: Dile
*2007: Aunque Mal Paguen
*2008: Vete
*2008: Dile (Electro Dance Mix)
*2012: Apaga la Luz
*2012: Amándote Más
*2012: Mía
*2017: Mi Persona Favorita
*2017: Ya No Hay Dolor
References
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Musical groups established in 1996
Venezuelan reggaeton musicians
Venezuelan musical groups