Diamante Eléctrico is a Colombian

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band formed in 2012. The band consists of Juan Galeano (vocals and bass), Daniel Álvarez (guitar) and Andrés Kenguan (guitar and synths). The band has released six studio albums and has received four

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, including

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twice.

Career

The band was formed in 2012, with the three members, Juan Galeano, Daniel Álvarez and Andee Zeta, having previous experiences with music, Galeano studied Jazz in

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, Álvarez studied sound engineering in

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and Zeta had many years of background as a drummer, they met in one of Galeano's musical projects and then formed the band in 2012 in

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. Their first album ''Diamante Eléctrico'' was released in 2013 and was funded through crowdfunding in

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reaching over 5,000 dollars for the production of the album. The band won Best Rock Group at the SHOCK Awards in 2013 and received the award for Breakthrough Iberoamerican Artist by POTQ Magazine in 2014. On March 17, 2015, the band released their second album ''B'', it was recorded by Daniel Bustos in

and mastered by

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. The album won

at the

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while the song "Todo Va a Arder" was nominated for

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. Their third album ''La Gran Oscilación'' was released on September 7, 2016, through Cinq Music and was produced by Joshua Vance Smith. The project was accompanied by the documentary ''Después de la Espera'', which shows the production process for the album. At the

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, the album won

and the single "Déjala Rodar" won

. In 2017, the band performed at the

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. Their fourth album ''Buitres'' was released in 2018, the album was recorded at Nebula Studios in

and mixed at

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. The album was followed by ''Buitres & Co.'', released on 2019, which consists of new versions of the songs from ''Buitres'' with different guest singers such as

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, Rawayana, LosPetitFellas,

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and Kase.O from Violadores del Verso. On February 11, 2021, the band released their sixth album ''Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer'', the album was recorded during the quarantines due to the

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and had production from Andrés Rebellón and mastering by

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, as well as for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the

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, being the band's first

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nomination.

Influences

For their third album, the band found inspiration in the bands

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and

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Discography

* ''Diamante Eléctrico'' (2013) * ''B'' (2015) * ''La Gran Oscilación'' (2016) * ''Buitres'' (2018) * ''Buitres & Co.'' (2019) * ''Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer'' (2021) * ''Leche de Tigre'' (2023) * ''MALHABLADO'' (2024)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
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