Natalino is a

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band formed in 1996, under the name of "La Pé". They started enjoying mainstream success until the release of the

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's first major

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"''Desde Que Te Vi''" in 2007, which gone gold status in 2008, and then

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in 2009, selling over 15,000 copies in their country. Since the beginning of the group it has been formed by Cristián Natalino, Eduardo Manzi, and Hugo Manzi as members, creating and projecting a solid musical career in various markets. Although the initially started as "La Pé", Natalino became famous in 2008 for their

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"''Desde Que Te Vi''", which swept the national radio and placed it in the first four places top selling discs in

. They were performing at Festival de Viña del Mar 2009, in which they received ''Silver Torch'' and ''Golden Torch''. They also performed in stage the same day as

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. Their style has been compared with bands such as

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and

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History

"La Pé", Early years (1996-2006)

The band originally formed by the name of "La Pé" in 1996, with all of it current members. La Pé recorded 3 albums, the last one signed to

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, and from which their cover of ''De Amor Ya No Se Muere'’ (originally by Gianella Bella) had some

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success.

''Desde Que Te Vi'' and mainstream success (2007-present)

In 2006, the band signed to Audionativa Records, and began recording ''Desde Que Te Vi'', the album was released in 2008, and is one of the

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albums of the year in

. The album gone

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in 2008,

in 2009, and spawned 3

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s: ''"Desde Que Te Vi"'', ''"Angel del Pasado"'', ''"Si Hablo de Tí, Hablo de Mi"''. They were also getting airplay success with ''"Desde Que Te Vi"'' in

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and

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, in those countries they were often compared with the

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.Natalino Fans Page
/ref> The international success of ''Desde Que Te Vi'' was due to the inclusion of this song in the

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''Machos'', which didn't enjoyed much worldwide success, but the song was recognized immediately.

Discography

Albums

*'' Desde Que Te Vi'' (2008), PLATINUM

+ 15000

Singles

External links

Natalino's official website

References

{{Reflist, 2 Chilean rock music groups