Vázquez Sounds, also known as V-Sounds, is a Mexican musical trio formed by siblings Abelardo "Abe", Gustavo "Gus" and Angela "Angie" Vázquez originating from the city of

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, in Mexico. They are known for their cover of the

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", which received over 260 million YouTube hits, becoming an instant internet sensation, and even earning them air time on Spanish-language television,

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''.

Career

Abe, Gus and Angie Vázquez are children of music producer Abelardo Vázquez, who has worked with groups like Mexican bands

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, Nikki Clan and Camila. Vázquez Sounds uses their own recording studio to record and edit their music. Vázquez Sounds released their cover of

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" on November 10, 2011, on YouTube. The single peaked at number one on the Mexican Top 100 Chart, and was certified platinum by the AMPROFON. They released their second single, a rendition of "

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", which peaked number two on the top 10, following their version of "Rolling in the Deep" at number one. In September 2014, Vazquez Sounds released their first album containing original songs, which was an instant hit and earned them a nomination at the 2015 Latin Grammy for

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. Currently, Vazquez Sounds remain as independent artists.

Band members

The trio forms a full band with the following recording arrangement: * Abe Vázquez – guitar, bass, piano, harmonica,

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, keyboard, vocals, percussion, drums Born on December 23, 1995. * Gus Vázquez – drums, percussion, guitar,

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, harmonica, piano Born on May 15, 1998. *

Angie Vázquez Ángela Vázquez Espinoza (born January 17, 2001) is a Mexican singer. She is best known for being the lead vocalist of the pop trio Vázquez Sounds. Career Vázquez first gained notoriety at the age of 10 years old. After her band, the V ...

– lead vocals, piano, harmonica, guitar,

Born on January 17, 2001.

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

* 2011: "

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) * 2011: "

" (by

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) * 2012: " Forget You" (by

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) * 2012: " The Show" (by

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) * 2013: " Time After Time" (by

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) * 2013: " Next To Me" (by

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) * 2013: " Complicated" (by

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) * 2014: " Te Soñaré" (original) * 2014: " Me Voy, Me Voy" (original) * 2014: " En Mi, No en Ti" (original) * 2015: " Riptide" (by

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) * 2015: "Buenos Días, Señor Sol" (by

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) * 2016: "Dreams" (by

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) * 2017: "Te Encontré" (original) * 2017: "Julio" (original) * 2018: "Volverte a Ver" (original) * 2018: "Eco" (Cover) * 2019: "Phoenix" (original)

Other songs

* 2012: "Gracias a ti" ( Teleton anthem) (original) * 2012: "La Separación" ('' Tinkerbell'') * 2013: "

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, covered for the ONE.org campaign) * 2013: "

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, 2013 back to school campaign by Coppel)http://www.market-think.com.mx/noticias/vazquez-sounds-regresan-a-clases-como-embajadores-de-coppel/ Vazquez Sounds return to school as ambassadors of Coppel * 2014: "

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, 2014 back to school campaign by Coppel) * 2015: "Buenos Días, Señor Sol" (By

, covered for a Jumex campaign) * 2016: "Blinded" (By DJ Noah featuring Angela Vázquez) * 2016: " Over and Over Again" (By Nathan Skyes featuring

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, cover featuring

Leroy Sanchez Leroy Sanchez (born September 1, 1991, in Abetxuko, Spain) is a Spanish-American singer-songwriter. Early life Leroy Sanchez was born in Abetxuko, Vitoria, Spain, and moved to the USA where he taught himself to play guitar, which is why he ...

)

Videography

* 2011: ''Rolling in the Deep'' (cover) * 2011: ''All I Want For Christmas Is You'' (cover) * 2012: ''Forget You'' (cover) * 2012: ''The Show'' (cover) * 2012: ''I Want You Back'' (cover) * 2012: ''Let It Be'' (cover) * 2012: ''Skyscraper'' (cover) * 2013: ''Time After Time'' (cover) * 2013: ''Next To Me'' (cover) * 2013: ''Complicated'' (cover) * 2014: ''Te Soñaré'' (original) * 2014: ''Me voy, Me voy'' (original) * 2014: ''En mí, no en ti'' (original) * 2015: ''Riptide'' (cover) * 2016: ''Over & Over Again (ft. Leroy Sanchez)'' (cover) * 2017: ''Hallelujah'' (cover) * 2017: ''Location'' (cover) * 2019: ''Shallow'' (cover) * 2019: ''Phoenix'' (original)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vazquez Sounds Mexican musical groups Musicians from Baja California Musical groups established in 2011 Sony Music Latin artists 2011 establishments in Mexico