Spanish pop duet Estopa formed by brothers Jos and David Muoz made an impressive debut with the release of their self-titled debut album released by BMG-Ariola The group became a top-selling act in less than a year Playing a mixture of flamencopop an…

Originally from southern France with family roots in the flamenco tradition, the Gipsy Kings achieved enormous mainstream success in the late 1980s with their flamenco-pop. Details like infectious, rhythmic hand-clapping, rich vocals, and precise gui…

Bebe emerged from near-obscurity in 2005 to become the most talked-about Latin artist in America after she was awarded a shocking five Latin Grammy nominations to become far and away the years most nominated act The Spanish singersongwriter from Vale…

Poprock band los Rodrguez was formed in Spain by Argentinean singerkeyboardist Andrs Calamaro ex-los Abuelos de la Nada who was joined by well-known guitarist Ariel Rot The bands debut album called Buena Suerte was released in 1991 followed by Disco …

Former drummer Eva Amaral and ex-Dias de Vino y Rosas Juan Aguirre met in their native Zaragoza before moving to Madrid in 1997 making a self-titled debut album that featured their first hit single Rosita Combining Latin rhythms and rock Amaral retur…

An exceptionally well-regarded Spanish poprock band La Oreja de Van Gogh are also one of the most commercially successful with each of their albums selling around a million copies worldwide Driven by electric guitar and keyboard their music is easily…

The sparkling stylish trio Pastora mix sweet electro-pop with warm acoustic sounds to create music thats future-minded but comfortable as well Vocalist Dolo Beltrn and multi-instrumentalist brothers Cam and Pauet Riba introduced Pastora with the soph…

Antonio Orozco was born November 23 1972 and raised in Barcelona Spain by a working-class family During a trip at the age of 15 to Triana Sevilla Orozco was exposed to the music that would change his life forever His family originally isevillanosi ha…

The Latin rock group Jarabe de Palo strictly translated as wood syrup in English was formed in Barcelona in the early 90s by vocalist and guitarist Pau Dons with guitarist Jordi Mena drummer Alex Tenas percussionist Dani Forcada and bassist Joan Gen …

This Spanish gypsy trio Ketama spearheaded the international success of Spanish music in the mid-80s with their vibrant update of the traditional flamenco genre. Named after a Moroccan village known for its hashish, brothers Antonio and Juan Carmona …

Spanish poprock band La Unin got involved in the local scene in the early 80s Singer Rafael Snchez bass player Luis Boln guitarist Mario Martnez and keyboardist Iigo Zabala hit the charts in 1984 with their song Lobo Hombre en Paris releasing Mil Sil…

Mixing Latin pop and contemporary flamenco Pap Levante debuted with the release of Tomalacate featuring the hit singles Me Pongo Colorada and Practicar Sexo Gala Irene Sandra Maria del Mar Pao and Sonia were discovered by producer Jos Luis Carlos whe…

Seguridad Social comes from Spain but its 20-year career trajectory follows a common pattern starting off with punk and ska in the early 80s the group moved to a harder rock sound later in the decade Singer and chief songwriter Jose Manuel Casa dumpe…

Singer and songwriter Joaqun Sabina was born in beda Spain in February 12 1949 At the age of 14 Sabina started writing poems getting connected with music as a member of a teenagers rockabilly band called Merry Youngs Sabinas poetry and music skills w…

Niece of talented flamenco guitarist Paco de Luca Latin pop singer Mal made her debut with the release of 1998s Aprendiz featuring Alejandro Sanz Donde Quiera Que Estes Antes Que Amantes Amigos and Aprendiz She soon became a platinum selling artist a…