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…

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…

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 …

Andres Calamaro is one of the most popular Argentinean pop-rock songwriters A songs craftsman as he likes to consider himself Born in 1961 he began his professional musical career at the age of 17 playing keyboards in Races In 1981 he incorporated to…

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 …

Born in Madrid on December 28 1959 in Madrid Spain Ana Torroja was more strongly encouraged to further her academic pursuits than her musical ones Her studies at the School for Economic Sciences paid off most however when a faculty party allowed her …

Spanish singersongwriter Antonio Vega got involved in music while attending guitar classes with his brothers Carlos and Ricardo at the age of ten In 1977 while in the Spanish military service Antonio Vega composed one of the classics of a local new w…

One of the most gifted and accomplished -- and certainly one of the most respected -- artists in the Latin music sphere during the late 90s and into the next century Julieta Venegas enjoyed enormous acclaim during her run and though commercial succes…

In the wake of the crossover mania that characterized the Latin music industry at the end of the 90s Ricky Martin Shakira Paulina Rubio Thala -- all of whom released English-language albums around this time came Juanes a Latin artist so great he didn…

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…

The Rock en Espanol band Heroes del Silencio was formed in Zaragoza Spain during the mid-80s Comprised of singerguitarist Enrique Bunbury lead guitarist Juan Valdivia second guitarist Alan Boguslavsky bassist Joaquin Cardiel and drummer Pedro Andreu …

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…

Spanish poprock foursome Hombres G was formed by ex-los Residuos guitarist Daniel Mezquita drummer Javier Molina and singerbassist David Summers soon joined by guitarist Rafael Gutierrez The bands name was based on an American movie called G-Men Homb…

Techno-pop band from Spain Mecano was formed in the early 80s by brothers Nacho and Jos Mara Cano who were joined by singer Ana Torroja While Spanish New Wave known as Movida Madrilea was at its highest level of popularity Mecano burst into the local…

Spanish experimental heavy metal band Mago de Oz was formed in 1989 Three years later the group became one of the finalists at Rock de Villa de Madrids contest In 1994 the six-piece act independently released a self-titled album In 1996 Mago de Oz co…

Musician and philosopher Manolo Tena began writing poems based on his personal experiences in the late 70s Cucharada became his first band The group debuted on June 5 1978 with the release of their first single featuring Social Peligrosidad and Liber…