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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

b. 18 December 1968, Madrid, Spain. Balladeer and pop singer Alejandro Sanz began recording for WEA Latina in 1991 with Viviendo Deprisa. His fourth long player, 1997's Más, emerged as the success story of 1997 in Spain. Indeed, the album is widely a…

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…

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 singersongwriter Rosana was born and raised in the Canary Islands making her first compositions after moving to Madrid in the early 80s In 1994 her song Fuego y Miel came in first place at Benidorms festival allowing Rosana to get a record de…

Poprock band from Spain Radio Futura started playing in 1978 under the name of Futurama a project created by keyboardist Herminio Molero The band debuted in October of 1979 while performing live at Madrids Ateneo The following year they had the oppor…

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 …

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…