Pignoise is a Spanish pop rock

Pop rock

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 band comprising three members: Álvaro on guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

 and vocals, Polo on drums

Drum kit

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, and Pablo on bass

Bass (instrument)

Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...

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Beginnings

After Álvaro, a former soccer player for teams such as Getafe CF

Getafe CF

Getafe Club de Fútbol is a Spanish La Liga football club based in Getafe, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area, founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983.In the top level since 2004-05, it holds home games at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez....

 and Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

, suffered a serious injury, he began to play guitar and compose songs during his rehabilitation period. He finally quit football and created a band called PIG NOISE. The group later used many of the songs he composed while in rehabilitation. Later Polo, another former soccer player for Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...

 and other teams, joined the group. The last to join was Pablo, a student who had come from Asturias

Asturias

The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...

 to Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

 to study theater. Their popularity increased sharply after appearing in a very well known Spanish show.

During the elections in the Basque Autonomous Community

Basque Country (autonomous community)

The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

 the band supported the conservative Spanish political party Partido Popular

Partido Popular

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Discography

The group has released four discs. The first two were Melodías Desafinadas (Out-of-tune Melodies) and Esto No Es Un Disco de Punk (This Is Not a Punk Disc). Their third release is titled Anunciado en Televisión (Advertised on Television), which became a hit in Spain and whose first single, "Nada Que Perder" ("Nothing to Lose"), is the theme song of the television series Los Hombres de Paco. Their latest disc is entitled Cuestión de gustos (Matter of Taste).

Albums

Album Information
Melodías Desafinadas Released: 2003 (SPA) Peak Position: - Spanish Sales: - Label: Globomedia Official Singles: 2003: "Sin Identidad" 2003: "Mundo Perdido"
Esto No Es Un Disco De Punk Released: 2004 (SPA) Peak Positions: #78 Spanish Sales: +7,000 Label: Globomedia Official Singles: 2004: "Diez Horas" — #35 (SPA)
Anunciado En Televisión Released: April 10, 2006 (SPA) Peak Positions: #3 Spanish Sales: +80,000 Label: Globomedia Official Singles: 2006: "Nada Que Perder" ("Los Hombre De Paco" Theme) — #15 (SPA) 2007: "Te Entiendo" — #1 (SPA)
Cuestión De Gustos Released: October 23, 2007 (SPA) Peak Positions: #2 Spanish Sales: +40,000 Label: - Official Singles: 2007: "Sigo Llorando Por Tí" — #16 (SPA) 2008: "Sin ti" - #21 (SPA) 2008: "Pasar De Cuartos" - #8 (SPA) Other Singles: 2008: "Sube A Mi Cohete" - (Space Chimps: Misión Espacial OST) 2008: "Carlitos" - (Carlitos y El Campo De Los Sueños OST)
Cuestión De Directo Released: June 23, 2009 (SPA) Peak Positions: TBA Spanish Sales: TBA Label: Globomedia Official Singles: 2009: "Estoy Enfermo" (Feat. Melendi Melendi Ramón Melendi Espina is a Spanish pop singer with rock, flamenco, and rumba influences.- Biography :He was born on January 21, 1979 in Oviedo, Asturias. He went to class with Formula One race car driver Fernando Alonso, to whom he dedicated the song "Magic Alonso"... ) — TBA (SPA)