Sparx (US band)
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Sparx is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 musical band of Latin (Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

) origin. The band is composed of the four Sanchez sisters Verónica, Rosamaria, Kristyna and Carolina. Their brother Lorenzo Antonio
Lorenzo Antonio
Lorenzo Antonio, , is an American singer and songwriter of Latin origin well recognized in the 1980s and 1990s particularly in Mexico and Latin America where he has sold millions of records. He also enjoyed a comeback in the late 1990s...

 is also a renowned singing artist in his own right. They were known beginning with their childhood career, in the 1980s. In the 1990s they found fame in Mexico and most Latin American countries in addition to success in the United States
United States
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. They recorded a variety of styles of songs including pop songs, as well as Latin classics, corrido
Corrido
The corrido is a popular narrative song and poetry form, a ballad, of Mexico. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for peasants, and other socially important information. It is still a popular form today, and was widely popular during the Mexican Revolution and Nicaraguan...

s, cumbia
Cumbia
Cumbia is a music genre popular across Latin America. The cumbia originated in the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where it is associated with an eponymous dance and has since spread as far as Mexico and Argentina...

s, ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

s, and bolero
Bolero
Bolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...

s. They had a comeback with joint albums as Lorenzo Antonio y Sparx.

They had their beginning taking part in a songwriting competition at the festival Juguermos a Cantar with the winning song "Vamos a Jugar". They appeared as "Lorenzo Antonio y Su Grupo" (Lorenzo Antonio and His Group).

The sisters came from a musical family. Their father Amador Sanchez was a musician, songwriter, and record producer known as Tiny Morrie who had a huge hit "Cartas Tristes". Their mother, Gloria Puhl, was a vocalist who has recorded two albums. Their grandmother was a concert producer in Albuquerque who produced shows by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and James Brown. Their uncle, Albert Sanchez was the lead singer and leader of the band Bandido and a renowned musician known as Al Hurricane
Al Hurricane
Alberto Nelson "Al Hurricane" Sanchez is a New Mexican Latin musician known as the "Godfather of New Mexico Music." He is a household name throughout New Mexico due to his success in his home state.-Early life:...

dubbed Godfather of New Mexico Music. An added menber of the band was Baby Gaby and later, Al's son Al Hurricane Jr.

Many of their songs have hit the top 10 on Billboards Latin charts. The band has also been nominated for Billboard awards, and Premio Lo Nuestro a la musica Latina awards.

Sparx members and their brother Lorenzo Antonio are very much involved in charity through "Sparx Lorenzo Antonio Foundation. Since 2001, date of its establishment, the foundation distributes college scholarships for New Mexico high school students.

Discography

  • 1994: Con Mariarchi
  • 1994: Te Amo, Te Amo, Te Amo
  • 1995: Hay un Tonto Mas
  • 1995: Mandame Flores
  • 1996: Cantan Corridos
  • 1997: Tiene Que Ser Amor
  • 1999: Navidad
  • 1999: Cantan Corridos, Vol. 2
  • 2000: No Hay Otro Amor
  • 2001: 15 Kilates Musicales
  • 2001: Con Mariachi, Vol. 2
  • 2001: Para las Madrecitas
  • 2003: Dice Mi Corazon
  • 2004: Caminos del Amor
  • 2005: Con Mucho Amor


Joint albums (Lorenzo Antonio and Sparx)
  • 1996: Sparx y Lorenzo Antonio Cantan Corridos
  • 1998: Sparx y Lorenzo Antonio Cantan Corridos Vol. 2
  • 2007: Lorenzo Antonio y Sparx Corridos Famosos Con Mariarchi
  • Lorenzo Antonio y Sparx Grandes Exitos Con Mariachi
  • Para Las Madrecitas
  • ¡Fiesta!
  • ¡A Bailar!

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