Universal Music Latin Entertainment
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Universal Music Latin Entertainment is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. The music label was created with the acquisition of Univision Music Group
and combining it with Universal's top Latin artists, along with much of the Latin back catalog of UMG.
UMLE includes famous Latin music labels such as Fonovisa and Disa Records
.
, Univision Records already had an impressive artist roster: Pilar Montenegro
, Anaís
, Jennifer Peña
, Graciela Beltrán, Iman, Los Forasteros, Daniel René and most recently Mexican Ranchero music
icon, Pepe Aguilar
.
back then by Univision Music Group, Fonovisa is the largest Regional Mexican label in the music industry and since 1984 has launched major Latin stars into international markets and mainstream America.
is the second largest Regional-Mexican label after Fonovisa. It was owned by the Chávez family of Monterrey
until June 2001, when Univision acquired 50% of Disa from the Chávez family. In November 2006 Univision acquired the other 50% of the label making it a subsidiary of Univision Music Group.
includes the top reggaeton artists from Puerto Rico and Latin artists from all over the world. Artists like AKWID
, Wisin & Yandel
, Ivy Queen
, Daddy Yankee
, Don Omar
, Molotov, and others.
, music artists Luis Fonsi
, Enrique Iglesias
, Juanes
, Olga Tañón
, Gloria Trevi
, David Bisbal
, Paulina Rubio
, and recently Dulce Maria
. In 2006 UML with Vene Music started Siente Music. Canadian born artist Nelly Furtado
and Miami rapper Pitbull (rapper)
have also joined Universal to release a Spanish album.
Univision Music Group
For the successor to this company, go to Universal Music Latin Entertainment.Univision Music Group was a Latin music company in the United States with approximately 45% market share...
and combining it with Universal's top Latin artists, along with much of the Latin back catalog of UMG.
UMLE includes famous Latin music labels such as Fonovisa and Disa Records
Disa Records
Disa Records is a privately owned record label based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Specializing in Spanish language recordings, the company's works are distributed in the United States by Universal Music Group.....
.
Univision Records(2001–2008)
Launched mid 20012001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
, Univision Records already had an impressive artist roster: Pilar Montenegro
Pilar Montenegro
Pilar Montenegro is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress.-Biography:When Montenegro was 10 years old she landed her first acting part in the TV series Juguemos A Cantar, her career moved along with her becoming a member of Fresas Con Crema for a short time...
, Anaís
Anaís
-Notable TV Guest Appearances:*Premios Juventud*Latin Grammys*Latin Grammy Celebra Marco Antonio Solís*Al Despertar 41*El Show de Cristina*Escándalo TV*Anda Pa'l Cará*El Gordo y la Flaca*Despierta América*Premios Casandras 2007...
, Jennifer Peña
Jennifer Peña
Jennifer Marcella Peña , is an American Latin Pop/Tejano singer and actress who has sold over 3.5 million records internationally. Peña is the third and youngest daughter of Jaime and Mary Peña with other siblings Janet and Jackie...
, Graciela Beltrán, Iman, Los Forasteros, Daniel René and most recently Mexican Ranchero music
Ranchera
Ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico originally sung by only one performer with a guitar. It dates to the years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played...
icon, Pepe Aguilar
Pepe Aguilar
José "Pepe" Aguilar Jiménez is a popular singer-songwriter of ranchera, mariachi and pop music. Pepe is the son of Mexican icon Antonio Aguilar and folkloric actress Flor Silvestre.-Career:...
.
- In 2003, Jennifer Peña became the only female artist nominated for a GrammyGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in the "Best Mexican/Mexican-American AlbumGrammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American AlbumThe Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album was an honor presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Mexican music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...
" category.
- The label was dissolved in May 2008 with Univision Music Group being acquired.
Fonovisa Records
Acquired in 20022002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
back then by Univision Music Group, Fonovisa is the largest Regional Mexican label in the music industry and since 1984 has launched major Latin stars into international markets and mainstream America.
- Fonovisa's impressive roster of over 120 artists include multi-platinum artists Marco Antonio SolísMarco Antonio SolísMarco Antonio Solís is a Mexican musician, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 80 million records and written over 300 songs, arguably making him one of the most successful singer-songwriters in Latin America.-Early life and career:Marco Antonio Solís started his...
, La Banda el Recodo, Conjunto Primavera, Los TemerariosLos TemerariosLos Temerarios are a Mexican romantic music group started in 1978 by brothers Adolfo Angel and Gustavo Angel and their cousin Fernando Angel. During their early years they were known as Conjunto La Brisa....
, and the legendary Los Tigres del NorteLos Tigres del NorteLos Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...
.
Disa Records
Disa RecordsDisa Records
Disa Records is a privately owned record label based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Specializing in Spanish language recordings, the company's works are distributed in the United States by Universal Music Group.....
is the second largest Regional-Mexican label after Fonovisa. It was owned by the Chávez family of Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
until June 2001, when Univision acquired 50% of Disa from the Chávez family. In November 2006 Univision acquired the other 50% of the label making it a subsidiary of Univision Music Group.
- Disa represents over 50 artists, many of which are household names in Spanish-language music, including Palomo, Los Angeles Azules, Grupo BryndisGrupo BryndisGrupo Bryndis is an internationally known Mexican musical group. Originated in Santa Paula, California, U.S.A . by their leader, guitarist and song-writer Mauro Posadas in 1983. Grupo Bryndis is also a Latin Grammy Award winner for best album in 2007...
, Liberación, El Poder del Norte, and most recently, renowned Mexican actress and singer, Aracely ArámbulaAracely ArámbulaAracely Arámbula Jacques is a Mexican actress, model and singer.- Biography :Arámbula was born March 6, 1975 in the city of Chihuahua in northern Mexico. She was noticed for the first time in 1993 when she was chosen for the "Rostro del Heraldo de México". Arámbula also writes songs and plays guitar...
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Machete Music
Machete MusicMachete Music
Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The record label had been largely associated with reggaeton music, but in recent years, it has been also been signing non-urban artists such as Malverde, Mala Rodriguez and Chino XL. The label is part of Universal Music Latin...
includes the top reggaeton artists from Puerto Rico and Latin artists from all over the world. Artists like AKWID
Akwid
Akwid is an American hip hop group combining hip hop-style vocals with regional Mexican music. An earlier incarnation of the group was known as Juvenile Style...
, Wisin & Yandel
Wisin & Yandel
Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time....
, Ivy Queen
Ivy Queen
Ivy Queen is a Puerto Rican Latin Grammy nominated reggaeton composer and singer. She is most commonly known as "La Reina del Reggaeton" . She is also known as the Queen of Rivalries.-Early years:...
, Daddy Yankee
Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,...
, Don Omar
Don Omar
Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:...
, Molotov, and others.
Universal Music Latino
Universal Music Latino includes top artists from the Latin music genre like music group BelanovaBelanova
Belanova are a Mexican synthpop band that formed in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 2000. The group consists of Denisse Guerrero , Edgar Huerta , and Ricardo "Richie" Arreola...
, music artists Luis Fonsi
Luis Fonsi
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known by his stage name Luis Fonsi, is a Latin Grammy winning Puerto Rican singer and composer.- Early life :...
, Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
, Juanes
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
, Olga Tañón
Olga Tañón
Olga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...
, Gloria Trevi
Gloria Trevi
Gloria Trevi is a Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter. She was described as the "Supreme Diva of the Mexican Pop" by the music channel VH1 and sold over 20 million records.-Biography:...
, David Bisbal
David Bisbal
David Bisbal Ferré is a Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer. He gained his initial fame as a runner up on the interactive reality television show Operación Triunfo produced by TJ Hall....
, Paulina Rubio
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
, and recently Dulce Maria
Dulce María
Dulce María is a Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for playing Roberta in the telenovela Rebelde and being a bandmember of the Latin Grammy nominated band, RBD...
. In 2006 UML with Vene Music started Siente Music. Canadian born artist Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
and Miami rapper Pitbull (rapper)
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
have also joined Universal to release a Spanish album.
List of artists on UMLE
- Alicia VillarrealAlicia VillarrealAlicia Villarreal is a Mexican Latin Grammy award-winning singer.-Biography:...
- Antonio Carmona
- Angel & KhrizAngel & KhrizAngel & Khriz is a well known Puerto Rican reggaeton duo, consisting of Angel Rivera Guzmán,31 and Christian Colón,30.Also known as "The Mvps of Reggaeton" "Los Jugadores Estrella" and now "Los Internacionales" They worked largely with Luny Tunes,and were introduced in 2002 in the CD MVP, by Hector...
- Arthur HanlonArthur HanlonArthur Hanlon is an American pianist, songwriter and arranger widely regarded as the best-known instrumentalist in the Latin music realm. Born to Irish-American parents, he hails from Detroit, Michigan, but found his calling in Latin music and has received widespread recognition in that realm,...
- AKWIDAkwidAkwid is an American hip hop group combining hip hop-style vocals with regional Mexican music. An earlier incarnation of the group was known as Juvenile Style...
- Alacranes MusicalAlacranes MusicalAlacranes Musical is a Mexican-American band produced by Oscar Urbina that plays duranguense music. They are from the Aurora suburb of Chicago, Illinois.-Recordings:...
- Ana IsabelleAna IsabelleAna Isabel Acevedo Avilés is a Puerto Rican dancer, singer and actress. In December 2007 she released her first album, "Por El Amor". And in 2009, she became the first winner of Univision's Viva el Sueño.-Career:...
- Alejandro FernándezAlejandro FernándezAlejandro Fernández is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as "El Potrillo" by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk music, such as...
- After Party
- Avenida 6
- Angel Fresnillo
- BabasonicosBabasónicosBabasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late '80s and early '90s, Babasonicos became one of the banner groups of the "sonic" underground rock...
- BelanovaBelanovaBelanova are a Mexican synthpop band that formed in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 2000. The group consists of Denisse Guerrero , Edgar Huerta , and Ricardo "Richie" Arreola...
- BustamanteBustamanteBustamante is a family name originating in the town Bustamante which is part of the Cantabria region in northern Spain. The name may refer to:-Persons:...
- Black GuayabaBlack GuayabaBlack Guayaba, often spelled Black:Guayaba, is a Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rock band that was formed in 2000.-Band history:Black Guayaba is formed by Gustavo González , Javier Morales , Carlos Ortíz , Carlos Colón , and Gabriel Calero...
- Banda El RecodoBanda el RecodoBanda Sinaloense el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to as Banda el Recodo is a Mexican Banda sinaloense group. Since its founding in 1938, it has been under the direction of the Lizárraga family...
- Banda Pequeños Musical
- BroncoGrupo BroncoGrupo Bronco is a Mexican Grupero group from Apodaca, N.L.. Bronco's modern take on the Norteño style in the '80s and '90s helped earn them a number of international hits...
- Banda Sinaloense MS
- Banda Los RecoditosBanda Los RecoditosBanda Los Recoditos is a Mexican band formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. It was founded in 1989 by friends and family members of Banda el Recodo by Cruz Lizárraga. Alfonso Lizárraga and Pancho Barraza, the first vocalists, were two of the more than dozen bandmembers comprising the original incarnation of...
- Café Tacuba
- Conjunto AtardecerConjunto AtardecerConjunto Atardecer is a popular Mexican Duranguense music group considered to be "Los Número Uno Del Pasito Duranguense". Formed in Durango, Durango, Conjunto Atardecer is known for being one of many duranguense groups to actually be from the state of Durango.-History:Conjunto Atardecer was formed...
- CotiCotiRoberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin, who performs under the stage name Coti, is an Argentine musician, most famous for collaborations with other Spanish-language artists like Andrés Calamaro , Julieta Venegas , Paulina Rubio and Luis Miguel in his last album...
- Cristian CastroCristian CastroCristian Castro is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."- Biography :...
- ChenoaChenoaMaría Laura Corradini Falomir, popularly known as Chenoa is a famous Argentine-Spanish female music artist who became successful after appearing on the TV contest Operación Triunfo. Her music style could be described in the United States as pop...
- Caribbean ConnectionCaribbean ConnectionCaribbean Connection is a compilation album released in 2008 featuring a variety of Dancehall and Reggaeton artists.-Tracklist:*"Mami" was a track that was made for the album but doesn't appear on the album...
- Conjunto PrimaveraConjunto PrimaveraConjunto Primavera is a Mexican conjunto group from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, currently produced by Alejandro Garcia. In the 1990s and 2000s they became one of the most popular groups in the genre....
- Carlos & AlejandraCarlos & AlejandraCarlos & Alejandra is a Latin music group focusing on the genre of bachata. The group is composed of members Carlos Vargas Franco Jr. and Bianca Alejandra Feliz. Their first album was La Introduccion.-Carlos:...
- Cristina
- Chino & NachoChino & NachoChino y Nacho are a Venezuelan urban and tropical duo, consisting of Jesús Alberto Miranda Perez and Miguel Ignacio Mendoza . They are one of the first Venezuelan reggaeton labels that have gained international play...
- Conjunto Azabache
- Chuy Lizarraga
- David BisbalDavid BisbalDavid Bisbal Ferré is a Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer. He gained his initial fame as a runner up on the interactive reality television show Operación Triunfo produced by TJ Hall....
- Don OmarDon OmarDon Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:...
- DueloDueloDuelo is a Tejano band from Roma, Texas with a norteño style. The band is also known as Grupo Duelo and Duelo Norteño. The group rose to prominence in late 1990s and continues to record as of 2009, when their album Necesito Más de Tí debuted in the top slot on the Billboard Top Latin Albums...
- Los Dareyes de la Sierra
- Dulce MariaDulce MaríaDulce María is a Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for playing Roberta in the telenovela Rebelde and being a bandmember of the Latin Grammy nominated band, RBD...
- Diego TorresDiego TorresDiego Antonio Caccia Torres , is an Argentine Grammy Award-nominated pop singer and composer.-Biography:Diego Torres was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of Argentine singer Lolita Torres...
- Enrique IglesiasEnrique IglesiasEnrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
- El Rookie
- Erre XIErre XIErre XI was a Puerto Rican reggaetón duo. They were signed with Luny Tunes Mas Flow Inc. label. Composed of Gerry "Lionize" Capó Hernández and Rafael "Raphy" Flores Ramírez, the duo made its recording debut in 2007 on the Luny Tunes album Los Benjamins: La Continuación with the song "Vete"...
- Eddy Lover
- El ChapoEl ChapoEl Chapo may refer to:*El Chapo de Sinaloa - born Ernesto Pérez in Badiraguato, Sinaloa, is a Mexican conjunto/norteño/banda singer;*Joaquín Guzmán - Joaquin "el Chapo" Guzmán , the head of an international drug trafficking organization referred to as either the "Alianza de Sangre" or the Sinaloa...
- El Tigrillo Palma
- Elvis CrespoElvis CrespoElvis Crespo , is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer.-Early years:Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvis Presley...
- Espinoza PazEspinoza PazIsidro Chávez Espinoza and best known as Espinoza Paz, is a Mexican musician and composer of Mexican Regional music. He is now a banda and norteña music composer in Mexico.-Early career:...
- El Potro de SinaloaEl Potro de SinaloaJosé Eulogio Hernandez, better known by his stage name El Potro de Sinaloa, is a Mexican conjunto singer born in Tapias, Sinaloa.Both of his brothers, Ignacio and Tomas, had careers as musicians in Mexico. Early in his career he adopted his stage name , and became a popular performer throughout the...
- El Macizo
- Erika Vidrio
- Fanny LúFanny LuFanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura , known professionally as Fanny Lú, is a Colombian singer-songwriter and actress from Santiago de Cali, Colombia.-Early life:...
- Fidel Rueda
- Franco El Gorila
- Gloria TreviGloria TreviGloria Trevi is a Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter. She was described as the "Supreme Diva of the Mexican Pop" by the music channel VH1 and sold over 20 million records.-Biography:...
- Grupo Pesado
- Grupo ExterminadorGrupo ExterminadorFormerly known as los Hermanos Corona, Mexican Grupo Exterminador made their debut in 1992, getting a record deal soon after. The band's debut album,Dos Plebes II, was released by EGO Records in 1994...
- German Montero
- Graciela BeltránGraciela BeltránGraciela Beltrán in the small town of Costa Rica located in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, is a Mexican singer and actress...
- Grupo Montéz de DurangoGrupo Montéz de DurangoEl Grupo Montéz de Durango is a duranguense band currently based in Chicago, USA. This group is well known in the United States, Mexico and Central America. Although Grupo Montez de Durango's sound is deeply rooted in the music of traditional Mexican music, it is also influenced by the members'...
- Gustavo Galindo
- Hector El FatherHector El FatherHéctor Delgado Román, is a Puerto Rican former reggaeton artist and producer, formerly known by the artistic names Héctor "El Father" and Hector "El Bambino". He announced his retirement in 2008 but had a series of "Farewell Concerts" that went until May 2010. He rose to fame as a member of the...
- Hechizeros Band
- Huichol Musical
- Ivy QueenIvy QueenIvy Queen is a Puerto Rican Latin Grammy nominated reggaeton composer and singer. She is most commonly known as "La Reina del Reggaeton" . She is also known as the Queen of Rivalries.-Early years:...
- Ivan
- JuanesJuanesJuan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
- José Huerta
- JeremiasJeremiasCarlos Eduardo López Avila, better known under his stage name Jeremías, is a British-Venezuelan singer-songwriter who was born in London, England on September 19, 1973, of Venezuelan parents. He moved to Venezuela at the age of 2, although he still maintains a British passport...
- Jenni Rivera
- Jennifer PenaJennifer PeñaJennifer Marcella Peña , is an American Latin Pop/Tejano singer and actress who has sold over 3.5 million records internationally. Peña is the third and youngest daughter of Jaime and Mary Peña with other siblings Janet and Jackie...
- Janina
- Jazmin López
- Jery
- Juan RiveraJuan RiveraJuan Rivera may refer to:*Juan Rivera early Spanish explorer of North America*Juan Rivera , major league baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers*Juan Rivera, wrestler, better known by his stage name Savio Vega...
- Julión Álvarez
- J-King & MaximanCasa de LeonesCasa de Leones , also known as Los Leones, were a Puerto Rican reggaeton group.-Professional career:The members of the group are Miguel A. De Jesús , Jaime Borges and Héctor Padilla , Randy Ortiz and Joel Muñoz...
- Juan GabrielJuan GabrielAlberto Aguilera Valadez , better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel , is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music....
- Jowell & RandyJowell & RandyJowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Alexis Muñoz Martínez and Randy Ariel Ortiz Acevedo. The duo have been active since the mid-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton.-Early years:...
- Juan VélezJuan VélezJuan Antonio Vélez is a Puerto Rican singer, musician and songwriter, better known for being the winner of the fourth season of Objetivo Fama, a Puerto Rican television singing talent contest in the form of a reality show, broadcast by Telefutura in USA and by Univision in Puerto Rico.-Artistic...
- K-Paz de la SierraK-Paz de la SierraK-Paz de la Sierra is a Duranguense band that was formed in Chicago, Illinois by Mexican natives. The group was formed on Christmas Eve of 2002 by some departing members of Montez de Durango. The company ProcanRecords gave them the opportunity. K-paz De La Sierra was well known in the U.S. in the...
- Kinto SolKinto SolKinto Sol is a Latin hip hop group based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The group consists of three brothers: DJ Payback Garcia , El Chivo and Skribe ; originally from Iramuco, Guanajuato, Mexico, they moved to the US at a very young age due to financial struggle...
- Luis FonsiLuis FonsiLuis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known by his stage name Luis Fonsi, is a Latin Grammy winning Puerto Rican singer and composer.- Early life :...
- La FactoriaLa FactoríaLa Factoría is a Panamanian Reggaeton and Reggae en Español group led by Marlen Romero better known by her stage name Demphra. Initially the group was formed by Marlen Romero , Johanna Mendoza , Edgardo Miranda and Pablo Maestre...
- Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense de Alfredo RamírezLos Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense de Alfredo RamírezLos Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense is a Chicago project headed by the internationally known Alfredo Ramírez Corral. In 1996, alongside co-founder Ismael Mijarez, Corral put together one of the very first stateside duranguense groups, and achieved great success...
- La Arrolladora Banda El LimónLa Arrolladora Banda El LimónLa Arrolladora Banda El Limón is a Mexican banda group from Limon in the state of Sinaloa which has been performing together, in one incarnation or another, since the 1960s. Despite being together since the 1960s, they didn't record their first album until three decades later, when in 1997 they...
- Los Tigres del NorteLos Tigres del NorteLos Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...
- Los Tucanes de TijuanaLos Tucanes de TijuanaLos Tucanes de Tijuana is a Latino Regional Band founded on April 13, 1987 by Mario Quintero Lara and a group of talented friends in the City of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. From humble beginnings, starting their musical career by playing at nightclubs they rose to become the most successful...
- Los Canelos de Durango
- Larry Hernandez
- Los Rieleros del NorteLos Rieleros del NorteLos Rieleros Del Norte is a Mexican norteño band. Founded in Zacatecas, Close to Villanueva Zacatecas. Los Rieleros del Norte are from Fresa Zacatecas. One of the oldest norteño bands still playing today...
- Lupillo RiveraLupillo RiveraGuadalupe Rivera in La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico, is a Mexican regional singer.As a youngster, Lupillo, his sister Jenni Rivera and the rest of the Rivera family moved to Long Beach California, where Lupillo graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1990.Rivera wanted to be a restaurant...
- Los Horóscopos de DurangoLos Horoscopos de DurangoLos Horóscopos de Durango is one of the longest recording groups in the Regional Mexican genre performing Duranguense banda.This successful group was started by Dn. Armando Terrazas in Chicago during 1975...
- La Original Banda El Limón
- Los Primos de DurangoLos Primos de DurangoLos Primos de Durango is a Duranguense band that has earned the title"los creadores del duranguense light".-Albums:*2003: Nostalgia Duranguense*2006: TAL VEZ*2007: VOY A CONVENCERE*2008: Con Fuego En Tu Piel*2010: Mi Mejor Regalo: Un Década Contigo...
- Los Titanes de Durango
- Molotov
- Marco Antonio SolísMarco Antonio SolísMarco Antonio Solís is a Mexican musician, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 80 million records and written over 300 songs, arguably making him one of the most successful singer-songwriters in Latin America.-Early life and career:Marco Antonio Solís started his...
- Manny ManuelManny ManuelCruz Manuel Hernández Santiago , known artistically as Manny Manuel, is a Puerto Rican singer of merengue, boleros, and tropical music. He became famous first as a member of the group Los Sabrosos del Merengue, before launching a successful solo career in 1994.-Early life:Manny Manuel was born in...
- Mach y Daddy
- MakanoMakanoMakano is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kita in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 10,306.-External links:*...
- MiguelitoMiguelitoJosé Miguel Organista Simões Aguiar, aka Miguelito , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal. A speedy player, he can operate as defender or midfielder, on the left side of the pitch....
- MarlonMarlon FernándezMarlon is a Cuban singer, better known as the winner of the third season of Objetivo Fama, a Puerto Rican reality-show -singing talent contest broadcast by Univision Puerto Rico, and Telefutura network in the United States....
- MercheMercheMercedes Trujillo Callealta , best known as Merche, is a Spanish singer.-Early life:When she was a child, she acted in school plays and wished to be a singer, and received her first guitar as a gift at age six. She finished school, high school and university, and became a music teacher...
- Margarita La Diosa
- Nejo & Dalmata
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