Alaska y Dinarama
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Alaska y Dinarama
- Genres: Rock
Biography
In 1978, Olvido Gara (aka Alaska) started a music project called Kaka de Luxe, playing along with Nacho Canut and Carlos Berlanga. The band was part of the Spanish new wave known as Movida Madrileña. When musicians Ana Curra and Eduardo Benavente joined in, its name was changed to Alaska y los Pegamoides, recording its first single called "Horror En El Hipermercado" in 1980, followed by "Otra Dimensión" in 1981. When Alaska y los Pegamoides' debut album came out, a song called "Bailando" climbed on the music charts, consolidating the group internationally. After releasing Alaska y Los Pegamoides in 1982, Curra and Benavente decided to leave to start their own project called Paralisis Permanente. This caused the band to change its name again. The new three-piece act Alaska y Dinarama debuted in 1983 with an album called Canciones Profanas, followed by 1994's Deseo. As the decade moved forward, Alaska y Dinarama completed its discography with the release of 1986's No Es Pecado and 1988's Diez. ~ Drago Bonacich, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Alaska y Dinarama
| Alaska y Dinarama | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Madrid, Spain |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1982–1990 |
| Labels | EMI |
| Associated acts | Alaska y los Pegamoides Fangoria |
Alaska y Dinarama was a Spanish electro-pop band formed by Olvido Gara, Ignacio "Nacho" Canut Guillen and Carlos Garcia Berlanga de Manrique in 1982. The group was popular and influential during La Movida Madrileña. Some of their famous recordings include Abracadabra, Ni Tú Ni Nadie,(which was entered for the Spanish heats of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 and later covered by the Mexican group Mœnia in 2004 and by the Puerto Rican band Circo in 2005) and ¿A quién le importa? (later covered by Mexican musician Thalía in 2002). In 1989 the name Alaska y Dinarama was no more and was renamed to what is now known as Fangoria.
Discography
- 1983 Canciones profanas, the band under the name of Alaska + Dinarama [1], sold 40,000 copies in Spain.
- 1984 Deseo carnal sold 500,000 copies in Spain and 1,500,000 in Latin America
- 1986 No es pecado sold 250,000 copies in Spain and 1,300,000 in Latin America
- 1988 Diez sold 75,000 copies in Spain and 500,000 in Latin America
- 1989 Fan fatal sold 200,000 copies in Spain
- 2001 Delirios de grandeza (statistics unknown)
- 2002 Alaska y sus canciones de la movida (statistics unknown)
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Exitos/Deseo Carnal
(1994 Album by Alaska y Dinarama)
Alaska y Dinarama
(Rock Band, '80s, '90s)
Fangoria
(Latin Band, '90s, 2000s)
Iván Ferreiro
(Latin Artist, 2000s)
Alaska
(Latin Artist, '80s-2000s)
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