Amaral (band)
| Amaral | |
|---|---|
 Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre |
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| General information | |
| origin | Zaragoza , Spain |
| Genre (s) | Spanish pop and rock music |
| founding | 1997 |
| Website | www.amaral.es |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Eva Amaral (born August 4, 1972 in Saragossa ) |
guitar |
Juan Aguirre (born February 11, 1965 in San Sebastián ) |
Amaral is a Spanish pop and rock group founded in 1997 by Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre in Zaragoza . The duo's music is influenced by Latino rhythm and synthesizer sounds , the lyrics are metaphorical and poetic. The greatest success so far was the album Pájaros en la cabeza (translated directly, birds in the head or figuratively lousy in the head ), which was the best-selling album of 2005 in Spain.
history
The band's best-known song is El universo sobre mí , which was number 1 in the Spanish singles charts for three weeks in March 2005.
On June 27, 2008, Amaral performed at the 46664 Concert for Nelson Mandela in Hyde Park, London . On March 3, 2010 the band played on the Spanish Night as part of the Spanish CeBIT year.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 IT
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| 1998 | Amaral |
IT12  (11 weeks)IT |
Chart entry in ES only in 2005
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| 2000 | Una pequeña parte del mundo |
IT43  (17 weeks)IT |
Chart entry in ES only in 2005
|
| 2002 | Estrella de mar |
IT20th × 8
(206 weeks)IT |
Chart entry in ES only in 2005
|
| 2005 | Pájaros en la cabeza |
IT1 × 6
(178 weeks)IT |
|
| 2008 | Gato negro, dragón rojo |
IT1 × 2
(73 weeks)IT |
|
| 2011 | Hacia lo salvaje |
IT1 (66 weeks)IT |
|
| 2015 | Nocturnal |
IT3 (62 weeks)IT |
|
| 2019 | Salto al color |
IT1 (33 weeks) IT |
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT
|
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| 2009 | La barrera del sonido |
IT3 (44 weeks)IT |
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| 2017 | Nocturnal - Solar Sessions |
IT2 (12 weeks) IT |
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT
|
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| 2006 | Pack especial Navidad |
IT65 (2 weeks) IT |
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| 2012 | 1998 - 2008 |
IT21 (22 weeks) IT |
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| 2013 | 4 Álbumes |
IT92 (3 weeks) IT |
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| 2019 | Sus álbumes de estudio 1998-2008 |
IT78 (1 week) IT |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT
|
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| 2003 | Estrella de mar Estrella de mar |
IT18 (1 week) IT |
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| 2005 | El universo sobre mí pájaros en la cabeza |
IT1 (41 weeks) IT |
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| 2006 | Escapar (Slipping Away) |
IT3 (8 weeks) IT |
with Moby
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| 2009 | Perdóname Gato negro, dragón rojo |
IT37 (8 weeks) IT |
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| 2011 | Hacia lo salvaje Hacia lo salvaje |
IT7 (20 weeks) IT |
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| Antártida Hacia lo salvaje |
IT40 (3 weeks) IT |
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| 2014 | Ratonera |
IT11 (1 week) IT |
Video albums
- El comienzo del big bang (Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona September 15, 2005)
- La Barrera del Sonido (Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid October 30, 2009)
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Spain (Promusicae)
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3 × gold3
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18 × platinum18th
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1,470,000 | elportaldemusica.es ES2 |
| All in all |
3 × gold3
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18 × platinum18th
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Honors
- MTV: Best Spanish Band (2002), for "Estrella de Mar"
- Musicawards (2003): best author "Revolución", best artist "Revolución", best song a. best pop song "Sin ti no soy nada", best pop album
- Musicawards (2005): Best album "Pájaros en la cabeza", best song and best video
- Premio Ondas (2005): Best Spanish album for "Pájaros en la cabeza"
- MTV: Best Spanish Band (2008)
Web links
- Official Website (Spanish)
- Amaral at Discogs (English)