Auryn (band)
Auryn | |
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General information | |
origin | Spain |
Genre (s) | pop |
founding | 2009 |
Website | www.aurynweb.com |
Founding members | |
Blow Cantó | |
singing |
Dani Fernández |
singing |
Álvaro Gango |
singing |
David Lafuente |
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Carlos Marco |
Auryn is a Spanish boy band that was founded in 2009. Her first single Breathe in the Light reached number 10 on the Spanish music charts in 2011 , two of her three studio albums and the single Puppeteer from 2014 reached number 1.
Members
Auryn consists of five singers, all from Spain :
- Blas Cantó Moreno (born October 26, 1991 in Ricote , Province of Murcia )
- Daniel Fernández Delgado (born December 11, 1991 in Alcázar de San Juan , Ciudad Real province )
- Alvaro Garcia-Gango Guijarro (born October 2, 1989 in Alcalá de Henares , Autonomous Community of Madrid )
- David Martin Lafuente (born May 3, 1988 in Pinos Puente , Province of Granada )
- Carlos Perez Marco (born February 4, 1991 in Alicante , Alicante Province )
Before they merged as a band, they had already participated separately in music casting shows and competitions. The most successful was Dani Fernández, who represented Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 , the last one in which Spain took part.
history
In 2009 the five singers formed the band Auryn. They chose the name after AURYN , a magical object from Michael Ende's book The Neverending Story , which fulfilled all the wishes of its wearer.
First published Auryn cover versions of known songs on YouTube , including Umbrella by Rihanna . In 2011 they took part in the Destino Eurovisión , the Spanish elimination competition for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest . They reached the final of the last three participants, but lost there to the singer Lucía Pérez .
Auryn used the notoriety gained through the competition to release their first single, Breathe in the Light , which reached number 10 on the Spanish music charts , and later that year released their debut album Endless Road, 7058 on their own. In 2012 Auryn was signed by Warner Music Spain . The debut album was re-released under the title Endless Road, 7058 Upcoming, expanded by four songs and reached number 4 on the Spanish album charts. Auryn's following albums Anti-Heroes (2013), Circus Avenue (2014) and Ghost Town (2015) all reached number 1 on the charts.
In 2011 Auryn began a concert tour through Spain with songs from her first album. On November 24th of this year they appeared in Madrid as opening act for a concert by The Wanted during their European tour. Further concert tours by Auryn through Spain and Mexico followed from 2012.
From 2011 to 2014 Auryn organized an annual camp called "MyCampAuryn 2011", where the five band members spent a few days with their fans, gave them music lessons, signed records, etc.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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IT | |||
2011 | Endless Road, 7058 Republication : Endless Road, 7058 Upcoming |
IT4 (63 weeks) IT |
Initial release: October 18, 2011
Re-release: April 2012 |
2013 | Anti-heroes |
IT1
platinum
(80 weeks)IT |
First published: March 2013
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2014 | Circus Avenue |
IT1
gold
(48 weeks)IT |
First published: September 30, 2014
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2015 | Ghost town |
IT1
gold
(19 weeks)IT |
First published: December 4th, 2015
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Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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IT | |||
2011 | Breathe in the Light Endless Road 7058 |
IT10 (1 week) IT |
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Last Night on Earth Endless Road 7058 |
IT6 (1 week) IT |
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2012 | I Don't Think So Endless Road 7058 |
IT7 (1 week) IT |
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Don't Give Up My Game Endless Road 7058 |
IT13 (6 weeks) IT |
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1900 Endless Road 7058 |
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I Met An Angel |
IT39 (1 week) IT |
Christmas special
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2013 | Cuando te volveré a ver |
IT34 (2 weeks) IT |
from the Spanish soundtrack of "Wreck-It Ralph"
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Heartbreaker Anti-Heroes |
IT13 (10 weeks) IT |
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Make My Day Anti-Heroes |
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Breathe Your Fire Anti-Heroes |
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2014 | Puppeteer Circus Avenue |
IT1 (21 weeks) IT |
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If This Was My Last Song Circus Avenue |
IT48 (1 week) IT |
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Saturday I'm in Love Circus Avenue |
IT50 (1 week) IT |
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2015 | Electric Ghost Town |
IT100 (1 week) IT |
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2016 | Who's Loving You? Ghost town |
IT92 (5 weeks) IT |
feat. Anastacia
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Awards
- 2013: MTV Europe Music Award - Best Spanish Act
literature
- Magí Torras: Auryn. Nuestra historia: Un camino sin fin . Libros Cúpula, 2013, ISBN 978-84-480-0888-8 (Spanish).
- Magí Torras: Auryn. Persiguiendo Sueños . Libros Cúpula, 2014, ISBN 978-84-480-1942-6 (Spanish).
- Martina Reis: Auryn. 100% No Oficial . B de Blok (Ediciones B), 2014, ISBN 978-84-15579-80-9 (Spanish).
- Martina Reis: Auryn. La Biografia No Autorizada . B de Blok (Ediciones B), 2015, ISBN 978-84-16075-42-3 (Spanish).
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources Spain: Chart archive (singles only until 2013) / official chart lists
- ↑ a b Sources Awards for Music Sales: ES
Web links
- Official website
- Auryn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Auryn at Allmusic (English)
- Auryn at Discogs (English)