Kiruba

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Kiruba was an Ecuadorian pop band . It bears the name of a legendary Shuar chief from the 16th century.

Band history

Kiruba was created from October 2002 to February 2003 from the Ecuadorian version of the Popstars singing competition , broadcast by Teleamazonas TeVe . The band consisted of five singers. Their cast was first announced on February 24, 2003.

Their first album Kiruba , produced by Eduardo de Narváez, was sold more than 20,000 times within three weeks and achieved double platinum status. After only one day there was gold for 5,000 albums sold, and after two days platinum for 10,000 albums.

A concert tour across Ecuador led in 2003 over 16 stations, from Quito on April 25th to Ibarra on July 19th. 15,000 paying listeners saw Kiruba on April 30th in Cuenca , 9,000 paying listeners gathered in Guayaquil on May 9th .

The dissolution of Kiruba was at the latest in autumn 2006, when Gabriela Villalba and Mariela Nazareno joined other bands.

Band members

  • María José Blum, short name : Majo (born August 17, 1984, Guayaquil )
  • Cecilia Calle, short name : Ceci (born September 10, 1980, Guayaquil )
  • María Gabriela Villalba Jervis, short name : Gaby (born September 20, 1984, Quito )
  • Mariela Nazareno (born August 14, 1983, Esmeraldas province )
  • Diana Paola Rueda (born January 20, 1982, Quito )

Discography (albums)

  • Kiruba (2003)
  • Baila la luna (2004)

This and that

Gabriela Villalba played the role of Catalina Andrade in 2004 in the Colombian TV series Al ritmo de tu corazón . Since the beginning of October 2006 she has been a member of the Chilean pop-rock band Kudai .

Mariela Nazareno has been the lead singer of the Ecuadorian band Tinticos since 2006 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kudai oficializa el ingreso de Gabriela Villalba ( Memento of October 18, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish).
  2. ↑ Mariela reaparece cantando ( Memento of 27 September 2007 at the Internet Archive ) (Spanish).