Nena Daconte
Nena Daconte is a Spanish formation founded in 2006 , initially consisting of the Madrid- born singer Mai Meneses and the Barcelona- born musician Kim Fanlo. The name Nena Daconte is taken from the story The Trail of Your Blood in the Snow by Gabriel García Márquez .
Her songs mix classic pop with rock and are about love, loneliness and the search for ideals.
history
Mai Meneses took part in the popular Spanish television show Operación Triunfo . There she also met Kim Fanlo, who accompanied the participants of the second season of Operación Triunfo as a musician. After a few concerts, they decided to found “Nena Daconte” together. After recording their first album, Universal got in touch with them and they released the album on March 27, 2006 under the name "He perdido los zapatos". They also added a remix by Carlos Jean . The first single "Idiota" was played on many Spanish radio stations. In addition, they produced a video of this piece as well as of "Idiota - Remix". The title "En qué estrella estará" was chosen as the official song for the 2006 Vuelta Ciclista a España .
They were nominated for the MTV EMA 2006 award in the Spanish Act category.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
IT | |||
2006 | Hey perdido los zapatos |
IT18 (52 weeks) IT |
|
2008 | Retales de carnaval |
IT5
platinum
(58 weeks)IT |
|
2010 | Una mosca en el cristal |
IT20 (12 weeks) IT |
|
2013 | Sólo muerdo por ti |
IT17 (8 weeks) IT |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
IT | |||
2009 | Tenia tanto que darte retales de carnaval |
IT2
platinum
(25 weeks)IT |
|
Perdoname |
IT35 (6 weeks) IT |
with Coti
|
|
2010 | Soy yo |
IT10 (11 weeks) IT |
with Marta Sánchez
|
No te invité a dormir Una mosca en el cristal |
IT24 (10 weeks) IT |
||
2012 | Pero si tú no estás |
IT19 (1 week) IT |
|
2013 | Disparé Sólo muerdo por ti |
IT36 (3 weeks) IT |
More singles
- 2006: Idiota
- 2006: En qué estrella estará
- 2007: Marta
- 2009: El Aleph
Solo singles by Mai Menesas
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
IT | |||
2002 | Vuelve |
IT4 (24 weeks) IT |
Web links
- www.nenadaconte.com.es
- Nena Daconte at Allmusic (English)