Bacilos

Bacilos

Bacilos performing in Guatemala
Background information
Origin Miami, Florida, United States
Genres Latin pop, folk pop
Years active 1995–2007
Labels Sonolux, WEA International, Warner Music Group
Website Bacilos.com
Members Jorge Villamizar
André Lopes
José Javier Freire

Bacilos was a music group based in Miami, Florida, USA. A leading practitioner of latin pop, the band had several hits on the Billboard Latin charts and had considerable success in the Latin Grammies, most notably, their albums Caraluna and Sin Vergüenza won the 2003 and 2005 Grammy Awards for Best Latin Pop Album.

Band history

The band was formed in the mid-1990s by three students of the University of Miami. Originally a quartet, the band drew influences from Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodríguez and Argentinian rock singer Fito Páez. The band eventually became a trio consisting of Colombian singer and guitarist Jorge Villamizar, Brazilian bassist André Lopes and Puerto Rican percussionist José Javier Freire before releasing an independent album Madera in 1999.

Bacilos signed with Warner Music in 2000. The self-titled album was nominated for two Latin Grammy awards and went gold in Colombia. The single Tabaco Y Chanel was widely played on Latin radio stations and the success of their major label debut earned them a slot as support artist on a world tour by Spanish artist Alejandro Sanz.

Their 2002 Caraluna album added to their reputation winning a Grammy for best Latin pop album and making the Billboard Latin album charts. The album also won best album at the Latin Grammies and their song Mi Primer Millón won best tropical song. The single Caraluna went to #1 in Chile, top 10 in Argentina and charted in the world and Billboard Latin charts in late 2002 and early 2003.

Mi Primer Millón, a humorous account of trying to make it in the music industry, again went top 10 in Chile and made the Billboard and world Latin music charts in 2003. Solo un segundo was the third single from the album going top 10 in Argentina and top 20 in Chile. Bacilos also featured on a duet with Celso Piña which made the Chilean Top 20 in May 2004.

Sin Verguenza was released in late 2004. The first single Pasos de Gigante went to number 1 in Argentina, #2 in Chile and made top 10 on Billboard's Latin singles charts in late 2004. It was nominated for a Grammy award for best Latin pop album.

The band announced that they would break up and completed their final tour in the United States on Dec. 15, 2006, when they played at La Covacha, in Miami.

Their final live show was on February 21, 2007, at the Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar, in Chile.

Members

Discography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement on the music industry. Bacilos received an award from two nominations.

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2005 Sin Vergüenza Best Latin Pop Album Nominated
2003 Caraluna Best Latin Pop Album Won

Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Bacilos received three awards from eight nominations.

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2001 Bacilos Best New Artist Nominated
Bacilos Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals Nominated
2003 Caraluna Album of the Year Nominated
"Mi Primer Millón" Record of the Year Nominated
"Caraluna" Song of the Year Nominated
Caraluna Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals Won
"Mi Primer Millón" Best Tropical Song Won
2005 Sin Vergüenza Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals Won

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Lyric And Translation

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