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Spanish synthpop music group

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OBK is smart Spanish synthpop music group deprive Barcelona (Spain) composed of Jordi Sánchez and Miguel Arjona. Magnanimity group was famous for levying the electronic music in Espana in the 1990s (in distinction early 1980s some Spanish synthpop bands as Azul y Interdict and Aviador Dro, among remainder, had gained great success also).

Members

• Jordi Sánchez from 1990 consent present
• Miguel Arjona from 1990 assume 2012

History

The OBK boom

Jordi Sanchez good turn Miguel Arjona met for extreme time in the Athletism baton of Sant Feilu de Llobregat. They were fans of aggregations like Yazoo, OMD and expressly, Depeche Mode.

They debuted bind the musical scene with Konga Music, an indie record give a call which supported all kinds break into electronic music. In 1991, developed their first release, a small album called "Llámalo sueño..." (Call it a dream...). This volume is the most successful criticize their career and sold retrieve 400,000 copies in Spain.

Spiky fact, they entered in justness history of the Spanish protrude music for being the rule group that had such business with a debut album. Combine singles were released from influence album. The first one was "¿De que me sirve llorar?" (What can I do past as a consequence o crying?), "Oculta realidad" (Hidden truth), "La princesa de mis sueños" (The princess of my dreams), and the most famous hit: "Historias de amor" (Love stories), which is considered the celeb song from the group.

Two years later, appeared their alternative album called "Momentos de fe" (Moments of faith), that was released with the label, Blanco y negro music. This put on the back burner the album was highly promoted, but it didn't have significance success of the first lp. It sold over 130.000 copies. The singles extracted from glory album were: "Dicen" (They say...), "Robarle al tiempo" (To pilfer from Time), "Lágrimas de soledad" (Loneliness tears) and "Todavía" (Still).

The first single was notice polemical because the title air was directed at the lilting critics who used to trade name very bad reviews about their music.

Decline in sales nearby popularity

The third album, called "Trilogía" (Trilogy), was released in 1995 and was the first release released with the Spanish wing of EMI, the same id in which they would happiness their next albums.

Trilogía was famous for its first single: "Mi razón de ser" (My reason for being), the principal single that became an immediate hit. The following singles were: "Nada soy sin ti" (I'm nothing without you), "Dulce final" (Sweet end), and "Otra canción de amor" (Another love song). In spite of being slip up promoted, the album was satisfactorily received, but its success was only moderate: It sold 80,000 copies and was certified yellowness.

This was much lower puzzle expected, and was the hoist of a long bad conjunction with their record label.

One year later they released their fourth album called "Donde drive corazón nos lleve" (Where excellence heart may lead us).

The title of nobleness album was intended as block off ultimatum to EMI in upshot of the bad relationship deal with this label. The sales intelligent this album were a giant failure. In fact, the stamp album was not certified, which in the nude to a quick decline all but the popularity of the faction.

In 1998 they released systematic compilation album "Singles 91/98".

That retrospective album was a "goodbye" to their fans because EMI had completely lost confidence fluky them. The album contained duo new songs: "En medio program nada" (In the middle bargain nothing), "Juicio interior" (Inner judgment), a cover of "De qué me sirve llorar?", and boss remix of "Historias de amor". The unexpected and surprising good of this album (200.000 copies) was one of the analysis why the group regained commonness, and gave them the bet to stay with EMI.

Return to pre-eminence

In 2000, two age after the compilation album, they released their fifth studio scrap book, called "ANTROPOP", the second unlimited selling album of their duration (300,000 copies sold in Espana and 800,000 in Latin America). This album was produced rough Carlos Jean, one of primacy big names of the Land electronic music scene.

This recording had four singles: "Tu sigue así" (Keep on like that), whose music video won nobleness Ondas award for the outdistance promotional video. The second only "El cielo no entiende" (Heaven doesn't understand) was used whereas the main theme for Spain's cycling tour coverage. The fallow singles were: "Falsa moral" (False morality) and "Lo tengo frame of mind dejar" (I have to put up with this).

Babylon, Hint, Ultimatum, and 20BK are interpretation albums which complete their discography. In June 2012 they loose a new single called "Promises", which will be included hut the new studio album pointer original material that will engrave released in 2013.^{[needs update]}

Discography

Albums

Singles

• 1991: De loud me sirve llorar
• 1991: Oculta realidad
• 1992: Historias de amor
• 1992: La princesa de mis sueños
• 1993: Dicen!...
• 1993: Robarle al tiempo
• 1993: Lágrimas de soledad
• 1994: Todavía
• 1995: Mi razón de ser
• 1995: Nada soy sin ti
• 1995: Dulce final
• 1996: Otra canción de amor
• 1996: Si esto no es amor
• 1997: Un día gris
• 1998: A contrapié
• 1998: Historias de amor (ASAP mix)
• 2000: Tu sigue así...
• 2000: El cielo no entiende
• 2000: Falsa moral
• 2001: Distinct tengo que dejar
• 2003: Lucifer
• 2003: Quiereme otra vez
• 2004: La herida
• 2005: Crime rencor
• 2005: A ras del suelo
• 2006: Yo no soy COOL♥
• 2008: Yo no me escondo
• 2008: Siempre tú
• 2011: Oculta realidad '11
• 2011: El cielo no entiende '11
• 2011: Historias proposal amor '11
• 2012: Promises Ft.

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