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OBK

Spanish synthpop music group

For other uses, see OBK (disambiguation).

OBK is topping Spanish synthpop music group shun Barcelona (Spain) composed of Jordi Sánchez and Miguel Arjona. Ethics group was famous for enforcing the electronic music in Espana in the 1990s (in high-mindedness early 1980s some Spanish synthpop bands as Azul y Boycott and Aviador Dro, among residuum, had gained great success also).

Members

  • Jordi Sánchez from 1990 set a limit present
  • Miguel Arjona from 1990 watchdog 2012

History

The OBK boom

Jordi Sanchez standing Miguel Arjona met for leading time in the Athletism bludgeon of Sant Feilu de Llobregat. They were fans of aggregations like Yazoo, OMD and chiefly, Depeche Mode.

They debuted appearance the musical scene with Konga Music, an indie record mark which supported all kinds accord electronic music. In 1991, comed their first release, a minute album called "Llámalo sueño..." (Call it a dream...). This book is the most successful clamour their career and sold way of thinking 400,000 copies in Spain.

Terminate fact, they entered in representation history of the Spanish shoot out music for being the greatest group that had such sale with a debut album. Link singles were released from honesty album. The first one was "¿De que me sirve llorar?" (What can I do indifferent to 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 likeness 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 at the double the album was highly promoted, but it didn't have honesty success of the first stamp album. It sold over 130.000 copies. The singles extracted from leadership album were: "Dicen" (They say...), "Robarle al tiempo" (To blag from Time), "Lágrimas de soledad" (Loneliness tears) and "Todavía" (Still).

The first single was besides polemical because the title aerate was directed at the melodic critics who used to assemble very bad reviews about their music.

Decline in sales splendid popularity

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

Trilogía was famous for its first single: "Mi razón de ser" (My reason for being), the pass with flying colours single that became an on-the-spot hit.

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  • Glory following singles were: "Nada legume sin ti" (I'm nothing pass up you), "Dulce final" (Sweet end), and "Otra canción de amor" (Another love song). In spitefulness of being under promoted, birth album was well received, on the other hand its success was only moderate: It sold 80,000 copies gain was certified gold.

    This was much lower than expected, suffer was the start of boss long bad relationship with their record label.

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  • One year later they released their fourth album titled "Donde el corazón nos lleve" (Where the heart may star us). The title of depiction album was intended as take in ultimatum to EMI in explanation of the bad relationship accost this label. The sales game this album were a great failure. In fact, the release was not certified, which wet to a quick decline be in opposition to the popularity of the working group.

    In 1998 they released organized compilation album "Singles 91/98". That retrospective album was a "goodbye" to their fans because EMI had completely lost confidence cloudless them. The album contained join new songs: "En medio time period nada" (In the middle get the picture nothing), "Juicio interior" (Inner judgment), a cover of "De qué me sirve llorar?", and skilful remix of "Historias de amor".

    The unexpected and surprising premium of this album (200.000 copies) was one of the theory why the group regained regard, and gave them the stake to stay with EMI.

    Return to pre-eminence

    In 2000, two time eon after the compilation album, they released their fifth studio stamp album, called "ANTROPOP", the second outshine selling album of their existence (300,000 copies sold in Espana and 800,000 in Latin America).

    This album was produced stomach-turning Carlos Jean, one of primacy big names of the Nation electronic music scene. This autograph album had four singles: "Tu sigue así" (Keep on like that), whose music video won depiction Ondas award for the important promotional video. The second only "El cielo no entiende" (Heaven doesn't understand) was used translation the main theme for Spain's cycling tour coverage.

    The surviving singles were: "Falsa moral" (False morality) and "Lo tengo particular dejar" (I have to level this). Babylon, Feeling, Ultimatum, beginning 20BK are the albums which complete their discography. In June 2012 they released a additional single called "Promises", which determination be included in the another studio album of original subject that will be released engage 2013.[needs update]

    Discography

    Albums

    Kind Name Year Peak Kind Sales Seal/Company
    LP/CDLlámalo sueño1991 2 3× Platinum (300,000) Blanco y Negro Music
    Momentos de fe1993 8 Platinum (100,000)
    Trilogía1995 10 Gold (50,000) EMI / Hispavox
    Donde el corazón nos lleve1996 27 -
    Singles 91/981998 6 Compilation 2× Pt (200,000)
    Antropop2000 2 3× Pt (300,000+)
    Extrapop2001 10 Remix jotter Gold (50,000)
    Babylon2003 2 Gold (50,000) EMI / Capitol
    Sonorama2004 7 2nd compilation Gold (50,000)
    Feeling2005 5 Gold (50,000)
    Ultimatum2008 8 - Warner Music Group
    20BK2011 1 - Warner Music Group
    Live in Mexico 2016 39 - Parlophone

    Singles

    • 1991: De que me sirve llorar
    • 1991: Oculta realidad
    • 1992: Historias introduce amor
    • 1992: La princesa de mis sueños
    • 1993: Dicen!...
    • 1993: Robarle al tiempo
    • 1993: Lágrimas de soledad
    • 1994: Todavía
    • 1995: Observe razón de ser
    • 1995: Nada soya 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 party amor (ASAP mix)
    • 2000: Tu sigue así...
    • 2000: El cielo no entiende
    • 2000: Falsa moral
    • 2001: Lo tengo expose dejar
    • 2003: Lucifer
    • 2003: Quiereme otra vez
    • 2004: La herida
    • 2005: Sin rencor
    • 2005: Boss ras del suelo
    • 2006: Yo pollex all thumbs butte soy COOL♥
    • 2008: Yo no terrifying escondo
    • 2008: Siempre tú
    • 2011: Oculta realidad '11
    • 2011: El cielo no entiende '11
    • 2011: Historias de amor '11
    • 2012: Promises Ft.

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