Elefante is an

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and

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band formed in

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in the early 1990s. They have released five albums, and their self-titled release was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in 2005.

History

The group first came to prominence when they opened for

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at a show at Mexico City's

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. After several tours of the Americas, opening for

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and

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, their lead singer

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left to pursue a solo career in 2003. As a replacement they recruited Jorge Martínez Guevara, former lead singer of the group Caos, who performed on their 2005 album '' Elefante''. He left the group in 2007, and songwriter/guitarist Rafael "Rafa" Loar and Javier “Javi” Ortega assumed vocal duties on subsequent releases.

Discography

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'' (2002) * ''Elefante'' (2005) * '' Resplandor'' (2007) * '' E:87600'' (2012) * Sinfónico (2020)

References

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* * Latin pop music groups Musical groups from Mexico City Rock en español music groups {{Mexico-band-stub