Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language
record label
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founded in 1984 by Guillermo Santiso as a subsidiary of
Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
.
Its former name before being acquired by Televisa in 1984 was Profono Internacional, which was founded in 1978. Fonovisa mainly produces
Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as
Los Tigres Del Norte,
Los Bukis
Los Bukis (The Bukis, ''buki'' translates as ''Little Kid'' in the Yaqui language) are a Mexican Grupera band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacan. In 1973, the band was founded by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís. Their first song was ...
,
Los Temerarios,
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By th ...
,
Lucero and
Thalía.
In late 2002, Fonovisa was acquired from
Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
by the
Univision
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Music Group. Fonovisa was owned by the Univision Music Group until May 2008 when it was bought by
Universal Music Group
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. It is now part of
Universal Music Latin Entertainment. Fonovisa headquarters are now in the Capitol Record Building, in
Hollywood, California
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.
Lawsuits
On January 25, 1996, Fonovisa was allowed to proceed with its
copyright infringement
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lawsuit against Cherry Auction (which is known for operating the Cherry Avenue Auction in Fresno, CA) for allowing vendors to sell unlicensed records.
Fonovisa itself, however, became the subject of controversy in 1999 when the record label admitted to paying radio stations millions of dollars in
payola to play songs from Fonovisa artists. Santiso was also charged with tax evasion during the process.
Artists
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Alacranes Musical
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Alicia Villarreal
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Alejandro Fernández
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Grupo Aroma
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Avenida 6
*After Party
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Alfredo Olivas Alfredo Olivas (born October 1, 1994, in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico) is a Regional Mexican singer-songwriter, specializing in the styles of banda, pacific norteño, norteño-banda, and mariachi. He is popularly known as "Alfredito", "Alfredi ...
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Banda El Recodo
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Banda Pequeños Musical
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Bronco
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Chiquis
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Conjunto Primavera
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Cristina
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Crecer Germán
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Conjunto Azabache
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Cuisillos
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Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By th ...
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El De La H
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El Potro de Sinaloa
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El Tigrillo Palma
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Grupo Exterminador
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Grupo Bryndis
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Graciela Beltrán
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German Montero
*Hechizeros Band
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Ivan
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Jesús Chaparro
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Juan Gabriel
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Juan Rivera
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Julión Álvarez
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Jazmín López
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Joan Sebastian
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José Huerta
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Lorenzo Antonio
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Los Acosta
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Los Bondadosos
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Los Temerarios
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Los Tigres del Norte
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Los Tucanes de Tijuana
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Los Canelos de Durango
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Larry Hernandez
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Marco Antonio Solis
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Patrulla 81
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Pedro Fernández
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Roberto Tapia
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Saul El Jaguar
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Sparx
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El Trono de Mexico
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Vikilo
Former artists
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Ana Bárbara
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Anahí
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Cristian Castro
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Crooked Stilo
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Elsa García
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Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By th ...
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La Mafia
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Los Bukis
Los Bukis (The Bukis, ''buki'' translates as ''Little Kid'' in the Yaqui language) are a Mexican Grupera band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacan. In 1973, the band was founded by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís. Their first song was ...
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Los Palominos Los Palominos are a Tejano group from Uvalde, Texas.
History
Los Palominos were formed in 1986 by four brothers under the name Los Tremendos Pequeños. Their repertoire includes polka, ''rancheras'', ''boleros'', ballads, and ''cumbias''. They sign ...
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Lucero
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Menudo
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Noelia
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Thalía
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Timbiriche
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Timbiriche is considered one of the most ic ...
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Tropa F
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Los Acuario De Mexico
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Jenni Rivera
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
Official site
Record labels established in 1986
2002 mergers and acquisitions
2008 mergers and acquisitions
American record labels
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Mexican record labels
Pop record labels
Latin American music record labels
Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
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