Los del Río (, "Those from the River"), also known as The Del Rios, are a Spanish

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and dance duo which was formed in 1962 by Antonio Romero Monge (17 February 1948) and Rafael Ruiz Perdigones (10 November 1947). They are best known for their hit dance single " Macarena", originally released in 1993. The song went on to become a worldwide success.

Career

The single "Tengo, tengo" was released on February 18, 1996, and appeared later that year on the album '' Fiesta Macarena''. The group ultimately released six albums: '' A mí me gusta'', '' Macarena Non Stop'', '' Fiesta Macarena'', ''Colores'', ''Rio y Guestano'' and ''Alegria y cosabuena''. Five of the albums featured versions of "Macarena", in different styles and remixes. Because of their considerable success worldwide, their native town of

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has named a new municipal music hall, the Anfiteatro Los del Río, after them. Another well-known song by Los del Río is "Sevilla tiene un color especial," which is featured prominently in the Spanish movie ''

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Awards and nominations

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Discography

Albums

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, - , 1967 , align="left", ''Luces de Sevilla (Hispavox)'' , — , — , — , - , 1971 , align="left", ''De Triana al Rocío con Los del Río (Discophon)'' , — , — , — , - , 1972 , align="left", ''Sevillanas y rumbas (Discophon)'' , — , — , — , - , 1973 , align="left", ''Sevillanas - rumbas (Discophon)'' , — , — , — , - , 1974 , align="left", ''Sevillanas - rumbas - tanguillo y vals (Discophon)'' , — , — , — , - , 1975 , align="left", ''Sevillanas - rumbas (Discophon)'' , — , — , — , - , 1976 , align="left", ''Los del Río (Discophon)'' , — , — , — , - , 1978 , align="left", ''Los del Río (Discophon)'' , — , — , — , - , 1981 , align="left", ''Con son de alegría (Columbia)'' , — , — , — , - , 1984 , align="left", ''Los del Río (El fantasma de tu nombre) (Pasarela)'' , — , — , — , - , 1986 , align="left", ''Los del Río (Te estás poniendo viejo, Picoco) (Zafiro)'' , — , — , — , - , 1987 , align="left", ''¡¡Qué verano me estás dando!! (Zafiro)'' , — , — , — , - , 1988 , align="left", ''El mudo (Zafiro)'' , — , — , — , - , 1989 , align="left", ''Puerta grande (Zafiro)'' , — , — , — , - , 1990 , align="left", ''Cantemos por sevillanas (Zafiro)'' , — , — , — , - , 1991 , align="left", ''Sabor y... gloria (CFE)'' , — , — , — , - , 1992 , align="left", ''Sevilla tiene un color especial (CFE)'' , — , — , — , - , 1992 , align="left", ''Fiesta en Belén (CFE)'' , — , — , — , - , 1993 , align="left", '' A mí me gusta'' , — , 20 , 6 , - , 1994 , align="left", ''

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'' , — , — , — , - , 1995 , align="left", '' Macarena'' , 41 , 1 , 1 , - , 1996 , align="left", ''Colores'' , — , — , — , - , 1996 , align="left", '' Fiesta Macarena'' , — , — , — , - , 1999 , align="left", '' Baila '' , — , — , — , - , 2003 , align="left", ''Río de sevillanas'' , — , — , — , - , 2004 , align="left", ''P'alante'' , — , — , — , - , 2008 , align="left", ''

Quinceañera Macarena In 2008, Los Del Rio released ''Quinceañera Macarena'', a quinceañera themed album to commemorate the fifteenth birthday of their #1 hit single "Macarena". The album featured performances by Jon Secada, Oscar D'Leon, T. Lopez, The DEY and B ...

'' , — , — , — , - , 2011 , align="left", ''Retrato a Sevilla'' , — , — , — , - , 2012 , align="left", ''Vámonos que nos vamos'' , — , — , — , - , colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt", "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

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, - , rowspan="2", 1995 , align="left", " Macarena" , — , — , 23 , — , 12 , — , , align="left", ''A mí me gusta'' , - , align="left", "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) , 1 , 2 , 1 , 19 , 1 , 5 , align="left", * US: 4× Platinum , align="left", ''Fiesta Macarena'' , - , 1996 , align="left", "Macarena Christmas" , 5 , — , 57 , — , — , — , , align="left" rowspan="2", Non-album songs , - , 1999 , align="left", "Baila Baila" , — , — , — , — , — , — , , - , 2008 , align="left", "Macarena (The Art of Sound Group Mix)" , — , — , — , — , — , — , , align="left" rowspan="2", ''Quinceañera Macarena'' , - , 2009 , align="left", "Mi Gitana" (featuring

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References

External links

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IMC Records Announces the Signing of 'Los del Rio'
{{DEFAULTSORT:Los del Rio Musicians from Andalusia Spanish musical duos Musical groups established in 1962 Latin pop music groups Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners Pop music duos 1962 establishments in Spain