Sasha, Benny y Erik are a pop supergroup from

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. The group was formed by 3 former members of the Mexican pop group

Timbiriche ''Timbiriche'' (also known for a brief time as ''La Banda Timbiriche'') is a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1981 and managed to evolve successfully into adulthood. Timbiriche is considered one of the most ic ...

, consisting of

Sasha Sokol Sasha Marianne Sökol Cuillery (born 17 June 1970) is a Mexican singer, composer, actress and television presenter. Biography Sökol was born in Mexico City. When she was still a toddler, her parents (Michael "Happy" Sökol and Magdalena Cuil ...

Benny Ibarra Benny Ibarra de Llano known as Benny Ibarra is a Mexican singer, musician, producer and actor. He was born into a family of artists. His mother, Julissa, was a singer and actress in the 1960s; and his father, Benny, an actor and 1960s rock si ...

and

Erik Rubin Erik Rubín Milanszenko (born 30 January 1971) is a Mexican singer and actor. He was a member of the Mexican teen pop group Timbiriche. Early career At the age of 12, Rubín joined the group Timbiriche, one of the most important and influent ...

who are close friends in real life. With much anticipation by their fans, Sasha, Benny and Erik released the live album '' Primera Fila: Sasha Benny Erik''. The project has enjoyed much success with a national tour that started in late 2012 and has continued through much of 2014. The album has been certified

triple platinum Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see ...

+ gold in

for sales exceeding 210,000 copies. Originally, the band performed 2 concerts at the

National Auditorium National Auditorium ( es, Auditorio Nacional) is an entertainment center at Paseo de la Reforma #50, Chapultepec in Mexico City. The National Auditorium is considered among the world's best venues by specialized media. It was designed by Mexica ...

in Mexico City in April 2013, but due to demand, they did two more concerts at the venue in September of that same year. In 2013, they released En Vivo desde el Auditorio Nacional, which went gold a few days after its release. At the end of 2013, the album Primera Fila: Sasha Benny Erik was officially recognized by AMPROFON as the second best-selling album in Mexico that year (after the album "Confidencias" by Alejandro Fernandez).(Top 20 Anual, Amprofon) Retrieved 22 October 2014 In late 2014, Sasha, Benny y Erik released their first studio album "Vuelta al Sol" and release "Esta Noche" as their first single. Next singles were "Todo tiene su lugar" ,"Japi" and "Punto de partida". In 2015, they performed at National Auditorium twice ( two concerts in May and other two in November). In early 2016, they will release a new live album with new songs and hits, performed with several guests. First single "Lo Siento" featuring

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, was released on February 19. In May, "Entre Amigos" was released and the band announced the end of the project in December. The album was certified as Gold some weeks later and they began a farewell tour with a final performance on December 31.

Discography

Albums

*2012: '' Primera Fila: Sasha Benny Erik'' *2013: '' En Vivo desde el Auditorio Nacional'' *2014: Vuelta Al Sol *2016: Entre Amigos

Singles

*2012: "Cada Beso (Live Primera Fila)" *2013: "Sin Ti (Live Primera Fila)" *2013: "Como Hemos Cambiado (Live Primera Fila)" *2013: "Serás El Aire (En Vivo Desde El Auditorio Nacional)" *2014: "Esta Noche" *2015: "Todo Tiene Su Lugar" *2015: "Japi" *2015: "Japi (Versión Banda) (Ft. Edwin Luna Y La Trakalosa De Monterrey)" *2015: "Punto De Partida" *2016: "Lo Siento" (Ft.

) *2016: "Ay Amor" (Ft. Playa Limbo)

References

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