Carolina Durante is a Spanish
indie rock
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band formed in 2017 in
Madrid
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composed of Diego Ibáñez, MartÃn Vallhonrat, Juan Pedrayes and Mario del Valle. The group signed a joint record deal with Sonido Muchacho and released their debut extended play ''Necromántico'' in December 2017. Their debut studio album was released in April 2019 and debuted at the second spot of the
PROMUSICAE chart. In 2019, Carolina Durante was the Spanish act that more concerts had offered in that year.
Background
The band was formed in 2017 in Madrid, and was named after a summer romantic interest that Mario del Valle had as a teenager. Carolina Durante is a real woman who also studied alongside Ibáñez at the religious school Santa MarÃa de Yelmo in Chamberà and is now a journalist at the
Agencia EFE
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.
Career
Carolina Durante signed a joined contract in 2017 with Sonido Muchacho and released their first EP titled ''Necromático'' on December 23 which was well received by the critics. In March 2018 the band released their first hit single 'Cayetano' which caused major controversy due to its explicitly and naming of the main politic parties in Spain. The song earned the band a Premio MIN for 'Song of the Year' and another one for 'Best New Artist. In November 2018 the band released a more pop track titled 'Perdona (Ahora Sà Que SÃ)" alongside
Amaia, who won the
ninth edition
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of the very well-known Spanish musical talent competition
Operación Triunfo
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Format
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. This one is the one who opened them the doors to a major national popularity. However, "Perdona" is not an original song but a cover of Marcelo Criminal's. Thus, the band released their debut studio album, which they called ''Carolina Durante'', on April 26, 2019 and premiered with four secret shows in Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona and Seville. The album debuted at the second position of the
PROMUSICAE chart, lasted on it for 25 consecutive weeks and was named the best Spanish album of 2019 by specialized portals like ''
El Cultural
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In ...
''. In May they started a festival tour that visited many festivals like the
Benicà ssim International Festival, Dcode, Low Festival or Donostia Festibala. In November they started their first solo tour that visited Spain, London and Berlin. They performed at the
2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference
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in Madrid. In March 2020 the tour stopped due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Carolina Durante'' (2019)
* ''Cuatro Chavales'' (2022)
* ''Elige Tu Propia Aventura'' (2024)
EPs
* ''Necromático'' (2017)
* ''Examiga'' (2018)
* ''Del Horno a la Boca'' (2020)
Singles
* "La noche de los muertos vivientes" (2017)
* "En verano" (2017)
* "Necromántico" (2017)
* "Cayetano" (2018)
* "Niña de hielo" (2018)
* "300 golpes" (2018)
* "El himno titular" (2018)
* "Perdona (ahora sà que sÃ)" with
Amaia (2018)
* "Joder, no sé" (2019)
* "Las canciones de Juanita" (2019)
* "El año" (2019)
* "No tan jóvenes" (2019)
* "El parque de las balas" (2020)
* "La canción que creo que no te mereces" with J of
Los Planetas
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(2020)
* "Espacio vacÃo" –
Él Mató a un PolicÃa Motorizado
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with Carolina Durante (2020)
* "Famoso en tres calles" (2021)
* "Moreno de contrabando" (2021)
* "10" (2021)
* "La planta que muere en la esquina" (2021)
* "Granja escuela" (2022)
* "Salvaje pasión" (2022)
* "Casa Kira" with Orslok (2022)
* "Marta, Sebas, Guille y los demás" –
Amaral's cover (2023)
* "Ya no hay verano" – Depresión Sonora's cover (2023)
* "Elige tu propia aventura" (2024)
* "Joderse la vida" (2024)
* "Yo pensaba que me habÃa tocado Dios" – Barry B with Carolina Durante (2024)
* "Misil" (2024)
* "Hamburguesas" (2024)
Guest appearances
* "¿Qué?" –
La Bien Querida
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with Diego Ibáñez of Carolina Durante (2019)
* "Vigilantes del espejo" –
Triángulo de Amor Bizarro
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with Carolina Durante (2021)
* "Rock y amistad" – Mujeres with Carolina Durante (2021)
* "Joker (Reputa)" –
Zahara with Carolina Durante (2022)
* "Plan de mierda" – La Élite with Diego Ibáñez of Carolina Durante (2024)
* "Untitled" –
Los Punsetes
Los Punsetes is a Spanish indie pop band formed in Madrid in 2004.
Named after the late politician, science communicator and television presenter Eduard Punset, its members consisting of university friends Manuel Sánchez (aka Anntona) (guitar) ...
with Carolina Durante (2024)
Awards and nominations
References
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Musical groups established in 2017
Spanish indie rock groups
2017 establishments in Spain