La Casa Azul ( English: ''The Blue House'') is a Spanish

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band that combines many of the qualities of 1960s American pop bands like the

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and 1970s European

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acts like

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with clean, clear production reminiscent of

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. This distinctive sound was created by singer and producer Guille Milkyway, who also writes the band's songs. La Casa Azul release their records on the

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. The band virtually consists of five members (David, Virginia, Oscar, Clara and Sergio) who appear in the band's distinctive,

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music videos, though notably do not perform live; instead, Milkyway sings and plays the songs solo at concerts. Milkyway is in fact the sole performer on the records and uses the band "members" (who do not give interviews and whose last names have never been disclosed) in order to project an image. In 2007, when the video of their newest single "La revolución sexual" was released, it was announced that the five members (sometimes called ''androids'') were going to be relegated to some dancing sequences while Milkyway took lead of the band.

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 bid

In 2008, La Casa Azul bid to represent Spain in the

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with the song "La revolución sexual". La Casa Azul got a spot into the final of the Spanish selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, which would take place in

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on May 24.

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altogether with the Spanish Broadcasting Television TVE run a preselection event called ''Salvemos Eurovisión''. More than 530 songs were submitted in which the Internet votes chose five of them and a professional judge the other five finalists. Irregularity was claimed on the Internet vote, in which "La revolución sexual" placed second. La Casa Azul finished third overall in the final.

Discography

Singles

*" Como Un Fan" CD (Elefant, 2005).

Albums

*'' El sonido efervescente de la casa azul EP'' 10"/CD (Elefant, 2000) *''

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'' CD (Elefant, 2002) *'' Tan simple como el amor'' LP 12"/CD (Elefant, 2003) *'' El sonido efervescente de la casa azul'' (expanded release) CD (Elefant, 2006) *'' La revolución sexual'' LP 12"/CD (Elefant, 2007) *''La nueva Yma Sumac (lo que nos dejó la revolución)'' CD (Elefant, 2009) *'' La Polinesia Meridional'' CD (Elefant, 2011) *'' La Gran Esfera'' LP 12"/CD (Elefant, 2019)

Music videos

*"Superguay" (Domingo González, 2004) *"Como un fan" (Domingo González, 2005) *"El sol no brilará nunca más" (Domingo González, 2006) *"La revolución sexual" (Domingo González, 2007) *"Esta noche solo cantan para mí" (Domingo González, 2008) *"La nueva Yma Sumac" (Duprez, 2009) *"Todas tus amigas" (Nadia Mata Portillo, 2010) *"La Polinesia Meridional" (Jean-Marie Marbach, 2012) *"La Fiesta Universal" (Jean-Marie Marbach, 2012) *"A T A R A X I A" (2018) *"Nunca Nadie Pudo Volar" (2018) *"El Final del Amor Eterno" (2019) *"El Momento" (2019) *"Ivy Mike" (2019)

Awards

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for Best Original Song,

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, "Yo también" from ''Yo, también''

References

External links

Group page at Elefant Records
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