Natalino is a

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band formed in 1996, under the name of "La Pé". They started enjoying mainstream success until the release of the

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's first major

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"''Desde Que Te Vi''" in 2007, which gone gold status in 2008, and then

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in 2009, selling over 15,000 copies in their country. Since the beginning of the group it has been formed by Cristián Natalino, Eduardo Manzi, and Hugo Manzi as members, creating and projecting a solid musical career in various markets. Although the initially started as "La Pé", Natalino became famous in 2008 for their debut "''Desde Que Te Vi''", which swept the national radio and placed it in the first four places top selling discs in

. They were performing at Festival de Viña del Mar 2009, in which they received ''Silver Torch'' and ''Golden Torch''. They also performed in stage the same day as

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. Their style has been compared with bands such as

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and

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History

"La Pé", Early years (1996-2006)

The band originally formed by the name of "La Pé" in 1996, with all of it current members. La Pé recorded 3 albums, the last one signed to

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, and from which their cover of '' De Amor Ya No Se Muere'' (originally by Gianni Bella) had some

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success.

''Desde Que Te Vi'' and mainstream success (2007-present)

In 2006, the band signed to Audionativa Records, and began recording ''Desde Que Te Vi'', the album was released in 2008, and is one of the best-selling albums of the year in

. The album gone

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in 2008,

in 2009, and spawned 3

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s: ''"Desde Que Te Vi"'', ''"Angel del Pasado"'', ''"Si Hablo de Tí, Hablo de Mi"''. They were also getting airplay success with ''"Desde Que Te Vi"'' in

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and

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, in those countries they were often compared with the Mexican

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.Natalino Fans Page
/ref> The international success of ''Desde Que Te Vi'' was due to the inclusion of this song in the

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''Machos'', which didn't enjoyed much worldwide success, but the song was recognized immediately.

Discography

Albums

*'' Desde Que Te Vi'' (2008), PLATINUM

+ 15000

Singles

External links

Natalino's official website

References

{{Reflist, 2 Chilean rock music groups