Fangoria are a Spanish

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duo formed in Madrid in 1989. Consisting of primary vocalist

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and keyboardist

Nacho Canut Ignacio "Nacho" Canut Guillén (born 5 June 1957) is the bass player and the main composer (along with Alaska (singer), Alaska) of the band Fangoria (band), Fangoria. He was also in the music groups Alaska y los Pegamoides and Alaska y Dinarama ...

History

In 1977, Alaska, along with

and

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, formed the band Alaska y los Pegamoides. Later, in 1982, they changed the name to Alaska y Dinarama. The group was popular and influential during

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. Some of their famous recordings include "

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" and "Ni tú ni nadie". The latter was entered for the Spanish heats of the

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in 1985 and later covered by the Mexican group

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in 2004 and by the Puerto Rican band Circo in 2005. Their "¿A quién le importa?" also was later covered by Mexican pop musician

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in 2002. In 1989,

left, and the band transformed once again, this time adopting the name of the American horror film magazine ''Fangoria''. They had already made clear their fascination with

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s, with songs like "Mi novio es un Zombi" (My Boyfriend Is a Zombie) and "La rebelión de los electrodomésticos" (The Rebellion of the Household Appliances). With each name change, the band moved further away from

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and further embraced electropop, although strong guitars have generally always been present in their performances. Since the birth of Fangoria in 1990, Alaska and Nacho Canut have recorded and launched several albums, always in the dance-pop electronica pattern. Some of their best-known songs include * "En la Disneylandia del amor" (1993) * "No sé qué me das" (2001) * "Eternamente inocente"(2001) * "Retorciendo palabras" (2004) * "Miro la vida pasar" (2004) * "Absolutamente" (2009) * "Dramas y comedias" (2013) * "Fiesta en el infierno" (2016) Moreover, "Hombres" and "Me Odio Cuando Miento" were featured in the 2004 movie ''

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''. Their lyrics typically revolve around sadness, loneliness, jealousy and desire: these tragic contents usually contrast with the music, which normally is up-tempo and disco-oriented, although they have recorded downtempo songs as well. Some of their singles have been remixed by

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(formerly of

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) and

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. In 2009, they released their tenth studio album ''Absolutamente''; the first single "Más es Más" was released before the release of the album. Later they released the second single, "La Pequeña Edad de Hielo". More recently, in 2010, a set of three CDs came out titled ''El Paso Trascendental del Vodevil a la Astracanada''. This release consists of Fangoria's greatest hits and rare recordings, as well as 15 completely re-made versions of their older hits from their previous bands, such as "Bailando", "A quién le importa?", "Ni tú ni nadie" or "Perlas ensangrentadas".

Discography

Studio albums * ''Salto mortal'' (1991) * ''Una temporada en el infierno'' (1999) * ''Naturaleza muerta'' (2001) * ''Arquitectura efímera'' (2004) * ''El extraño viaje'' (2006) * ''Absolutamente'' (2009) * ''Cuatricromía'' (2013) * ''Canciones para robots románticos'' (2016) * ''Extrapolaciones y dos preguntas (1989-2000)'' (2019) * ''Extrapolaciones y dos respuestas (2001-2019)'' (2019)

References

External links

Official Fangoria website

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