Love of Lesbian
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Love of Lesbian | |
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 Love of Lesbian | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Catalonia, Spain |
| Genres | Pop rock, indie pop |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Warner Music, Naïve, Rock K, Pussycats |
| Members | Santi Balmes Julián Saldarriaga Jordi Roig Joan Ramón Planell Oriol Bonet |
| Website | loveoflesbianband |
Love of Lesbian is a Spanish indie pop band. They were nominated for the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Spanish Act at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards. Their album La noche eterna. Los días no vividos. reached number 1 in 2012.
On March 27, 2021, the band held the first large-scale concert in Spain as a test of reducing restrictions on large gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Members
[edit]- Santi Balmes – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizers
- Oriol Bonet – drums, percussion, programming
- Joan Ramón Planell – bass guitar, synthesizers
- Jordi Roig – guitar, keyboards
- Julián Saldarriaga – guitar, synthesizers, sequencer, percussion, vocals
Touring members
- Dani Ferrer – keyboards, trumpet
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPA [1] | |||
| 1999 | Microscopic Movies | — | |
| 2002 | Is It Fiction? | — | |
| 2003 | Ungravity | — | |
| 2005 | Maniobras de escapismo | — | |
| 2007 | Cuentos chinos para niños del Japón | — | |
| 2009 | 1999 (O cómo generar incendios de nieve con una lupa enfocando a la luna) | 33 | SPA: Gold[2] |
| 2011 | Últimos días de 1999: Aquellas noches de incendio (re-edition) | 11 | |
| 2012 | La noche eterna. Los días no vividos | 1 | |
| 2014 | Nouvelle Cuisine Caníbal | — | |
| 2016 | El Poeta Halley | 1 | |
| 2018 | El gran truco final | 1 [3] |
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| 2021 | V.E.H.N (Viaje épico hacia la nada) | 1 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA [1] | ||||
| 2012 | "Wio" | 33 | La noche eterna. Los días no vividos | |
| "El hambre invisible" | 34 | |||
| "Los seres únicos" | 39 | |||
| 2013 | "Fantastic Shine" | 3 | ||
| 2014 | "Manifiesto delirista" | 38 | ||
| 2016 | "Bajo el volcán" | 38 | El Poeta Halley |
Compilation albums
[edit]- Maniobras en Japón (2010, Music Bus/Warner Music)
- John Boy (2011, Warner Music)
- Últimos días de 1999: Aquellas noches de incendion (2011, Warner Music)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin Grammy Awards | 2021 | Best Rock Album | V.E.H.N (Viaje Épico Hacia la Nada) | Nominated | [4] |
| Best Rock Song | "El Sur" (with Bunbury) | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop/Rock Song | "Cosmos (Antisistema Solar)" | Nominated | |||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2012 | Best Spanish Act | Love of Lesbian | Nominated | [5] |
| 2018 | Nominated | [6] | |||
| Premios Odeón | 2022 | Best Alternative Artist | Nominated | [7] | |
| Best Rock Song | "El Sur" (with Bunbury) | Nominated | |||
| Best Alternative Album | V.E.H.N (Viaje Épico Hacia la Nada) | Won |
Note: At the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Sergio Mora was nominated for Best Recording Package as the art director for El Poeta Halley.
Videography
[edit]- "Freakie goes to Hollywood" (1999)
- "Is it fictions?" (2002)
- "Wasted days" (2002)
- "Domingo Astromántico"
- "Houston, tenemos un poema" (2005)
- "Universos Infinitos" (2007)
- "La Niña Imantada" (2007)
- "Noches Reversibles" (2007)
- "Me amo" (2007)
- "Allí donde solíamos gritar" (2009)
- "Club de fans de John Boy" (2009)
- "Cuestiones de familia" (2009)
- "Segundo Asalto" (2009)
- "Te hiero mucho" (2009)
- "1999" (2009)
- "Oniria e insomnia" (2012)
- "Si tú me dices Ben, yo digo Affleck" (2012)
- "Wío, antenas y pijamas" (2012)
- "Pizzigatos" (2012)
- "Los días no vividos" (2012)
- "Bajo el Volcán" (2016)
References
[edit]- ^ a b SpanishCharts.com Love of Lesbian discography (Spain)
- ^ Joan Foguet (2011-12-19). "Love of Lesbian, disco de oro". elpais.com (in Spanish). PRISA. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 21: del 18.5.2018 al 24.5.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Supersubmarina, Corizonas, The Zombie Kids, Love of Lesbian e Iván Ferreiro, nominados en los MTV Europe Music Awards" (in Spanish). Europapress. September 17, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "La banda de rock indie Viva Suecia es elegida como mejor artista español por los premios MTV" (in Spanish). RTVE. November 4, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "C. Tangana arrasa en las nominaciones de los Premios Odeón". ABC. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website(in Spanish)
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