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Alaska (Bauhaus meets La Macarena)
La Bola de CristalReal Name Olvido Gara Jova
Birth June 13 of 1963 (46 years)
Source Mexico D.F. Bandera de México Bandera de España
Occupation (s) Singer
Artistic Information
Alias Alaska
Genre (s) Pop, Glam, Punk, New Wave, Electropop
Instrument (s) voice, guitar
Years active 1978-present
Label (s) DRO / Warner Music
Related Artists Kaka de Luxe
Alaska and Pegamoides
Alaska and Dinarama
Fangoria
Alaska, The stage name Olvido Gara Jova (Mexico City, June 13 of 1963) Is a singer, actress and Entrepreneur Hispanic-Mexican (by birth), one of the figures Madrid Movida. Icon movement homosexual in Spain.[1] He has publicly opposed the bullfighting[2] [3] in a campaign by the organization for animal rights AnimaNaturalis. He began his musical career in 1978 and after 31 years still continues to reap success and is considered one of the greatest singers and most recognized sales in Spain.Biography Maria Olvido Gara Jova born June 13, 1963 in the Mexico City, Daughter of Manuel Gara, a former Spanish military, Republican exiledAnd Latin Jova, born in Africa.He lived during the first ten years of his life in Mexico City. His childhood was marked by television series Star Trek, The Munsters, Lost in Space, The Archies and I Love Lucy, Among others. Magazines like also influence Sixteen and Tiger Beat, Films as The Holy, The Silver Masked and Hello Dolly, And by musical idols such as The Carpenters, Yes and Raphael (His first album was just this singer). But it is great idol David Cassidy.In 1973 arrives with his parents and grandmother Madrid. And that means in her life a serious blow, since it has to break your lifestyle Mexico. At this time the great revelation to forget the books and comics are replacing their Mexican television culture. These include music books you buy and read in the Drugstore, stand above the rest Gay Rock of Eduardo Haro Ibars. Book that opens up new idols as David Bowie and Lou Reed.In these early years, Oblivion and his mother studied a course in aesthetics, always under the influence of the 'glam', which determines the aesthetic evolution of Oblivion as a star. Already at thirteen begins to frequent El Rastro with his friend Lefty, Who knows at that time. There arises the idea of a magazine and a group, because previous experience Lefty with a group called The Pechugliglios. Forget the other hand begins in the fanzine Rubbish, Which calls itself the first time Alaska.
Kaka de LuxeIn 1977 form with Nacho Canut, Carlos Berlanga, LeftyManolo Campoamor Enrique Sierra and Paul Beneyto, the group punk Kaka de Luxe, Where she plays the electric guitar. By the end of 77, the band opens for the first time onstage. The first act is People site, located in the popular neighborhood of Argüelles. The aesthetics of Kaka de Luxe is dominated by punk and its unmistakable sound.We now realize that there are major differences in the way of seeing things within the group, presaging almost from the beginning its dissolution. But before the group dissolves, it leaves a record testimony. This is an EP with four tracks: Rosario, Rings the bell, The electric pen and Experience the Metro. This disc is recorded in the 78 as a result of participation in the Contest Kaka Rock Villa de Madrid, which are in second place. The training was finally separated when several of its components are to the Army.Lefty form Paradise and Henry is going to Radio Futura. Alaska, Carlos, Nacho and Campoamor, which are those that have something in common within the group, decided to create a group with a new name: Alaska and Pegamoides.
After passing various components of the group, the final formation are: Alaska (vocals), Carlos (guitar), Nacho (bass), Ana Curra (keyboards) and Eduardo Benavente (drums). During this time Pedro Almodovar is preparing his first feature and, upon meeting Alaska, decides that she is the ideal person to play in the film Bom General Erections, Which finally opens with the title Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom.Released their first single in 1980 Horror at the supermarket that becomes a success.Start the year 1981 and the group changed its image to one side and more punk dark waveDue to a trip that Ana and Eduardo make Olvido London. That same year the group takes out his second single Another dimensionWhose face B Columbus Bucket becomes very popular. Now when the band begins recording what will be their first album.Once she leaves the group in spring 1982 comes to light "Greatest Hits". The first single is BailandoThat becomes the hit of the summer, and both the single and album are displayed, obtaining good results in countries like Greece, Netherlands, Canada, England and Portugal.The album sells over 50,000 copies Spain and the single 25,000. This makes the group has more than 100 confirmed galas for the entire year, while the relations between group members are cooled more and more until in December the same year the group is dissolved. Nacho and Carlos are Dinarama, Eduardo and Ana are Permanent Paralysis and Alaska is one, not knowing what to do. After a few months Dinarama joins, resulting in Dinarama + Alaska, which later would be consolidated as Alaska and Dinarama.Alaska and DinaramaIn May 1983 put up for sale Secular songs and starts the tour Dinarama + Alaska, fatally coincided with the tragic death of Eduardo Benavente in a traffic accident. The first two singles Dinarama out simultaneously: CrisisBy Hispavox initiative, which calls for an extended version, and Pearls bloodyChosen by the group, plus radio and would remain in the memory of fans. These two issues are not having the same impact that Bailando, Even if the disc gets a very good reception. For this reason we begin to recruit many galas. With the following simple Stop dancingThey repeat the same formula in reprise of plan Bailando.With the return of Charles of the military, comes new songs, which excited both Alaska and Nacho and, above all, his manager Pito. Altolaguirre, as was agreed, is leaving the group recording a new version of Rey del Glam. Contributors to the chorus Loquillo and Jaime Urrutia. This simple becomes a resounding success that outperforms the previous three singles, approaching the success of "Dancing." It is estimated that the album has sold over 40,000 copies in Spain and is relaunching Hispavox commercially in Alaska, starting full support in future projects.How could you do this to meThe first single Carnal desire, Is rapidly becoming the # 1 and lasts until early 1985 at the top of sales and radio formulas. As a result, the album also comes hard on the bestseller, climbing gradually until the end of the year is 1 and it becomes a massive success. The album, featuring ten songs, goes on sale in September, coinciding with the beginning of time "The Crystal Ball"Program TVE presented by Alaska. A program that has made history, which today is just mythical and has become a cult object. The new single Neither you nor anyone, An even greater success with the former.Prepare a summer macrogira over one hundred concerts throughout Spain, with some international action. In summer comes the third single, A real man, With a special b face in collaborating Latinos Unidos. Of course, another success. In winter the American tour starts, they begin to write the next record and begin to publish singles The Crystal Ball: Abracadabra, Slave of evil and Do not laugh, The latter in 1986.Completed in 1985, an estimated Carnal desire Spain has already sold over 500,000 copies and worldwide, more than 1,500,000.In November 1986 sale It is no sin with a cover more contentious than the previous. Becomes even censored in MexicoBut surprisingly replaced by another much more salacious. The first single is 'Who cares', which by their handwriting has become the song most emblematic and Alaska and Dinarama versioned. Furthermore, it has become the world speaking on favorite gay anthem. The song becomes world famous and is today the most successful song in the whole career of Alaska. The album sells over 250,000 copies in Spain and over 1,500,000 in Latin America. Then the first single, was released others, like 'The official put', 'A million ants' and 'I only believe what I see'. Although also successful and widely circulated on the radio, are not comparable to the first. Meanwhile continues with great success, "The Crystal Ball" with Alaska forward.In late 1987 goes on sale TenThe album includes two new songs, any face b of a single and a pair of old unreleased songs in Latin America. The impact of this album, though it has good promotion in Spain, not too high and it is estimated that some 75,000 copies were sold. The promotion of the album focuses more on the American market, where it has greater acceptance. Around this time also know the Acid House and embark on a lengthy tour of Latin America that manages to strengthen the relationship of the group that was very deteriorated.In the month of March 1989 out "Fan Fatal", with influences like acidThe hip-hop and house and composed songs Nacho parallel group, managed to reinforce the success of the group, but were again cool relations with Carlos Nacho and Alaska. The first single is the version of Vegetables "My boyfriend is a zombie" with a popular host and commercial surprises label, making boost campaign to promote the album, probably the best promotion that has had an album in the whole career of Alaska. "I want to be Holy" version of the song Permanent Paralysis originally written by Alaska y Ana Curra, is chosen as the second single despite appearing only on the cd. Perhaps an experiment of the company. It only gets much success, but it beats "My boyfriend is a zombie". We have three remixes, published in a special maxi djs. In September, publishes "Descongélate" as the third maxi, another success.One innovation of this new, brief stage, but it will transcend in the future to today, the tour is "Disco Inferno", which includes DJ sessions, concerts and divides into two parts: a rockier, pop or glam, And another more hard, acid, house. It is during the beginning of this tour when problems erupt between Nacho and Carlos. Alaska is positioned next to Nacho and decide to dissolve Dinarama the end of the tour. That's when Alaska and Nacho are Fangoria.The first public appearance by Fangoria, almost by surprise, is 31 October 1989 at the party "Halloween 2 "; from this event, this date was highly significant, since it is a kind of birthday for Fangoria.
Olvido Gara has sold a total of more than 6,000,000 copies by adding the sales of discs in the three groups in which you have been.
Alaska in concert, Madrid, 2005.
With Kaka de Luxe * 1978: "Kaka de Luxe" (EP)
* 1983: "Songs damn"With Alaska and Pegamoides * 1982: "Greatest hits"National sold 50,000 copies
* 1982: "Alaska and Pegamoides"Compilation.
* 1982: "Coming to the end"Concert.
* 1998: "Wild world"Versions. With Alaska and DinaramaWith Dinarama sold almost a total of 5,000,000 copies of their five studio albums in the eighties. * 1983: "Secular songs"Sold 40,000 copies nationally (Pearl bloody King of Glam)
* 1984: "Carnal desire", 2,000,000 copies sold worldwide (How could you do this to me, neither you nor anyone)
* 1986: "It is no sin", 2,000,000 copies sold worldwide (Who cares, the official murder)
* 1988: "Ten"Sold 400,000 copies worldwide
* 1989: "Fan Fatal"Sold 300,000 copies nationally (My boyfriend is a zombie)With FangoriaAround 1,000,000 copies sold with Nacho Canut in Fangoria since its inception in 1991 (adding singles, 11 studio albums, 3 reissues and 1 remix). * 1991: "Somersault"(25,000 copies)
* 1992: "One day in Vulcan. S.E.P. Vol 1.0" (+10.000)
* 1993: "One day in Vulcan. S.E.P. Vol 2.0" (+10.000)
* 1995: "One day in Vulcan. S.E.P. Vol 3.0" (+10.000)
* 1998: "Interference"15,000 copies of national
* 1999: "A Season in Hell"25,000 copies domestic
* 2000: "Hell is other people"20,000 copies of national
* 2001: "Still Life", 70,000 copies nationally (I do not know that you give me, eternally innocent)
* 2004: "Ephemeral Architecture"120,000 copies Spain - Mexico (Twisting words, I watch the world go by)
* 2005: "Still Life remixes"National 5,000 copies
* 2005: "Ephemeral architecture deconstructed"50,000 copies Spain-Mexico
* 2006: "The strange journey"120,000 copies Spain - Mexico (Criticizing for criticizing, not you or without you)
* 2007: "The strange trip revisited", 5,000 copies limited national
* 2009: "Absolutely"(More is more, The little ice age) (-30,000 copies)
* 2009: "Completely"
Alaska (Bauhaus meets La Macarena) La Bola de Cristal
La Bola de CristalReal Name Olvido Gara Jova
Birth June 13 of 1963 (46 years)
Source Mexico D.F. Bandera de México Bandera de España
Occupation (s) Singer
Artistic Information
Alias Alaska
Genre (s) Pop, Glam, Punk, New Wave, Electropop
Instrument (s) voice, guitar
Years active 1978-present
Label (s) DRO / Warner Music
Related Artists Kaka de Luxe
Alaska and Pegamoides
Alaska and Dinarama
Fangoria
Alaska, The stage name Olvido Gara Jova (Mexico City, June 13 of 1963) Is a singer, actress and Entrepreneur Hispanic-Mexican (by birth), one of the figures Madrid Movida. Icon movement homosexual in Spain.[1] He has publicly opposed the bullfighting[2] [3] in a campaign by the organization for animal rights AnimaNaturalis. He began his musical career in 1978 and after 31 years still continues to reap success and is considered one of the greatest singers and most recognized sales in Spain.Biography Maria Olvido Gara Jova born June 13, 1963 in the Mexico City, Daughter of Manuel Gara, a former Spanish military, Republican exiledAnd Latin Jova, born in Africa.He lived during the first ten years of his life in Mexico City. His childhood was marked by television series Star Trek, The Munsters, Lost in Space, The Archies and I Love Lucy, Among others. Magazines like also influence Sixteen and Tiger Beat, Films as The Holy, The Silver Masked and Hello Dolly, And by musical idols such as The Carpenters, Yes and Raphael (His first album was just this singer). But it is great idol David Cassidy.In 1973 arrives with his parents and grandmother Madrid. And that means in her life a serious blow, since it has to break your lifestyle Mexico. At this time the great revelation to forget the books and comics are replacing their Mexican television culture. These include music books you buy and read in the Drugstore, stand above the rest Gay Rock of Eduardo Haro Ibars. Book that opens up new idols as David Bowie and Lou Reed.In these early years, Oblivion and his mother studied a course in aesthetics, always under the influence of the 'glam', which determines the aesthetic evolution of Oblivion as a star. Already at thirteen begins to frequent El Rastro with his friend Lefty, Who knows at that time. There arises the idea of a magazine and a group, because previous experience Lefty with a group called The Pechugliglios. Forget the other hand begins in the fanzine Rubbish, Which calls itself the first time Alaska.
Kaka de LuxeIn 1977 form with Nacho Canut, Carlos Berlanga, LeftyManolo Campoamor Enrique Sierra and Paul Beneyto, the group punk Kaka de Luxe, Where she plays the electric guitar. By the end of 77, the band opens for the first time onstage. The first act is People site, located in the popular neighborhood of Argüelles. The aesthetics of Kaka de Luxe is dominated by punk and its unmistakable sound.We now realize that there are major differences in the way of seeing things within the group, presaging almost from the beginning its dissolution. But before the group dissolves, it leaves a record testimony. This is an EP with four tracks: Rosario, Rings the bell, The electric pen and Experience the Metro. This disc is recorded in the 78 as a result of participation in the Contest Kaka Rock Villa de Madrid, which are in second place. The training was finally separated when several of its components are to the Army.Lefty form Paradise and Henry is going to Radio Futura. Alaska, Carlos, Nacho and Campoamor, which are those that have something in common within the group, decided to create a group with a new name: Alaska and Pegamoides.
After passing various components of the group, the final formation are: Alaska (vocals), Carlos (guitar), Nacho (bass), Ana Curra (keyboards) and Eduardo Benavente (drums). During this time Pedro Almodovar is preparing his first feature and, upon meeting Alaska, decides that she is the ideal person to play in the film Bom General Erections, Which finally opens with the title Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom.Released their first single in 1980 Horror at the supermarket that becomes a success.Start the year 1981 and the group changed its image to one side and more punk dark waveDue to a trip that Ana and Eduardo make Olvido London. That same year the group takes out his second single Another dimensionWhose face B Columbus Bucket becomes very popular. Now when the band begins recording what will be their first album.Once she leaves the group in spring 1982 comes to light "Greatest Hits". The first single is BailandoThat becomes the hit of the summer, and both the single and album are displayed, obtaining good results in countries like Greece, Netherlands, Canada, England and Portugal.The album sells over 50,000 copies Spain and the single 25,000. This makes the group has more than 100 confirmed galas for the entire year, while the relations between group members are cooled more and more until in December the same year the group is dissolved. Nacho and Carlos are Dinarama, Eduardo and Ana are Permanent Paralysis and Alaska is one, not knowing what to do. After a few months Dinarama joins, resulting in Dinarama + Alaska, which later would be consolidated as Alaska and Dinarama.Alaska and DinaramaIn May 1983 put up for sale Secular songs and starts the tour Dinarama + Alaska, fatally coincided with the tragic death of Eduardo Benavente in a traffic accident. The first two singles Dinarama out simultaneously: CrisisBy Hispavox initiative, which calls for an extended version, and Pearls bloodyChosen by the group, plus radio and would remain in the memory of fans. These two issues are not having the same impact that Bailando, Even if the disc gets a very good reception. For this reason we begin to recruit many galas. With the following simple Stop dancingThey repeat the same formula in reprise of plan Bailando.With the return of Charles of the military, comes new songs, which excited both Alaska and Nacho and, above all, his manager Pito. Altolaguirre, as was agreed, is leaving the group recording a new version of Rey del Glam. Contributors to the chorus Loquillo and Jaime Urrutia. This simple becomes a resounding success that outperforms the previous three singles, approaching the success of "Dancing." It is estimated that the album has sold over 40,000 copies in Spain and is relaunching Hispavox commercially in Alaska, starting full support in future projects.How could you do this to meThe first single Carnal desire, Is rapidly becoming the # 1 and lasts until early 1985 at the top of sales and radio formulas. As a result, the album also comes hard on the bestseller, climbing gradually until the end of the year is 1 and it becomes a massive success. The album, featuring ten songs, goes on sale in September, coinciding with the beginning of time "The Crystal Ball"Program TVE presented by Alaska. A program that has made history, which today is just mythical and has become a cult object. The new single Neither you nor anyone, An even greater success with the former.Prepare a summer macrogira over one hundred concerts throughout Spain, with some international action. In summer comes the third single, A real man, With a special b face in collaborating Latinos Unidos. Of course, another success. In winter the American tour starts, they begin to write the next record and begin to publish singles The Crystal Ball: Abracadabra, Slave of evil and Do not laugh, The latter in 1986.Completed in 1985, an estimated Carnal desire Spain has already sold over 500,000 copies and worldwide, more than 1,500,000.In November 1986 sale It is no sin with a cover more contentious than the previous. Becomes even censored in MexicoBut surprisingly replaced by another much more salacious. The first single is 'Who cares', which by their handwriting has become the song most emblematic and Alaska and Dinarama versioned. Furthermore, it has become the world speaking on favorite gay anthem. The song becomes world famous and is today the most successful song in the whole career of Alaska. The album sells over 250,000 copies in Spain and over 1,500,000 in Latin America. Then the first single, was released others, like 'The official put', 'A million ants' and 'I only believe what I see'. Although also successful and widely circulated on the radio, are not comparable to the first. Meanwhile continues with great success, "The Crystal Ball" with Alaska forward.In late 1987 goes on sale TenThe album includes two new songs, any face b of a single and a pair of old unreleased songs in Latin America. The impact of this album, though it has good promotion in Spain, not too high and it is estimated that some 75,000 copies were sold. The promotion of the album focuses more on the American market, where it has greater acceptance. Around this time also know the Acid House and embark on a lengthy tour of Latin America that manages to strengthen the relationship of the group that was very deteriorated.In the month of March 1989 out "Fan Fatal", with influences like acidThe hip-hop and house and composed songs Nacho parallel group, managed to reinforce the success of the group, but were again cool relations with Carlos Nacho and Alaska. The first single is the version of Vegetables "My boyfriend is a zombie" with a popular host and commercial surprises label, making boost campaign to promote the album, probably the best promotion that has had an album in the whole career of Alaska. "I want to be Holy" version of the song Permanent Paralysis originally written by Alaska y Ana Curra, is chosen as the second single despite appearing only on the cd. Perhaps an experiment of the company. It only gets much success, but it beats "My boyfriend is a zombie". We have three remixes, published in a special maxi djs. In September, publishes "Descongélate" as the third maxi, another success.One innovation of this new, brief stage, but it will transcend in the future to today, the tour is "Disco Inferno", which includes DJ sessions, concerts and divides into two parts: a rockier, pop or glam, And another more hard, acid, house. It is during the beginning of this tour when problems erupt between Nacho and Carlos. Alaska is positioned next to Nacho and decide to dissolve Dinarama the end of the tour. That's when Alaska and Nacho are Fangoria.The first public appearance by Fangoria, almost by surprise, is 31 October 1989 at the party "Halloween 2 "; from this event, this date was highly significant, since it is a kind of birthday for Fangoria.
Olvido Gara has sold a total of more than 6,000,000 copies by adding the sales of discs in the three groups in which you have been.
Alaska in concert, Madrid, 2005.
With Kaka de Luxe * 1978: "Kaka de Luxe" (EP)
* 1983: "Songs damn"With Alaska and Pegamoides * 1982: "Greatest hits"National sold 50,000 copies
* 1982: "Alaska and Pegamoides"Compilation.
* 1982: "Coming to the end"Concert.
* 1998: "Wild world"Versions. With Alaska and DinaramaWith Dinarama sold almost a total of 5,000,000 copies of their five studio albums in the eighties. * 1983: "Secular songs"Sold 40,000 copies nationally (Pearl bloody King of Glam)
* 1984: "Carnal desire", 2,000,000 copies sold worldwide (How could you do this to me, neither you nor anyone)
* 1986: "It is no sin", 2,000,000 copies sold worldwide (Who cares, the official murder)
* 1988: "Ten"Sold 400,000 copies worldwide
* 1989: "Fan Fatal"Sold 300,000 copies nationally (My boyfriend is a zombie)With FangoriaAround 1,000,000 copies sold with Nacho Canut in Fangoria since its inception in 1991 (adding singles, 11 studio albums, 3 reissues and 1 remix). * 1991: "Somersault"(25,000 copies)
* 1992: "One day in Vulcan. S.E.P. Vol 1.0" (+10.000)
* 1993: "One day in Vulcan. S.E.P. Vol 2.0" (+10.000)
* 1995: "One day in Vulcan. S.E.P. Vol 3.0" (+10.000)
* 1998: "Interference"15,000 copies of national
* 1999: "A Season in Hell"25,000 copies domestic
* 2000: "Hell is other people"20,000 copies of national
* 2001: "Still Life", 70,000 copies nationally (I do not know that you give me, eternally innocent)
* 2004: "Ephemeral Architecture"120,000 copies Spain - Mexico (Twisting words, I watch the world go by)
* 2005: "Still Life remixes"National 5,000 copies
* 2005: "Ephemeral architecture deconstructed"50,000 copies Spain-Mexico
* 2006: "The strange journey"120,000 copies Spain - Mexico (Criticizing for criticizing, not you or without you)
* 2007: "The strange trip revisited", 5,000 copies limited national
* 2009: "Absolutely"(More is more, The little ice age) (-30,000 copies)
* 2009: "Completely"
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