In our exclusive interviews in Malmö 2013 Eurovision we asked all the artists who would they like to represent their country next year in Denmark 2014. The series kicks off with the Spanish group El Sueño de Morfeo aka ESDM. They proposed two names, and we start with La Oreja De Van Gogh (should they do Eurovision as LOVG?), the best selling and most influental pop band in Spain since Mecano.
The band has been together since 1996 and started as students' cover band. Later they started writing their own songs and found Amaia Montero as the lead singer. The debut album came out two years later and their fame success soon spread to Latin America as well. In 2006 they released their fourth album Guapa, that became the best selling album of the year in Spain, besides winning several awards, including Latin Grammy. At this peak of success Amaia decided to leave the band and Leire Martinez took her place.
All their six studio albums have peaked at #1 in Spain, as well as one compilation album. They have also 14 #1 singles in Spain, 8 in Mexico, their main Latin American market along with Argentina. Their last single todate is the 2012 release, non album track Otra vez me has sacado a bailar.
Their #1 singles in Spain are Sonaré, Cuéntame al Oído, Cuídate, París, La Playa, Puedes contar conmigo, 20 de Enero, Rosas, Muñeca de trapo, Dulce locura, En mi lado del sofá, El último vals, La niña que llora en tus fiestas, Cometas por el Cielo. Time will tell if this will happen. Last year we hit the jackpot with Croatia
PS. If we can't get LOVG could we go for Amaia Montero instead? She has released two solo albums since, and her debut single Quiero Ser holds the record of the longest staying #1 in Spanish airplay history, 13 consecutive weeks. Caminando was the lead single of her second solo album, but she is also well known for her duets with other singers, including Italian superstars Eros Ramazzotti in Está pasando noviembre and Tiziano Ferro in El regalo más grande.
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