Gente de Zona explained

Gente de Zona
Origin:Havana, Cuba
Years Active:2000–present
Current Members:Alexander Delgado Hernández (left)
  • Randy Malcom Martínez (right)
Past Members:
  • Jacob Forever
  • Nando Pro

Gente de Zona (pronounced as /es/;) is a Cuban reggaeton duo made up of musicians Alexander Delgado Hernández and Randy Malcom Martínez. In 2014, the duo gained success with the collaboration of Mario Proenza, who helped them record the song "Bailando" with Enrique Iglesias. This hit gave the duo numerous prestigious awards including the Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard Award.

The Visualízate album was released on April 22, 2016, which contains the single "La Gozadera" featuring Marc Anthony. The album won the category of Tropical Album Of The Year at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards, and three Premio Lo Nuestro awards.

In 2018, Gente de Zona won awards such as the ASCAP Golden Note Award  at the ASCAP Latin Music Awards and the Triunfador Award from La Musa Awards. They also won Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group  at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. Their album En Letra de Otro was also released and includes songs such as "El Rey" and "Cuando Calienta el Sol".

In 2019, Otra Cosa was released including the single "Te Duele" for which the music video has surpassed more than 93 million views on YouTube. "El Mentiroso" featuring Silvestre Dangond and "Si No Vuelves" were other successful singles.

In 2020, "Muchacha" was released featuring Becky G, which had a nomination at the 2021 Premios Lo Nuestro for Pop Collaboration of the Year. On YouTube, the music video has amassed over 60 million views.

In 2021, the group won two prestigious  Latin Grammys at the 22nd Latin Grammy Awards. They won Best Urban Song '' and Song of the Year '' for  "Patria y Vida".  They also performed "Patria y Vida" alongside Yotuel, Descember Bueno and El Funky on the Grammy stage.

2022 began with a nomination at the Premios Lo Nuestro for Colaboración del Año- Urbano for "Patria y Vida".

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

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Album detailsCertifications
Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora
A Full
Visualízate
En Letra de Otro
Otra Cosa
  • Released: May 24, 2019
  • Label: Sony Music Latin, Magnus
  • RIAA: Platinum
De Menor a Mayor
  • Released: April 8, 2022
  • Label: Sony Music Latin, Magnus

Reissued albums

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Album details
Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora v2.0

Compilation albums

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Album details
Oro: Lo Nuevo y Lo Mejor

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
MEX
[7]
SPA
[8]
US
Latin

[9]
US
Latin
Airplay

[10]
US
Latin
Tropical

[11]
US
Latin
Rhythm

[12]
VEN
[13]
"Le Gustan Los Artistas"2008Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora
"Pinocho"2013
"Yo Quiero (Si Tu Te Enamoras)"
(featuring Pitbull)
201434 15 9Dale and Visualízate
"Ponte Bonita"
"La Gozadera"
(featuring Marc Anthony)
20152 1 2 1 1 1
  • AMPROFON: Diamond+Platinum+Gold
  • PROMUSICAE: 5× Platinum
  • RIAA: 12× Platinum
Visualízate
"Traidora"
(featuring Marc Anthony)
8 6 2 1
  • AMPROFON: Gold
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum
"Más Macarena"
(featuring Los Del Río)
201633 23 13Los Del Río: Tropical
"Cuando Calienta el Sol"2017En Letra de Otro
"Si No Vuelves"8 35 33 3 14 Otra Cosa
"Te Duele"6
"Solterita De Oro"
(with Lerica and Leslie Shaw)
2019
"Muchacha"
(with Becky G)
202082
5 22
  • RIAA: Platinum
De Menor a Mayor
"La Noche Pinta Buena"
(with Pacific Broders and Carlos Vives)
"Otra Botella"
(with Gerardo Ortíz)
De Menor a Mayor
"Loco Por Bailar Contigo"
(with El Chulo)
rowspan="4"
"Patria y Vida"
(with Yotuel, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo and El Funky)
2021
  • RIAA: Platinum
"Tuki Tuki"
(with Pucho y Tucutu, Motiff featuring Tony Succar)
"Se Vuelve Loca"[14]
(with Deorro)
"Háblame De Miami"
(with Maffio)
De Menor A Mayor
"Que Locura"
(with Ovi)
rowspan="2"
"Tulum"
(with Nia and JC El Diamante)
2022
"Q’lona"De Menor A Mayor
"Hice Bien Quererte"
(with Kassav)
"El Negrito"
(with Carlos Vives)
De Menor A Mayor
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

As featured artist

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YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
COL
[15]
MEX
SPA
[16]
US
[17]
US
LATIN

[18]
US
LATIN RHYTHM

US
TROP

[19]
VEN
"Dame Una Noche"
(DJ Chino featuring Gente de Zona, Fito Blanko, and Fuego)
2014
"Bailando"
(Enrique Iglesias featuring Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno or featuring Sean Paul, Gente de Zona, and Descemer Bueno)
111121117 Sex and Love
"Tu Me Quemas"
(Chino & Nacho featuring Gente de Zona and Los Cadillacs)
627611Radio Universo and Visualízate
"Piensas (Dile la Verdad)"
(Pitbull featuring Gente de Zona)
2015221118
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[24]
Dale and Visualízate
"He Llorado (Como Un Niño)"
(Juan Magan featuring Gente de Zona)
26122333
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum[25]
The King Is Back (#LatinIBIZAte)
"Lo Que Dios Quiera"
(Fanny Lu featuring Gente de Zona)
"Arena y Sol"
(Anahí featuring Gente de Zona)
2016Inesperado and The Fate of the Furious
"La Mala y La Buena"
(Alex Sensation featuring Gente de Zona)
"Ni Tú Ni Yo"
(Jennifer Lopez featuring Gente de Zona)
201712152
"Lo Digo"
(Carlos Rivera featuring Gente de Zona)
2730Yo Creo
"3 A.M."
(Jesse & Joy featuring Gente de Zona)
552222Un Besito Más
"Baddek Enayah"
(Mohammed Assaf featuring Gente De Zona)
Ma Wahashnak
"Quédate Conmigo"
(Chyno Miranda featuring Wisin and Gente de Zona)
252Quédate Conmigo
"La Vida Me Cambió"
(Diana Fuentes featuring Gente De Zona)
10TBA
"Stop Me from Falling"
(Kylie Minogue featuring Gente de Zona)
2018Golden
"Lento"
(Thalía featuring Gente de Zona)
12884Valiente
"Nadie Como Yo"
(Malu Trevejo featuring Gente de Zona)
2019TBA
"Tulum"
(NIA featuring Gente de Zona and JC El Diamante)
2022
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWork ResultRef.
2015Latin American Music AwardsFavorite Urban Duo or GroupGente de Zona
Favorite Tropical Song"La Gozadera"
2016Premios JuventudLa Combinación Perfecta"La Gozadera"[26]
Mi Artista TropicalGente de Zona
2016Latin American Music AwardsFavorite Artist – TropicalGente de Zona[27]
Favorite Album – Tropical"Visualízate"
Favorite Song – Tropical"Traidora"
2016Latin GrammysBest Tropical Fusion Album"Visualízate"[28]
2017Premio Lo NuestroGrupo o Dúo del Año / Group Or Duo Of The YearGente de Zona
Album Tropical del Año / Tropical Album Of The Year"Visualizate"
Album del Año / Album Of The Year"Visualizate""Visualizate"
2017Billboard Latin Music AwardsTropical Albums Artist Of The Year, Duo or Group
Tropical Album Of The Year"Visualizate""Visualízate"
2019Tropical Arista, Duo or Group
2020Tu Musica UrbanaCancion Tropical UrbanoEl MentirosoEl Mentiroso
2020Premios Lo NuestroColaboración del Año - TropicalEl MentirosoEl Mentiroso
Colaboración del Año - TropicalTan BuenaTan Buena
2021Premios Lo NuestroPop Collaboration of the YearMuchacha ft. Becky GMuchacha ft. Becky G
Tropical Artist of the Year
2021Billboard Latin Music AwardsArtista Tropical del Año
2021Latin GrammysSong of the YearPatria y VidaPatria y Vida
Best Urban SongPatria y VidaPatria y Vida

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora - Reggaeton by Gente de Zona. . September 26, 2013.
  2. Web site: A Full by Gente de Zona. . September 26, 2013.
  3. Web site: Visualízate by Gente de Zona. . April 22, 2016.
  4. Web site: Gente de Zona recibe disco de platino en Viña del Mar, y anuncia que cantarán con Jesse & Joy. February 20, 2018. August 3, 2022. Spanish.
  5. Web site: Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora v2.0 by Gente de Zona. . September 26, 2013.
  6. Web site: Oro - Lo Nuevo y Lo Mejor by Gente de Zona. . September 26, 2013.
  7. Mexican Airplay for Gente de Zona
  8. Web site: Spanish Charts . . Hung Medien . 2016-01-06.
  9. Gente de Zona Chart history – Hot Latin Songs. Billboard. April 14, 2017.
  10. Gente de Zona Chart History (Latin Airplay). Prometheus Global Media. May 23, 2020. Billboard.
  11. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=gente de zona|chart=Latin Songs}} Gente de Zona Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 6, 2016.
  12. Latin Rhythm Songs by Gente de Zona. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. August 2, 2014.
  13. Songs of Gente de Zona charted in Record Report Top 100 chart:
    • "Bailando":Web site: https://www.webcitation.org/6SIERJ1Hm?url=http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/top100/ . Top 100 . 2 September 2014 . 2 September 2014 . Record Report . R.R. Digital C.A . dead.
    • "Tu Me Quemas": Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140716020633/http://recordreport.com.ve/publico/?i=top100 . Top 100 . 1 July 2014 . 16 July 2014 . Record Report . R.R. Digital C.A . dead.
    • "Yo Quiero": Web site: https://www.webcitation.org/6SeosXAFA?url=http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/top100/ . Top 100 . 17 September 2014 . 17 September 2014 . Record Report . R.R. Digital C.A . dead.
  14. Web site: Astronaut . Dancing . 8 October 2021 . Deorro x Gente De Zona – 'Se Vuelve Loca' . https://web.archive.org/web/20211008120058/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/10/deorro-x-gente-de-zona-se-vuelve-loca/ . 8 October 2021 . 20 October 2021 . Dancing Astronaut.
  15. Songs of Gente de Zona charted in Colombian charts (National-Report):
    • "Bailando":Web site: Top 10 Música Nacional Radio . es . June 2, 2014 . June 10, 2014 . . Radio y Música . https://archive.today/20131223083323/http://colombia.national-report.com/reporteNacional.php . December 23, 2013 . dead.
    • "Tu Me Quemas":Web site: Top 10 Música Nacional Radio . es . September 8, 2014 . September 15, 2014 . . Radio y Música . https://archive.today/20131223083323/http://colombia.national-report.com/reporteNacional.php . December 23, 2013 . dead.
    • "Lo Digo" and "3 A.M.":Web site: Top 10 Música Nacional Radio . es . September 8, 2017 . September 8, 2017 . National-Report . Radio y Música . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908202421/http://www.national-report.com/top-colombia/. September 8, 2017 . dead.
  16. Songs of Gente de Zona in Spanish Singles Chart:
  17. Peak chart positions for featured singles in the United States:
    • "Bailando": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Enrique Iglesias|chart=Hot 100}} Enrique Iglesias – Chart History: Hot 100 ]. . . October 29, 2012.
  18. Peak chart positions for featured singles in the United States, BillboardHot Latin Songs chart:
    • "Bailando": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Enrique Iglesias|chart= Latin Songs}} Enrique Iglesias – Chart History: Hot Latin Songs ]. . October 29, 2012.
    • "Tu Me Quemas": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Chino y Nacho|chart= Latin Songs}} Chino & Nacho – Chart History: Hot Latin Songs ]. Billboard . October 29, 2012.
  19. Peak chart positions for featured singles in the United States, BillboardTropical Songs chart:
    • "Bailando": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Enrique Iglesias|chart=Tropical Songs}} Enrique Iglesias – Chart History: Tropical Songs ]. . October 29, 2012.
    • "Tu Me Quemas": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Chino y Nacho|chart=Tropical Songs}} Chino & Nacho – Chart History: Hot Latin Songs ]. Billboard . October 29, 2012.
    • "He Llorado (Como Un Niño)": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Juan Magan|chart=Tropical Songs}} Juan Magan – Chart History: Hot Latin Songs ]. Billboard . January 6, 2016.
  20. Web site: ..:Certificaciones Mensuales 2014:.. - Facebook. www.facebook.com. 16 April 2018.
  21. Web site: FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Certificazioni . July 8, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100124/http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php . October 6, 2014 .
  22. Web site: The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community. Steffen. Hung. www.swisscharts.com. 16 April 2018.
  23. Web site: Enrique Iglesias - Bailando. Enrique Iglesias - Bailando - Elportaldemusica.es: Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España. 16 April 2018. 23 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140423213617/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/cancion-8098-14832-enrique-iglesias-bailando. dead.
  24. Web site: Pitbull Feat. Gente de Zona - Piensas (Dile la Verdad). Pitbull Feat. Gente de Zona - Piensas (Dile la Verdad) - Elportaldemusica.es: Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España. 16 April 2018. 26 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150826024229/http://www.elportaldemusica.es/cancion-9583-17410-pitbull-feat-gente-de-zona-piensas-dile-la-verdad. dead.
  25. Web site: Juan Magan feat Gente De Zona - He Llorado (Como Un Niño). Juan Magan feat Gente De Zona - He Llorado (Como Un Niño) - Elportaldemusica.es: Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España. 16 April 2018. 23 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160223184442/http://elportaldemusica.es/cancion-10252-18370-juan-magan-feat-gente-de-zona-he-llorado-como-un-nino. dead.
  26. Web site: Premios Juventud 2016: Lista completa de ganadores. www.univision.com. 16 April 2018.
  27. News: Latin American Music Awards 2016: lista de ganadores. 2016-10-07. People Espanol. en-US. 2016-11-30.
  28. Web site: 17a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY. Latin GRAMMYs. 2016-11-30.