Los del Río explained

Los del Río
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Dos Hermanas, Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Years Active:	1962 – present
Current Members:	Antonio Romero Monge Rafael Ruiz Perdigones

Los del Río (pronounced as /es/, "Those from the River"), also known as The Del Rios, are an Andalusian Spanish Latin pop and dance duo which was formed in 1962 by Antonio Romero Monge (born 17 February 1948) and Rafael Ruiz Perdigones (born 10 November 1948).^[1] They are best known for their hit dance single "Macarena", originally released in 1993. The song went on to become a worldwide success.^[1]

Career

The single "Tengo, tengo" was released on February 18, 1996, and appeared later that year on the album Fiesta Macarena.

Because of their considerable success worldwide, their native town of Dos Hermanas has named a new municipal music hall, the Anfiteatro Los del Río, after them.

Another well-known song by Los del Río is "Sevilla tiene un color especial" (Seville has a special color) which is featured prominently in the Spanish movie Ocho apellidos vascos (Spanish Affair).

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Nominee(s)	Category	Result
World Music Awards	1997	Themselves	World's Best Selling Spanish Group		^[2]
World's Best Selling Latin Group			Discography Albums Year Album Peak chart positions US ^[3] US Latin ^[4] US Latin Pop ^[5] 1967 Luces de Sevilla (Hispavox) — — — 1971 De Triana al Rocío con Los del Río (Discophon) — — — 1972 Sevillanas y rumbas (Discophon) — — — 1973 Sevillanas - rumbas (Discophon) — — — 1974 Sevillanas - rumbas - tanguillo y vals (Discophon) — — — 1975 Sevillanas - rumbas (Discophon) — — — 1976 Los del Río (Discophon) — — — 1978 Los del Río (Discophon) — — — 1981 Con son de alegría (Columbia) — — — 1984 Los del Río (El fantasma de tu nombre) (Pasarela) — — — 1986 Los del Río (Te estás poniendo viejo, Picoco) (Zafiro) — — — 1987 ¡¡Qué verano me estás dando (Zafiro) — — — 1988 El mudo (Zafiro) — — — 1989 Puerta grande (Zafiro) — — — 1990 Cantemos por sevillanas (Zafiro) — — — 1991 Sabor y... gloria (CFE) — — — 1992 Sevilla tiene un color especial (CFE) — — — 1992 Fiesta en Belén (CFE) — — — 1993 A mí me gusta — 20 6 1994 Calentito — — — 1995 Macarena 41 1 1 1996 Colores — — — 1996 Fiesta Macarena — — — 1999 Baila — — — 2003 Río de sevillanas — — — 2004 P'alante — — — 2008 Quinceañera Macarena — — — 2011 Retrato a Sevilla — — — 2012 Vámonos que nos vamos — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart. Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications (sales threshold) Album AUS ^[6] UK ^[7] US ^[8] US Adult ^[9] US Latin ^[10] US Pop ^[11] 1995 "Macarena" — — 23 — 12 — A mí me gusta "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) 1 2 1 19 1 5 US: 4× Platinum^[12] Fiesta Macarena 1996 "Macarena Christmas" 5 — 57 — — — Non-album songs 1999 "Baila Baila" — — — — — — 2008 "Macarena (The Art of Sound Group Mix)" — — — — — — Quinceañera Macarena 2009 "Mi Gitana" (featuring The D.E.Y.) — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country. See also List of best-selling Latin music artists External links IMC Records Announces the Signing of 'Los del Rio' Los del Rio are celebrating a Fiesta Quinceañera

Notes and References

1. Book: The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Colin Larkin. Colin Larkin (writer). Virgin Books. 2000. First. 0-7535-0427-8. 239.
2. Web site: Billboard . 17 May 1997 .
3. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=los del rio|chart=Billboard 200}} Los del Rio Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200]. Billboard. November 24, 2010.
4. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=los del rio|chart=Latin Albums}} Los del Rio Album & Song Chart History - Latin Albums]. Billboard. November 24, 2010.
5. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=los del rio|chart=Latin Pop Albums C}} Los del Rio Album & Song Chart History - Latin Pop Albums]. Billboard. November 24, 2010.
6. Web site: australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. November 24, 2010.
7. Web site: The Official Charts Company - Los del Rio . . November 24, 2010 .
8. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=los del rio|chart=all}} Los del Rio Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100]. Billboard. November 24, 2010.
9. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=los del rio|chart=Adult Pop Songs}} Los del Rio Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs]. Billboard. November 24, 2010.
10. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=los del rio|chart=Latin Songs C}} Los del Rio Album & Song Chart History - Latin Songs]. Billboard. November 24, 2010.
11. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=los del rio|chart=Pop Songs B}} Los del Rio Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs]. Billboard. November 24, 2010.
12. Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 24, 2010: Los del Rio certified singles. Recording Industry Association of America. November 24, 2010.