Love of Lesbian explained

Love of Lesbian
Origin:	Catalonia, Spain
Genre:	Pop rock, indie pop
Years Active:	1997–present
Label:	Warner Music, Naïve, Rock K, Pussycats
Current Members:	Santi Balmes Julián Saldarriaga Jordi Roig Joan Ramón Planell Oriol Bonet

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

• 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

Albums

Year! scope="col" rowspan="2"

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]
2021	V.E.H.N (Viaje épico hacia la nada)	1

Singles

Year! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Title	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
SPA
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

• 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

Award	width=3%	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Latin Grammy Awards	2021	Best Rock Album	V.E.H.N (Viaje Épico Hacia la Nada)		^[4]
		Best Rock Song	"El Sur"
		Best Pop/Rock Song	"Cosmos (Antisistema Solar)"
MTV Europe Music Awards	2012	Best Spanish Act	Love of Lesbian		^[5]
	2018				^[6]
Premios Odeón	2022	Best Alternative Artist			^[7]
		Best Rock Song	"El Sur"
		Best Alternative Album	V.E.H.N (Viaje Épico Hacia la Nada)

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

• "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)

Notes and References

1. http://spanishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Love+Of+Lesbian SpanishCharts.com Love of Lesbian discography (Spain)
2. News: Love of Lesbian, disco de oro. Joan Foguet. 2011-12-19. 2012-11-17. elpais.com. PRISA. Spanish.
3. Web site: Top 100 Albumes – Semana 21: del 18.5.2018 al 24.5.2018. Productores de Música de España. Spanish. 31 May 2018.
4. Web site: 22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS. Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. October 2, 2021.
5. Web site: Supersubmarina, Corizonas, The Zombie Kids, Love of Lesbian e Iván Ferreiro, nominados en los MTV Europe Music Awards. Europapress. October 10, 2020. September 17, 2012. Spanish.
6. Web site: La banda de rock indie Viva Suecia es elegida como mejor artista español por los premios MTV. RTVE. October 10, 2020. November 4, 2018. Spanish.
7. Web site: C. Tangana arrasa en las nominaciones de los Premios Odeón. February 26, 2022. February 24, 2022. ABC.