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{{Short description|Argentinian indie pop band}}
{{Short description|Argentine indie pop band}}
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| origin = [[Béccar]], [[Buenos Aires Province]], [[Argentina]]
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| genre = [[Indie pop]], [[Synthpop]]
| genre = [[Indie pop]], [[synthpop]]
| years_active = 2009-present
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| label = Discos Crack<br />[[Sony Music]]
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'''Bandalos Chinos''' is an [[Argentine]] [[indie pop]] band formed in 2009. The band consists of Gregorio Degano (vocals and synthesizers), Salvador Colombo (synthesizers), Tomás Verduga (guitar and backing vocals), Matías Verduga (drums), Iñaki Colombo (guitars and synthesizers) and Nicolás Rodríguez del Pozo (bass). The band has released four studio albums and has received several awards and nominations including two [[Gardel Awards]] and a [[Latin Grammy Award]] nomination.
'''Bandalos Chinos''' is an Argentine [[indie pop]] band formed in 2009. The band consists of Gregorio Degano (vocals and synthesizers), Salvador Colombo (synthesizers), Tomás Verduga (guitar and backing vocals), Matías Verduga (drums), Iñaki Colombo (guitars and synthesizers) and Nicolás Rodríguez del Pozo (bass). The band has released four studio albums and has received several awards and nominations including two [[Gardel Awards]] and a [[Latin Grammy Award]] nomination.


==Career==
==Career==
Gregorio "Goyo" Degano and Iñaki Colombo met while assisting to the same school in [[San Fernando de la Buena Vista|San Fernando]] and started playing music together at 14. After finishing high school in 2009, they formed the band in [[Béccar]], a town in the northern part of the [[Buenos Aires Province]] in [[Argentina]].<ref name="Clarin">{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/bandalos-chinos-solo-queriamos-spinetta_0_39ePJwoG2.html|title=Bandalos Chinos: "Sólo queríamos ser como Spinetta"|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|first=Hernán|last=Firpo|date=January 17, 2019|accessdate=August 18, 2021|language=es}}</ref> The name of the band comes from a performance in 2009 where a soundman introduced them as "los chicos" ("the boys" in Spanish) but it was misundertood as "los chinos", the name would turn into "Banda Los Chinos", later transforming into "Bandalos Chinos".<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://rock.com.ar/artistas/22908/biografia|title=Bandalos Chinos|website=Rock.com.ar|accessdate=August 18, 2021|language=es}}</ref> Their debut album ''Bandalos Chinos'', was released in 2012 and was premiered at the Auditorium San Isidro.<ref name="CMTV">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2365&banda=Bandalos_Chinos|title=Bandalos Chinos|website=CMTV.com.ar|accessdate=August 18, 2021|language=es}}</ref>
Gregorio "Goyo" Degano and Iñaki Colombo met while assisting to the same school in [[San Fernando de la Buena Vista|San Fernando]] and started playing music together at 14. After finishing high school in 2009, they formed the band in [[Béccar]], a town in the northern part of the greater [[Buenos Aires]] area in Argentina.<ref name="Clarin">{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/bandalos-chinos-solo-queriamos-spinetta_0_39ePJwoG2.html|title=Bandalos Chinos: "Sólo queríamos ser como Spinetta"|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|first=Hernán|last=Firpo|date=January 17, 2019|accessdate=August 18, 2021|language=es}}</ref> The name of the band comes from a performance in 2009 where a soundman introduced them as "los chicos" ("the boys" in Spanish) but it was misunderstood as "los chinos", the name would turn into "Banda Los Chinos", later transforming into "Bandalos Chinos".<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://rock.com.ar/artistas/22908/biografia|title=Bandalos Chinos|website=Rock.com.ar|accessdate=August 18, 2021|language=es}}</ref> Their debut album ''Bandalos Chinos'', was released in 2012 and was premiered at the Auditorium San Isidro.<ref name="CMTV">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2365&banda=Bandalos_Chinos|title=Bandalos Chinos|website=CMTV.com.ar|accessdate=August 18, 2021|language=es}}</ref>


Following the release of their first album, they released the EP ''Nunca Estuve Acá'' in 2014, consisting of six songs. On January 4, 2017, they released their second EP ''En el Aire'', consisting of five songs.<ref name="CMTV"/> Their second album ''BACH'' was released on August 3, 2018, it was recorded at [[Sonic Ranch#Studio complex|Sonic Ranch Studios]] in [[Texas]], [[United States]] and was produced by [[Adán Jodorowsky]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiehoy.com/discos/bandalos-chinos-bach/|title=Bandalos chinos - BACH|work=Indiehoy|first=Marina|last=Cimerilli|date=August 8, 2018|accessdate=August 18, 2021|language=es}}</ref> At the [[20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards]], the album received nominations for [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] and [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album|Best Engineered Album]] while at the [[21st Annual Gardel Awards]], they won Best Pop Group Album.
Following the release of their first album, they released the EP ''Nunca Estuve Acá'' in 2014, consisting of six songs. On January 4, 2017, they released their second EP ''En el Aire'', consisting of five songs.<ref name="CMTV"/> Their second album ''BACH'' was released on August 3, 2018, it was recorded at [[Sonic Ranch#Studio complex|Sonic Ranch Studios]] in [[Texas]], [[United States]] and was produced by [[Adán Jodorowsky]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiehoy.com/discos/bandalos-chinos-bach/|title=Bandalos chinos - BACH|work=Indiehoy|first=Marina|last=Cimerilli|date=August 8, 2018|accessdate=August 18, 2021|language=es}}</ref> At the [[20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards]], the album received nominations for [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] and [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album|Best Engineered Album]] while at the [[21st Annual Gardel Awards]], they won Best Pop Group Album.
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===Studio albums===
===Studio albums===
* ''Bandalos Chinos'' (2012)
* ''Bandalos Chinos'' (2012)
* ''BACH'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dwek |first=Joel |date=August 22, 2020 |title=ARGENTINA: BACH - Bandalos Chinos |url=https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/argentina-bach-bandalos-chinos |access-date=October 7, 2023 |website=200worldalbums.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''BACH'' (2018)
* ''Paranoia Pop'' (2020)
* ''Paranoia Pop'' (2020)
* ''Feliz Navibach'' (2020)
* ''Feliz Navibach'' (2020)
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| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://billboard.com.ar/premios-gardel-2021-conoce-la-lista-completa-de-ganadores/|title=Premios Gardel 2021: Conocé la lista completa de ganadores|work=[[Billboard Argentina]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=3 August 2021|date=23 July 2021}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://billboard.com.ar/premios-gardel-2021-conoce-la-lista-completa-de-ganadores/|title=Premios Gardel 2021: Conocé la lista completa de ganadores|work=[[Billboard Argentina]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=3 August 2021|date=23 July 2021}}</ref>
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| ''El Big Blue''
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| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/premios-gardel-2023-trueno-dante-spinetta-babasonicos-artistas-nominados_0_kITe4AISOo.html|title=Premios Gardel 2023: Trueno, Dante Spinetta y Babasónicos son los artistas más nominados|website=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|date=April 11, 2023|accessdate=April 20, 2023|language=es}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}


[[Category:Argentine musical groups]]
[[Category:Argentine musical groups]]
[[Category:Indie pop groups]]
[[Category:Musical sextets]]

Latest revision as of 19:17, 28 October 2023

Bandalos Chinos
Background information
OriginBéccar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
GenresIndie pop, synthpop
Years active2009-present
LabelsDiscos Crack
Sony Music
MembersGregorio "Goyo" Degano
Salvador Colombo
Tomás Verduga
Matías Verduga
Iñaki Colombo
Nicolás Rodríguez del Pozo

Bandalos Chinos is an Argentine indie pop band formed in 2009. The band consists of Gregorio Degano (vocals and synthesizers), Salvador Colombo (synthesizers), Tomás Verduga (guitar and backing vocals), Matías Verduga (drums), Iñaki Colombo (guitars and synthesizers) and Nicolás Rodríguez del Pozo (bass). The band has released four studio albums and has received several awards and nominations including two Gardel Awards and a Latin Grammy Award nomination.

Career

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Gregorio "Goyo" Degano and Iñaki Colombo met while assisting to the same school in San Fernando and started playing music together at 14. After finishing high school in 2009, they formed the band in Béccar, a town in the northern part of the greater Buenos Aires area in Argentina.[1] The name of the band comes from a performance in 2009 where a soundman introduced them as "los chicos" ("the boys" in Spanish) but it was misunderstood as "los chinos", the name would turn into "Banda Los Chinos", later transforming into "Bandalos Chinos".[2] Their debut album Bandalos Chinos, was released in 2012 and was premiered at the Auditorium San Isidro.[3]

Following the release of their first album, they released the EP Nunca Estuve Acá in 2014, consisting of six songs. On January 4, 2017, they released their second EP En el Aire, consisting of five songs.[3] Their second album BACH was released on August 3, 2018, it was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas, United States and was produced by Adán Jodorowsky.[4] At the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album received nominations for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album while at the 21st Annual Gardel Awards, they won Best Pop Group Album.

On October 9, 2020, the band released their third album Paranoia Pop, similar to their previous effort, it was produced by Adán Jodorowsky and was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios, it also features collaborations with David Aguilar, LOUTA and Tei Shi.[5] To promote the album, the band performed a series of concerts via streaming named Paranoia Pop: El Musical at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires.[6] To celebrate the ten years of the band, they released Feliz Nabibach on December 24, 2020, an album consisting of new versions, demos and live performances of songs from their previous albums.[7]

Style and influences

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Among their influences, the band mentions artists such as Luis Alberto Spinetta and Tame Impala.[8]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Bandalos Chinos (2012)
  • BACH (2018)[9]
  • Paranoia Pop (2020)
  • Feliz Navibach (2020)
  • El Big Blue (2022)

Extended plays

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  • Nunca Estuve Acá (2014)
  • En el Aire (2017)

Members

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  • Gregorio "Goyo" Degano – vocals (2009-present); keyboards (2009-2017)
  • Salvador Colombo – keyboards (2011-present)
  • Tomás Verduga – guitar and backing vocals (2009-present)
  • Matías Verduga – drums (2009-present)
  • Iñaki Colombo – guitars and keyboards (2009-present)
  • Nicolás Rodríguez del Pozo – bass (2009-present)

Awards and nominations

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Gardel Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Song of the Year "Vámonos de Viaje" Nominated [10]
Best New Artist BACH Nominated
Best Pop Group Album Won
2021 Paranoia Pop Won [11]
2023 El Big Blue Won [12]

Latin Grammy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Best Alternative Music Album BACH Nominated [13]

Note: At the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Zac Hernández and Jerry Ordoñez (engineers), Jack Lahana (mixer) and Chab (mastering engineer) received a nomination for Best Engineered Album for their work in BACH.

References

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  1. ^ Firpo, Hernán (January 17, 2019). "Bandalos Chinos: "Sólo queríamos ser como Spinetta"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bandalos Chinos". Rock.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Bandalos Chinos". CMTV.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Cimerilli, Marina (August 8, 2018). "Bandalos chinos - BACH". Indiehoy (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Carcaño, Chentes (October 20, 2020). "Bandalos Chinos - Paranoia Pop". Indierocks (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Rodriguez Fierro, Lucas (November 3, 2020). "PARANOIA POP: EL MUSICAL DE BANDALOS CHINOS". Suenaspe (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Rivarola, Maximiliano (December 24, 2020). "Feliz Navibach: Bandalos Chinos publica nuevo disco". Indiehoy (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Lingenti, Alejandro (December 19, 2018). "Bandalos Chinos, la banda que sigue la mejor receta del rock nacional". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Dwek, Joel (August 22, 2020). "ARGENTINA: BACH - Bandalos Chinos". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "Premios Gardel 2019: La lista completa de nominados". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "Premios Gardel 2021: Conocé la lista completa de ganadores". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Premios Gardel 2023: Trueno, Dante Spinetta y Babasónicos son los artistas más nominados". Clarín (in Spanish). April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  13. ^ Exposito, Suzy (2019-11-15). "Latin Grammys 2019: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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