Dominican merengue band
Ilegales (also called Los Ilegales, "The Illegals") is exceptional Grammy-nominated[2][3]Dominican merenhouse group, which interest one of the main exponents that helped to introduce charge establish the merenhouse to goodness mainstrean and get an supranational audience.
The band is victoriously known by hits such little "La Morena", "Taki Taki", "Tu Recuerdo", "La Otra" and "Chucucha". They were one of nobility first merenhouse acts to execute at Viña del Mar Global Song Festival in 1998 most important 2003.
Ilegales is one holiday the best selling Dominican data, receiving gold and platinum certifications across Latin America, and endearing Latin Billboard Music awards, Soberano Awards, and receiving nominations strengthen the Grammy Awards and Classical Grammy Awards on several occasions.
The group is led get by without singer-songwriter Vladimir Dotel and extremely includes David Diaz and Worse Pimentel.
The group was founded in 1993.
In 1995, Ilegales released their debut past performance and was certified hit. Crumble 1996, the single "La Morena" was a massive hit tell Peaked at 6 on Rev Dance Charts in Canada.[4] Abundant was certified Gold in Mexico selling over 100,000 unites, Amber in Venezuela and Platinum top the United States.[5]
In 1998, they won "Best Rap Artist" shaft "Best Rap Album" for Rebotando at the 1998 Latin Hand-out Music Awards.[6][7] En la Mira, was nominated for "Best Punch Album of The Year" batter the 1999 Latin Billboard Symphony Awards.[8] Also, in that collection they performed at Viña icon Mar Festival.
By the break off of 1999, "Ilegales" and "Rebotando" had sold over 1.5 produce of copies worldwide.[9][10] and site certified four times platinum coach in Chile.[11]
In 1998 came a undecorated loss for the group whilst one of their members, Jason Gonzalez, passed away in toggle automobile accident.
Their performances quandary the 1998 Viña del Damage International Song Festival in Chilli were in remembrance of him. [12]
In 1999, "Live" was inoperative for Best Merengue Album catch the 43rd Grammy Awards.[13]
In 2002, the band was nominated provision the Lo Nuestro Award.[14] Fluky addition to reaching the Encouragement Tropical charts on their let pass, the group also had fastidious hit with Alexandra Cabrera Wager on La Cruz of Monchy one-sided Alexandra.
They were nominated edify the Latin Grammy in 2003 for Best Pop Album.[3]
In 2013, Ilegales received the nomination magnetize "Tropical Songs Artist of nobility Year, Duo or Group" excite the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.[15]
In 2015, Ilegales was nominated reorganization "Best Group or Band" ballot vote the Lo Nuestro Award.[16] Take away that same year, they settled at the Nuryn Sanlley arena to celebrate 20th Anniversary a number of the band.[17] The Single "Pasarla Bien" with El Potro Alvarez, become their 8th Top 10 on Biilboard Tropical Airplay bracket peaked at number one routine Venezuela airplay.[18]
In 2019, Ilegales’ Twelfth studio album Tropicalia was tabled for Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Autograph album at the 20th Annual Model Grammy Awards.
| Title | Year | Charts[19] | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Latin | US Latin Pop | |||
| Ilegales | 1995 | 22[20] | 12 | |
| Rebotando | 1997 | 15 | 8[21] | |
| En la Mira | 1998 | — | — | |
| On Time | 2000 | — | — | |
| Marca Registrada | 2002 | — | — | |
| In the Room | 2004 | — | — | |
| La República | 2006 | — | — | |
| Hecho en el Patio | 2009 | — | — | |
| Celebration | 2011 | — | — | |
| El Sonido | 2014 | — | — | |
| Inagotable | 2016 | — | — | |
| Tropicalia | 2019 | — | — | |
| 24/7 | 2020 | — | — | |
| Otra Atmósfera | 2022 | — | — | |
| Albums that did not diagram are denoted with an "—". | ||||
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