El Canto del Loco

El Canto del Loco
El Canto del Loco in concert in Oviedo.
El Canto del Loco in concert in Oviedo.
Background information
OriginAlgete, Madrid, Spain
GenresAlternative rock, pop rock, pop punk, power pop[1]
Years active1994-2010
LabelsSony BMG (2000-2008)
Sony Music (2008-2010)
Past membersDani Martín
David Otero
Chema Ruiz
Carlos Gamón
Iván Ganchegui
Jandro Velazquez
Websitewww.elcantodelloco.com

El Canto del Loco (The Singing of the Madman in English) was a Spanish pop rock band, although its members recognize that some of their songs are more in the style of power pop.[2] The name of the band comes from the song "El Canto del Gallo" by Radio Futura.

The group sometimes known through the abbreviation ECDL was created in 1994 by Dani Martín and Ivan Ganchegui (who left the group in 2002) although the final line up would not come together until years later. Influenced mainly by other Spanish groups from the 1980s and with five studio albums, El Canto del Loco has gone on to sell more than a million albums,[3] making them one of the most successful bands on the Spanish music scene in recent years.[4][5][6]

The group announced their separation in 2010 as the members of the group wanted to pursue solo careers.

ECDL received three nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards in the category of "Best Spanish Artist", which they won on two occasions,[7] and they were awarded two Premio Ondas as "Best Live Act" (2004)[8] and "Best Spanish Artist or Group" (2005).[9]

  1. ^ ECDL en pop.soniquo.com Archived 3 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "El Canto del Loco - Disco". elcantodelloco.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  3. ^ Ruiz, Cristina (27 March 2008). "El Canto del Loco enseña cuerpo y alma en 'Personas', su nuevo álbum de estudio". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  4. ^ Pedrosa, M.J. (6 April 2008). "El Canto del Loco revoluciona al público en el Teatro de El Ejido". Diario Ideal. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  5. ^ De la Rúa, Álvaro; Herrero, Nacho (4 April 2008). "El Canto del Loco: "La ideología de nuestro sello es no hacer todo lo malo que nos han hecho"". Los 40 principales. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  6. ^ Blánquez, Javier (11 April 2008). "Anatomía de una gira". El Mundo. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  7. ^ "Y ya van dos". MTV. 4 November 2005. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Amenábar, Manolo García, La 2 Noticias y los Informativos de la SER, premios Ondas 2004". Cadena Ser. 27 October 2004. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  9. ^ "Amaral, El Canto del Loco, Coti y Coldplay, entre los ganadores de los Premios Ondas de la Música 2005". Los 40 principales. 19 October 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2008.