Ilegales | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Los Ilegales |
| Origin | Dominican Republic |
| Genres | Merengue house |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Labels | BMG, EMI Music, Universal Music, Antena Music, Sony Music, La Oreja Media Group, Inc. , Dotel Productions |
| Members | Vladimir Dotel Junior Pimentel David Diaz |
| Past members | Álvaro Guzmán Jason González + [1] Lenny Medina Rafael Rivera Freddy De La Cruz (Anthony) Juan Carlos Campos Carlos Montaner "Monty" Leny Pimentel Danyllo Silveira |
| Website | losilegales |
Ilegales (also called Los Ilegales, "The Illegals") is a Grammy-nominated[2][3] Dominican merenhouse group, which is one of the main exponents that helped to introduce and establish the merenhouse to the mainstrean and get an international audience. The band is well known by hits such as "La Morena", "Taki Taki", "Tu Recuerdo", "La Otra" and "Chucucha". They were one of the first merenhouse acts to perform at Viña del Mar International Song Festival in 1998 and 2003.
Ilegales is one of the best selling Dominican acts, receiving gold and platinum certifications across Latin America, and winning Latin Billboard Music awards, Soberano Awards, and receiving nominations to the Grammy Awards and Latin Grammy Awards on several occasions.
The group is led by singer-songwriter Vladimir Dotel and also includes David Diaz and Junior Pimentel.
- ^ cite page|url=https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/murio-cantante-de-los-ilegales/FBYGB2WZZNADHFTWOYJYXRYIPQ/story/
- ^ Ramiro Burr. "Latin Notes: Ilegales' signature sound clear on its danceable new CD," San Antonio Express-News (Texas), January 16, 2005, Culturas section, page 8J.
- ^ Jordan Levin. "Forget 'crossover': Latin music's a global culture," Miami Herald, August 31, 2003, page 1M.