Yndio

Grupo Yndio is a Mexican band from Hermosillo, Sonora founded in 1972,[1] by some of the members of the dissolute band Los Pulpos.

The band is known for Spanish covers of English-language pop hits, but with a distinctive Grupero style.[2][3] Their best known hits include "Melodía desencadenada", "Línea telefónica", "Dame un Beso y Dime Adios" y "Herida de amor," Spanish covers of "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers, "Telephone Line" by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Kiss and Say Goodbye by The Manhattans and "Love Hurts" by Nazareth respectively.[4]

They had two number-one hits in Mexico:

  • Their cover of "Él" was #1 for 4 weeks in 1973, alongside the original version by Los Strwck.
  • Their Spanish-language cover of "Why Did We Say Goodbye?" (titled "¿Por qué nos dijimos adiós?") in 1975, alongside the original version by Dave Maclean.
  1. ^ http://yndio.com.mx/ [dead link]
  2. ^ Andrew A. Aros The Latin Music Handbook 1978 p.60 "Yndio is a musical curiosity when compared to an American pop group. Their style is contemporary, and yet it is far removed from mainstream pop. The vocals are pleasant and the musical support is above average."
  3. ^ Billboard 14 Dec 1985 "Polygram ... Banda de Salamanca and the group Yndio. The last two groups have a firm foothold in the southwest norteno-ranchera market, where they appear frequently and sell enough records to appear on Billboard's Regional Mexican sales charts."
  4. ^ Revista de Revistas 1999 p.32 "Límite conjunta talento, imagen y presencia grupera. Otros grupos que han obtenido reconocimiento y presencia en esta década grupera han sido Grupo Yndio con "Melodía desencadenada"; Campeche Show con "El santo del amor"."