Kudai

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Kudai
Kudai performing in Pichilemu, January, 2007
Background information
Origin	Santiago, Chile
Genres	Latin pop pop rock emo pop teen pop
Years active	2003–2010 2016–present
Labels	Sony Music EMI Capitol
Spinoff of	Ciao
Members	Nicole Natalino Bárbara Sepúlveda Pablo Holman Tomás Manzi
Past members	Gabriela Villalba
Website	kudailaberinto.com

Kudai are a Chilean pop rock band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2003. The group is composed of Pablo Holman, Bárbara Sepúlveda, Tomás Manzi, and Nicole Natalino, who left the group in 2006 citing personal reasons, and was replaced by Ecuadorian Gabriela Villalba for three years. After the group disbanded in 2010, in November 2016, the band confirmed their return to the scene with the original members.

Originally beginning their career as a kiddie band named CIAO, they rose to international fame when they changed their name and musical style with their debut album Vuelo (2004), which was a worldwide success, reaching triple platinum status in Chile, and selling over 500,000 copies worldwide. Their third studio album Nadha (2008) was nominated for Best Pop Album by Group or Duet at the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, and was critically acclaimed. They are well known for hit songs, such as "Sin Despertar", "Ya Nada Queda", "Déjame Gritar", "Lejos De Aquí" and "Morir De Amor".

Kudai had a resounding commercial success in Latin America, and marked an entire generation with their musical style and lyricism. Often labeled by the media as an "emo band", a sobriquet based on their image, Kudai is characterized by lyrics about transcendental topics for youth such as depression, domestic violence,^[1] suicide, ecology, homosexuality and toxic relationships.