Lourdes Cecilia Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlowɾðes seˈsilja feɾˈnandes]; born 2 April 1981) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and actress. She is the best known as a member of Argentine girl groupBandana and as a frontman of Lourdes, a band that carries her name.
As a student, Fernández was a member of two bands, Terikitungo and Seres Humanos. She was a student of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.[1] As a player of piano and electronic keyboards, Fernández became composing music on a computer program, which helped her to create more modern sound.[1] In 2001, she went on an audition for talents show Popstars, which selected five girls for a girl group — Ivonne Guzmán, Valeria Gastaldi, Virginia Da Cunha, Lissa Vera and Fernández.[2] As their emergence coincided with a period of nationwide economic depression, one of the series judges commented "this was an opportunity to shine at a very downbeat moment for Argentina".[2] During the Popstars, Fernández was known as "la peti" ("shorty"), which was commented by judge Afo Verde that "appearance didn't matter to us, what each girl conveyed was most important".[2] The band was named Bandana.
Bandana's first album, Bandana, was the best-selling album of Argentina in 2001 and achieved four platinum certifications.[3] Later in 2002, they recorded a Spanish version of "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley, "Muero De Amor Por Ti", for the Disney film Lilo & Stitch. In December, Bandana performed with Mambrú at the José Amalfitani Stadium in front of over 40 thousands spectators. In 2003, Bandana became the first Argentine artist to cover Billboard magazine,[4] while promoting themselves in the United States. After a film Vivir Intentando in 2003, which received mixed reviews,[5][6] and 2004 albumHasta Siempre, Bandana disbanded. They reunited in 2008 for an episode of the show of Susana Giménez.
Lourdes (2004—present)
Shortly after Bandana disbanded, Fernández formed her own band Lourdes with Hernán "Pájaro" Ripoll, who plays bass guitar and synthesizer, and Federico Casañas, who plays drums. In 2004, they signed with EMI and released album Televisivamente. Unlike pop and dance-pop music Bandana played, Lourdes focused on electropop, reggae and ska. Lourdes' debut single "Televisivamente" picked at number four at Argentine Singles Chart, but the other two did not enter the chart. Their second album, De otro mundo, picked at number one at Argentine Albums Chart, while its singles "De otro mundo" and "Yo te hacía bien" were number one singles. Lourdes will release her third album in 2010 through Sony BMG.
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Lourdes Cecilia Fernandez Spanish pronunciation ˈlowɾdes seˈsilja feɾˈnandes born 2 April 1981 is an Argentine singer songwriter composer and actress She is the best known as a member of Argentine girl group Bandana and as a frontman of Lourdes a band that carries her name Lourdes Cecilia FernandezFernandez at the Immigrant s Festival Background informationBirth nameLourdes Cecilia FernandezAlso known asLula LouBorn 1984 04 02 2 April 1984 age 38 Buenos Aires ArgentinaGenresPop reggae skaOccupation s Singer songwriter composer actressYears active2001 presentLabelsSony BMG 2001 04 2008 present EMI 2004 08 Websiteweb wbr archive wbr org wbr web wbr 20080822121212 wbr http wbr www wbr lourdesweb wbr com wbr ar wbr index flash wbr html Contents 1 Career 1 1 Bandana 2001 2004 1 2 Lourdes 2004 present 2 Discography 2 1 With Bandana 2 2 Albums 2 3 Singles 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditBandana 2001 2004 Edit As a student Fernandez was a member of two bands Terikitungo and Seres Humanos She was a student of Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires 1 As a player of piano and electronic keyboards Fernandez became composing music on a computer program which helped her to create more modern sound 1 In 2001 she went on an audition for talents show Popstars which selected five girls for a girl group Ivonne Guzman Valeria Gastaldi Virginia Da Cunha Lissa Vera and Fernandez 2 As their emergence coincided with a period of nationwide economic depression one of the series judges commented this was an opportunity to shine at a very downbeat moment for Argentina 2 During the Popstars Fernandez was known as la peti shorty which was commented by judge Afo Verde that appearance didn t matter to us what each girl conveyed was most important 2 The band was named Bandana Bandana s first album Bandana was the best selling album of Argentina in 2001 and achieved four platinum certifications 3 Later in 2002 they recorded a Spanish version of Can t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley Muero De Amor Por Ti for the Disney film Lilo amp Stitch In December Bandana performed with Mambru at the Jose Amalfitani Stadium in front of over 40 thousands spectators In 2003 Bandana became the first Argentine artist to cover Billboard magazine 4 while promoting themselves in the United States After a film Vivir Intentando in 2003 which received mixed reviews 5 6 and 2004 album Hasta Siempre Bandana disbanded They reunited in 2008 for an episode of the show of Susana Gimenez Lourdes 2004 present Edit Shortly after Bandana disbanded Fernandez formed her own band Lourdes with Hernan Pajaro Ripoll who plays bass guitar and synthesizer and Federico Casanas who plays drums In 2004 they signed with EMI and released album Televisivamente Unlike pop and dance pop music Bandana played Lourdes focused on electropop reggae and ska Lourdes debut single Televisivamente picked at number four at Argentine Singles Chart but the other two did not enter the chart Their second album De otro mundo picked at number one at Argentine Albums Chart while its singles De otro mundo and Yo te hacia bien were number one singles Lourdes will release her third album in 2010 through Sony BMG Discography EditWith Bandana Edit Main article Bandana Albums Edit 2004 Televisivamente 2007 De otro mundo 2010 Third Studio AlbumSingles Edit Year Single ArgentinaChart Album2004 Televisivamente 4 Televisivamente2005 Tengo que volver Hi Hi Hit Cenizas en el mar 2007 De otro mundo 1 De otro mundo2008 Yo te hacia bien 1Filmography EditYear Title Format Role Notes2001 Popstars Argentina Reality Talents Show Herself2002 1000 millones TV Series Herself Guest AppearanceRebelde Way TV Series Herself Guest Appearance2003 Vivir Intentando Film HerselfAwards and nominations EditYear Award Category Result Notes2002 MTV Video Music Awards Latin America Best New Artist Won 7 With BandanaCAPIF Awards Best Music Publishing NominatedBest New Artist NominatedBest Pop Band Nominated2003 Best Pop Album Nominated2004 Best Pop Album Nominated2005 Premios Gardel Best New Female Artist NominatedBest New Pop Artist NominatedMTV Video Music Awards Latin America Best New Artist NominatedClarin Awards Best New Artist Nominated2006 Latinos Awards Best Female Artist Nominated2008 Premios Gardel Best Album by a Female Pop Artist NominatedReferences Edit a b Lourdes Cecilia Fernandez es wikipedia org a b c El sueno del estrellato veloz convertido en realidad Pagina 12 Article Julian Gorodischer 1 November 2001 Biography Archived 26 September 2007 Date mismatch at the Wayback Machine Music com Drago Bonacich 18 June 2004 Las chicas en la tapa de Billboard Article Terra com ar 15 August 2003 El espectaculo del ano Archived 27 September 2007 Date mismatch at the Wayback Machine Review Zonafreak com ar Ygnacio Cervio Una oportunidad fallida Clarin com Review Diego Lerer 26 June 2003 Best New Artist Southeast Winners Archived 27 September 2007 Date mismatch at the Wayback Machine MTVLA com MTV Video Music Awards LatinoamericaExternal links EditOfficial Website Official Website of Bandana Lourdes Cecilia Fernandez at the MySpace Lourdes Cecilia Fernandez at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lourdes Cecilia Fernandez amp oldid 1096437382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
