Kudai
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| Kudai | |
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 Kudai performing on stage.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Santiago, Chile |
| Genre(s) | Rock en español Pop Rock Pop Emo |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Label(s) | EMI |
| Associated acts | Ciao |
| Website | http://www.kudai.cl |
| Members | |
| Tomás Cañas Pablo Holman Bárbara Sepúlveda Gabriela Villalba |
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| Former members | |
| Nicole Natalino | |
Kudai is a Chilean pop rock group founded in Santiago, Chile. Its original members were Tomás Cañas Manzi, Pablo Holman Concha, Nicole Natalino and Bárbara Sepúlveda Labra. In 2006 Nicole Natalino left the group citing personal reasons, and was replaced by Ecuadorian Gabriela Villalba. The band's name comes from the Mapudungun word küdaw, meaning "work."
The group is hugely popular mostly among teenagers in South America, the Caribbean, Panamá, Central America, and Mexico.
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[edit] Biography
Kudai was formed in the year 2000, when a band of children was put together to sing tribute songs of Italian hits of the 1980s. This band was called Ciao, and produced only one disc with relative success. Afterwards, they begun to perform group-submitted songs and musical interpretations of diverse instruments and changed their name to Kudai. This word comes from the mapudungun word kudau, meaning young worker. Kudai released their first album, Vuelo (Spanish: Flight) in 2004, and their first single, "Sin Despertar", quickly escalated to the first places of Chilean music rankings. Soon, they released their second single, "Ya Nada Queda", which achieved great success as did their third single, "Escapar". Vuelo went platinum in August 2005.
Kudai was nominated for Best Artist—Central Region and Best New Artist—Central Region in the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2005. They released their first DVD, which included their 2004-2005 Tour, in September 2005.
In 2006, they recorded their second album. Its single, "Déjame Gritar" reached number 1 at MTV Latin America's TRL "Los 10 + Pedidos".
During their promotional tour, Nicole Natalino left the group, and she was replaced temporarily by Gabriela Villalba, an Ecuadorian singer who was part of an Ecuadorian group called Kiruba. Villalba was part of Kudai's tour opening act. She became a permanent member of the group, and now contributes to the group's excellent trajectory.
They also perform the theme for the MTV Latin America's show, Quiero mis Quinces (English: I Want My 15).
They re-recorded their second album after the departure of Nicole Natalino and released it on September 26. The new album featured Villalba's voice.
On October 19, 2006, the group won the MTV VMA Latin America award for Best Pop Artist, which they dedicated to their fans and Natalino, ex-member of the group. After the success of the group, they were invited to the Viña del Mar Festival that was celebrated on February 2007.
They moved to Mexico to launch their international career and left Chile. Kudai closed their career on Chile when they played in the Festival of Viña del Mar, which was their last presentation on the country until now. Kudai has revolutionized punk and rock music in Latin America. The band also told the press that their next album may be called Okay.
Kudai may perform in World Peace One on 2008. The group may play in Berlin, Germany, though other sources claim they may play in Puerto Rico.
They appeared in one episode of Skimo and performed Déjame Gritar.
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2005 | Premios MTV Latinoamerica | Best Artist—Central Region | Nominated |
| 2005 | Premios MTV Latinoamerica | Best New Artist—Central Region | Nominated |
| 2005 | Premio APES | Best Young Group | Won |
| 2006 | Orgullosamente Latino | Latin Group of The Year | Won |
| 2006 | Premios MTV Latinoamerica | Best Artist - Center | Nominated |
| 2006 | Premios MTV Latinoamerica | Breakthrough Artist | Nominated |
| 2006 | Premios MTV Latinoamerica | Best Pop Artist | Won |
| 2007 | Premios MTV Latinoamerica | Best Artist - Center | Won |
| 2007 | Premios MTV Latinoamerica | Best Group | Nominated |
| 2007 | Premios MTV Latinoamerica | Artist Of The Year | Nominated |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Album information |
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Vuelo
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Sobrevive
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Sobrevive (Re-Release)
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| En Vivo: Desde Mexico |
| Nadha |
[edit] DVDs
| Album information |
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En Vivo - Gira 2004-2005
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[edit] Singles
All regularly released singles and their chart peak position.
| Year | Title | Chart positions[1] | Album | ||||||
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| Chile | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Mexico[2] | Colombia | Peru[3] | Argentina | |||
| 2004 | "Sin Despertar" | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 76 | Vuelo |
| 2004 | "Ya Nada Queda" | 1 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 56 | 7 | Vuelo |
| 2005 | "Escapar" | 7 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 16 | 10 | Vuelo |
| 2005 | "Lejos de la Ciudad" | 9 | 98 | 17 | 66 | 100 | 87 | 40 | Vuelo |
| 2006 | "Déjame Gritar" | 1 | 67 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 13 [2] | Sobrevive |
| 2006 | "Quiero Mis Quince" | 11 | 99 | 76 | 7 | 90 | 98 | - | Sobrevive |
| 2006 | "Llévame" | 1 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 21 [3] | Sobrevive (Re-Release) |
| 2007 | "Tal Vez" | 1 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 20* | Sobrevive (Re-Release) |
| 2007 | "Tú" | 2 | 17 | 15 | - | 6 | 78 | 19 | Sobrevive (Re-Release) |
| 2008 | "Lejos De Aquí" * | 21 | - | - | 58 | - | - | - | Nadha |
- (*) Current single
[edit] References
- ^ [www.los40.com Charts]
- ^ AmericaTop100.com
- ^ AmericaTop100.com
[edit] External links
- Official site (in Spanish)
- Club Oficial de Guatemala (in Spanish)
- Kudai Florida, USA (in Spanish)
- Charts
- Venezuelan Fansite (in Spanish)
- Fansite (1) (in Spanish)
- Fan Site (2) (in Spanish)
- Fan Site (3) (in Spanish)
- Kudai Lyrics
- Kudai: Lyrics, links and videos
- Topic Kudai Fotech
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