Sonia & Selena
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Sonia & Selena, also known as Sonia y Selena, was a Spanish Latin pop
duo Sonia Madoc and Selena Leo formed in 2000. They gained success with their first album Yo quiero bailar (. The group dissolved in 2002.
as representatives. Despite the group not being selected, their debut album Yo quiero bailar was a big success. It achieved gold and platinum certification in countries such as Spain, Latin America and Europe and sold over than 1,000,000 copies there.
but she only stayed in the game for two weeks.
Sonia returned in 2007 after six years of musical absence, announcing a new pop and dance album in the same musical style as "Sonia & Selena" tracks. During the summer of 2008, she eventually released her record but only digitally.
The attempts of both singers in pursuing a solo career were not as successful as the results with their 2001 hit album "Yo Quiero Bailar", neither in the part of sales nor in the part of fans.
Latin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...
duo Sonia Madoc and Selena Leo formed in 2000. They gained success with their first album Yo quiero bailar (. The group dissolved in 2002.
History
Sonia & Selena formed in 2000 with members Sonia Madoc (born on October 23, 1974) and Selena Leo (born on August 23, 1975). They first gained publicity as the Spanish participation for the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest, but eventually they were not chosenSpain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with an entry selected through a national preselection called "Eurocanción 2001", hosted from Madrid by Jennifer Rope and Sandra Morey. David Civera with the song "Dile que la quiero", composed by Alejandro Abad , was chosen to represent Spain...
as representatives. Despite the group not being selected, their debut album Yo quiero bailar was a big success. It achieved gold and platinum certification in countries such as Spain, Latin America and Europe and sold over than 1,000,000 copies there.
Dissolution
By the end of the year, the group had won numerous awards and achieved much success. Despite their huge success there were rumors of disbanding. Those rumors were later confirmed by both of the artists. The reason of disbanding were the numerous fights between members Sonia and Selena. Finally they officially disbanded in the spring of 2002.Careers as solo artists
After the disbanding of the group, Selena pursued a solo career making two albums with sales of 100,000 copies. In 2005, she participated in the second run of reality TV show The FarmThe Farm (TV series)
The Farm is a reality TV show created by Swedish producer Strix. Sold to more than 40 countries, The Farm is one of their most popular formats, including Survivor, The Bar or Fame Factory. In some countries the series is produced by Endemol, in association with Strix.Like Big Brother format, The...
but she only stayed in the game for two weeks.
Sonia returned in 2007 after six years of musical absence, announcing a new pop and dance album in the same musical style as "Sonia & Selena" tracks. During the summer of 2008, she eventually released her record but only digitally.
The attempts of both singers in pursuing a solo career were not as successful as the results with their 2001 hit album "Yo Quiero Bailar", neither in the part of sales nor in the part of fans.
External links
- Sonia & Selena entry at artistwiki.com
- Sonia & Selena singing "Yo quiero bailar" live at La1 of TVE