Lu (duo)
| Lu | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Genres | Latin pop |
| Years active | 2000–2007 |
| Labels | Warner (2002–2007) |
| Past members |
Mario Sandoval Paty Cantú |
Lu was a Mexican pop duo formed by Mario Sandoval and Paty Cantú, both from Guadalajara, Mexico. Paty was studying Law, but she changed to Music when they were signed to Warner Music Mexico. Mario started to write lyrics at the age of 6 when he wrote a song called "Teresa." The sound of their music is similar to Aleks Syntek's, Sin Bandera, Mecano or Sentidos Opuestos. Their debut album is self-titled and was produced by Aureo Baqueiro, producer of artists like Natalia Lafourcade, Sin Bandera, Kabah, and Moenia. They have received moderate success in the Spanish-speaking world, with songs like "Por Besarte" and "Duele."
Their videos have had good reception between MTV, Telehit, and Ritmoson Latino, among others. Also they did a ReEdition of their album debut which has a cover of Alejandro Sanz's song "Viviendo Deprisa."
Recently, they enjoyed success in Brazil because their song "Por Besarte" is played on Rebelde. Their album debut was released on May, 2006. Actually, their album debut sold over 30,000 in that country and gained the status of Gold. The downloads of the ringtone "Por Besarte" peaked at #2.
Discography
Albums
| Album information |
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Lu
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Lu Edición Especial
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Lu Re-Edición Especial
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Álbum
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Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| MEX | MTVla Year End | MTVla Top 20 | Brazil | Billboard Latin Chart | Latin Pop Airplay | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Duele" | Lu | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| "Una Confusión" | - | 57 | 11 | - | 40 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | "Por Besarte" | 1 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| "Será" | - | 95 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | "La Vida Después De Ti" | Álbum | 4 | 63 | 15 | - | 22 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Si Tú Me Quisieras" | 26 | TBA | TBA | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
still charting*
Award nominations
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2004
- Best New Artist Mexico
- -Belinda won
- -Kalimba
- -La Quinta Estación
- -Lu
- -María Barracuda
Premios Lo Nuestro 2006
- Solísta o Grupo Revelación del Año (Best New Soloist or Group of the Year)[2]
Break-up
After several rumors, finally, on August 7, 2007 it was confirmed that the duet would say "goodbye" to the stages. Mario stated that the reason behind the separation were personal and professional differences between him and Paty. Paty then declared that the separation was "definitive".
Their last concert as a duo was the past October, in Reynosa, México.
References
- ↑ Notimex (2006). "Lu transforma a los jóvenes". yucatan.com.mx. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ↑ LMN (2005). "'Premio Lo Nuestro' 2006 Nominees". atinmusicnews.com. Retrieved 2007-01-17.