Maldita Nerea (English: Darn Nerea) is a Spanish pop/rock band.
History
The group originated in Murcia. They started with small concerts in the city and then Salamanca, where Jorge moved to continue his studies of speech therapy. These concerts were successful and the band became popular.
They attracted the attention of Universal Music and in October 2003, their debut album Cuarto creciente was released. In 2007, following the first album and their departure from Universal, Jorge Ruiz decided that the next release would be self-published. Called El secreto de las tortugas, it was released on "Cuarto Creciente Producciones". In 2009 they released the album Es un secreto... No se lo digas a nadie, which featured remastered versions of previously released songs.
During 2010, the band had a hit with the song "Cosas que suenan a..." which reached number 1 on iTunes (in Spain) and was credited as iTunes Song of the Year.El secreto de las tortugas, de Maldita Nerea, elegida Canción del Año (iTunes) - Noticiascadadia.com
In 2011, they released their album Fácil and announced a tour of Spain and an additional date in London. In that year, they recorded the song "Bienvenidos a nuestro Clan" for the TVE Clan shorts programme Clanners.
The band's 2017 single "Bailarina", from the album of the same name, was chosen as the official anthem of the 72nd edition of the Vuelta a España cycling race and was performed live at the team presentation on 17 August 2017 in Nîmes.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: The video for the song was also shot there.
Members
Original members Jorge Ruiz – vocals and writer Luis Gómez – guitar Carlos Molina – bass Sergio Bernal – drums
Current members Jorge Ruiz – vocals and writer Luis A. Gómez – guitar Jordi Armengol – guitar Pedro A. Carrillo – bass Tato Latorre – guitar Serginho Moreira – drums
Discography Cuarto Creciente (2003) El secreto de las tortugas (2007) Maldita Maqueta (2004) Es un secreto... No se lo digas a nadie (2009) Fácil (2011) Mira dentro (2014) Bailarina (2017) Un planeta llamado nosotros (2020) No. 1 Spain
Awards
40 Principales Awards
Los Premios 40 Principales of music, are some awards created in 2006 by the radio station Los 40 Principales, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the station.
Year Candidate Category Result 2010 Maldita Nerea Best New Artist in 40 Principales WinnerMaldita Nerea Best group Winner"Cosas que suenan a..." Best Song Winner"El secreto de las tortugas" Best music video NominatedGira "El secreto de las tortugas" Best festival, tour or concert Nominated 2011 "Fácil" Best album WinnerMaldita Nerea Best artist or group Nominated"Fácil" Best tour Nominated 2012Gira "Mucho + Fácil" Best tour Nominated 2014"Mira Dentro" Best music video Nominated
Lo que de Verdad Importa Awards
Year Candidate Category Result 2014 Mira Dentro Algo + que una canción Winner
Cadena 100 Awards
Year Candidate Category Result 2011 Maldita Nerea Los número 1 de Cadena 100 Winner
Neox Fan Awards
Year Candidate Category Result 2013 Maldita Nerea El grupazo Nominated
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