Cali & El Dandee are a Colombian Latin pop and urbano music duo, consisting of brothers Alejandro Rengifo (Cali) and Mauricio Rengifo (Dandee). They started their career in 2008 and have been together since. Besides singing, Dandee is also active as a producer. He co-produced Luis Fonsi's major hit "Despacito".
Their biggest hits are "Gol", "Volver", "Move Your Body", "Tus Ojos", "Lento", and "La Muda". Their most successful singles "Por Fin Te Encontré" and "Yo Te Esperaré" have received more than 800 million and 370 million views respectively on YouTube. Their debut album 3 A.M. was released on July 10, 2012, with the record company Universal Music Spain.
In 2012, Cali & El Dandee collaborated with Spanish singer David Bisbal in the Spanish official anthem for Euro 2012, "No hay 2 sin 3".
Award and records The group have received several nominations in the Premios Nuestra Tierra.
On July 11, 2011 the group received a Double Platinum certification by PROMUSICAE for sales of 80,000 copies of their single "Yo Te Esperaré" in Spain. The song, which is about love, includes lyrics such as "even though my life's over, I'll wait for you" and "we'll walk along the sea". At the same time, their second single "No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)", featuring David Bisbal, achieved Gold with sales over 20,000 copies. "Yo Te Esperaré" and "No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)" were the second and the tenth best-selling singles of 2012 in Spain.
Discography Studio albums
+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications SPAPeak chart positions for studio albums in Spain: 3 A.M.: Colegio: Malibu: 3 A.M. Released: 1 January 2012 Label: Universal Music Group Formats: CD 16 Colegio Released: 7 May 2020 Label: Universal Music Group Formats: CD 14 Malibu Released: 25 February 2022 Label: Universal Music Group Formats: Streaming 80 RIAA: Gold
Singles
As lead artist
+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ARG MEX POR SPA USLatin "Te tocó perder" 2009 — — — — — rowspan="10" "Ven a mí" — — — — — "Ram Pam Pam" — — — — — "Volver" — — — — — "Super sonica" 2010 — — — — — "La muda" (feat. Kevin Roldan) — — — — — "No necesito más" — — — — — "Chino" — — — — — "No me mires así" — — — — — "Lento" — — — — — "Yo te esperaré" 2011 — — — 1 — PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum 3 A.M. "Gol" — — — 24 — "Move your body" — — — — — "La playa" (feat. Natalia Bautista) 2012 — — — 22 — 3 A.M. "No hay 2 sin 3 (Gol)" (feat. David Bisbal) — — — 1 — PROMUSICAE: Gold "No digas nada (Déja vú)" 2013 — — — 3 — PROMUSICAE: Gold RIAA: Gold "Te necesito (Déja vú)" — — — 37 — "Por siempre" — — — 30 — Zipi & Zape y el Club de la Canica (Banda Sonora Original) "Contigo" (with Bonka and Kevin Florez) 2014 — — — — — rowspan="6" "Vivo ahora" (feat. Lucas Arnau) 2015 — — — — — "Por fin te encontré" (feat. Juan Magán and Sebastián Yatra) — 45 20 1 47 FIMI: Gold Note: To retrieve the certifications, 1) type in Cali Y El Dandee in the box of "Filtra", 2) select years in the box of "Anno", 3) select "Singoli" in the box of "Sezione", 4) click Enter PROMUSICAE: 4× Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum "Lumbra" (feat. Shaggy) 2017 — — — 6 — FIMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum RIAA: Platinum "La estrategia" — — — 95 — RIAA: Platinum "Sirena" 2018 57 — — 49 — PROMUSICAE: Gold RIAA: Gold "Por Que Te Vas" (with Tini) — — — — — Quiero Volver "Ay corazón" 2019 64 — — — — rowspan="3" "Sólo mía" (with Greeicy Rendón and Jhay Cortez) — — — — — "Solo Quiero (Somebody to Love)" (with Leona Lewis and Juan Magán) — — — — — "Tequila sunrise" (with Rauw Alejandro) — — — — — RIAA: Gold Colegio "Voy por ti" (with Piso 21) — — — — — RIAA: Gold "+" (with Aitana) — — — 2 — PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum 11 Razones "Borracho de amor" (with Reik) 2020 — — — — — Colegio "Tu nombre" (with Mike Bahía) — — — — — "Locura" (with Sebastián Yatra) 24 — — 39 — RIAA: Gold "Nada"(with Danna Paola) 37 — — — — RIAA: 4× Platinum "Yo No Te Olvido" (with Luis Fonsi)2021 ― — — ― — rowspan=2 "Coldplay" (with Aitana) — — — 62 —
As featured artist 2015: "Pon el alma en el juego" (with Dulce María, D-Niss, Luciano Pereyra y Sam Alves) 2016: "Mil tormentas" (Morat feat. Cali y el Dandee) 2016: "Traicionera" (Sebastian Yatra, Cosculluela) 2017: "Loca" (Maite Perroni feat. Cali y el Dandee) 2017: "Tu me obligaste" (Antonio José feat. Cali y el Dandee) 2018: "Como si nada" (Sebastian Yatra, Cali) 2018: "Te voy amar" (Andres Cepeda feat. Cali y el Dandee) 2021: "Mañana" (Álvaro Soler feat. Cali y el Dandee)
Awards and nominations
Premios 40 Principales Premios 40 Principales is an awards ceremony hosted annually by the Spanish radio channel Los 40 Principales.
| rowspan="1" align="center"|2011 | Cali & El Dandee | Best Colombian Act
| rowspan="6" align="center"|2012 | "No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)" (with David Bisbal) | rowspan="2"|Best Latin Song
| rowspan="2"|Yo Te Esperaré
| Best America Song
| rowspan="3"|Cali & El Dandee | Best Latin Artist
| Best America Urban Act
| Best America Best South Act
| 2013 | Cali & El Dandee | Best Latin Artist
World Music Awards The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
| rowspan="3" align="center"|2013 | rowspan="2"| No Digas Nada (Dejá Vu) | World's Best Song
| World's Best Video
| Cali & El Dandee | World's Best Group
MTV Europe Music Awards The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe.
| 2013 | Cali & El Dandee | Best Latin America Central Act
Premios Nuestra Tierra A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade that recognize outstanding achievement in the Colombian music industry. Cali & El Dandee has received four nominations.Premios Nuestra Tierra received to Jorge Celedón:
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|2014 || "No Digas Nada" || Best Song of the Year || |- | "No Digas Nada" || Best Pop Performance of the Year || |- | Themselves || Best Pop Solo Artist or Group || |- | "No Digas Nada" || Best Music Video ||
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