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Flans is a Mexican pop music group, which enjoyed great popularity from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Its members were female singers Ivonne Margarita Guevara García, Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth and Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa, "Mimí"; they're usually referred to by their first names, Ivonne, Ilse and Mimí. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...

The three girls were initially cast in the mid-1980s for a TV show to be called Fans, which was to feature chats and sing-alongs with guest stars. When plans for the show fell through, a project was started to turn the girls into a pop music group. The group was renamed "Flans" and their first album, Flans, was launched in 1985. Their style was mainly pop music and ballads although one of their albums (Cuéntamelo Dum-Dum) is somewhat child-oriented.

The group released a new album every year until 1990 when they separated, with a national tour and the release of their "last" album Adiós. Jump to: navigation, search 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After their separation in 1990, Ivonne married and devoted herself to painting; Mimí and Ilse started solo careers, with Mimí also being the host for a TV show.

Rumors of a reunion started in 1999 and were confirmed with the 2000 release of Hadas, although further work by the group has been sporadic. This article is about the year 2000. ...

In 2002, the group changed there name to IIM and released a new album of Electronic versions of there greatest hits. IIM can refer to. ...

Albums

Flans (1985)
20 millas (1986)
Luz y sombra (1987)
Alma Gemela (1988)
Cuéntamelo Dum-Dum (1989)
Adiós (1990)
Hadas (2000)
IIM (2002)

External Links

Listen To Flans Online - Latin Pop Radio

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