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Encyclopedia > Las Ketchup
Las Ketchup
Background information
Origin Spanish flag Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Genre(s) Flamenco, Pop, Chill out
Years active 2002–present
Label(s) Shaketown-SKT Music, Warner Music, Sony BMG
Members
Rocío Muñoz
Lucía Muñoz
Lola Muñoz
Pilar Muñoz

Las Ketchup is a Latin Grammy Award nominated 4-girl group comprised of sisters Lola, Pilar, Lucía and Rocio Muñoz from Córdoba in Andalucia, Spain. They are the daughters of Juan Muñoz, a flamenco guitarist known as El Tomate (The Tomato). Prior to Rocio's recent addition to the group in 2006, the other three girls had smashing success with their worldwide hit "Aserejé (or The Ketchup Song)". Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Córdoba (Spanish) Spanish name Córdoba Founded 8th century BC Postal code 140xx Website http://www. ... Córdoba Province may refer to: Córdoba Province, Argentina Córdoba Province, Spain This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bailaora (dancer) of Flamenco Belén Maya, photograph taken by Gilles Larrain at his studio, 2001 Flamenco is one of the great European nonacademic musical genres. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Chill out (sometimes chillout), a term derived from a slang injunction to relax, emerged in the early and mid-1990s as a catch-all term for various styles of relatively mellow, slow-tempo music made by contemporary producers in the electronic music scene. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... The Latin Grammy Awards were launched in 2000 with a telecast aired on CBS. It was the first primarily Spanish-language prime-time program carried on network television. ... Girl group UC3 sing The Star-Spangled Banner for U.S. troops in Afghanistan A girl group is a musical group featuring several young female singers who generally harmonize together. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Córdoba (Spanish) Spanish name Córdoba Founded 8th century BC Postal code 140xx Website http://www. ... Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator Andaluc a por s , para Espa a y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity) Capital Seville Area  - total  - % of Spain Ranked 2nd 87 268 km 17,2% Population  - Total (2003)  - % of Spain  - Density Ranked 1st 7 478 432 17,9% 85,70... Bailaora (dancer) of Flamenco Belén Maya, photograph taken by Gilles Larrain at his studio, 2001 Flamenco is one of the great European nonacademic musical genres. ... The Ketchup Song is the English title of the song Aserejé which was an international hit in 2002. ...

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Career

In the summer of 2002 they had a major flamenco Europop fusion hit with "Aserejé" (released as "The Ketchup Song" in the UK and other countries), which reached or almost reached the top of the charts in many countries including Spain, the UK, Italy, Greece, France, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Romania, Argentina, Poland, Mexico, Peru, India, and the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico. However, it failed to chart on the U.S. billboard. The trio became instant rivals to another Spanish female trio, Lunae, who released their debut single in Europe at the same time in 2003. The title and part of the lyrics were gibberish. The hit also had an accompanying dance. The sound of the lyrics in the chorus resembled the first few lines of the song Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang. Europop refers to a style of pop music that developed in Europe throughout the 1970s which emphasized catchy beats, slick songs and frothy lyrics. ... The Ketchup Song is the English title of the song Aserejé which was an international hit in 2002. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... For other uses of Commonwealth, see Commonwealth. ... Lunae is the Spanish pop group formed by Tessa (11/7/82), Elena Gadel (11/12/82) and Marey (13/12/83); who were contestants off Operacion Triunfo Their debut single Hipnotizadas was a major hit across Spain, and it was used to advertize pringles. ... Gibberish is a generic term in English for talking that sounds like speech, but has no actual meaning (such as the maves rint ist slanpehed up uthep yongrish). This meaning has also been extended to meaningless text or gobbledygook, such as yrudnvncdkeggsuwigdllvmbk. The common theme in gibberish statements is... A refrain (from the Old French refraindre to repeat, likely from Vulgar Latin refringere) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the chorus of a song. ... Rappers Delight is a 1979 single by American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang; it was one of the first hip hop hit singles. ...


Rather opportunistically the group re-released the Ketchup Song, with a new video, as a Christmas song which was perhaps not liked by many.


The name of the group is a reference to their father Juan Muñoz, a flamenco guitarist known as El Tomate (The Tomato). This also explains why their debut album carried the title Las Hijas Del Tomate (Tomato's daughters). Bailaora (dancer) of Flamenco Belén Maya, photograph taken by Gilles Larrain at his studio, 2001 Flamenco is one of the great European nonacademic musical genres. ... Binomial name Solanum lycopersicum L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...


In 2006 they were joined by Rocio, their fourth sister, to represent Spain in Eurovision 2006. Official logo and the sub-logo of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. ...


Cover version

The winners of Brazilian reality show Popstars, who called themselves Rouge, released their own version of The Ketchup Song called Ragatanga, a duet with Las Ketchup translating the lyrics from Spanish to Portuguese. The song, the second single for Las Ketchup, was a big hit and went to number 1 in the Brazilian charts. The dance also became popular with preteens and teens in Brazil and the song was one of the main reason Las Hijas Del Tomate sold 1 million copies (Diamond Disc in Brazil). Countries which had a version of Popstars Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ...


Recent events

Las Ketchup at Eurovision
Las Ketchup at Eurovision

Las Ketchup are coming back as a 4-girl group, with a new album titled Bloody Mary. Their long absence was due to them writing the songs for the album and Pilar's pregnancy. The album release was delayed till the beginning of 2006. They are planning to release 1 million copies and their producer "Queco", who also produced and wrote their world-wide single "Asereje", promises that this album retains their original sound. Their first single will be titled "Bloody Mary" like the name of the CD. This song was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The song did not perform as well as expected, ending 21st with only 18 points. Image File history File links LasKetchupSpain. ... Image File history File links LasKetchupSpain. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fifty-first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May 2006 (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). ...


Discography

Albums

  • 2002 Las Hijas del Tomate#1 Spain
    • World Certification: 12,000,000 units (12x Platinum)
  • 2006 Un Blodymary - #250 Spain
    • World Certification: 10,000 units

Las Hijas del Tomate is an album by Las Ketchup. ...

Awards

  • 2002 'Ondas awards'

- Best New Artist/group

  • 2003 Billboard Latinos awards

- Best pop album from new generation ("Las Hijas Del Tomate")


- Most tropical-salsa song played by Duo or Group ("The Ketchup Song" (Aserejé)) The Ketchup Song is the English title of the song Aserejé which was an international hit in 2002. ...

- Best Pop Album By a Duo or Group with Vocals Las Hijas Del Tomate (Nominated, lost to Bacilos Caraluna.) The Latin Grammy Awards were launched in 2000 with a telecast aired on CBS. It was the first primarily Spanish-language prime-time program carried on network television. ...

  • 2003 Record Fair MIDEM (Cannes)

- Best New Artist/group

  • 2003 Amigo Awards

- Best New Group


- Best New Artist

  • 2004 Record fair MIDEM (Cannes)

- Breakers of borders (Best-selling Album out of its country and inside of Europe with "Las Hijas Del Tomate")


Parody

In 2002, the German comedian Elmar Brandt wrote (using the tune of Aserejé) a Gerhard Schröder parody called "Der Steuersong" (The Tax Song)[1] for the radio program The Gerd Show.   [] (born April 7, 1944), German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. ... Elmar Brandt with Gerhard Schröder puppet Die Gerd-Show (en: The Gerd Show) was a German satirical radio show broadcast by Eins Live (WDR). ...


See also

A bottle of Heinz Organic Ketchup Ketchup (or less commonly catsup) also known as Red Sauce or Tomato Sauce is a popular condiment, usually made with ripened tomatoes. ... Son de Sol. ...

External links

  • Las Ketchup's official site
  • Las Ketchup at AskMen.com
  • Las Ketchup at Answers.com
  • Image Gallery of Las Ketchup rehearsing for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
  • Las Ketchup at Morkol.com Listen the songs while you read the lyrics.

  Results from FactBites:
 
Las Ketchup (476 words)
Las noches del verano suenan al ritmo del ‘Aserejé’, el primer single de estas tres hermanas cordobesas que presumen de ser Las hijas del Tomate, (del guitarrista de Córdoba, no del almeriense) nombre que han dado a su álbum-debut.
Ahora, las tres hermanas Muñoz viven, aún con sorpresa, él éxito de una canción con una letra indescifrable que causa furor allí donde se escucha.
La modelo ejerció de presentadora en la entrega de estos galardones que congregaron a numerosos rostros...
Las Ketchup: Las hijas del tomate y su Aserejé (441 words)
Estas tres chicas son la nueva sensación juvenil de España que con tan solo una semana de salir a la venta su primer sencillo "Aserejé", ha entrado directo al #1 de superventas en su país.
No cabe duda que "Las Ketchup" con su tema contagioso "Aserejé" están conquistando a todos y rapidamente se ha convertido en la canción del momento.
Su primer álbum "Las Hijas Del Tomate" está a la venta en España el día 3 de Junio en su tienda favorita.
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