Original members of Timbiriche (album cover)

Timbiriche is the name of a Mexican group that debuted on April 30, 1982 during a broadcast of the news program Hoy Mismo with Guillermo Ochoa. Timbiriche included six children, most of whose parents were famous actors/singers/composers. Their names were Paulina Rubio, Sasha Sokol, Benny Ibarra, Diego Schoening, Mariana Garza, and Alix Bauer. Later on, Erick Rubín would join the sextet. The name "Timbiriche" is the Spanish (Latin American Spanish) version of the game Dots and Boxes. Image File history File links Timbiriche-La-Bande-Timbiric-238216. ... Image File history File links Timbiriche-La-Bande-Timbiric-238216. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Paulina Rubio Dosamantes (born June 17, 1971) is a Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated Mexican singer and actress. ... Sasha Sokol (born on June 17, 1970 in Mexico City) is a Mexican singer and actress. ... Benny Ibarra De Llano (born September 8, 1970 in Mexico City) is a singer, musician , producer and actor from Mexico. ... Dots and Boxes (also known as Boxes, Squares, Paddocks, Square-it, Dots and Dashes, Dots, or, simply, the Dot Game) is a pencil and paper game for two players (or sometimes, more than two). ...

Original members and replacements

In 1985, the group starred in the teenage version of the stage production of Grease (Vaselina in Spanish), going on tour to major cities in Mexico. Grease is a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ...

By 1986, when they were all teenagers, the band's fame was almost at its highest. Thalía replaced Sasha and Eduardo Capetillo replaced Benny Ibarra, but they continue to succeed. Sasha's departure from the group was very hard for the fans to accept as she was one of the favorites, and Thalía had a lot to live up to. Thalía Thalía (born Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda August 26, 1971 in Mexico City) is the artistic name of a famous Mexican diva, acknowleged in several countries as one of the most beautiful women in the world. ...

Other famous replacements for the original members of the group were Bibi Gaytan and Edith Márquez. Diego Schoening was the only one to never leave the group. Bibi Gaytan Bibi Gayt n (Silvia Gayt n Barrag n) was born January 27, 1972 in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. ...

In 1990, the album 10 was released with the same success as the previous album.

In 1992, most of the members left the group and were replaced with new ones. They released 11. Surprisingly, the group managed to maintain its popularity. The final album released was 12. After that album, the group officially ended.

In 1998, the original group reunited for the Mexican summer show Acapulco '98. With the success of the reunion show, a 4-night engagement was booked at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. The 10,000 seat auditorium sold out quickly, generating the need for at least 16 shows. In the end, the group performed a total of 20 shows, breaking the record of 17 shows previously set by Luis Miguel at the venue. Later, they went on a national tour, from which came a live double album and three new songs, "Está Despierto," "Suma Cósmica," and "La Fuerza del Amor." "Está Despierto" was released as a single.

Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda, a reality show of Mexico's Televisa, which airs in the United States on Univisión, begun airing in July 2007. An American Idol-type show, 30 participants competed to re-form the band. Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda is a Mexican reality show set to look for the new, re-make of the 80s and 90s Mexican band Timbiriche, hosted by Galilea Montijo The premiered on June 24, 2007 in Mexico and on July 1, 2007 in the U.S.--A week... Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world[1], followed by TV Azteca, and a major player in the international entertainment business. ... This redirect page is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ...

2007 marks the 25th Anniversary of Timbiriche. With this in Mind, Timbiriche will tour Mexico and the U.S., calling their tour "Timbiriche 25." 20 dates are scheduled in Mexico and 10 in the USA. The participants of this tour will be 6 of the 7 original Timbiriche members: Sasha Sokol, Benny Ibarra, Diego Schoening, Mariana Garza, Alix Bauer, Erick Rubín, minus Paulina Rubio.Their Album Timbiriche 25 was released.

Years Active:1982-1993 1998-1999 2007-Present

The New Band(La nueva banda)

Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda, a reality show of Mexico's Televisa, which airs in the United States on Univisión, begun airing in July 2007. An American Idol-type show, 30 participants competed to re-form the band. In each episode the contestants show their dance and sing skills in order to de grade by the judges: la mesa de creadores(the creator's table) y el consejo Timbiriche(Timbiriche Council) wich is made of the original members with the exception of Paulina Rubio. According to the grades 3 girls and 3 boys will be reported, so the public will have to call for them in order to save them. Then the Timbiriche Council saves 1 boy and 1 girl, the public saves another boy and girl, the rest are expelled. Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda is a Mexican reality show set to look for the new, re-make of the 80s and 90s Mexican band Timbiriche, hosted by Galilea Montijo The premiered on June 24, 2007 in Mexico and on July 1, 2007 in the U.S.--A week... Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world[1], followed by TV Azteca, and a major player in the international entertainment business. ... This redirect page is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ...

As of Episode 12 the format changed, all the students were reported and the honor roll fusioned, now the public would call to save their favorite. The number of calls was promediated with the grades, the two highest would face off to see who would be the member,and the lowest one would be expelled.

In Ocotber 14th the final show was aired in Mexico showing the now official band:

• Brissia (First Place)

• Fernanda (Second Place)

• Alberto (Third Place)

• Gaby (Fourth Place)

• Eduardo (Fifth Place)

• Taide (Sixth Place)

• Yurem (Seventh Member)

Trivia

• Brissia was in Codigo F.A.M.A. a show which bears a great ressemblence to this one.

• In spite of being reported every week, Yurem managed to be a member.

• There were supposed to be six member but due to the popularity of Yurem and in order to keep with the original rooster (4 girls and 3 boys) they decided to put a seventh member, so they would end up the show properly, in spite of Yurem being more popular than Taide, they put Taide first so Yurem would be the proper end.

• Naín, a contestant, in spite of being eliminated was elected as the composer for the new band.

See also

• Menudo

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External links

• Official Site
• Buscando a la nueva banda
• Reality de Timbiriche la nueva banda