Kudai

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Kudai
Image:Kudai_premios.jpg
Origin Santiago
Country Chile
Years active 2003–present
Genres Latin pop
Members Pablo (2003-present)
Bárbara (2003-present)
Tomás (2003-present)
Nicole (2003-2006)
Gaby (2006-present)
Website(s) Official website

Kudai is a Chilean pop group. Its original members are Tomás Cañas Manzi, Pablo Holman Concha, Nicole Natalino Torres and Bárbara Sepúlveda Labra. The band's name comes from the Mapudungun word küdaw, meaning "work."

Kudai are hugely popular mostly among teenagers in South America (Chile, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, among many others) and Mexico.

In 2006 Nicole Natalino left the group, and was replaced by Ecuadorian Gabriela Villalba.

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[edit] Biography

Kudai was formed in the year 2000, when a band of children was put together to sing tribute songs of Italian hits of the '80s. This band was called "Ciao", and produced only one disc with relative success. Afterwards, they begun to perform group-submitted songs and musical interpretation of diverse instruments and changed their name to "Kudai". This word comes from the mapudungun kudau (meaning young worker). Kudai released their first album "VUELO" (Spanish for flight) in 2004, and their first single "Sin Despertar" quickly escalated to the first places of Chilean music rankings. Soon they released their second single "Ya Nada Queda", which achieved great success as did their third single "Escapar". "VUELO" became platinum in August 2005.

Kudai was nominated for "Best Artist—Central Region" and "Best New Artist—Central Region" in the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2005. They released their first DVD, which included their 2004-2005 Tour, in September 2005. They are successful all over South America and Mexico.

In 2006 they recorded their second album. It's single "Déjame Gritar" reached number 1 at Latin MTV's TRL "Los 10 + Pedidos". They also released a video for "Quiero Mis Quinces"

During their promotional tour Nicole Natalino left the group, and she was replaced temporarily by Gabriela Villalba, an ecuatorian singer who was part of an ecuadorian group called "Kiruba". Gabriela was part of Kudai's tour opening act. Villalba became a permanent member of the group, and now contributes to the group's excellent trajectory.

They also perform the theme for the MTV Latin America's show "Quiero mis Quinces" (English:"My Super Sweet 15").

They re-record their second album after the defarture of Nicole Natalino and released on September 26 the new album featuring Gabriela's voice.

On October 19, 2006 the group won the MTV VMA Latin America award for "Best Pop Artist", which they dedicated to their fans and Nicole, ex-member of the group. After the success of the group, they were invited to the Viña del Mar Festival that was celebrated on February, 2007.

They moved to Mexico to launch their international carreer and leaving Chile. To say goodbye to their country, they played at Festival of Viña del Mar.

[edit] Awards

Year Award Category Result
2005 Premios MTV Latinoamerica Best Artist—Central Region Nominated
2005 Premios MTV Latinoamerica Best New Artist—Central Region Nominated
2005 Premio APES Best Young Group Won
2006 Orgullosamente Latino Latin Group of The Year Won
2006 Premios MTV Latinoamerica Best Artist—Central Nominated
2006 Premios MTV Latinoamerica Breakthrough Artist Nominated
2006 Premios MTV Latinoamerica Best Pop Artist Won

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album cover Album information
Vuelo
  • Released: July 13, 2004
  • Label: EMI
  • Colombian Sales: 13,000+
  • Chilean Sales: 60,000+
  • Certifications: 3x Platinum (CL), Gold(COL)
Sobrevive
  • Released: July 1, 2006
  • Label: EMI
  • Chilean Sales: 13,000+
  • Certifications: Gold (CL)
Sobrevive (Re-Release)


[edit] DVD

Album cover Album information
En Vivo - Gira 2004-2005
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: EMI
  • Chilean Sales: 60,000+
  • Certifications: 1x Platinum (CL)
  • En Vivo - Gira 2004-2005 (DVD)

01 - KUDAI EN VIVO

  1. En Concierto (In concert)
  2. No quiero regresar (I don't wanna come back)
  3. Que aquí que allá (Here, there)
  4. Vuelo (flight)
  5. Dulce y Violento (Sweetn and violent)
  6. Más (More)
  7. Escapar (To escape)
  8. Acústico (Acoustic)
  9. Lejos de la ciudad (Far away from the city)
  10. Ya nada queda (There's nothing now)
  11. Quiero (I wanna)

02 - VIDEO CLIP

  1. Making Off "Sin Despertar"
  2. Video Clip "Sin Despertar"
  3. Making Off "Ya nada queda"
  4. Video Clip "Ya nada queda"
  5. Making Off "Escapar"
  6. Video Clip "Escapar"
  7. Extras
  8. Historia
  9. Remix "Ya nada queda"

[edit] Singles

All regularly released singles and their chart peak position.

Year Title Chart positions [1] Album
Chile Costa Rica Ecuador Mexico Colombia Peru Argentina
2004 "Sin Despertar" 2 3 1 22 - 20 - Vuelo
2004 "Ya Nada Queda" 1 - 1 34 - 56* - Vuelo
2005 "Escapar" 1 - 1 - - - 10 Vuelo
2005 "Lejos de la Ciudad" 3 - - - - - - Vuelo
2006 "Déjame Gritar" 1 - 1 - 18 - 13 [1] Sobrevive
2006 "Quiero Mis Quinces" 9 - - - - - - Sobrevive
2006 "Llévame" 1 - 1 - - - 21 [2] Sobrevive (Re-Release)
2007 "Tal Vez" - - - - - - - Sobrevive (Re-Release)

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