La Oreja de Van Gogh

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La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh from left to right: Pablo, Álvaro, Amaia, Haritz and Xabi
Background information
Origin	Donostia/San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Genre(s)	Pop
Years active	1996–present
Label(s)	Sony BMG
Website	La Oreja de Van Gogh
Members
Pablo Benegas Álvaro Fuentes Xabi San Martín Haritz Garde Amaia Montero

La Oreja de Van Gogh (Spanish: Van Gogh's Ear) is a Latin Grammy winner Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. The name of the band references the famous impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear. Their characteristically poetic songs (both lyrics and music) are written mainly by Amaia Montero in collaboration with Pablo Benegas and Xabi San Martín. The themes of the songs usually include love, friendship, and whatever can occur in relationships. Since they published their first album, they have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide of their four albums. ^[1]

1 Trivia
2 Discography
3 Filmography
4 Colaborations and Covers
5 B-Sides, Unreleased and Maquetas Songs
6 External links
7 References

[edit] Trivia

All of the albums since their first, Dile Al Sol contain "hidden" or "extra" tracks not officially listed with the rest of the songs.
Their CD/DVD Guapa is the first of their albums to provide the lyrics for the Bonus Track (Cuantos Cuentos Cuento).
Guapa is the only CD that doesn't have the five people in the cover
They have recorded "Dulce Locura" in the language of The Sims (Simlish) and the song has appeared in the Spanish Version of "The Sims 2 Pets"
On December 5th, Más Guapa was released in Spain and Mexico. This album contains a second disc filled with unreleased materials from the album Guapa

[edit] Discography

Album	Information
	Dile Al Sol Released: 1998 Singles: "El 28" "Soñaré" "El Libro" "Qué Puedo Pedir" "Dile Al Sol" "Pesadilla" — #23 (SPA) "Cuéntame Al Oído" - #1 (SPA) "La Estrella Y La Luna"
	El Viaje De Copperpot Released: 2000 Singles: "Cuídate" #1 (MEX - 3 Weeks) "París" — #1 (MEX - 1 Week), #11 (SPA) "Pop" — #8 (MEX), #17 (SPA) "La Playa" — #30 (USA Latin), # 1 (SPA), #1 (MEX - 2 Weeks) "Soledad" "Mariposa" "La Chica Del Gorro Azul" "Tu Pelo"
	Lo Que Te Conté Mientras Te Hacías La Dormida Released: 2003 Peak: # 9 (USA Latin) # 1 (SPA - 7 weeks) # 3 (MEX) WWS: 1 000 000 units. Spain Sales: 600 000 (6x Platinum) U.S. Sales: 100 000 (Gold) Singles: "Puedes Contar Conmigo" — # 1 (SPA - 2 weeks), #5 (USA Latin), #15 (MEX) "20 De Enero" — # 1 (SPA) "Rosas" — # 1 (SPA - 2 weeks), #4 (USA Latin), #2 (MEX) "Deseos De Cosas Imposibles" — #4 (SPA), #21 (USA Latin) "Vestido Azul" — # 1 (SPA) "Geografía" — #6 (SPA) "Historia De Un Sueño" — #15 (SPA) "Bonus Track" — #9 (SPA)
	Guapa / Más Guapa Released: 2006 Re-Released: December 4, 2006 Peak Chart: # 1 (SP - 10 weeks) # 1 (MEX - 2 weeks) # 5 (U.S.Latin) # 20 (WW) WWS: +1,200,000 units (to date). Spain Sales: +600,000 units. (7 x Platinum) Singles: 2006 "Muñeca De Trapo" — # 1 (SPA - 2 weeks), #12 (U.S.Latin), #6 (MEX), #1 (CHILE) 2006 "Dulce Locura" — #1 (SPA - 3 week), #37 (U.S.Latin), #7* (MEX), #5 (CHILE) 2006 "Perdida" — #45 (SPA)(Only on TV music channels) 2006 "En Mi Lado Del Sofá" — #1 (SPA - 2 weeks)