Ilegales

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Ilegales (also called Los Ilegales, "The Illegals") is a Grammy-nominated[1][2] Dominican merenhouse trio, founded in 1995[3] The group is led by singer-songwriter Vladimir Dotel and comprises Dotel, Juan Carlos Campos, and Lumy Pimentel. In addition to reaching the Billboard Tropical charts on their own, the group also had a hit with Alexandra Cabrera de la Cruz of Monchy y Alexandra. They were nominated for the Latin Grammy in 2003 for Best Pop Album.[2]

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  1. ^ Ramiro Burr. "Latin Notes: Ilegales' signature sound clear on its danceable new CD," San Antonio Express-News (Texas), January 16, 2005, Culturas section, page 8J.
  2. ^ a b Jordan Levin. "Forget 'crossover': Latin music's a global culture," Miami Herald, August 31, 2003, page 1M.
  3. ^ Miguel Suárez Orozco. "Ilegales apoya la fidelidad y censura el machismo: 'Si no quieres que tu pareja te engañe respétala', dicen los jóvenes merengueros al presentar nuevo álbum" (Ilegales supports fidelity and censures machismo: 'If you don't want your partner to cheat on you, respect her' say the young merengueros on presenting new album"), Excelsior: Orange County Register weekly (Santa Ana, CA), November 14, 2003 (cover story).