La 5a Estación
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La Quinta Estación is a band composed of three musicians from Madrid, Spain: Natalia Jiménez (lead singer and harmonica), Ángel Reyero (guitar) and Pablo Domínguez (guitar and bass). This band originated in Madrid with six members but the remaining three relocated to Mexico in 2001 after recording their first album Primera toma ("Take #1").
"La quinta estación" in Spanish means literally "The fifth station", however "estación" can also means "season" in that language, and therefore, the band's name is a reference to a fifth season in addition to spring, summer, fall, and winter).
Career in Mexico
The first album of La Quinta Estación became popular in Mexico because one of the songs (Donde Irán, "Where will they go") was chosen as theme song for Clase 406, one of the most popular telenovelas of Televisa in 2002. After touring the country to promote their album, they decided to stay permanently. In the same year, they performed Voy a pasármelo bien ("I'm going to have a good time") in the tribute-album to Hombres G and Si yo fuera mujer ("If I were a woman") for the soundtrack of Dame tu cuerpo, a Mexican film starred by Rafael Sánchez Navarro and Luis María Zetina.In February 2004, the band released their second album Flores de Alquiler ("Flowers on lease") produced entirely in Mexico. The first single was El Sol No Regresa ("The Sun Won't Come Back") a rock song that begins with mariachi trumpets. This song talks about someone who attempts to drink away their heartbreak. However, even after a few tequila even when the clouds leave "the Sun won't come back".
Their second single Algo Más ("Something More", written by Natalia) talks about a feeling the author says is not love but it is "something more" that fulfills her and it is stronger than "distance, pain and nostalgia". The video for this song was recorded at a bar in the Historic District of Mexico City ()[Flores de alguiler] Retrieved from lahiguera.net on February 11, 2006 .
The video was directed by Alejandro Hernández, who also directed the video for El Sol No Regresa and its photography is in black and white. The scene and wardrobe are set in the 1950s and the band is seen performing at a nightclub with a couple enjoying the song and afterwards inspired by its lyrics leave their seats to caress each other.
The third single of the band was "Daría" ("I Will Give") was also a single with great successful, the video was filmed in Mexico City and reached #1 in VH1 Latinamerica Top 20 and other charts in Latinamerica.
"Niña" ("Girl") was the latest single of the album. The video was so controversial and also did it in VH1's chart. This single had a quite successful on Mexican radios.
The first two singles caused the album to become a triple-gold and platinum album in Mexico () [Grupo español La Quinta Estación gana disco de platino en México] ("Spanish musical group La Quinta Estación gets platinum album in Mexico"). Retrieved on February 11, 2006 from ya.com and gold album in Puerto Rico () [La 5a Estación gana disco de oro] ("La Quinta Estació" wins gold album}. Retrieved on February 11, 2006 from laraza.com . These two singles and Daría entered the Top 20 Billboard's Hot Latin Track list () [La 5a. Estación prepara disco] ("La Quinta Estación prepares album"). Retrieved on February 11, 2006 from esmas.com. This album was the first by the band released in Spain ()[Flores de alguiler] Retrieved on February 11, 2006 from lahiguera.net.
In 2005, they received more than 1.5 million votes to become Grupo Latino del año ("Latin band of the year") on the music video network Ritmoson of Televisa () [La Quinta Estación en "Acústico"]. Retrieved on February 11, 2006 from laprensa.com. On November 1 of the same year, the band released a CD/DVD compilation of their hits called Acústico.
Albums
Original
| 2004 Image:Primeratoma album.PNG| 2001 |
Compilations
| Acoustic DVD/CD 2005 Image:Dame tu cuerpo.PNG| soundtrack 2003 Image:Clase 406 album.PNG| soundtrack'' 2002 |
Tribute albums
- Tributo a los Hombres G (2002)
Award nominations
- Best new artist-Mexico
Oye! Awards
- Best Spanish musical group
Footnotes
External links
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