Azúcar Moreno

Azúcar Moreno (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈθukaɾ moˈɾeno];

Spanish for "brown sugar") is a Spanish music duo consisted
Azúcar Moreno
of sisters Antonia "Toñi" and Encarnación "Encarna" Origin Badajoz, Spain
Salazar. The duo has sold more than 3 million albums and Genres Latin pop, pop, Latin music,
singles since 1984 domestically, and became famous in flamenco
Europe, the United States and Latin America in the 1990s,
with approximately 12 million albums sold worldwide. Years active (1984–2008) (2013- )
Labels EMI, Capitol, CBS Records,
Sony Music, Epic Records
Contents Website www.azucarmorenomusic.com

Biography Members Antonia (Toñi) Salazar

Encarnación (Encarna)
Discography
Albums Salazar

Singles
References
Sources and external links

Biography
Consisting of sisters Antonia "Toñi" (14 March 1963) and Encarnación "Encarna" Salazar (10 January
1961), the singing duo comes from Badajoz. They are part of a large family of performers: their grandfather
was a musician, their father a singer and songwriter, their brothers the members of band Los Chunguitos and
their uncle is famous singer Porrina de Badajoz. The Azúcar Moreno sisters began their singing careers as
back-up vocalists to their brothers, but in 1982, they were discovered and signed by record label EMI Spain,
resulting in two albums with moderate commercial success released in 1984 and 1986. In 1988 they signed
with CBS-Epic and relaunched their music with a bolder production style and matching sexier image and
released the album Carne De Melocotón. They became one of the first Spanish acts to combine their
Romani heritage and traditional cantaora vocal style with urban dance rhythms like disco, rhythm and
blues, funk and techno. One of their first hit singles was a house music remix of the track "Aunque Me Falte
El Aire", released in 1988. A full-length remix album Mix In Spain was released in 1989 and the follow-up
single "Debajo Del Olivo" also became a minor club hit in Continental Europe.

Azúcar Moreno had their commercial breakthrough in Continental Europe and Latin America after singing
their song "Bandido", written and produced by prolific Spanish dance producer Raul Orellana, at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1990. Unfortunately, the start of their performance was marred by sound problems
at the arena in Zagreb. "Bandido" went out as entry number one of twenty-two participating countries. The
contest was broadcast live to an audience of approximately 500 million viewers - but due to a tape
technician not starting the pre-recorded backing track in time both the singers, their band and the live
orchestra missed their cues. This resulted in the sisters finally having to walk off stage, make a second
entrance and start the song and their dance routine all over. In his book The Eurovision Song Contest - The
Official History, British Eurovision historian John Kennedy O'Connor in turn describes the incident as
"every artist's worst nightmare".[1] Despite this very unfortunate debacle "Bandido" finished an honourable
fifth and the song and its accompanying album, also including follow-up single "Devórame Otra Vez",
became the starting point of the duo's international career. During the following years, Encarna and Toñi
Salazar had the opportunity to work with top producers Emilio Estefan and Estéfano, recording in both the
United Kingdom and the United States, achieving a Billboard Music Award for Best Latin Group and
becoming one of the top-selling artists in the Hispanic pop scene. 1991's Mambo became their commercial
break-through in Japan and the title track of their 1994 album El Amor was featured in Luis Llosa's movie
The Specialist.

On their following albums Azúcar Moreno widened their repertoire as they combined original material sung
in their typical flamenco vocal style with traditional folk songs like the Chilean "Yo Vendos Unos Ojos
Negros", the Italian "O Sole Mio" and the Hebrew "Hava Nagila", influences from other Latin and
Caribbean genres like rhumba, mambo, bolero, merengue, reggaeton, salsa and dancehall, as well as Spanish
language versions of rock and pop classics like the Rolling Stones' "Paint It, Black", Jackie Wilson's "(Your
Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" and The Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood".

As of 2006, Azúcar Moreno had released some 40 singles, 13 studio albums as well as a large number of
hits compilations. Their greatest hit to date was "Solo Se Vive Una Vez" (translated as "You only live
once"), which topped the charts in Spain as well as a number of countries in South and Central America. In
the 2000s (decade) the track was included on the first Spanish language versions of karaoke video game
SingStar. Azúcar Moreno are one of the best selling acts in the history of Spanish popular music, with
combined sales of approximately 2 million albums in their native Spain alone and it also makes them one of
the most commercially successful acts alongside Sweden's ABBA and Canada's Céline Dion to have their
international breakthrough via the Eurovision Song Contest. The Salazar sisters have been the target of
much gossip and some of their songs have been slightly controversial in their homeland.Many of their fans
see some of their songs as having feminist content, and the duo has been prominently featured on the covers
of Spanish tabloid magazines since the early 1990s. The sisters also have a strong gay following in Spain,
their 2000 album Amén included a torch ballad especially dedicated to their loyal LGBT fans, "Amigo Mío",
and later they also recorded high camp songs like "Divina De La Muerte" and "Sobreviviré", the latter a
flamenco version of Gloria Gaynor's gay anthem "I Will Survive".

In 2006, Azúcar Moreno returned to EMI after 18 years with CBS-Sony and were considered one of the top
artists to represent Spain again in the Eurovision Song Contest. Ultimately RTVE's choice fell upon Las
Ketchup, feeling the sisters' tribute to legendary Spanish singer, dancer, and actress Lola Flores, "Bailando
con Lola" ("Dancing with Lola"), was too flamenco-flavoured. Nevertheless, as Toñi and Encarna sing in
the opening song "20 Años" on the Bailando Con Lola album: It's been 20 years / Nothing else / 20 years of
singing / And we've still got so much to give ...

On November 28, 2007 Toñi Salazár announced to the Spanish media that the duo "would withdraw from
the music scene until further notice" due to her sister Encarna having been diagnosed with breast cancer and
was to go undergo chemotherapy and then needed time for recuperation.[2]

In September 2008 it was announced that Encarna Salazar had made a full recovery and had been given a
clean bill of health but also that there were no immediate plans for the two sisters to continue their musical
careers as a duo due to personal differences.[3]

In October 2013 the duo reunited in the TV show Tu Cara Me Suena after 5 years being apart as Azúcar
Moreno and as sisters. In the show their brothers Los Chunguitos were participating that season (Antonia
from Azucar Moreno had participated in the show's first season in 2011) and Antonia and Encarna were
invited as judges to see Los Chunguitos impersonate them singing "Bandido". Antonia appeared first and
then Encarna appeared as a surprise inside a huge box. Both sisters had a lovely reunion where they hugged
and announced the return of Azucar Moreno for 2014 and that both fixed their differences.[4]

At the beginning of 2014 they announced a Spain tour for 2014 along with a new album and single in the
works for the same year.[5][6]
Discography

Albums

Year Album Sales Certification

1984 Con La Miel En Los Labios 50,000+ Gold
1986 Estimúlame 50,000+ Gold
1988 Carne De Melocotón 50,000+ Gold
1989 Mix In Spain (Remix album)
1990 Bandido 300,000+ x3 Platinum
1990 The Sugar Mix Album (Remix album)
1991 Mambo 200,000+ x2 Platinum
1992 Ojos Negros 100,000+ x1 Platinum
1994 El Amor 100,000+ x1 Platinum
1996 Esclava De Tu Piel 500,000+ x5 Platinum
1997 Mucho Azúcar - Grandes Éxitos 50,000+ Gold
1998 Olé 200,000+ x2 Platinum
2000 Amén 300,000+ x3 Platinum
2002 Únicas 100,000+ x1 Platinum
2004 Desde El Principio 50,000+ Gold
2006 Bailando Con Lola 50,000+ Gold

(*)Sales in Spain

Singles
1984 "Azúcar Moreno" / "Luna Coqueta"
1984 "Que Si, Que No" / "No Quiero Que Me Quieras"
1984 "Canela" / "El Girasol"
1986 "Estimúlame" / "Ámame"
1988 "Aunque Me Falte El Aire" / "Limón Amargo"
1988 "Debajo Del Olivo" (Mix In Spain) / "Debajo Del Olivo" (Dub Mix)
1989 "Aunque Me Falte El Aire" (Lerele Mix) / "Aunque Me Falte El Aire" (Dub Mix)
1989 "Chica Vaivén" (Express Mix) / "Chica Vaivén" (Dub Mix)
1989 "Alerta Corazón" (Casablanca Mix) / "Alerta Corazón" (Dub Mix)
1990 "Bandido" / "Bandido" (Instrumental)
1990 "Ven Devórame Otra Vez"
1990 "A Caballo"
1991 "¡Torero!"
1991 "Mambo"
1991 "Tú Quieres Más (Porque Te Amo)"
1991 "Ahora O Nunca"
1991 "Lujuria"
1992 "Moliendo Café"
1992 "Hazme El Amor"
1993 "Veneno"
1993 "Azucarero" (Remix)
1993 "Mírame" (with Luis Miguel)
1994 "El Amor" / "Ando Buscando Un Amor"
1994 "No Será Fácil"
1994 "Hay Que Saber Perder"
1996 "Sólo Se Vive Una Vez" (The Caribbean Remixes) / (The Mediterranean Remixes)
1996 "Esclava De Tu Piel"
1996 "Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti"
1996 "La Cita"
1997 "Bandolero"
1997 "Hava Naguila"
1997 "Muévete Salvaje" / "Bandido"
1997 "Tápame"
1998 "Mecachis"
1998 "No Pretenderás"
1998 "Olé"
1998 "Cumbaya" / "Ese Beso"
1999 "Agua Que No Has De Beber"
2000 "Amén"
2000 "Dale Que Dale"
2000 "Mamma Mia"
2001 "Ay Amor"
2002 "Bésame" (Mixes)
2002 "Volvería A Nacer"
2002 "Tequila" (Mixes)
2002 "Divina De La Muerte"
2003 "Mi Ritmo"
2003 "Sobreviviré"
2004 "Se Me Va"
2004 "Él"
2006 "Clávame"
2006 "Bailando Con Lola"
2007 "20 Años"
2014 "Punto de Partida"
2015 "Pegaíto"
2016 "Debajo Del Olivo [2016 Version]"
2016 "Agarraita A La Vida"
2018 "No Me Des Guerra"
2019 "El Secreto"
2020 "Pa’ Fuera"
2020 "Love Is Love"
 2020 "Soy Yo"
2020 "La Cura"

Preceded by Spain in the Eurovision Song Succeeded by

Nina Contest Sergio Dalma
with "Nacida para amar" 1990 with "Bailar pegados"

References
1. O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books,
UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
2. El País 2007/11/28 (http://www.elpais.com/articulo/gente/Encarna/Salazar/Azucar/Moreno/tien
e/cancer/mama/elpepugen/20071128elpepuage_10/Tes)
3. "El Semana Digital, Spain" (https://web.archive.org/web/20080912061739/http://www.elseman
aldigital.com/articulos.asp?idarticulo=87021). Archived from the original (http://www.elsemanal
digital.com/articulos.asp?idarticulo=87021) on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
4. Toñi y Encarna, Las 'Azúcar Moreno' se reencuentran en 'Tu cara me suena' (http://www.anten
a3.com/programas/tu-cara-me-suena/galast3/gala4/toni-encarna-azucar-moreno-reencuentran
-cara-suena_2013111401131.html)
5. 'El Hormiguero' lidera su franja con 3 millones (13,9%) (http://www.antena3.com/objetivotv/ana
lisis/hormiguero-lidera-franja-millones-139_2014020400040.html)
6. Azúcar Moreno: "Nos reconciliamos casi sin hablar" (http://www.antena3.com/programas/el-ho
rmiguero/invitados/azucar-moreno-hormiguero_2014013100132.html)

Sources and external links

Azucar Moreno's Official Twitter (https://twitter.com/azucarmoreno)
Azucar Moreno's Official Instagram (https://instagram.com/azucarmoreno_)
Azucar Moreno's Official Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Azucar-Moreno-Oficial/4
97696997009612)
Hispavista biography (https://web.archive.org/web/20080408034058/http://musica.hispavista.c
om/biografia/115)
Bonacich, Drago. Biography of Azúcar Moreno (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p28968/biogra
phy) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
Spanish fan association site (https://web.archive.org/web/20080412081629/http://www.afame.
890m.com/index.html)
CMTV Argentina biography (http://cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=24&banda=Azucar_M
oreno)
Spanish language fan site (https://web.archive.org/web/20080507005734/http://moneycentral.
groups.msn.com/azucarmoreno/home1.msnw)
Eurovision Highlights, BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/realmedia/esc_bandido.ram)

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