Los del Río

Los del Río (Spanish for Those from the River, referring to the Guadalquivir or the Guadaira) is a Spanish music duo composed of musicians Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruíz. They are originally from the city section of Dos Hermanas in Seville. As a duo, Romero and Ruiz have been a consistent, and persistent, act since the early 1960s. They had achieved considerable attention in southern Spain by the time "Macarena" was written, but not without experiencing some hardship beforehand.

Los del Río specialized in Andalusian folk music, especially "sevillanas", the most typical and light music of Andalusia. For a number of years, Los del Río were known for attending private "jet-set" parties at Marbella. However, in the summer of 1996, the duo enjoyed the success of their multi-platinum smash summer hit "Macarena", which sold over four million copies in the United States and spent a record 14 weeks at #1. This is the longest running #1 debut single in American music history. It was because of the lone success of this song that Los del Río is considered a one-hit wonder. The song was also featured prominently in many other countries and sold extremely well in Australia and the United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

Year	Album
1993	Retrato a Sevilla
1993 1994	A mí me gusta
1995	Calentito
1996	Macarena Non Stop
1996	Colores
1997	Fiesta Macarena
1999	Baila
2003	Río de sevillanas
2004	P'alante
2008	Quinceañera Macarena

Singles

Year	Single	US	US Latin	UK Singles Chart^[1]	AUS	Album
1995	"Macarena"¹	23	12	-	-	A mí me gusta
1995	"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)"	1	-	2	1	Macarena Non Stop
1997	"Macarena Christmas"	57	-	-	5	Non-album single
1999	"Baila Baila"	-	-	-	-	Non-album single
2008	"Macarena (The Art of Sound Group Mix)"	-	-	-	-	Quinceañera Macarena

Notes:

¹ - Released in 1993 in Europe.

References

^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 329. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-1] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 329. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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