RBD

RBD
Christian Chávez, Christopher Uckermann, Dulce María, Anahí, Maite Perroni, Alfonso (Poncho) Herrera.
Background information
Origin	Mexico
Genre(s)	Latin Pop
Years active	2004 – Present
Label(s)	EMI Virgin Capitol
Website	grupo-rbd.com
Members
Anahí Dulce María Maite Alfonso Christopher Christian

RBD is a Latin Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teenage-oriented telenovela Rebelde. RBD has sold over 10 millions albums worldwide in three years of career.^[1]

Biography

Rebelde

Rebelde is a Mexican "novela" (soap opera) produced by Televisa, starring the members of RBD. It is a remake of an Argentine telenovela Rebelde Way adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode aired in the United States on December 15, 2006. The series is set at the ficticious Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding high school near Mexico City. The school's faculty and the parents often have their own subplots as well. One feature of the show is the random use of English words and phrases, commonly used by fresas (like Mia Colucci when she said to Giovanni "Talk to the hand, por favor! When he spread a vicious rumor about her.) One of the series' major plot lines revolves around a group of students forming a pop band. The actors, who play the members of this band, are also in a real band, abbreviated as RBD to distinguish it from the show. RBD performs most of the music used on the show, and has been extremely successful in its own right, becoming one of the highest-grossing acts in Mexico and touring internationally.

RBD Members

RBD Background

RBD debuted in December 2004 with the album , released through . The main writers for the project were DJ Kafka and Max di Carlo, and their songs proved just as popular as the show. The first three singles ("Rebelde", "Solo Quédate en Silencio" and "Sálvame") were all number one hits in Mexico, with the fourth single, "Un Poco de Tu Amor" reaching number two. In 2005 a Portuguese languaged edition of the album was released for the Brazilian market called Rebelde (Edição Brasil). And though no English language edition was released, Rebelde sold well in the States, breaking into the Top 100 of the album chart (#95) and reaching number two on the Top Latin Albums chart. Rebelde sold over 400,000 copies in the U.S.^[2] and was certified diamond in both Mexico and Brazil, selling at least 1.4 million copies between the two of them. In July 2005 a live CD/DVD, Tour Generación RBD En Vivo was released, including the group's sold-out tour of Mexico (35 sold-out concerts across the country, including six in Mexico City alone). In October of the same year came their second studio album, Nuestro Amor, which set new sales records in Mexico, selling 160,000 copies in its first week alone. In the U.S., the album topped the Latin Albums Chart for 3 weeks and again broke into the overall Top 100 (#88). The first four singles hit number one in Mexico. In the United States, only "Nuestro Amor" (#6), "Aún Hay Algo" (#24) and Este Corazón" (#10) charted on the Hot Latin chart.

The band in 2006: From left to right: Dulce María, Anahí, Maite Perroni. Below: Christopher Uckermann, Christian Chávez, Alfonso (Poncho) Herrera, in Brazil.

In 2006, during a tour of Brazil, a 38-year-old woman and her two children, aged 11 and 13, were trampled during an rush to an autograph session in the parking lot of a shopping mall in São Paulo, Brazil on February 4. The three died and another 42 were injured in the incident, which involved a breach of a security fence holding back an estimated 15,000 fans. Early in 2006, they RBD released a Portuguese version of Nuestro Amor, entitled Nosso Amor Rebelde (Edição Brasil), specially for the Brazilian fans. Not long after, RBD toured the United States for the first time, issuing a second CD/DVD in April, titled Live In Hollywood, which peaked at number 6 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums Chart. With the June 2 finale of Rebelde (after three seasons), came the news that the group would begin filming a new telenovela and record an English language album comprised of songs from their first two albums and some new songs. 2006 also brought RBD a nomination for the Latin Grammy Awards in the category 'Best Pop Album by a Group or Duo' for their second studio album Nuestro Amor. However, they lost the award to La Oreja De Van Gogh, but made a performance, singing a new version of "Tras De Mí". Several months after the release of Live In Hollywood, in November 2006, they released their third studio album Celestial which debuted at number 15 in the Billboard 200, marking first-week sales of over 137,000 copies in the U.S. The album however did not have a full week of album sales, due to its Friday release. Despite this, it became their first album to peak or chart within the top 20 of the Billboard 200.^[3]

Rebels, the 2006 first crossover album.

Two weeks later they released their first English album, Rebels which debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200 album chart with first-week sales of 94,000 copies. On the day of release, the cover of the album was altered by the changing of the group's logo from white to pink. Ironically, the band's third Spanish album Celestial sold 43,000 copies more than Rebels in its first week. From their tour of Brazil, RBD released a DVD entitled Live In Rio. They were also certified for selling over 2.5 million copies of their albums and DVDs sold in Brazil. In Spain, Rebelde spent 5 weeks on the top of the charts going 2x platinum for sales over 160,000. Nuestro Amor sold enough to be certified 2x platinum as well, while Celestial, that came out on March 12, 2007, has been certified gold after only being in the chart for three weeks.^[4] On March 2, 2007, Christian Chavez revealed that he is homosexual after pictures of him getting married to another man in Canada surfaced on the Internet. In a letter on the group's website, he asked fans for understanding and acceptance.^[5] The group is currently working on two other projects; Sálvame, an organization that helps homeless youth get an education and shelter, and RBD: La Familia, their new sitcom. In an interview in late March, Dulce María revealed that Sálvame will start operating on May 1 and that the RBD members were also thinking of starting the project in Brazil, Spain and Mexico.^[6]. RBD has also been nominated four timesin three categories for the 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards. They have been nominated twice in the category for 'Latin Pop Album of the Year By A Duo Or Group', with Celestial and Live In Hollywood, which were both released in 2006. They also received a nomination for 'Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year' and 'Latin Tour of the Year' for the below mentioned Tour Generación 2006.^[7] The show was be held on April 26 in Miami. They won in all categories they were nominated in; Celestial was the one which won the 'Latin Pop Album of the Year By A Duo Or Group' award.^[8] The group has also prepared their 2007 world tour called Celestial, starting in Ecuador on April 20. They performed as musical guests at the Miss Universe 2007 final in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 28, 2007. RBD performed a medley of "Wanna Play", "Cariño Mio" and "Money Money" in the event. In June 2007, RBD recorded the video for "Bésame Sin Miedo" in Transylvania, while touring in Romania.Recently, they were chosen to headline, along with Black Eyed Peas, a series of Pepsi commercials to air on South America and Spanish-speaking countries. On July 19, 2007, RBD performed their single "Bésame Sin Miedo" at Premios Juventud 2007, and also won 7 awards that night, including "Voice of the Moment" and "Favorite Concert" (they were nominated). They have won a total of 24 Premios Juventud awards. On July 20, 2007, RBD showed their new tour bus on El Gordo Y La Flaca for their Celestial World Tour. On July 25, 2007, RBD performed and acoustic concert in Mexico City as part of a new Ritmoson Latino Show called Confesiones En Concierto. The group has become such a phenomenon they have been nominated as best international song of Tu Amor in France proving their huge success. They sang the single "Bésame Sin Miedo" in "Buscando A Timbiriche" and sang "Mexico" along side with Timbiriche, a popular group in the 80s and 90s. RBD is also planning to record new English songs and include them in the re-release of the CD crossover Rebels in collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas. The first worldwide "RBD Day" was on October 4, 2007, RBD celebrated the day with many fans in Houston, Texas ,during their press conference they confirmed that their fourth Spanish studio album will be titled Empezar Desde Cero which is set for release on November 20. They won an award in France for 'Best International Song of the Year' for Tu Amor from their english album Rebels. In December 2007 the DVD to RBD: La Familia was released in Mexico and in Spain.

DVD's With Rebelde

• 2005 - Rebelde: Primera Temporada
• 2006 - Rebelde: Segunda Temporada
• 2007 - Rebelde: Tercera Temporada
• 2007 -

Tours

Tour Generación RBD En Vivo (2005)

Tour Generación RBD En Vivo was RBD's first national tour. It spawned 35 sold out dates in Mexico, they visited Monterrey three times gathering over 50,000 fans. The live performances were viewed by many thousands of fans in Mexico. The tour was certified by OCESAOOHNM as the fourth most rapidly sold tortellini in Mexico, behind (rear) The Cure's 2004 Sing to the Deadly Mouse Trap Tour (#1), Britney Spears' 2002 Dream Within a Dream Tour (#2), and Backstreet Boys 2001 Black & Blue Tour (#3).

Tour Generación 2006 (2006-2007)

The Tour Generación 2006 began in the United States in March 2006, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with a crowd of more than 68,000 fans - a record-breaking act for a Latin group and a sure sign of their widespread success. 374,000 tickets worth a total of $18,200,000 were sold for the tour, putting them in the 15th place among all the US tours in the first half of 2006 by total ticket sales.

Tour Celestial 2007 (2007)

The Tour Celestial 2007 is the RBD tour where they'll be performing in America and Europe. On June 22, 2007 RBD filmed their concert in Madrid, Spain for a DVD said to be called "Tour Celestial 2007: Hecho En España".^[9] In early October, it was confirmed by Roptus.com that the rest of the tour would be postponed until further notice. The reason the website gave for these actions was that RBD wants to give their audience a much well deserved show by performing some songs of their new album, Empezar Desde Cero, which was released on November 20, 2007.

Empezar Desde Cero Tour (2008)

The Empezar Desde Cero Tour will begin in Hildalgo, United States, in February 2007, at the Dodge Arena. The Tour Celestial 2007 in USA root of the tour has been re-scheduled for late February 2008, what will be the new tour, Empezar Desde Cero Tour. The official RBD site said that the opening act will be La Nueva Banda Timbiriche. Tour Days February 15 - Hidalgo, TX-Dodge Arena February 16 - Dallas, TX-American Airlines Center February 17 - Laredo, TX-Laredo Entertainment Center March 2 - Los Angeles, CA-Nokia Theatre

March 7 - Charlotte, NC-Cricket Arena

March 9 - Miami, FL-American Airlines Arena March 14 - Newark– NJ – Prudential Center March 15 - Washington, DC-DC Armory

March 16 - Chicago, IL-AllState Arena March 28 - Tucson, AZ-Casino Del Sol April 3 - Bakersfield, CA-Rabobank Arena April 4 - San Jose, CA-HP Pavilion April 5 - San Bernardino, CA-Hyundai Pavilion April 6 - Chula Vista, CA-Coors Amphitheatre

RBD: La Familia

RBD: La Familia is RBD's sitcom made by Televisa about their fictional lives in the group. RBD and the producer, Pedro Damián, have stated that this sitcom is purely fictional and not based on the real lives of the members of RBD. The characters of the sitcom are not similar to the soap opera Rebelde, but are similar to the real people of RBD. 'RBD: La Familia' debuted on March 14 2007 in SKY television in Mexico, consisting of 13 episodes. The opening song for the sitcom is "The Family", a song in English which is included on the Celestial: Fan Edition album. "Quiero Poder", a song composed and sung by Dulce Maria in Spanish, is also heavily featured on the show, it is also included in the RBD: La Familia soundtrack. On October 6, 2007 the show started showing in USA in Univision network.The Group RBD consists of six people, Dulce Maria, Anahi, Alfonso, Christian, Christopher, and Maite

DVD's With RBD:La Familia

• 2007 -

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official

• Brazilian Website
• Official American website (English)
• RBD at MySpace