Fher Olvera, Juan Calleros, Álex González and Sergio Vallín are the face of Mannaa group that has been active in music since the eighties and that, although many do not want to accept it, have marked many generations with their old and new songs.
Fact: The band is the main act of the Cordillera 2022 Festival that will take place in Bogotá on September 24 and 25.
Maná has great musical successes, but its classic songs have also been played thousands of times on the radio, quinceañera parties or weddings, to the point that for many they become unbearable. generating hate comments towards their creators.
However, that does not make the band late at night where Fher is the main voice: Maná has played on five continents, it is the Latin act with the most sold-out shows in arenas in the United States (especially Los Angeles), they have been winners of Grammy, Latin Grammy, MTV awards and even have their star on the Hollywood walk of fame. Hollywood.
Before being Maná they were called Sombrero Verde and they played songs by The Beatles, Led Zepelin, Rolling Stones, to name just a few, in bars. Two albums were released under that name, but later Fher officially started Maná in the ‘rock en tu idioma’ boom, an initiative to find projects of the genre in Spanish.
In 1990 they released their second album as Manna which includes the theme scratching the sun, a single that to this day continues to play on stations and is chanted by his followers at concerts. Two years later the songs were released at the same time Hey my love, Cachito, Living without air, I cried a river for you, From head to toe and How I wish you in the album Where will the children play? which became one of the best sellers of the late 20th century.
A high point in Maná’s career came in 1999 when his unplugged with MTV where there are covers of Rubén Blades, Juan Gabriel and José Alfredo Jiménez, as well as disconnected versions of their most famous songs. The album was #1 on the Billboard charts for several weeks.
In the new millennium things did not change; He mana continued to add success and miles on tour. albums released Revolution of love, To love is to fight, Drama and Light and Bed on Fire. Throughout these years they have published several collaborations with musicians of the level of Shakira, Carlos Santana, Nicky Jam, Alejandro Fernández, Juan Luis Guerra and more.
On platforms like Spotify, Maná has approximately 13 million monthly listeners and its 10 most popular songs are Hey my love, Nailed to a bar, I cried a river for you, Rayando el sol, On the San Blas pier, Treacherous Butterfly, My Truth with Shakira, You Are My Religion, Clandestine Love and Rayando el sol in his version with Pablo Alborán.
The average age among the members of Maná is 57 years old and they still continue to fill squares, arenas and stadiums in different countries of the world. Despite the hateful comments they receive, their status as music stars is undeniable and, although it hurts many, icons of rock in Spanish.
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Maná, the Latin band that generates the most love and hate