Ventino

Ventino is a Latin pop girl group, formed in Bogotá, Colombia, that first gained popularity on YouTube, singing cover versions before becoming known for their original material.[1] They released their self-titled debut album in 2018. Its members are María Cristina "Makis" de Angulo, Camila Esguerra, Natalia Afanador and Olga Lucía Vives.[2]

Ventino
OriginBogotá, Colombia
GenresLatin pop, Ballad
Years active2016 - present
LabelsSony Music Colombia
Members
  • María Cristina de Angulo
  • Camila Esguerra
  • Natalia Alfanador
  • Olga Lucía Vives
Past membersJuliana Pérez

Career

Formation

Prior to their formation, each of the group's members performed in musical theater productions at their respective high schools.[3] Natalia Afanador and Juliana Pérez attended the same high school (Gimnasio La Montaña), while Camila Esguerra, Makis de Angulo y Olga Vives attended a neighboring school (Colegio Los Nogales).[4] On October 22, 2014, Camila Esguerra and Natalia Afanador uploaded their first video to YouTube, a mashup cover of Sia's "Chandelier" and Rihanna's "Diamonds".[5]

YouTube covers and rising popularity

In 2015 a friend of all five then future-members, Juan David Muñoz gathered the five young women together to record a video of them singing a mashup of various Disney Princess songs.[6] On April 8, 2015 they uploaded the video to YouTube. Within a month "Disney Princess Mashup" surpassed a million views. It was this experience that led the five members to pursue music as a group with Muñoz continuing to work with them as a producer and mentor.[7] They spent much of 2015 and 2016 recording and uploading covers of artists such as Sam Smith, Queen, Adele and Beyoncé.

After a year together, as the group's popularity grew, they met Pedro Malaver who, at the time, managed Cali & El Dandee and Morat. He arranged a meeting with Sony Music Colombia who signed them to a record deal.[8]

Christmas album and debut studio album

Following their record deal with Sony Music Colombia, Ventino began working on their debut album.

On October 14, 2016 they released their debut single, "Me Equivoque". Its video reached over 95 million views.[9] They spent the remainder of 2016 and 2017 releasing a string of singles leading up to their self-titled debut album. The singles "Apaga y Vamonos" and "Si Decides (Baby)" spread their popularity to Spain and throughout Latin America.[10][11] Prior to releasing their debut studio album, the group recorded and released a Christmas album, Ya Es Navidad, on November 17, 2017.[12] The album was produced by Colombian singer, songwriter and producer Santiago Deluchi.[13]

They released their debut studio album Ventino on August 17, 2018.[14]

Continued singles and second studio album

Following the release of their self-titled album, the group continued recording new music and released "Yo Te Quiero Más" in November 2018.[15] The release was a collaboration with Colombian singer Mike Bahia. In February 2019 they followed "Yo Te Quiero Mas" with a new single, "Ya Te Perdone",[16] "Andan Diciendo",[17] and "Don Juan."

New Ep - Otra Noche

On September 13, 2019, the group released a new 4 track ep entitled Otra Noche. The EP's tracks expanded on the ballad and midtempo sound that they are popular for and the group was lauded for their versatility in sound and for the group's vocals.[18] It features collaborations with Jeon and Roman. In support of this new project, the group embarked of a tour throughout Colombia, including their first acoustic concert.[19]

Discography

Albums
  • Ya Es Navidad (2017)
  • Ventino (2018)
  • Otra noche EP" (2019)

References
  1. Moral, Selene (May 17, 2017). "Conoce a Ventino, la girl band colombiana que triunfa con sus covers" (in Spanish). Los 40. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  2. "Encuentre aquí los mejores planes para el fin de semana". El Tiempo (in Spanish). August 10, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  3. "'Sácame los ojos', nuevo sencillo de Santiago Deluchi". El Espectador (in Spanish). August 11, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  4. "Conoce más de Ventino, el grupo revelación de Ritmo Romántica". Radio Ritmo Romántica (in Spanish). June 21, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  5. "Chandelier/Diamonds Cover - Camila Esguerra & Natalia Afanador". YouTube. October 22, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  6. "Ojalá podamos ser reconocidas en todo el mundo: grupo juvenil Ventino". Bluradio (in Spanish). August 9, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  7. "Conozca a 'Ventino', las chicas que entonaron el Himno Nacional en Barranquilla". El Universal (in Spanish). October 13, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  8. "Ventino: a la conquista del público hispano". Natalia Gnecco Blog (in Spanish). 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  9. VentinoVEVO (2016-10-14), Ventino - Me Equivoqué (Video Oficial), YouTube, retrieved 2018-09-18
  10. "'Apaga y Vámonos' es el nuevo single de Ventino". www.MyiPop.net (in Spanish). 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  11. "VENTINO lanza su nueva canción "SI DECIDES (BABY)" - Sony Music Entertainment México". Sony Music Entertainment México (in Spanish). 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  12. "Así suena la Navidad con Ventino". CNN (in Spanish). 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  13. "Ventino lanza álbum de Navidad y presenta video de 'El tamborilero'". www.elheraldo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  14. "Ventino - Ventino". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  15. VentinoVEVO (2018-11-02), Ventino - Yo Te Quiero Más (Video Oficial) ft. Mike Bahía, retrieved 2019-04-02
  16. VentinoVEVO (2019-02-08), Ventino - Ya Te Perdoné (Video Oficial), retrieved 2019-04-02
  17. VentinoVEVO (2019-05-03), Ventino - Andan Diciendo (Video Oficial), retrieved 2019-06-29
  18. "Ventino llega cargada de nuevos sonidos con 'Otra Noche'". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  19. "El grupo Ventino presentará su primer show acústico". www.wradio.com.co (in Spanish). 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
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