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Biography
Infobox musical artist|name = Amaral|image =|caption = Aguirre and Amaral|image_size =| landscape =|background = group_or_band|origin = Zaragoza , flag|Aragon, flag|Spain|genre = Pop rock , folk rock , Rock music|rock , rock en Español|Spanish rock |years_active = 1992 -present|label = EMI International , Virgin Records , Capitol Records|Capitol , Gatorama, Antártida|associated_acts =|website = http://www.amaral.es www.amaral.es|current_members = Eva Amaral Juan Aguirre |past_members = Amaral is an award-winning music group http://allmusic.com/album/pjaros-en-la-cabeza-r738950/review Amaral - Pájaros en la Cabeza, Review by by Jenny Gage, allmusic.com, "Certainly the sheer size and increasing independence of the Spanish-language music industry helps to explain how the best-selling album for 2005 in Spain could receive a pop nomination but go otherwise unnoticed in the United States.", 2011, Rovi Corporation, Accessed: 22 August 2011 from Zaragoza , Spain who have sold more than four million albums worldwide. The band consists of Eva Amaral ( vocalist ) and Juan Aguirre ( guitarist ), who write their songs together. Eva Amaral started out as a drummer in another group until she set out with Aguirre to perform her own material in 1997 . They then moved to Madrid and signed a major deal with EMI . Amaral's musical style is often called pop rock , but it is often fused with Latin American music|Latin beats, folk rock , synthesizers , complex poetry|poetic lyrics and in particular, traditional Spanish people|Spanish folk music . Juan Aguirre was born in San Sebastián (also known as Donostia ) in the Guipúzcoa province of Spain. He spent his childhood in the town of Gros Disambiguation needed|date=December 2011 and currently resides in Zaragoza , while Eva originates from Zaragoza. Amaral have won numerous awards including the MTV Europe Music Award for their 2002 album Estrella de mar which was nominated for 5 other categories, and are one of the best-selling Spanish groups of all time. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amaral-p512674 Amaral, Biography, by Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide, "Amaral are a Spanish pop/rock band who began topping the national charts with remarkable frequency after the turn of the century.", allmusic.com, section: artist, sub-section: Amaral, Rovi Corporation, Accessed: 18th August 2011 As of 2011, they have released six studio albums, one (double) live album and two live DVD s.
Collaborations
Amaral has collaborated with many well-known artists in the music industry:
Tony Beard ( Mike Oldfield , Mick Jagger ), on Drum kit|drums
Peter Buck , on the song Gato Negro Dragón Rojo#Dragón rojo (CD2)|Doce palabras , from the album Gato Negro Dragón Rojo
Chetes , on the song Si Tú No Vuelves#Amaral and Chetes version|Si Tú No Vuelves , from the album Pajaros en la Cabeza
Danny Cummings ( Mark Knopfler , Bryan Adams ), on Percussion instrument|percussion
Melvin Duffyel ( Robbie Williams , Sting (musician)|Sting ), on pedal steel guitar
Echo String Quartet, on String instrument|strings .
Antonio Escobar , Programming (music)|programming on the album Hacia lo salvaje
Russell Milton ( The Waterboys ), on bass guitar|bass
Moby , on the single Escapar ( Slipping Away (Moby song)|"Slipping Away" )
Danny Shogger ( George Michael , Paul McCartney ), on Keyboard instrument|keyboards
2005 :es:El comienzo del big bang|El comienzo del big bang: Gira 2005
2009 :es:La barrera del sonido|La barrera del sonido
References
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External links
Commons category|Amaral
http://www.amaral.es Official Website in Spanish
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