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Infobox musical artist | name = La Oreja de Van Gogh| image = La oreja de van gogh.jpg| caption = From left to right: Pablo Benegas, Xabi San Martín, Leire Martínez, Harítz Garde and Alvaro Fuentes.| background = group_or_band| alias = LOVG| origin = San Sebastián , Guipuzcoa , Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country , Spain | genre = Pop music|Pop / Pop-Rock http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll Rock en español | years_active = 1996–present| label = Sony Music | associated_acts =| website = http://www.laorejadevangogh.com La Oreja de Van Gogh| current_members = Pablo Benegas ( guitar ) Álvaro Fuentes ( bass guitar|bass ) Xabi San Martín ( Keyboard instrument|keyboards ) Haritz Garde ( drums ) Leire Martínez ( vocals )| past_members = Amaia Montero ( vocals ) (1996-2007) La Oreja de Van Gogh ( English language|English : '' Vincent van Gogh|Van Gogh 's Ear ) is a Latin Grammy -winning and Grammy -nominated Spain|Spanish Pop music|pop band from San Sebastián|Donostia-San Sebastian . The name of the band refers to the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear. Their characteristically poetic songs (both lyrics and music) are written mainly by band members Pablo Benegas, Xabi San Martín and Amaia Montero. The themes of their songs typically include love, friendship and relationships. Since their debut, they have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide of their albums.
In November 2007, lead singer Amaia Montero announced that she would be leaving the group to begin a solo career.cite news |url= http://elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/11/19/cultura/1195476384.html|title= Amaia Montero leaves La Oreja de Van Gogh (in Spanish) |publisher=ElMundo.es|date=2007-10-19 Her replacement, Leire Martínez , was announced in July 2008, along with the band's first single " El Último Vals " from their album titled A las cinco en el Astoria which was released on September 2, 2008. Leire was discovered on the Spanish reality show Factor X (Spain)|Factor X . http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/Leyre/Martinez/presenta/nueva/cantante/Oreja/Van/Gogh/elpepucul/20080714elpepucul_5/Tes Leire Martínez, nueva cantante de La Oreja de Van Gogh · ELPAÍS.com
History
Fronted by Amaia Montero
"Los Sin Nombre" (Those Without Name) was the original name of the band when it was formed by the four men of the group while in college : Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas, Álvaro Fuentes and Haritz Garde. They recorded covers of songs from bands like U2 or Pearl Jam . They met Amaia Montero at a friend's party, and after listening to her singing "Nothing Compares 2 U" ( Sinéad O'Connor ), Benegas convinced her to join the group. After several meetings in local cafés, they decided on the name that Amaia preferred, "La Oreja de Van Gogh" (Van Gogh's Ear), an allusion to the famous painter's cutting of his own ear.
They won a pop-rock music festival in San Sebastián under the new name, and after some calls and hard work, in 1998 they recorded their first album Dile al sol (Tell the Sun). They were successful and rose to fame in 2000 with the publication of El viaje de Copperpot (Copperpot's Journey, a reference to Chester Copperpot in the movie "The Goonies"). Three years later, they published Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida (What I Told You While You Pretended To Sleep) and in 2006, they published Guapa (Beautiful).
Fronted by Leire Martínez
In 2007, Amaia Montero left the group and Xabi, Pablo, Álvaro and Haritz held an audition looking for a new vocalist. In July 2008 they presented Leire Martínez as the new vocalist and the new song "El Último Vals" as the first single of their new album A las cinco en el Astoria (At Five O'Clock At the Astoria).
Discography
;Studio albums
1998: Dile al sol
2000: El viaje de Copperpot
2003: Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida
2006: Guapa / Guapa|Más Guapa
2008: A las Cinco en el Astoria
2009: Nuestra casa a la izquierda del tiempo
2011: Cometas por el cielo
;Compilations
2003: La Oreja de Van Gogh - Gira 2003
2004: París ( Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida French edition)
2006: LOVG 1996-2006
2008: LOVG - Grandes éxitos
Filmography
1999: Dile al sol - VHS
2002: El viaje de Copperpot - VHS & DVD
2003: Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida , Gira 2003 CD+DVD
2010: Un viaje por el Mar Muerto , their first full-length feature film, which was filmed in Israel in collaboration with other artists. Included as a bonus disc in the special edition of Nuestra casa a la izquierda del tiempo .
Tours
1999-2000: Dile al Sol Tour
2001-2002: El Viaje de Copperpot Tour
2003: Gira Movistar Activa
2003-2005: Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida Tour
2006-2007: Guapa Seat Tour
2007: Gira LKXA
2009: A las cinco en el Astoria Tour
2009: Juntos e Inolvidable Tour
2009 - 2010: Nuestra casa a la izquierda del tiempo
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