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Infobox musical artist | name = Son by Four| image = A puro dolor video.JPG| caption = The group (with Angel López) in their first music video.| image_size = 250| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Puerto Rico | genre = Latin pop , salsa music|salsa , Christian music|Christian (2007-present)| years_active = 1998–2001 2003-present| label = Sony Music | associated_acts =| website = http://www.sonbyfouronline.com/four/ SonbyFourOnline.com| current_members = Pedro Quiles Javier Montes George Montes| past_members = Angel López (1998-2003) Luis Damón (2004)| notable_instruments = Son by Four is a salsa music|salsa music group from Puerto Rico , well known for their English U.S. pop hit " A Puro Dolor|Purest of Pain (A Puro Dolor) ". The group is signed to Sony Music Entertainment .
Son by Four was created by Panamanian producer/songwriter Omar Alfanno and integrated by Angel López, Pedro Quiles, and brothers Javier Montes and George Montes.
Music career
In 1998, the group released two songs written by Alfanno, "No Hay Razón" and "Nada". The songs were minor hits on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Latin Tracks chart, and helped Son by Four sign a recording contract with Sony Records. The same year, they had their first album Prepárense and started touring to promote the album. In early 2000, they released an Son by Four (album)|eponymous album featuring Single (music)|single " A Puro Dolor ". This song, written by Omar Alfanno and originally recorded in Spanish, proved to be a success. Its ballad version was featured in the Mexican soap opera La Calle de las Novias , and the single spent a year on the Billboard Latin singles chart and set a record for staying at number one for 20 weeks. It also got a place in the Billboard 's tropical music charts for 21 weeks. "A Puro Dolor" ranks at number one in Billboard s Decade-End Latin Songs of 2000s Chart. http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/latin-songs? year=2009#/charts-decade-end/latin-songs? year=2009 Top Latin Songs of 2000s billboard.com
The English version of the song ("Purest of Pain") placed at No. 26 on Billboard 's pop music charts. The album sold 315,000 units in the United States, and more than 1 million copies worldwide. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1314581 Son by Four's 'Pain' Aimed At Crossing Over billboard.com "A Puro Dolor" subsequently helped Son by Four earn gold sales status, as well as receiving four prizes at Billboard Music Awards| Billboard Music Awards (December 2000) and seven prizes the Billboard Latin Music Awards (April 2001), including Hot Latin Track Artist of the Year. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117798032.html? categoryid=16& cs=1 Son by Four in tune with Billboard Latin Variety magazine Retrieved on 2008-07-02. The Spanish version of the song appeared at No. 65 in Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart , which was conceived as a rare feat for a Spanish single. The group soon recorded a new English-language version, named "The Purest of Pain", and this version got into the top 30, peaking at No. 26. Son by Four continued to release two albums Salsa Hits in 2001 and Renace in 2004, but these were less successful than their second album.
New music style - present
From 2007, the band conformed only by Pedro Quiles and the brothers Javier and George Montes has changed their music style from Latin pop , salsa music|salsa and ballad , to Christian music and are singing to Jesus http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1689584,00.html Son by Four regresa con música cristiana peopleenespanol.com with the albums Aquí Está el Cordero (The Lamb Is Here, 2007) and ABBANUESTRO (OURABBA, 2009).
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p2497739|label= Son by Four |accessdate=2008-07-02
cite news|last=Borden|first=Timothy| url= http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003157/Son-by-Four.html|title=Son by Four Biography|publisher=Musician Guide|accessdate=2008-07-02
cite news|url= http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/index.php/artists/son_by_four/#discography|title=Son by Four|publisher=Music of Puerto Rico.|accessdate=2008-07-02
External links
official website| http://www.sonbyfouronline.com
myspace|id=sonbyfourmusic|name=Son by Four
Category:Puerto Rican musical groups Category:Salsa music groups
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