Magneto (band)

Magneto
Magneto
Origin	Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Latin pop
Years active	1983–1996; 2019–present;

Magneto was a popular Mexican boy band of the 1980s and 1990s. The band formed on February 14, 1983.^[2] In 1986, Magneto was featured in "Siempre en Domingo," a Mexican entertainment show viewed across Latin America and parts of Europe. Mexican teen pop group Magneto emerged in 1983. Their first record, Dejalo Que Gire came in 1984, followed by Super 6 Magneto. The Latin pop outfit suffered several lineup changes before achieving their first gold record in 1986. Mostly playing dance-pop songs, the five-member ensemble started touring Central America after climbing charts with "Todo Esta Muy Bien," and "Soy Un Soñador." However, their breakthrough came after issuing a Spanish-language version of Desireless' "Voyage, voyage," a French pop hit from the '80s. In 1992 the boy band played the lead in their own movie, Cambiando el Destino. Magneto won the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop New Artist of the Year, and received two nominations for the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1993: Pop Album (Magneto) and Pop Group of the Year.^[3] Nevertheless, the original Magneto disbanded in 1996 after a sold-out show at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional.

A number of former Magneto members (the group's 1993-1996 lineup of Alan Ibarra, Mauri Stern, Elias Cervantes, Toño Beltraneña, and Hugo de la Barreda, better known as Alex) reunited in 2009.

In 2016, Magneto toured with Mercurio, a 1990s Mexican boy band. In 2017, they toured with Sentidos Opuestos, Mercurio and Kabah as part of the Únete a la fiesta concert series of 1990s pop music nostalgia. Another original member of the group was Xavier Fux, he became a famous DJ

Original members

Francisco Mtz. Frank (Pepe Ovadia)
Juan Botella
Elias Cervantes
Diego Alfaro
Iñaki Huacuja
Enrique Oyanguren
Jose Javier Iñiguez
Mario Zainos (1989)

Later members

Jose Antonio Chapa
Elias Cervantes
Emiliano Balderas
Mauricio Rocha
Hugo De la Barreda (Alex)
Santiago Antón
Yael Deynes
Mauri Stern (Marcos Stern Chernovetzky)
Mario Zainos
Alan (Erick Ibarra Miramontes)
Antonio (Tono) Beltranena
Paolo Mattos (vocalist)
Carlos Martinez Gonzales (Charlie)
Enrique Trejo

Discography

Albums

Siempre (1995) (Always)
Tu Libertad (1994) (Your Freedom)
Más (1993) (More)
Cambiando el Destino (1992) (Changing Destiny)
Vuela, Vuela (1991) (a cover of Desireless's Voyage Voyage)
40 Grados (1989) (40 Degrees)
Todo esta muy bien (1987) (Everything is Extremely Well)
Tremendo (1986) (Tremendous)
Super 6 Magneto (1984) (Magneto Super 6)
Dejalo que gire (1983) (Let it Spin)

Singles

Una y Otra Vez (2001) (Once and Again)

From Siempre

Para Siempre (Forever)
No Se Decir Adios (I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye)
La Puerta del Colegio (The high school door)
Corazon Perfecto (1995) (Perfect Heart)

From Cambiando El Destino

Amor A Mogollon (Mogollon Love)
Cambiando el Destino (1992) (Changing Destiny)

From Vuela, Vuela

Dejame Estar a Tu Lado (1991) (Let Me Be by Your Side)
Huy Que Llego Tarde (1991) (Oh no, I'm Arriving late)
Mira, Mira, Mira (1991) (Look, Look, Look)
Oyeme (1991) (Hear Me Out)
La Puerta del Colegio (1991) (The high school door)
Para Siempre (1992) (Forever)
Rezo por Mi (1992) (Pray for Myself)
Vuela, Vuela (1991) (Fly away, Fly away)

From Tu Libertad

Eva María (1995) (Eva Maria)
Siempre Cerca de Mi (1995) (Always close to me)
Mentira Para Dos (1995) (A Lie for Two)
Malherido (1994) (Badly Hurt)
Señor, Señor (1995) (Listen) (Mister, Mister)
Tu Libertad (1994) (Your Freedom)
Yo seré de ti (1994) (I Will Be Yours)

From Más

Que Sensación (1993) (What a Feeling!)
Mi Amada (1993) (My Beloved One)
Como Pega el Son (1993) (How the Son/Sound Hits You)
Sugar, Sugar (1993) (cover song)
Cambiando el Destino (1992) (Changing Destiny)
Sueño por Sueño (1994) (Dream by Dream)

From X-Magneto

Vuela, Vuela (remix) (1992)
Vuela, Vuela (Fly away, Fly away) (1992)

From 40 grados

Las palabras (with Angélica Vale) (1990) (Words)
Obsesionado (1990) (Obsessed)
40 grados (1989) (40 Degrees)
Tu mejor amigo (1989) (Literally: Your Best Friend)

From Tremendo

Tremendo (Tremendous) (1986)
Adolescencia (Adolescence) (1986)
Un amigo es (A Friend is...) (1986)

From Todo esta muy bien

Mi clase de amor (My Kind of Love) (1988)
Soy un soñador (I'm a Dreamer) (1988)
Todo esta muy bien (Everything Is Well) (1987)

Films

Cambiando el destino (Changing Destiny) (1992)

Awards

42 gold albums (representing 4.5 million records)
7 platinum albums
1 diamond album
Eres award for:
- Best Pop Group
- Best Album
- Best Video
- Best Movie
- Best Song
TVyNovelas Award for "Best Pop Group"
Galardón a los Grandes de la Música award
Lo Nuestro Awards
La Antorcha at the Viña del Mar Festival

References

^ "Magneto". mp3.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ La Historia del grupo Magneto - Continúa como EX - Magneto
^ Lannert, John (March 30, 1993). "Secada Lead Latin Noms Following Grammy Win". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2013.