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About Jarabe de Palo
Hometown
Montanuy, Spain
Formed
1996
Genre
Rock y Alternativo
Spanish rock band Jarabe de Palo was formed by Pau Donés, who worked at an ad agency before pursuing music full time.
∙ After appearing in a TV commercial, the band’s sinewy blues-rocker “La Flaca” became their breakthrough hit, winning Song of the Year at the 1997 Premios Ondas awards.
∙ Jarabe de Palo’s debut LP, 1996’s La Flaca, topped the Spanish charts and was certified six-times Platinum.
∙ Donés wrote “Cambia la Piel,” the final track on Ricky Martin’s blockbuster 2000 album, Sound Loaded.
∙ Over the years, the band has collaborated with such popular musicians as Alejandro Sanz, Celia Cruz, Ximena Sariñana, and The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde.
∙ Jarabe de Palo was nominated for a Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album Grammy Award for 2007’s Adelantando.
∙ 2014’s Somos was the first record nominated in two major Latin Grammy categories—Album of the Year and Best Pop/Rock Album—in the same year.
Members of Jarabe de Palo include, or have included, Pau Donés and Jordi Busquets.
Influenced by Jarabe de PaloJarabe de Palo has influenced the music of Luisko, ANARKIOLOGO, Thony Neal and more.
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