Nota (group)
| NOTA | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Genres | A cappella, reggae, pop |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels |
Epic (2010-present) Sony (2010-present) |
| Website | notavocal.com |
| Members | Johnny Figueroa Jose A. Rodriguez Ludwig Henderson Edgar Rios Juan E. Diaz David Pinto |
Nota is an a cappella group of six male vocalists from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The group met in 1994 and started singing together occasionally. The group won the first season of the musical competition The Sing-Off.
Johnny Figueroa, Nota's bass singer and a distinguished neuroscientist from Loma Linda University School of Medicine, first heard of The Sing-Off during the summer of 2009. He called five other people he had sung with on and off with for 15 years, seeking the five best singers for the competition. There was initially some doubt that Rodriguez and Rios would be able to participate Both had family members sick with the H1N1 virus, and David Pinto was unsure if he could participate in the competition, due to financial issues. Daddy Yankee, whom Pinto was working with, paid the airline bill in order for Pinto to participate in the competition. All five entered the competition, and won.
Nota participated in the first season The Sing-Off, a singing competition broadcast on NBC where they competed against seven other vocal groups. Largely considered the underdog of the competition, Nota's popularity soared after performing "Down" by Jay Sean, on the second episode of the competition. In the final live broadcast on 21 December 2009, Nota won the contest against The Beelzebubs and Voices of Lee. After Nota won the competition, Jay Sean joined the group onstage to perform "Down". .
As winners of the competition, they received US$100,000 and a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment. In 2010, Nota met with Sony Executives to plan a studio album. They reported on Facebook that they were recording in San Jose.
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