RBD
| RBD | |
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(Left to right) Christopher, Anahí, Christian, Maite, Alfonso and Dulce, in 2006.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Mexico City |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2004–2009 |
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| Past members |
Anahí Alfonso Herrera Christian Chavez Christopher von Uckermann Maite Perroni Dulce María |
RBD was a Mexican musical group that gained popularity from Televisa's teen series Rebelde, and found international success from 2004 until their separation in 2009. RBD has sold over 20 million records 2 million albums in the United States, making them the most successful Latin pop group of all time.
The members are popular Mexican singers and actors Anahí, Alfonso Herrera, Christian Chávez, Christopher von Uckermann, Dulce Maria and Maite Perroni. The main writers and producers for the project were Carlos Lara (a.k.a. D.J. Kafka), Lynda Thomas (a.k.a. Polen Thomas) and Max di Carlo (a.k.a. Karen Sokoloff).
The band was officially formed on October 30, 2004, and on August 15, 2008, RBD announced through a press release that they would disband in 2009.
Their first album Rebelde, was released on November 11, 2004 by EMI. The first four singles ("Rebelde", "Sólo Quédate En Silencio" "Sálvame"), "Un Poco De Tu Amor" were all number one hits in Mexico.
Rebelde sold well in the United States, reaching #95 on the Billboard 200 and reaching number two on the Latin Albums chart. In July 2005 a live CD/DVD, Tour Generación RBD En Vivo was released documenting their tour around Mexico (45 sold-out concerts across the country, including sixteen in Mexico City alone).
They released their second studio album, Nuestro Amor on September 22, 2005. This album set new record sales in Mexico, selling 127,000 copies on its release day, and ←160,000 copies within its first week. In the U.S., the album topped the Latin Albums Chart for 3 weeks and peaked at #88 on the Billboard 200. The first four singles reached number one in Mexico. In the United States "Nuestro Amor", "Aún Hay Algo" and "Este Corazón" charted on the Hot Latin chart at #6, #24 and #10 respectively.
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