Los Umbrellos
Los Umbrellos | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Genres | Latin music, Pop |
Years active | 1997–1999 |
Labels | Virgin Records, Flex Records, EMI Music, Time Records |
Past members | Al Agami Mai Britt Vingsøe Grith Höifeldt |
Los Umbrellos was a Latin pop dance group formed in Denmark. It was formed by record producer Kenneth Bager in 1997 and disbanded in 1999. It was led by the rapper , the exiled crown prince of the small African enclave of Lado. His family fled to Denmark to escape the persecution of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin[1] The group contained backing vocals from two former models and Danish TV cohosts, Mai Britt Vingsøe and Grith Höifeldt.[2]
The group released only one album in 1997, entitled Flamenco Funk. Their single, "No Tengo Dinero", went to number 33 in the UK Singles Chart,[3] and peaked at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 that year.[4] The song also hit #1 in Austria and the top five in New Zealand, Switzerland and Italy.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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AUT | SWI | |||||||||||||
Flamenco Funk |
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10 | 30 | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles[]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
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AUT | CAN | NED | ITA | NZ | SUI | UK [3] |
U.S. | |||||||
1997 | "No Tengo Dinero" | 1 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 42 |
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Flamenco Funk | |||
1998 | "Easy Come, Easy Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Drive" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Gigolò" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References[]
- ^ Billboard article
- ^ Picks and Pans Review: Flamenco Funk
- ^ Jump up to: a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 329. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
- ^ Austrian certifications, database ifpi.at Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved August 31, 2008)
Categories:
- Danish musical groups