Morat (band)

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Morat
Morat en concierto.jpg
Background information
Also known asMalta
OriginBogotá, Colombia
Genres
  • Folk pop
Years active2015–present
LabelsUniversal Music Group
Websitewww.moratoficial.com
Members
  • Juan Pablo Isaza
  • Martín Vargas
  • Simón Vargas
  • Juan Pablo Villamil
Past members
  • Alejandro Posada

Morat is a Colombian band formed in the country's capital city, Bogotá. The band is formed by Juan Pablo Isaza (guitars and vocals), Juan Pablo Villamil (banjo and vocals) and the brothers Simón Vargas (bass and choruses) and Martín Vargas (percussion and choirs). Previously, until the end of 2016, drummer Alejandro Posada had been in the band, but the percussionist had to leave the project, being subsequently replaced by Martín Vargas.

History[]

Formation[]

The members of Morat have known each other since they were five years old.[1] They started playing together several times and, when they finished their formation, they decided to create a band. Some of their musical influences are Joaquín Sabina, Eric Clapton and Bacilos.

The band's original name was "Malta". The name was inspired by a pet owned by Isaza. They switched to "Morat" because it was the surname of an ancestor of Alejandro Posada, former member of the band. The name was also inspired by the farm where the band made their first rehearsals which was named "La Morat":[2]

2014-2017: Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios[]

Morat saw their first turning point when the singer Paulina Rubio showed interests in their composition "Mi Nuevo Vicio" and wanted them to turn it into a single.[3] In 2015, "Mi Nuevo Vicio" was released under the collaboration of Paulina Rubio and Morat, achieving great success internationally. The single rose to No.12 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart, and reached No.1 in Spain.[4] The single was also certified Platinum Record.[5]

At the end of 2015, they received another international success with the new single, "Cómo te atreves", reaching the peak position in iTunes and bringing them to fame in Spain. In June 2016, Morat released their first studio album Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios through Universal Music Spain. The album debuted No.1 in several Hispanic countries such as Colombia, Mexico or Spain. Within this album, Morat obtained 4x Platinum Record as well as a Latin Grammy award nomination for "Cómo te atreves", and Golden Record for "Cuánto me duele".[6]

In 2017, Morat produced the single "Yo Contigo, Tú Conmigo" in collaboration with Álvaro Soler as the theme music of Despicable Me 3.[7] The single peaked at No.9 on Billboard on August 19, 2017[8] and won the "Song of the Year" award in LOS40 Music Awards 2017.[9] This single was later included in the re-issue of Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios, which also contains the acoustic version of "Cómo te atreves".

2017-2019: Balas perdidas[]

In 2018, Morat released their second studio album the single Balas perdidas. The single "Cuando nadie ve" peaked at No.1 on Billboard on August 18, 2018,[10] and the single "No se va", released on March 7, 2019, hit almost 2 million visits on YouTube in less than a week.[11]

Equipped with these success, Morat kicked off their first-ever US tour titled "Balas perdidas" to promote their album in 2019, with first performance in San Francisco on April 4, 2019. The tour ended in Orlando on May 5, 2019, with performance in other cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.[12][13]

In April, 2019, Morat released a song collaborated with Aitana named "Presiento".[14] This single received more than 600,000 streams in Spotify in its first 24 hours. After that period of time, "Presiento" became the song with the highest debut in Spain, with more than 230,000 streams there, beating Rosalía and J Balvin's 2019 track "Con altura".[15] "Presiento" was later included in the re-issue of Balas perdidas, Balas perdidas (Edición especial), on May 10, 2019 together with three other songs.[16]

On December 15, 2019, Morat ended their Spain tour with the last performance at the WiZink Center in Madrid. Antonio José, Aitana, Cali y El Dandee, and were also invited to perform at this concert.[17] Up to this show, Morat has held more than 80 concerts in 13 different countries.[18]

2019-present: ¿A Dónde Vamos?[]

On December 13, 2019, Morat released a new song "Enamórate de alguien más".[19]

In 2020, Morat is going to start another tour titled "Galería Inesperada".[20]

On July 15, 2021, Morat released their third studio album, "¿A Dónde Vamos?".

Members[]

Current

  • Juan Pablo Isaza Pineros – guitar, piano, ukulele, voice and choirs.
  • Juan Pablo Villamil – banjo, voice and choirs.
  • Simón Vargas – bass guitar, voice and choirs.
  • Martín Vargas – percussion, drum, voice and choirs.

Former

  • Alejandro Posada – percussion, voice and choirs

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
MEX
[21] 		SPA
[22]
Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios
  • Released: 17 June 2016
  • Label: Universal Music Spain
  • Formats: CD, digital downloading
 - 5
Balas perdidas
  • Released: 26 October 2018
  • Label: Universal Music Spain
  • Formats: CD, digital downloading
 1 1
  • AMPROFON: 2× Platinum [23]
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum [26]
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)[25]

Extended plays[]

List of extended plays with selected details
Title Extended play details
Grabado en Madera
  • Released: 24 July 2015[27]
  • Label: Universal Music Spain
  • Format: Digital downloading

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
COL
[28] 		ARG
[29] 		ECU
[30] 		ITA
[31] 		MEX
[32] 		POL
[33] 		SPA
[34]
"Cuánto me duele" 2015 — — — — — — 53
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[35]
 Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios
"Cómo te atreves" — — — — 23 — 2
  • AMPROFON: 2x Platinum[23]
  • PROMUSICAE: 5x Platinum[36]
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[25]
"Del estadio al cielo" 2016 — — — — — — —
"Amor con hielo" 2017 — — 16 — 24 — 50
"Yo contigo, tú conmigo"
(with Álvaro Soler) 		— — 76 29 — 15 18
  • FIMI: Platinum[38]
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum[39]
 Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios... y unas cuantas cosas más (Edición especial) and Mar de Colores
"Besos en guerra"
(with Juanes) 		78 — 2 — 34 — 22
  • AMPROFON: 4x Platinum[23]
  • PROMUSICAE: 2x Platinum[40]
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[25]
 Balas perdidas
"Para que nadie se entere" 2018 — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Antes de los veinte" — — — — — — —
"¿A dónde vamos a parar?"
(with Paty Cantú) 		— — — — — — —
"La correcta"
(with Nabález) 		— — — — — — 42
"Cuando nadie ve" — 43 — — 2 — 21
  • AMPROFON: 4x Platinum[23]
  • PROMUSICAE: 2x Platinum[41]
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[25]
 Balas perdidas
"Punto y aparte" — — — — — — —
  • AMPROFON: Platinum[23]
"Una y otra vez"
(with Santiago Cruz) 		59 85 — — — — — Elementales
"El embrujo"
(feat. Antonio Carmona & Josemi Carmona) 		— — — — — — — Balas perdidas
"Yo no merezco volver" — — — — — — 88
"No se va" 2019 — — — — — — —
"Presiento"
(with Aitana) 		— — — — 10 — 9
  • AMPROFON: Platinum[23]
  • PROMUSICAE: 2x Platinum[42]
 Balas perdidas (Edición especial)
"Déjame ir"
(with Andrés Cepeda) 		16 — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Mejores amigos"
(with Yera) 		— — — — — — —
"A dónde vamos" — — — — — — 31
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum[43]
 ¿A Donde Vamos?
"Enamórate de alguien más" — — 15 — — — 61
"No termino" 2020 — — 13 — — — 83
"Nunca te olvidé" — — — — — — 72
"Princesas" — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Bajo la mesa"
(with Sebastián Yatra) 		— — — — — — 52 ¿A Donde Vamos?
"La bella y la bestia"
(with Reik) 		— 78 — — — — —

As featured artist[]

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
COL
[44] 		ARG
[45] 		ECU
[46] 		MEX
[32] 		SPA
[47] 		US
Latin
[48] 		VEN
[49]
"Mi nuevo vicio"
(Paulina Rubio feat. Morat) 		2015 — — — 22 2 — —
  • AMPROFON: Gold [23]
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum [50]
 Deseo and Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios
"Sé que te duele"
(Alejandro Fernández feat. Morat) 		2017 25 — 1 2 29 49 —
  • AMPROFON: 2x Platinum [23]
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum [51]
 Rompiendo Fronteras
"Consejo de Amor"
(TINI feat. Morat) 		2018 — 33 65 — — — 58 Quiero Volver
"Más de lo que aposté"
(Aitana feat. Morat) 		2020 — — — — 21 — —
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold [52]
 Non-album single

Awards and nominations[]

Latin Grammy Award
Year Nominee / Work Award Result Ref.
2016 Morat Best New Artist Nominated [53]
2019 Balas perdidas Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album Nominated [54]
LOS40 Music Awards
Year Nominee / Work Award Result Ref.
2016 Morat New Artist of the Year Won [55]
"Cómo Te Atreves" Song of the Year Nominated [56]
Morat Lo + 40 Artist Award Nominated
2017 "Yo Contigo, Tú Conmigo" (with Álvaro Soler) Song of the Year Won [9]
2018 Morat Best Latin Artist Won [57]
2019 Morat Del 40 al 1 Artist Award Nominated [58]

Personal life[]

On March 27, 2020, Morat posted an announcement as well as a three-minute-long video on Instagram, saying that one of its members, Juan Pablo Villamil, had tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) after traveling to Spain and Mexico. In the video, the band explained that they were visiting Spain and Mexico two weeks ago and as soon as they arrived in Bogota, Colombia, they took safety precautions to self-quarantine.[59]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Morat, así es la banda colombiana que ha puesto 'patas arriba' el verano". Hola! (in Spanish). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ ""Cedimos 'Mi nuevo vicio' a Paulina porque sabíamos que haríamos temas mejores"". La Vanguardia. 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Meet Morat, the Colombian Pop Band Who Hit the Charts With Paulina Rubio". Billboard. 20 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Terelu entregó el disco de Platino a Paulina Rubio por sus ventas de 'Mi nuevo vicio'". Telecinco. Mediaset España. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Morat presentará su disco 'Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios' el 9 de marzo en Granada". Europa Press. 30 January 2017.
  7. ^ "MORAT Y ÁLVARO SOLER PONEN MÚSICA A 'GRU 3. MI VILLANO FAVORITO', A LA VENTA EL 16 DE JUNIO". 12 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Chart History Morat "Yo Contigo, Tú Conmigo"".
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "'YO CONTIGO, TÚ CONMIGO' EN DIRECTO EN LOS40 MUSIC AWARDS". Los40.
  10. ^ "Chart History Morat". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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  12. ^ "Morat Ready to Bring Their Colombian Flavor to the U.S. With Balas Perdidas Tour". Billboard. 2 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Morat kicked off their "Balas Perdidas US Tour"". Seitrack US. 5 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Aitana colabora con el grupo Morat en 'Presiento'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  15. ^ "'Presiento' de Morat y Aitana, mejor debut del año en Spotify España". Vinilo Negro (in Spanish). 2019-04-13.
  16. ^ Sandra Pérez Abad (10 May 2019). "Morat presenta 'Balas perdidas: Edición especial'". El Rescate Musical.
  17. ^ "Morat cierra su gira 'Balas Perdidas' en Madrid y anuncia su vuelta en 2020". HappyFM. 16 December 2019.
  18. ^ "MADRID SE RINDE ANTE MORAT EN SU ÚLTIMA "BALA PERDIDA"". 17 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Morat presenta su nueva música para cerrar el año "Enamórate de alguien más"". 16 December 2019.
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  22. ^ Peak chart positions for studio albums in Spain:
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  27. ^ "Grabado En Madera - EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  28. ^ Peak positions in Colombia:
  29. ^ "Morat Chart History (Billboard Argentina Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  30. ^ Peak positions in Ecuador:
  31. ^ "Discography Morat". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  32. ^ Jump up to: a b "Morat Chart History (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  33. ^ Peak chart positions in Poland:
  34. ^ Peak positions in Spain:
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  38. ^ "Certificazioni". fimi.it. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  39. ^ "Morat y Álvaro Soler - Yo contigo, tú conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)". PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  40. ^ "Morat y Juanes - Besos en guerra". PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  43. ^ "Morat - A dónde vamos". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  44. ^ Peak positions in Colombia:
  45. ^ Peak positions in Argentina:
  46. ^ Peak positions in Ecuador:
  47. ^ Peak positions in Spain:
  48. ^ "Morat Chart history: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  49. ^ Peak chart positions in Venezuela:
  50. ^ "TOP 100 Canciones + Streaming - Semana 40: del 25.09.2015 al 01.10.2015" (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  51. ^ "Alejandro Fernández feat. Morat - Sé que te duele". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  52. ^ "Más De Lo Que Aposté -- Aitana, Morat". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  53. ^ "Latin Grammy Winners 2016: Complete List". 18 November 2016.
  54. ^ "2019 Latin GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees and Winners List". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. 24 September 2019.
  55. ^ "¡Estos son todos los ganadores de LOS40 Music Awards 2016!".
  56. ^ "LOS40 anuncian los nominados a LOS40 Music Awards y confirman los detalles de la que será la cita musical del año". 7 October 2016.
  57. ^ "LOS40 Music Awards 2018: artistas nominados". Los40.
  58. ^ "LOS40 MUSIC AWARDS 2019: NOMINADOS A CATEGORÍA GLOBAL MIXTA". Los40. 18 September 2019.
  59. ^ "Morat Bandmember Says He Tested Positive For Coronavirus After Visiting Spain and Mexico". 30 March 2020.
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