Las Ketchup

Las Ketchup was a Spanish family pop girl group, founded by flamenco record producer Manuel "Queco" Ruiz. The group is best known for the 2002 hit single, "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)", a single that sold over 7 million copies worldwide. The group's debut studio album, Hijas del Tomate, has sold over 12 million copies worldwide, but the second did not achieve the same success. The group have not released any singles since 2006, but still perform together publicly around Spain and other countries.

History

2001–02: Formation

Las Ketchup were originally discovered by the flamenco record producer Manuel "Queco" Ruiz, who signed them to his newly formed, independent Córdoba label Shaketown Music, that he ran together with Manuel Illán.^[1]

2002–05: Hijas del Tomate

In the middle of 2002 they had a major flamenco Europop fusion hit with "Aserejé" (released as "The Ketchup Song" in United States, United Kingdom and other countries), which reached the top of the charts in many countries, including: Spain, Portugal, Colombia, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Albania, France, Finland, Turkey, Syria, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Philippines, Switzerland, Germany, Romania, and Australia. However, it failed to hit the top 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The title and part of the lyrics were in Spanish. The hit also had an accompanying dance. The second single was "Kusha Las Payas" and garnered moderate success. The group re-released "The Ketchup Song" later in the same year, with a new video, as a Christmas song.

2006: Un Blodymary and addition of Rocío

The group took an extended absence from the public eye to write songs for a new album and, during the same period, Pilar had a baby. In 2006, they were joined by Rocío, a fourth sister, and came back as a four girl group to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The girls said themselves that Rocío had always been a member of "Las Ketchup", but that had not appeared in the promo material or performances because she was pregnant. They released their second studio album, titled Un Blodymary. The album release was delayed until the beginning of 2006. They planned to release one million copies and their record producer Queco, who also produced and wrote their worldwide single, "Aserejé", indicated that the album displayed their original sound. Their first single from the album was also titled "Un Blodymary" for the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The song finished twenty-first with only 18 points.

Discography

Albums

• Hijas del Tomate (2002)
• Un Blodymary (2006)

Singles

Awards

• 2002 Ondas Awards

– Best New Artist/Group

• 2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards

– Best Pop Album from the New Generation (Hijas del Tomate)

– Most Played Tropical-Salsa Song by a Duo or Group ("The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)")

• 2003 Latin Grammy Award

– Best Pop Album By a Duo or Group with Vocals Hijas del Tomate (Nominated, lost to Bacilos' Caraluna.)

• 2003 MIDEM (Cannes)

– Best New Artist/Group

• 2003 Amigo Awards

– Best New Group

– Best New Artist

• 2004 MIDEM (Cannes)

– Border Breakers (Best-selling album out of its country and within Europe with Hijas del Tomate)

Parody

In 2002, the German comedian Elmar Brandt wrote (using the tune of Aserejé) a Gerhard Schröder parody called "Der Steuersong" (The Tax Song)^[21] for the radio program The Gerd Show.

In 2002, a satirical version to the tune of Aserejé by El Grupo Mayonesa circulated in Gibraltar prior to the referendum on a proposal of joint sovereignty, entitled 'Vota Que No, Que No, Que No No No'^[22]

See also

• Son de Sol

References

Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1960s Conchita Bautista Victor Balaguer José Guardiola Nelly, Tim & Tony Conchita Bautista Raphael Raphael Massiel Salomé 1970s Julio Iglesias Karina Jaime Morey Mocedades Peret Sergio y Estíbaliz Braulio Micky José Vélez Betty Missiego 1980s Trigo Limpio Bacchelli Lucía Remedios Amaya Bravo Paloma San Basilio Cadillac Patricia Kraus La Década Prodigiosa Nina 1990s Azúcar Moreno Sergio Dalma Serafín Zubiri Eva Santamaría Alejandro Abad Anabel Conde Antonio Carbonell Marcos Llunas Mikel Herzog Lydia 2000s Serafín Zubiri David Civera Rosa Beth Ramón Son de Sol Las Ketchup D'NASH Rodolfo Chikilicuatre Soraya Arnelas 2010s Daniel Diges Lucía Pérez Pastora Soler El Sueño de Morfeo Ruth Lorenzo Edurne Barei
Songs 1960s "Estando contigo" "Llámame" "Algo prodigioso" "Caracola" "Qué bueno, qué bueno" "Yo soy aquél" "Hablemos del amor" "La, la, la" "Vivo cantando" 1970s "Gwendolyne" "En un mundo nuevo" "Amanece" "Eres tú" "Canta y sé feliz" "Tú volverás" "Sobran las palabras" "Enséñame a cantar" "Bailemos un vals" "Su canción" 1980s "Quédate esta noche" "Y sólo tú" "Él" "¿Quién maneja mi barca?" "Lady, Lady" "La fiesta terminó" "Valentino" "No estás solo" "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" "Nacida para amar" 1990s "Bandido" "Bailar pegados" "Todo esto es la música" "Hombres" "Ella no es ella" "Vuelve conmigo" "¡Ay, qué deseo!" "Sin rencor" "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" "No quiero escuchar" 2000s "Colgado de un sueño" "Dile que la quiero" "Europe's Living a Celebration" "Dime" "Para llenarme de ti" "Brujería" "Un Blodymary" "I Love You Mi Vida" "Baila el Chiki-chiki" "La noche es para mí" 2010s "Algo pequeñito" "Que me quiten lo bailao" "Quédate conmigo" "Contigo hasta el final" "Dancing in the Rain" "Amanecer" "Say Yay!"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Spain did not compete)