Frogtoon Music

Bandido by Azúcar Moreno

Artist Biography For Azúcar Moreno

Azúcar Moreno Spanish For "brown Sugar" Is The Name Of A Famous Music Duo From Spain. Composed By Sisters Toñi And Encarna Salazar The Singing Duo Comes From Extremadura. They Are Part Of A Large Family Of Performers Their Grandfather Was A Musician Their Father A Singer And Author Their Brothers The Members Of The Group Los Chunguitos And Their Aunt Is Famous Singer Porina De Badajoz. The Azúcar Moreno Sisters Began Their Singing Careers Singing Back-Up To Their Brothers But In 1982 They Were Discovered And Signed By A Record Label. In 1985 Their First Album Was Released. Azúcar Moreno Became Famous All Over Spain The Rest Of Europe And Latin America After Singing Their Song Bandido At The Eurovision Song Contest 1990. Unfortunately The Start Of Their Performance Was Marred By Sound Problems. In 1994 They Began Working With Emilio Estefan Their First Result Being The El Amor Album. As Of 2003 Azúcar Moreno Has Released More Than 12 CD Albums. Azúcar Moreno Has Been The Target Of Much Gossip And Some Of Their Songs Have Been Controversial. Many Of Their Fans See Some Of Their Songs As Having Feminist Content And The Duo Has Been On The Covers Of Some Tabloid Magazines.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Bandido

Eurovision Song Contest 1990 Performer Azúcar Moreno
Song Title Bandido
Song Writer S José-Luis Abel
Song Composer S Raúl Orellana Jaime Stinus Sang In Position 1
Final Position 5
Total Points 96 The Fall Of The European Communism And The German Re-Unification Was The Main Issue Of The Songs Of The 1990 Eurovision Song Contest In Zagreb. The Present Croatian Capital Of Zagreb Was The Choice Of Yugoslavia's Broadcaster JRT As Host City For The 1990 Eurovision Song Contest. 22 Countries Participated In The 1990 Eurovision Song Contest The Same Ones As In 1989. Many Of The Songs Were About The Political Changes In Europe Like The Fall Of The Iron Curtain And A United Europe. Norway's Song Brandenburger Tor And Austria's Keine Mauern Mehr Reflected The German Re-Unification Topic. The Spanish Performance Was Plagued By Technical Problems. First The Backing Track Failed To Play Then It Was Started Too Early. The Delegation's Conductor Completely Lost Control And The Spanish Duo Azúcar Moreno Left The Stage. The Second Attempt Was Successful And The Duo Ended Up In Fifth Place. The Belgian Entrant Philippe Lafontaine Reached The 12th Place With His Song Macédomienne. Afterwards He Refused To Release The CD As The Song Was A Love Token For His Macedonian Wife However He Did Release It Years Later To Help A Refugee Project In Bosnia & Herzegovina. Eurovision Veteran Serge Gainsbourg Wrote The French Entry White And Black Blues Performed By Joelle Ursull Which Was A Spectacular Multicultural Song With Lots Of African Drumming. It Ended Up Sharing The Second Place With Ireland. The Well-Known Italian Singer Toto Cutugno Won This Year's Song Contest With The Song Insieme 1992 Which Was About A United Europe In Anticipation Of The Completion Of The European Single Market Due At The End Of 1992. Both The French And The Italian Songs Went On To Be Big Hits In Europe And Were Played All Summer Long. Even Nowadays Both Songs Are Regarded As Eurovision Evergreens.

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