La Quinta Estación, Spanish for "The 5th Season"; often spelled La 5ª Estación, is a Grammy and Latin Grammy-award winning Spanish pop/rock duo composed of two musicians from Madrid: Natalia Jiménez as lead singer/harmonica and Ángel Reyero on guitar. The band originated in Madrid with six members but the remaining relocated to Mexico in 2001 after recording their first album Primera toma ("Take #1").

The first album of La Quinta Estación became popular in Mexico because one of the songs (¿Dónde Irán?, "Where will they go?") was chosen as theme song for Clase 406, one of the most popular telenovelas of Televisa in 2002. After touring the country to promote their album, they decided to stay permanently. In the same year, they performed Voy a pasármelo bien ("I’m going to have a good time") in the tribute-album to Hombres G and Si yo fuera mujer ("If I were a woman") for the soundtrack of Dame tu cuerpo, a Mexican film starred by Rafael Sánchez Navarro and Luis María Zetina.

In February 2004, the band released their second album Flores de Alquiler ("Leased Flowers") produced entirely in Mexico. The first single was El Sol No Regresa ("The Sun Doesn’t Return") a rock song that begins with mariachi trumpets. This song talks about someone who attempts to drink away their heartbreak. The title line of the chorus translates to, "after several tequilas, the clouds go away but the sun doesn’t come back". This song, as said by the band, is a tribute they made to Mexican people for being the start point of their careers.

In 2005, they received more than 1.5 million votes to become Grupo Latino del año ("Latin band of the year") on the music video network Ritmoson of Televisa. On November 1 of the same year, the band released a CD/DVD compilation of their hits called Acústico. In 2006, they released "Tu Peor Error" (Your Worst Mistake) the first single to their 3rd album "El Mundo Se Equivoca" (Everyone is Wrong). "Tu peor error" is also remarkable for being the band’s first album publish in dual disc format, containing on the video side, the behind the cameras of the album’s recording. On March 16, 2007 the group performed for the first time at Mexico’s most important venue, the National Auditorium (Auditorio Nacional), in Mexico City.

La Quinta Estación’s next studio album was released on March 3, 2009. The lead single is announced called ("Que Te Quería") and was released January 5, 2009. The date of Sin Frenos, La Quinta Estacion’s next CD, is March 17, 2009 for the US. The group won the Best Latin Pop Album in 2010 Grammy Awards.

Other Information

• Origin : Madrid, Spain
• Genres : Latin / Latin pop, Pop folk, Pop rock
• Years active : 2000–present
• Labels : Sony Music
• Website : www.laquintaestacion.com.mx

Members

1. Natalia Jiménez – lead singer and harmonica
2. Ángel Reyero – guitar

Discography

Studio albums

• 2001 : Primera Toma
• 2004 : Flores de Alquiler
• 2006 : El Mundo Se Equivoca
• 2009 : Sin Frenos

Compilations

• 2007 : La Quinta Estación (La Caja)

Live album

• 2005 : Acústico

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