Calibre 50

Calibre 50
Calibre 50 in 2014. From left to right: Edén Muñoz, Martín López, Armando Ramos and Augusto Guido; Guido and López later left the group.
Background information
Origin Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Genres Norteño, Corridos
Years active 2010 (2010)-present
Labels Disa, Universal
Website calibre50.co
Members
  • Edén Muñoz
  • Armando Ramos
  • Erick García
  • Alejandro Gaxiola
Past members
  • Martín López
  • Augusto Guido

Calibre 50 is a Mexican conjunto of norteño music created in the city of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, in the year of 2010[1]. The group is also considered to be "Norteño-Banda", as it features a Tuba to play the bass notes, instead of an electrical bass or a Tololoche, which are more commonly used in Norteño music.

History

Before founding Calibre 50, Edén Muñoz had been the accordionist and vocalist in a group called "Colmillo Norteño". With Muñoz, the group scored the hit songs "Sueño guajiro" and "Hotel El Cid" in 2009, among others. Nevertheless, conflicts with the other members of the group led Muñoz to quit Colmillo Norteño in December 2009, and he founded his own group in 2010, recruiting Armando Ramos as guitarist, Augusto Guido as drummer and Martín López as Tuba player. The name of this new group was "Puro Colmillo Norteño", and they recorded their first album, "Renovar o morir", under that name, as well as their first single ("El infiernito"). However, the original Colmillo Norteño sued them for the name, and after a legal dispute Muñoz' group was forced to change their name later in 2010. They chose the name by which they are known nowadays: Calibre 50[2]. The name of the group comes from the comparison "with an element that will symbolize the strength and impact that the project has on the lives of the members, as well as those who like the regional Mexican genre."

Calibre 50 first achieved notoriety for their controversial songs and corridos. Their first nationwide hit was "El tierno se fue" ("The nice guy is gone") in 2011, a song written by Lalo Ayala which contains many innuendos and describes a sexual act in detail. In later years they turned to release romantic songs as singles, however their albums still consist mostly of corridos and party songs.

In January 2014, drummer Augusto Guido left the conjunto to work on his own group, "Los de Sinaloa"; he was replaced by Erick García.[3] Two months later, Tuba player Martín López also left the conjunto to work on another project, "La Iniciativa". He was subsequently replaced by Alejandro Gaxiola.[4]

Calibre 50 made history when the group became the first Regional Mexican band to perform on the Conan show.

Calibre 50 made their Houston Rodeo debut on March 11, 2018 to a sold out Houston crowd.

On April 26 of 2018, Calibre 50, along with Colombian singer J Balvin, received an award by Pandora Radio for being the first artists to surpass a billion of streams in that platform[5].

Members

  • Edén Muñoz, first voice and diatonic accordion
  • Armando Ramos, second voice and twelfth fret guitar
  • Alejandro Gaxiola, tuba
  • Erick García, drum kit

Past Members

  • Martín López
  • Augusto Guído

Discography

  • 2010: Renovar o morir (Originally issued under the name "Puro Colmillo Norteño", later reissued as Calibre 50).
  • 2011: De Sinaloa Para El Mundo
  • 2012: El buen ejemplo
  • 2013: La recompensa
  • 2013: Corridos De Alto Calibre
  • 2014: Siempre Contigo
  • 2015: Historias de La Calle
  • 2016: Desde el rancho (feat. Amor Del Bueno and Siempre Te Voy A Querer)
  • 2017: En Vivo Desde El Auditorio Telmex
  • 2017: Guerra De Poder
  • 2018: Mitad y Mitad

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012 Premios Lo Nuestro Mejor Artista Revelación del Año/Regional Mexicano   Won  [6]
2015 Premios Juventud Mi Letra Favorita/Música   Won [7]
2015 Premios Juventud Mejor Tema Novelero/Novelas Aunque ahora estés con él Nominated  [8]
2017 Premios Lo Nuestro Grupo o Dúo del Año/Regional Mexicano   Won  [9]
2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Mejor Artista de Música Regional Mexicana   Won  [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Calibre 50 - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Ochoa, Anilú. SAPS Grupero http://www.saps.com.mx/biografias/colmillo-norteno.html. Retrieved 29 May 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "DEJA A CALIBRE 50 POR SU NUEVA BANDA". Soy Grupero. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "MARTÍN LÓPEZ DEJA CALIBRE 50". Soy Grupero. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "J Balvin & Calibre 50 Receive Pandora's First-Ever 'Billions' Awards". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lista completa de ganadores de Premios Lo Nuestro 2012". sdpnoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Premios Juventud 2015: Lista completa de ganadores". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Premios Juventud: Lista completa de nominados 2016". www.univision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lista de Ganadores Regional Mexicano de Premio Lo Nuestro". www.soygrupero.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Música, Univision. "Lista de ganadores de los iHeart Radio Music Awards 2016". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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