Mau y Ricky

Mau y Ricky
Also known as MR (2011–2015)
Years active 2011-present
Labels
Members
  • Mauricio Montaner
  • Ricky Montaner

Mau y Ricky is a band composed of Venezuelan-born brothers Mau and Ricky Montaner. They were nominated for the 2018 Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Song of the Year. The duo first formed as MR in 2011 until 2015.[1]

Early life

Mauricio Sebastián and Ricardo Andrés Montaner were born in Caracas, Venezuela to filmmaker Marlene Rodríguez and Ricardo Montaner, an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer-songwriter.[2][3] They were raised until the ages of 7 and 10 in Caracas[4] before moving to Miami, Florida.[3] They have a sister Eva Luna and two older half-brothers, Alejandro Manuel and Héctor Eduardo from their father's first marriage.[2] Mau y Ricky are bilingual, speaking English and Spanish. They began studying music at the ages of 4 and 6 years respectively.[5]

Career

Mau y Ricky started their music career playing weekly at a church in a band they co-founded.[5] Mau y Ricky have written songs for singers including Thalía, Leslie Grace,[6] Miguel Bosé, Diego Boneta, Cristian Castro, and Ednita Nazario.[3][7] Mau was one of the song-writers of "Vente Pa' Ca", sung by Ricky Martin featuring Maluma.[8] In April 2018, their song "Mi Mala" with Karol G peaked at 44 on the Hot Latin Songs.[9] At the 2018 Lo Nuestro Awards, Mau y Ricky performed Será and Tan Enamorados with their father Ricardo Montaner.[10]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays with selected details
Title Details
Arte

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
VEN
[11]		 ARG
[12]		 COL
[13]		 ECU
[14]		 MEX
[15]		 SPA
[16]		 URU
[17]		 US
Latin
[18]		 US
Latin
Airplay
[19]		 US
Latin
Pop
[20]
"Hoy" 2011 —————————— Non-album single
"Preguntas" 2013 ——————————
"Iré tras de ti" 2014 ——————————
"Voy Que Quemo" 2016 ——————————
"Para Olvidarte" —————————— Arte
"Mi Mala"
(with Karol G)		 2017 —————68———— TBA
"Mi Mala (Remix)"
(with Karol G featuring Becky G, Leslie Grace and Lali)		 2018 30106815—578383321
"Bailoteame"
(with Agustín Casanova and Abraham Mateo)		 ——————8———
"22" ———65——————
"Ya No Tiene Novio"
(with Sebastián Yatra)		 1955163140
[25]		4363114
"Desconocidos"
(with Manuel Turizo and Camilo)		 ——————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peaks Certifications Album
ARG
[12]		 SPA
[16]
"Qué Tienes Tú"
(Dvicio featuring Jesús Reik and Mau y Ricky		 2018 —55
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[26]
 Qué Tienes Tú
"Sin Querer Queriendo"
(Lali featuring Mau y Ricky		 38— Brava
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles
Title Year Peaks Album
ECU
[14]
"Mal de La Cabeza"
(with Becky G)		 2018 83 TBA
"Japonesa" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

List of other appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Sin Querer Queriendo" 2018 Lali Brava

Awards

At the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2017, Mau y Ricky were nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist for their album Arte and the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "Vente Pa' Ca".[8]

Personal life

Mau and Ricky reside in Miami, Florida.[3]

Concert tours

Opening act

References

  1. ↑ "No solo son los hijos de Ricardo Montaner: conoce más sobre Mau y Ricky". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Andonie, Luisa (2017-05-16). "Mau y Ricky Are on Track to Live Up to Their Iconic Father's Legacy With EP Arte". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Mangal, Mayra (2016-04-15). "Conoce a Mau y Ricky, los hijos de Ricardo Montaner". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  4. ↑ "Get to Know Venezuelan-Born Sibling Duo Mau y Ricky". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. 1 2 CMTV. "CMTV - Biografía de Mau y Ricky". www.cmtv.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  6. ↑ "Mau Y Ricky Premiere 'Voy Que Quemo' Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Mau Y Ricky on Learning to Follow Their Intuition for Upcoming Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  8. 1 2 EFE (2018-04-07). "Mau y Ricky Montaner despegan en su carrera tras el éxito de "Vente pa'ca"". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  9. ↑ "Mau y Ricky Mi Mala Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  10. ↑ "Ricardo Montaner Performs Greatest Hits With Children Mau Y Ricky, Evaluna At Premio Lo Nuestro [VIDEO]". Latin Times. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  11. ↑ Peak positions in Venezuela:
    • "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Top 100 Venezuela – Semana 32 del 2018 – Del 03/08/2018 al 09/08/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
    • "Ya No Tiene Novio": "Top 100 Venezuela – Semana 37 del 2018 – Del 07/09/2018 al 13/09/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  12. 1 2 Peak positions in Argentina:
    • "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Top 20 Argentina – Del 2 al 8 de Abril, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
    • "Ya No Tiene Novio" and "Sin Querer Queriendo": "Argentina Hot 100 – Semana del 13 de Octubre del 2018". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  13. ↑ Peak positions in Colombia:
    • "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 13 del 2018 – Del 23/03/2018 al 30/03/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
    • "Ya No Tiene Novio": "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 37 del 2018 – Del 07/09/2018 al 13/09/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  14. 1 2 Peak positions in Ecuador:
    • "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 11 del 2018 – Del 09/03/2018 al 15/03/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
    • "Ya No Tiene Novio": "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 39 del 2018 – Del 21/09/2018 al 27/09/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
    • "22" and "Mal de La Cabeza": "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 40 del 2018 – Del 28/09/2018 al 04/10/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Chart Search: Mexico Airplay (2018-09-22)". Billboardm. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  16. 1 2 "Discography Mau y Ricky". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  17. ↑ Peak positions in Uruguay:
    • "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Top 20 Uruguay – Del 19 al 25 de Febrero, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
    • "Bailoteame": "Top 20 Uruguay – Del 9 al 15 de Julio, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
    • "Ya No Tiene Novio": "Top 20 Uruguay – Del 27 de Agosto al 2 de Septiembre, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Mau y Ricky Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Mau y Ricky Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Mau y Ricky Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  21. 1 2 3 "Mau y Ricky on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Mau y Ricky on Instagram". Instagram. March 21, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Mau y Ricky | Encuentros digitales". El Mundo (in Spanish). October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Gold & Platinum: Mau y Ricky". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 39: del 21.9.2018 al 27.9.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Qué Tienes Tú – DVICIO ft. Mau y Ricky". elportaldemusica.es (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Los hijos de Montaner estarán con los Teen Angels". Infobae (in Spanish). 5 July 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
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