Cali y El Dandee

Cali & El Dandee[1] are a Colombian Latin Pop Music urban duo, consisting of brothers Alejandro Rengifo (Cali) and Mauricio Rengifo (Dandee). They started their career in 2008 and have been together since.

Cali & Dandee
Cali (right) and Dandee (left) in 2017
Background information
OriginCali, Colombia
GenresPop, Urbano
Years active2009–present
LabelsUniversal Music Spain
Associated actsTatiana Klauss, Daniel Maldonado
Websitewww.caliyeldandee.com
MembersAlejandro Rengifo (Cali)
Mauricio Rengifo (Dandee)[1]

Their biggest hits are "Gol", "Volver","Move Your Body","Tus Ojos", "Lento", "La Muda". Their most successful singles "Por Fin Te Encontré" and "Yo Te Esperaré" have received more than 800 million and 370 million views respectively on YouTube. Their debut album 3 A.M. was released on July 10, 2012, on record company Universal Studios Spain.[2]

In 2012, Cali & El Dandee collaborated with Spanish singer David Bisbal in the Spanish official anthem for Euro 2012, "No hay 2 sin 3".

Award and records

The group have received several nominations in the Premios Nuestra Tierra.

On July 11, 2011 the group received a Double Platinum certification by PROMUSICAE for sales of 80,000 copies of their single "Yo Te Esperaré" in Spain. The song, which is about love, includes lyrics such as "even though my life's over, I'll wait for you" and "we'll walk along the sea". At the same time, their second single "No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)", featuring David Bisbal, achieved Gold with sales over 20,000 copies. "Yo Te Esperaré" and "No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)" were the second and the tenth best selling singles of 2012 in Spain.[3]

Discography

Albums
  • 2011: Flybot
  • 2012: 3 A.M.
  • 2019: 3 P.M.
  • 2020: Colegio

Singles
  • 2011: "Yo te esperaré"
  • 2012: "La playa" (featuring Natalia Bautista)
  • 2012: "No hay 2 sin 3" (with David Bisbal)
  • 2012: "3 A.M."
  • 2013: "No digas nada"
  • 2013: "Te necesito"
  • 2013: "Por siempre" (BSO Zipi y Zape y el club de la canica)
  • 2014: "Contigo" (with Bonka y Kevin Florez)
  • 2015: "Vivo ahora" (with Lucas Arnau)
  • 2015: "Pon el alma en el juego" (with Dulce María, D-Niss, Luciano Pereyra y Sam Alves)
  • 2015: "Por fin te encontré" (with Juan Magán y Sebastian Yatra)
  • 2016: "Mil tormentas" (with Morat)
  • 2016: "Traicionera" (Sebastian Yatra, Cosculluela)
  • 2017: "Lumbra" (featuring Shaggy)[4]
  • 2017: "Loca" (featuring Maite Perroni)
  • 2017: "La estrategia"
  • 2017: "Tu me obligaste" (Antonio José featuring Cali y el Dandee)
  • 2018: "Como si nada" (Sebastian Yatra, Cali)
  • 2018: "Te voy amar" (Andres Cepeda featuring Cali y el Dandee)
  • 2018: "Volver a verte" (Fonseca featuring Cali y el Dandee)
  • 2018: "Por que te vas" (TINI featuring Cali y el Dandee)
  • 2018: "Sirena"
  • 2019: "Ay corazón"
  • 2019: "Solo mia" (Greeicy, Jhay Cortez)
  • 2019: "Solo Quiero (Somebody to Love)" (with Leona Lewis & Juan Magán)
  • 2019: "+" (with Aitana)
  • 2020: «Borracho de amor» (with Reik)
  • 2020: «Tu nombre» (with Mike Bahía)
  • 2020: «Locura» (with Sebastián Yatra)
  • 2020: «Solamente Tú»

Awards and nominations

Premios 40 Principales

Premios 40 Principales is an awards ceremony hosted annually by the Spanish radio channel Los 40 Principales.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Cali & El Dandee Best Colombian Act Nominated
2012 "No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)" (with David Bisbal) Best Latin Song Nominated
Yo Te Esperaré Won
Best America Song Nominated
Cali & El Dandee Best Latin Artist Nominated
Best America Urban Act Nominated
Best America Best South Act Nominated
2013 Cali & El Dandee Best Latin Artist Nominated

World Music Awards

The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 No Digas Nada (Dejá Vu) World's Best Song Pending
World's Best Video Pending
Cali & El Dandee World's Best Group Pending

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 Cali & El Dandee Best Latin America Central Act Nominated

Premios Nuestra Tierra

A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade that recognize outstanding achievement in the Colombian music industry. Cali & El Dandee has received four nominations.[5]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014"No Digas Nada"Best Song of the YearNominated
"No Digas Nada"Best Pop Performance of the YearNominated
ThemselvesBest Pop Solo Artist or GroupNominated
"No Digas Nada"Best Music VideoNominated

References
  1. "Cali & Dandee Biography". Musica.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. "Michel TelĂł y Cali & El Dandee tienen los videos mĂĄs vistos en Youtube | RCN La Radio". RCN Radio. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  3. "Top 50 Canciones Anual 2012" (PDF). Promuiscae.es. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  4. "spanishcharts.com – Cali y El Dandee feat. Shaggy – Lumbra". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  5. Premios Nuestra Tierra received to Jorge Celedón:
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