Magneto (band)

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Elías, Charlie, Alex and Alan on the video for Sugar, Sugar where Charlie plays a preppy boy and Alan a geek

Magneto is a popular Mexican boy band of the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, Magneto was featured in "Siempre en Domingo", a Spanish entertainment show viewed across Latin America and parts of Europe.

1 Helicopter accident
2 Members
3 Albums
4 Singles
5 Films
6 Awards
7 Footnotes
8 External links

[edit] Helicopter accident

The newest member of the band, Ricky (Ricardo Guillermo Abarca), had to be hospitalized in September 2002 in Guatemala when four of his fingers were severed by a helicopter rotor - he had been waving to fans who came to greet the band. His fingers were found by aid workers and volunteers and re-attached at a hospital in Guatemala, Guatemala. ^[1]. The band broke up that year and some of the ex-members made a return in 2001 as X Magneto.

[edit] Members

[edit] Original members

Eddie, Xavier, Elías, Pepe, and Juan

[edit] Replacements

Alan #1, Enrique, Mauri, Marcos, Eduardo, Carlos, Danny, Alex, Charlie, Alan #2, Toño

[edit] Timeline

[edit] Albums

Tu Libertad (1994)(Your Freedom)
Más (1993)(More)
Cambiando el Destino (1992)(Changing Destiny)
Vuela, Vuela (1990) (a cover of Desireless's Voyage Voyage)
40 grados (1989)(40 Degrees)
Todo esta muy bien (1987)(Everything is very good)
Tremendo (1986)(Tremendous)
Super 6 Magneto (1984)(Magneto Super 6)
Dejalo que gire (1984)(Let it grow)

[edit] Singles

Alan, Charlie and Toño on the video for Una y Otra Vez recorded in Guatemala in 2001

Una y Otra Vez (2001)(Once Again)

[edit] From the album Tu Libertad

Eva María (Eva Maria)
Siempre Cerca de Mi (Close to Me Forever)
Mentira Para Dos (A Lie for Two)
Malherido (Seriously Injured)
Tu Libertad (Your Freedom)

[edit] From the album Más

Que Sensación (How Sensational)
Mi Amada (My Lovely)
Como Pega el Son (How the Son/Sound Hits You)
Sugar, Sugar (cover song)

Vuela, Vuela (remix) (1992)
Vuela, Vuela (Fly away, Fly away) (1992)

[edit] From the album 40 grados

Obsesionado (1990)(Obsessed)
40 grados (1989)(40 Degrees)
Tu mejor amigo (1989)(Literally: Your Best Friend)

[edit] From the album Tremendo

Tremendo(Tremendous) (1986)
Adolescencia(The Teenage Years) (1986)

[edit] From the album Todo esta muy bien

Mi clase de amor(My Kind of Love) (1988)
Soy un soñador(I'm a Dreamer) (1988)
Todo esta muy bien(Everything Is Very Good) (1987)

[edit] Films

Cambiando el destino(Changing Destiny) (1992)

[edit] Awards

42 gold albums (representing 4.5 million records)
7 platinum albums
1 diamond album
Eres award for:
- Best Pop Group
- Best Album
- Best Video
- Best Movie
- Best Song
TVyNovelas Award for 'Best Pop Group
Galardón a los Grandes de la Música Award
Lo Nuestro Award
La Antorcha at the Viña del Mar Festival

[edit] Footnotes

^ (Spanish) Se recupera integrante de Magneto. todito.com, September 2, 2002. Accessed on February 10, 2006

[edit] External links

(Spanish) Site, including history of the band on Geocities
(Spanish) mauristern.com, official site of Mauri (Stern)

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