Reik

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Reik

Origin	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Years active	2003–present
Genres	Pop
Labels	Sony Music
Members	Jesús Navarro Julio Ramírez Gilberto Marín

Reik is a Mexican band from Mexicali, Baja California formed by Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas (lead vocals), Julio Ramírez Eguía (guitar/background vocals), and Gilberto Marín Espinoza "Bibi" (guitar).

1 Biography
2 Record Deal
- 2.1 Commercial Success
3 Awards
4 Discography
- 4.1 Albums
- 4.2 Singles
5 External Links

[edit] Biography

In 2003, Jesús Navarro and Julio Ramirez started their then-nascent musical project, tentatively called Reik. They started to record their first demos, which were then released through the Mexican club underground. Two of the most successful demos — "Levemente" and "Ahora Sin Ti" — produced more widespread coverage across Mexico. In early 2004, Reik invited Gilberto to join the band. They have been famous ever since (mainly in Latin America, Mexico and the southern parts of USA), having their videos broadcasted in famous music TV channels, such as MTV and HTV. Their second album, "Secuencia," was released on November 14, 2006. The first single from that album, "Invierno", was released on November 6, and gained a lot of popularity in the Latin American charts.

[edit] Record Deal

By mid-2004 Reik started to get the attention of various major record companies, including Sony Music which eventually signed the band. In February of 2005 Reik released their self-titled Reik debut album, produced by Abelardo Vázquez and Kiko Cibrian. The first single "Yo Quisiera" got heavy rotation on Mexican pop radio stations and soon went to number one. Their second single "Que Vida La Mia" also topped the Mexican charts as did their third single "Noviembre Sin Ti." Their fourth single, "Niña," failed to match the success of their previous singles, charting only at #33.

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[edit] Commercial Success

Reik's debut album went Gold in Mexico on May 6th, 2005 after selling 50,000 copies. In June 2005 Reik traveled to the U.S. to promote their album and its first single. They had a promotional mini-tour that visited Miami, McAllen, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, San Juan (Puerto Rico), and New York. The album was formally released in the United States on May of that same year. To date, the album has sold 40,000 copies in the U.S. alone. By May, the album was certified Platinum in Mexico for selling 120,000 copies. They have sold over half a million copies all over America to date.

[edit] Awards

Reik has been nominated to the Latin Grammy in the category "Best New Artist". They have been nominated to "Premios Lo Nuestro", "Premios Juventud", and numerous other awards. The band also has 4 nominations to the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America in the categories of "Best Pop Artist", "Best Group", "Best Northern Region Artist", and "Best Northern Region New Artist", winning three out of four.