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Manel (band)

Manel was an indie pop band from Barcelona who sing in Catalan. They released their first album in 2008. They describe their musical style as a synthesis of pop and folk music.[1][2][3] Critics have linked their style to that of other Catalan-speaking musicians such as Pau Riba, Jaume Sisa, and Antònia Font.[2][4][5]

Manel
Manel at the Palau de la música catalana in 2010
Background information
OriginBarcelona, Spain
Genres
Years active2007–2023
Labels
  • Discmedi
  • Ceràmiques Guzmán
MembersArnau Vallvé
Martí Maymó
Roger Padilla
Guillem Gisbert
WebsiteOfficial page

History

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Guillem Gisbert.
 
Martí Maymó.
 
Roger Padilla.
 
Arnau Vallvé.

The members of Manel met while attending Costa i Llobera school in Barcelona.[1] They first came to public attention as finalists in the 2007 Sona9 music competition, in which they were awarded the Premi Joventut. With the prize money they were able to cover the production costs of their debut album,[1][6]

Els millors professors europeus

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Els millors professors europeus (The Best European Professors), whose title alludes to a lyric of the song Pla quinquennal. The album, recorded at Estudis Nòmada 57 between June and October 2007 and produced by Discmedi, was released the following year to critical acclaim.[3][4][5][7][8][9]

The Catalan magazine Enderrock pronounced it the best pop-rock album of the year.[10] In its issue of January 2009, Rockdelux described it as the third best Spanish album of the previous year, while the magazine MondoSonoro rated it the seventh-best.[11]

The video for Dona estrangera, directed by Sergi Pérez, was awarded the prize for best video at the 2008 Cinemad festival.[12]

Apart from the songs featured on Els millors professors europeus, the group's repertoire includes cover versions of No t'enyoro by Els Pets,[13] La Tortura by Shakira, and Common People by Pulp.[14]

It wasn't long until Manel became a sociocultural phenomenon in the Catalan-speaking world, giving rise to a considerable number of new Catalan-speaking pop groups, among whom, distinguished by the sales numbers they have achieved, are Els amics de les arts.[15][16] [17]

Els millors professors europeus went gold, selling more than 30 000 copies.[18]

10 milles per veure una bona armadura

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Their second album, from which two songs (Aniversari and Boomerang) were released in February 2011, went on sale on 15 March 2011 titled 10 milles per veure una bona armadura. In ten days, it became the best-selling album in Spain.[19] The title comes from a phrase pronounced by Kenneth Branagh in Much Ado about Nothing. In its first week, it sold more than 10,000 copies and reached number 1 on the CD sales chart in Spain, something which hadn't happened with a Catalan disc in more than 15 years.[20] This second album was also released on vinyl.

Atletes, baixin de l'escenari

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Manel's third studio album was Atletes, baixin de l'escenari (in English, Athletes, get off the stage), published by and distributed by Warner Music in CD, vinyl and digitally. The album was released on 16 April 2013. In its first week, the album reached number one on Promusicae billboards in Spain, selling more than 10,000 copies.[21] The title refers to an incident at the 1992 Olympic Games where an announcer ordered a large number of dancing athletes to get off the stage as it was feared it would break.[22]

Jo competeixo

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On 1 March 2016, Manel announced through a press release the release of a fourth studio album, titled Jo competeixo, which was released on 8 April and consisted of eleven songs, recorded between November and December 2015.

Per la bona gent

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On 12 September 2019, Manel announced the publication of their fifth studio album, titled Per la bona gent,[23] which was released on 4 October and consisted of twelve songs. This work included collaborations with artists such as Jaume Sisa and María del Mar Bonet.[24]

L'amant malalta and indefinite hiatus

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On 11 March 2021, Manel released the single "L'amant malalta" ("The ill lover"). This was followed on 16 April by the release of a limited edition three-track EP, also titled L'amant malalta.

Two years later, in March of 2023, Manel announced that they would be taking an indefinite break from performing together[25] and that lead singer Guillem Gisbert would be pursuing solo projects. On 1 March 2024 he released the LP Balla la Masurca!.

Members

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  • Arnau Vallvé: Vocals, percussion, and MIDI
  • Martí Maymó: Vocals, bass guitar, contrabass, clarinet and sweet flute
  • Roger Padilla: Vocals, guitar, banjo, melodica, mandola, ukulele and MIDI
  • Guillem Gisbert: Main vocals, ukulele and guitar

Discography

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  • Els millors professors europeus (2008)
No.TitleLength
1."En la que el Bernat se't troba"4:19
2."Avís per a navegants"2:46
3."Ai, Dolors"3:19
4."Pla quinquennal"2:58
5."Roma"3:45
6."Captatio benevolentiae"4:19
7."Nit freda per ser abril"4:21
8."Al mar!"3:28
9."Els quapos són els raros"3:38
10."Dona estrangera"3:59
11."Ceràmiques Guzmán"3:23
12."Corrandes de la parella estable"7:15
  • 10 milles per veure una bona armadura (2011)
No.TitleLength
1."Benvolgut"4:15
2."La cançó del soldadet"3:57
3."El gran salt"3:21
4."Boomerang"5:07
5."La bola de cristall"4:11
6."Aniversari"4:29
7."Flor groga"3:57
8."Criticarem les noves modes de pentinats"6:06
9."El Miquel i L'Olga tornen"3:39
10."Deixa-la, Toni, deixa-la"6:22
  • Atletes, baixin de l'escenari (2013)
No.TitleLength
1."Ai, Yoko"3:36
2."Vés, bruixot!"4:10
3."Ja era fort"2:59
4."Banda de rock"3:08
5."Deixar-te un dia"4:11
6."Mort d'un heroi romàntic"5:26
7."Imagina't un nen"2:35
8."Teresa Rampell"5:30
9."A veure què en fem"4:57
10."Desapareixíem lentament"3:21
11."Quin dia feia, amics..."3:59
12."Fes-me petons"4:38
13."Un directiu em va acomiadar"3:19
  • Jo competeixo (2016)
No.TitleLength
1."Les cosines"4:18
2."Cançó del dubte"3:42
3."Arriba l'alba a Sant Petersburg"6:17
4."La serotonina"4:13
5."Temptacions de Collserola"5:39
6."M'hi vaig llançar"3:40
7."L'espectre de Maria Antonieta"3:11
8."BBVA"5:45
9."Sabotage"4:18
10."Avança, vianant"5:38
11."Jo competeixo"8:34

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Manel presenta credenciales". Diario El País (in Spanish). 16 November 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Manel i els millors professors europeus". VilaWeb (in Catalan). 10 December 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b "El 'pop-folk' de barretina". Diario El Mundo (in Catalan). 12 December 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Manel – Els millors professors europeus". Mandarina Magazine. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Manel: 'Els millors professors europeus'". Fona Artists (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Ells sí que es diuen Manel!". ritmes.cat (in Catalan). 22 November 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  7. ^ "Manel o la fugaz ilusión de un mundo en orden". El Periódico (in Spanish). 9 January 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  8. ^ Joan S. Luna (14 November 2008). "Disco de Manel, Els millors professors europeus". MondoSonoro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  9. ^ González, Abel (23 March 2009). "El boom del pop en catalán". Diario Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  10. ^ "Les cançons tel·lúriques de Roger Mas, millor disc de l'any segons la crítica". Revista Enderrock (in Catalan). 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  11. ^ "Resumen discos 2008". Revista MondoSonoro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  12. ^ "Palmarés". Cinemad 08. XIV Festival de cine independiente y de culto (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  13. ^ Manel - Sputnik "No t'enyoro" (ELS PETS). Manel. 17 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2009 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "Fenómeno musical en catalán". Diario El País (in Spanish). 30 September 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  15. ^ "10 milles per veure una bona armadura". Mondosonoro. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  16. ^ Linés, Esteban (28 February 2011). "El porqué del nuevo pop catalán". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  17. ^ González, Abel (23 March 2009). "El boom del pop en catalán". Público. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  18. ^ "Disc d'Or per a Manel" (in Catalan). vilaweb.cat. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  19. ^ "Manel fa història convertint-se en el primer grup català que es situa en el número 1 de vendes de l'Estat".
  20. ^ "El disco más vendido en España se canta en catalán por primera vez en 15 años". El Mundo. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  21. ^ "Lista Promusicae: Lo más vendido de la semana en España". Popelera.net. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  22. ^ "Jocs Olímpics Barcelona '92 - "Atletes, baixin de l'escenari"- betevé". 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2020 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ "El nuevo álbum de Manel, "Per la bona gent", se editará el 4 de octubre". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  24. ^ Nerín, Gustau (4 October 2019). "Llega el Manel más electrónico con 'Per la bona gent'". El Nacional.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  25. ^ "Music group Manel announces indefinite break". www.catalannews.com. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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