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[2003] [Spain]

Technorumba anyone?

Camela are probably the tackiest band in Spain. They created the technorumba genre - a mix of techno and rumba. They are Dioni, María Ángeles, and Rubén (Dioni's son) and they write all their lyrics and music.

They are Spain's media worst nightmare - no ones wants to talk about them, play them or put them on TV, but they are probably Spain's music best sellers of the past 5 years - every album goes to #1 and stays there for weeks.

The video for 'el calor de mi cuerpo' won them Best Spanish Video award for RockDeluxe magazine two years ago. It features a lot of tv-friendly kitsch and techno pop band Ellos play a small part on it - Camela become cool'n trendy.

I don't mind them at all - in fact they are much better than much of the light crap that we are subject to every day. (of course I don't live in Spain and don't have to put up with them)

Here's the über-sickening-kitsch video for 'nunca debí enamorarme' - 'i should never have fallen in love'.