Babasónicos

{{short description|Argentine rock band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Babasónicos

| image = BabasónicosMadrid.jpg

| caption =

| image_size =

| origin = Buenos Aires, Lanús, Argentina

| genre = Alternative rock, pop rock, rock, psychedelic rock, funk rock, experimental rock

| years_active = 1991–present

| label = Sony Music
Bultaco Records
Pop Art Music
Universal Music

| associated_acts =

| website = [http://www.babasonicos.com www.babasonicos.com]

| current_members = Adrián "Dárgelos" Rodríguez
Diego "Uma" Rodríguez
Diego "Uma-T" Tuñón
Diego "Panza" Castellano
Mariano "Roger" Domínguez

| past_members = Walter "DJ Peggyn" Kebleris
Gabriel "Gabo" Manelli †

}}

Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Babasonicos became one of the banner groups of the "sonic" underground rock movement in Argentina in the late 1990s.

The band name refers partly to Sai Baba, the Indian guru, and partly to a local toy gun called "La Pistola Sónica"

The lead singer Adrián "Dárgelos" Rodríguez and the keyboardist Diego "Uma-T" Tuñón initially decided to create a new style, which would not follow the established Argentine music. The other official band members are: Diego "Uma" Rodríguez (guitarist and lead singer), Diego "Panza" Castellano (drummer), Mariano "Roger" Domínguez (guitarist), and Gabriel "Gabo" Manelli (bassist, deceased).

For their second album, Trance Zomba (1994), they incorporated a guest DJ, "DJ Peggyn" who would eventually remain as a band member until after releasing Miami (1999). This same year the band saw the departure of their longtime manager Cosme.

In 1999, they collaborated with Ian Brown on a song that bears their name on his album Golden Greats.

In 2001, the band released Jessico, their most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album up to that point, reaching a broad mainstream audience with singles like "Los Calientes", "El Loco" and "Deléctrico".{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=25 July 2016|title=Jessico: El disco de una década|url=https://indiehoy.com/indieayer/jessico-disco-una-decada/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728032815/http://www.indiehoy.com:80/indieayer/jessico-disco-una-decada |archive-date=2016-07-28 |access-date=|website=}}

The following records, Infame (2003), Anoche (2005) and Mucho (2008) continued with a streak of critical praise and commercial success, each one being selected by several media outlets as one of the best Argentine albums of their respective years.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Babasónicos|url=https://rock.com.ar/artistas/133/biografia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718022749/http://rock.com.ar:80/artistas/133/biografia |archive-date=2017-07-18 |access-date=|website=}}

Babasonicos also composed the soundtrack for Vera Fogwill's movie Las Mantenidas Sin Sueños (Kept and Dreamless), which was released in 2007. The album was composed in 2003.

On January 12, 2008, the band posted an entry on their official site in which they informed that their longtime bassist, Gabriel Manelli had died as a result of Hodgkin's disease, which he had been suffering since the tour supporting the album Infame. Multi-instrumentalist and long-time friend Carca joined the group in replace of Manelli in their 2011 album A Propósito. {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=A propósito de Babasónicos: Chicos desorden|url=https://vos.lavoz.com.ar/content/proposito-babasonicos-chicos-desorden|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518045238/http://vos.lavoz.com.ar:80/content/proposito-babasonicos-chicos-desorden |archive-date=2011-05-18 |access-date=|website=}}

They released their latest album Trinchera, in 2022.

Discography

{{Main|Babasónicos discography}}

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:90%;"
style="width:21%;"| Award

! width=3%|Year

! style="width:25%;"| Category

! style="width:26%;"| Nominated work

! style="width:8%;"| Result

! style="width:3%;"| Ref.

rowspan="16" scope="row" |Latin Grammy Awards

| 2002

| Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal

| Jessico

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/awards/latin_grammy/winners_2002.html|title=3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards – Winners|work=Latin Grammy Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021201110540/http://www.grammy.com/awards/latin_grammy/winners_2002.html|archive-date=December 1, 2002|publisher=Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences|access-date=December 1, 2012|date=September 18, 2002}}

2004

| rowspan="3"|Best Alternative Music Album

| Infame

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=http://www.terra.com.mx/entretenimiento/articulo/138242/Lista+de+nominados+al+los+Grammy+Latinos.htm%26paginaid%3D3|title=Lista de nominados al los Grammy Latinos|publisher=Terra Networks México|access-date=January 28, 2011|language=Spanish|archive-date=October 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007002748/http://www.terra.com.mx/entretenimiento/articulo/138242/Lista+de+nominados+al+los+Grammy+Latinos.htm%26paginaid%3D3|url-status=dead}}

2006

| Anoche

| {{nom}}

| {{cite news|title=7th Annual Latin Grammy Winners List|url=http://www.grammy.com/Latin/7_latin/|year=2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604104543/http://www.grammy.com/Latin/7_latin/|archive-date=June 4, 2009|work=Latin Grammy Awards|publisher=Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences|access-date=October 5, 2012}}

rowspan="2"|2008

| Mucho

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite news |title= 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards|url= http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/latinamerica/la-grammy_listx_send-2008sep11,0,733605.htmlstory|access-date= January 28, 2011|date= September 10, 2007|work= Los Angeles Times|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140804052440/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-grammy_listx_send-2008sep11-htmlstory.html|archive-date=August 4, 2014}}

rowspan="2"|Best Short Form Music Video

| "Pijamas"

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"|2009

| "Las Demás"

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web|url=http://www.terra.com/musica/noticias/conoce_a_los_nominados_a_los_grammy_latinos/oci701873|title=Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos|work=Terra Networks|publisher=Telefónica|date=September 19, 2009|access-date=January 28, 2011|language=Spanish}}

rowspan="2"|Best Alternative Music Album

| Mucho +

| {{nom}}

rowspan="3"|2014

| Romantisísmico

| {{won}}

| rowspan="3"|{{cite magazine|title=Calle 13 lidera las nominaciones de los Grammy Latinos|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6259306/calle-13-latin-grammy-nominations-carlos-vives-enrique-iglesias|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 24, 2014}}

Best Alternative Song

| rowspan="2"|"La Lanza"

| {{nom}}

Best Short Form Music Video

| {{nom}}

2016

| Best Long Form Music Video

| Desde Adentro - Impuesto de Fé (En Vivo)

| {{nom}}

| {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7517955/latin-grammys-2016-nominations-full-list|title=Latin Grammys 2016 Nominations: See the Full List|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 21, 2016|date=September 21, 2016|last=Cobo|first=Leila}}

rowspan="2"|2019

| Best Alternative Music Album

| Discutible

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/09/24/camila-cabello-alejandro-sanz-top-2019-latin-grammy-nominations/2424014001/|title=Latin Grammys: Camila Cabello, Alejandro Sanz, Rosalía, Luis Fonsi score 2019 nominations|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|website=USA Today|language=en|access-date=2019-09-24}}

Best Alternative Song

| "La Pregunta"

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"|2022

| Best Pop/Rock Album

| Trinchera

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web|url=https://www.latingrammy.com/files/23rd_latin_grammy_nominations.pdf|title=23rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations|website=The Latin Recording Academy|accessdate=September 20, 2022|archive-date=September 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923181649/https://www.latingrammy.com/files/23rd_latin_grammy_nominations.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Best Pop/Rock Song

| "Bye Bye"

| {{nom}}

2023

| Best Pop/Rock Album

| Trinchera Avanzada

| {{nom}}

| {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/2023-latin-grammys-nominees-full-list-1235414844/|title=Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List|magazine=Billboard|first=Sigal|last=Ratner-Arias|date=19 September 2023|accessdate=19 September 2023}}

rowspan="23" scope="row" |Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica

| rowspan="3"|2002

| Best Group or Duet

| rowspan="5"|Babasónicos

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="3"|

Best Rock Artist

| {{nom}}

Best Artist — Southeast

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"|2003

| Best Group or Duet

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtvla.com/prensa/vmala03/com/comunicado.jhtml?nota=sp/2003-09-09-NominadosVMALA03.xml |title = MTVLA:: VMALA 2003 :: Prensa |date = 13 December 2003 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20031213135244/http://www.mtvla.com/prensa/vmala03/com/comunicado.jhtml?nota=sp/2003-09-09-NominadosVMALA03.xml |archive-date=13 December 2003 |url-status=dead}}

Best Artist - Argentina

| {{nom}}

rowspan="4"|2004

| Video of the Year

| "Putita"

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="4"|{{cite web|url=https://www.radioacktiva.com/2004/resumen-de-los-mtv-video-music-awards-latinoamerica-2004br-140593-21958.html|title=Resumen de los MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2004|website=Radio Aktiva|date=October 22, 2004|accessdate=September 23, 2022|language=es}}

Best Group or Duet

| rowspan="16"|Babasónicos

| {{nom}}

Best Rock Artist

| {{nom}}

Best Artist - Argentina

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"|2005

| Best Rock Artist

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61583/shakira-leads-nominees-for-mtv-latin-awards |title=Shakira Leads Nominees For MTV Latin Awards |date=September 1, 2005 |accessdate=December 12, 2018 |publisher=Billboard }}

Best Artist - South

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"|2006

| Best Rock Artist

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|

Best Artist - South

| {{nom}}

rowspan="4"|2007

| Artist of the Year

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="4"|{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/2007/10/20/344379-babasonicos-reyes-del-rock-los-premios-mtv/|title=Babasónicos, reyes del rock en los premios MTV|website=infobae|date=October 20, 2017|accessdate=September 23, 2022|language=es}}

Best Group or Duet

| {{nom}}

Best Rock Artist

| {{won}}

Best Artist - South

| {{nom}}

rowspan="6"|2008

| Artist of the Year

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="6"|

Best Group or Duet

| {{nom}}

Best Rock Artist

| {{nom}}

Best Artist - South

| {{nom}}

Best Fanclub

| {{nom}}

Video of the Year

| "Pijamas"

| {{nom}}

rowspan="3" scope="row"| MTV Europe Music Awards

| 2012

| rowspan="3"|Best Latin America South Act

| rowspan="3"|Babasónicos

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|title=Latinos nominados a los MTV Europe Awards|publisher=Infobae|url=https://www.infobae.com/2012/09/18/1058313-latinos-nominados-los-mtv-europe-awards/|date=September 18, 2012|accessdate=October 8, 2020|language=Spanish}}

2014

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|title=Alkilados, Don Tetto y Nicolas Mayorca se enfrentan en los MTV EMA 2014|publisher=El Espectador|url=https://www.elespectador.com/entretenimiento/musica/alkilados-don-tetto-y-nicolas-mayorca-se-enfrentan-en-los-mtv-ema-2014/|date=September 16, 2014|accessdate=October 8, 2020|language=Spanish}}

2016

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2016/11/06/lali-esposito-reconocida-en-los-mtv-europe-music-awards/|title=Lali Espósito, reconocida en los MTV Europe Music Awards|website=Infobae|accessdate=6 October 2017|date=6 November 2017|language=Spanish}}

rowspan="39" scope="row" |Premios Gardel

| rowspan="2"|2002

| Album of the Year

| rowspan="2"|Jessico

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/premios-gardel-gateras_0_SyBZGqBxRKe.html|title=Los Premios Gardel, en las gateras|accessdate=2022-02-13|date=2002-03-14|website=Clarín}}

Best Rock Group Album

| {{nom}}

rowspan="7"|2004

| Album of the Year

| rowspan="4"|Infame

| {{won}}

| rowspan="7"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/espectaculos/6-33537-2004-04-01.html|title=En la noche de los Premios Gardel, Babasónicos se llevó hasta el oro|accessdate=February 13, 2022|last=Micheletto|first=Karina|date=April 1, 2004|website=Página/12}}

Golden Gardel

| {{won}}

Producer of the Year {{small|(with Andrew Weiss)}}

| {{won}}

Best Rock Group Album

| {{won}}

Song of the Year

| rowspan="3"|"Irresponsables"

| {{won}}

Record of the Year

| {{won}}

Best Music Video

| {{won}}

rowspan="5"|2006

| Album of the Year

| rowspan="3"|Anoche

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="5"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/2006/03/11/242753-los-nominados-los-premios-carlos-gardel/|title=Los nominados a los Premios Carlos Gardel|accessdate=June 26, 2022|date=March 11, 2006|website=infobae|language=es}}

Record of the Year

| {{nom}}

Best Rock Group Album

| {{won}}

Song of the Year

| rowspan="2"|"Yegua"

| {{nom}}

Best Music Video

| {{nom}}

2008

| Best Soundtrack

| Las Mantenidas sin Sueños

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/ZZZ-No-se-usa/URUGUAYOS-NOMINADOS-A-LOS-GARDEL-uc57486|title=URUGUAYOS NOMINADOS A LOS GARDEL|accessdate=September 24, 2022|date=February 21, 2008|website=Montevideo Portal|language=es}}

rowspan="4"|2009

| Album of the Year

| rowspan="2"|Mucho

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="4"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/2009/04/08/441079-quienes-son-los-nominados-los-premios-gardel/|title=¿Quiénes son los nominados a los Premios Gardel?|accessdate=July 7, 2022|date=April 8, 2009|website=infobae|language=es}}

Best Rock Group Album

| {{won}}

rowspan="2"|Song of the Year

| "Microdancing"

| {{nom}}

Best Music Video

| {{nom}}

rowspan="3"|2012

| Album of the Year

| rowspan="2"|A Proposito

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="3"|{{cite web|url=http://www.infobae.com/2012/08/28/667289-todos-los-nominados-los-premios-gardel-2012 |title=Todos los nominados de los Premios Gardel 2012|website=Teleshow|accessdate=May 15, 2015}}

Best Rock Group Album

| {{nom}}

Best Music Video

| "Muñeco de Haití"

| {{nom}}

2013

| Best Catalog Collection Album

| Jessico Carolo

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.prensariomusica.com/5299-Los-Premios-Gardel-cumplen-15-anos.note.aspx|title=Los Premios Gardel cumplen 15 años|accessdate=September 24, 2022|date=June 17, 2013|website=Prensario Música|language=es}}

rowspan="4"|2014

| Album of the Year

| rowspan="2"|Romantisísmico

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="4"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/premios-gardel-2014-todos-los-ganadores-nid1724429/|title=Premios Gardel 2014: todos los ganadores|accessdate=2022-03-13|date=2014-09-05|website=La Nación}}

Best Rock Group Album

| {{won}}

rowspan="2"|Song of the Year

| "La Lanza"

| {{nom}}

Best Music Video

| {{won}}

2017

| Best DVD

| Desde Adentro & Impuesto de Fé

| {{won}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/premios-gardel-2017-todos-los-ganadores-nid2031108/|title=Premios Gardel 2017: todos los ganadores|accessdate=2022-03-13|date=2017-06-07|website=La Nación}}

2018

| Best Rock Group Album

| Repuesto de Fé

| {{won}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://tn.com.ar/musica/noticias/2018/05/29/premios-gardel-2018-todos-los-ganadores-de-la-fiesta-de-la-musica/|title=Premios Gardel 2018: todos los ganadores de la fiesta de la música|accessdate=2022-03-13|date=2018-05-30|website=Todo Noticias}}

rowspan="5"|2019

| Album of the Year

| rowspan="3"|Discutible

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="5"|{{Cite web|url=https://premiosgardel.org.ar/ganadores|title=Premios Gardel {{!}} CAPIF {{!}} GANADORES & NOMINADOS 2019|accessdate=2022-03-13|website=Premios Gardel a la Música}}

Record of the Year

| {{nom}}

Best Rock Group Album

| {{nom}}

Song of the Year

| rowspan="2"|"La Pregunta"

| {{nom}}

Best Music Video

| {{nom}}

2021

| Song of the Year

| "Suficiente"

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://premiosgardel.org.ar/ganadores/23|title=Premios Gardel {{!}} CAPIF {{!}} GANADORES & NOMINADOS 2021|accessdate=2022-03-13|website=Premios Gardel a la Música}}

rowspan="4"| 2023

| Album of the Year

| rowspan="2"| Trinchera Avanzada

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="4"| {{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/premios-gardel-2023-trueno-dante-spinetta-babasonicos-artistas-nominados_0_kITe4AISOo.html|title=Premios Gardel 2023: Trueno, Dante Spinetta y Babasónicos son los artistas más nominados|website=Clarín|date=April 11, 2023|accessdate=April 20, 2023|language=es}}

Best Alternative Rock Album

| {{won}}

Song of the Year

| "Bye Bye"

| {{nom}}

Best Catalogue Collection

| A Propósito

| {{nom}}

rowspan="11" scope="row"| Premios Quiero

| 2011

| Video of the Year

| "Muñeco de Haití"

| {{won}}

| {{cite web|title=Llegan los premios Quiero 2011|url=http://television.com.ar/diario-online/tv-paga/144112/llegan-los-premios-quiero-2011/|accessdate=20 June 2022|newspaper=Television|language=es}}

2012

| rowspan="2"| Best Rock Video

| "Tormento"

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|accessdate=20 June 2022|language=es|newspaper=Television|title=Llegan los Premios Quiero 2012|url=http://television.com.ar/diario-online/tv-paga/191090/llegan-los-premios-quiero-2012/}}

rowspan="2"| 2013

| rowspan="2"| "La Lanza"

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"| {{cite web|accessdate=20 June 2022|language=es|newspaper=Television|title=Llegan los Premios Quiero 2013|url=http://television.com.ar/diario-online/229259/llegan-los-premios-quiero-2013/}}

Best Group Video

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"| 2016

| Video of the Year

| rowspan="2"| "Vampi"

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"| {{cite web|accessdate=21 June 2022|archivedate=7 November 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107072437/https://www.qmusica.tv/premios-q|date=21 October 2016|title=Premios Quiero 2016 - Ingresá y votá|url=https://www.qmusica.tv/premios-q|website=Quiero}}

Best Rock Video

| {{nom}}

2017

| Best Live Video

| "Yegua"

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|title=Premios Quiero 2017|url=http://www.qmusica.tv/premios-q|accessdate=21 June 2022|website=Quiero|date=21 October 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924194016/http://www.qmusica.tv/premios-q|archivedate=24 September 2017}}

2018

| Best Rock Video

| rowspan="2"| "La Pregunta"

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|accessdate=22 June 2022|date=7 December 2018|newspaper=Billboard Argentina|title=10° edición de los premios Quiero: Lali, Tini y Sofía Reyes, nominadas|url=https://billboard.com.ar/10-edicion-de-los-premios-quiero-lali-tini-y-sofia-reyes-nominadas/}}

2019

| rowspan="2"| Best Group Video

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|accessdate=22 June 2022|archivedate=26 October 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026012401/https://www.qmusica.tv/premios|date=21 October 2019|newspaper=Q Música TV|title=Premios Quiero 2019 - Lista de nominaciones|url=https://www.qmusica.tv/premios}}

rowspan="2"| 2022

| "La Izquierda de la Noche"

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"| {{Cite web|url=https://www.qmusica.tv/Premios|title=Premios Quiero 2022 - Lista de nominaciones|accessdate=30 August 2023|date=11 October 2022|website=Premios Quiero|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013075910/https://www.qmusica.tv/Premios|archivedate=13 October 2022}}

Best Rock Video

| "BYE BYE"

| {{nom}}

Interviews

  • [http://thescenestar.typepad.com/ss/2007/04/interview_babas.html The Scenestar - March 2007]

References