Miranda (group)

{{Short description|French Eurodance group}}

{{Distinguish|Miranda!}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Miranda

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| background = group_or_band

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| origin = France

| genre = Eurodance, Europop

| years_active = 1999 – 2001

| label = Universal

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| current_members =

| past_members = Sandra Miranda García
Lavelle McKinnie Duggan

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Miranda is a French Eurodance group, active in Europe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The main frontwoman of the group was the French-Spanish singer and dancer Sandra Miranda García.The band was initially signed to Universal Records.

History

In 1998, Miranda was taking part as a dancer to the videoclip of Ricky Martin's song, "María", when she met producers Louis Element and Johnny Williams. Their first release, in 1999, was the lead single from their first and only album Fiesta: "Vamos a la playa"; the song became a summer hit in the Netherlands and Italy.{{Cite web |url= http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miranda&titel=Vamos+a+la+playa&cat=s |title=Miranda – Vamos a la playa |work=spanishcharts.com |accessdate=15 September 2010}} In 2000, they released two singles, "Eldorado" and "A la fiesta", the latter of which peaked at number 66 on the Dutch Singles Chart.{{Cite web |url= http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miranda&titel=A+la+fiesta&cat=s |title= Miranda – A la fiesta |work=spanishcharts.com |accessdate=15 September 2010}} They released one further song, the non-charting "Bamba! (El Ritmo De Miranda)".

In 2001, Miranda disbanded and main singer signed with the label "Do It Yourself" for a solo career.

Discography

=Albums=

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Year

! Album details

1999

| style="text-align:left;"| Fiesta

  • Release date: November 1999
  • Label: Universal

=Singles=

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

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! width="35"| CAN
Dance

! width="35"| ITA[http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/am.htm Italian peak positions]

! width="35"| NED

1999

| align="left"| "Vamos a la playa"

| 8

| 4

| 7

| align="left" rowspan="3"| Fiesta

rowspan="2"| 2000

| align="left"| "Eldorado"

| —

| —

| —

align="left"| "A la fiesta"

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| 35

| 66

2001

| align="left"| "Bamba! (El Ritmo De Miranda)"

| —

| —

| —

| align="left" | Single only

References