Reik 2498721 223964150 2008-07-06T18:51:29Z Bunnyhop11 7345738 {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = Reik | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | Born = | Died = | Origin = {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexicali]], [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]] | Instrument = | Voice_type = | Genre = [[Pop music|Latin Pop]] | Occupation = | Years_active = [[2003]] - present | Label = [[Sony Music]] | Associated_acts = | URL = [http://www.reik.tv/ Reik.tv] | Current_members = [[Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas]]<br>[[Julio Ramírez Eguía]]<br>[[Gilberto Marín Espinoza]] | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Reik''' is a [[Latin Grammy]]-nominated [[Mexico|Mexican]] band from [[Mexicali]], [[Baja California]] formed by [[Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas]] (lead vocals), [[Julio Ramírez Eguía]] (guitar/background vocals), and [[Gilberto Marín Espinoza]] (guitar). The group's name actually means "rake" (as in raking the guitar's strings", but the band wanted their Mexican listeners to pronounce it correctly, hence, Reik. In 2003, Jesús Navarro and Julio Ramirez started their then-nascent musical project, tentatively called "Reik". It was then they recorded their first demos, which were released through the [[Mexico|Mexican]] underground club scene. Two of the most successful demos — "[[Levemente]]" and "Ahora Sin Ti" — brought 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 southern parts of the [[United States]]. Their videos have been broadcasted on famous music television channels, such as [[MTV]] and [[HTV]]. Their second album, ''[[Secuencia]]'', was released on November 14, 2006, which featured the first single, "Invierno" (released on November 6), which gained a lot of popularity based Latin American airplay. ==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 [[Reik (album)|self-titled debut album]], produced by Abelardo Vázquez and Kiko Cibrian. The first single "Yo Quisiera" got heavy rotation on Mexican [[Pop music|pop]] radio stations and soon went to number one. Their second single "[[Que Vida La Mia|Qué Vida La Mía]]" also topped the Mexican charts as did their third single "Noviembre Sin Ti". Their fourth single, "[[Niña (Reik song)|Niña]]", failed to match the success of their previous singles, charting only at #33. {{Sound sample box align left|Music sample:}} {{Listen |filename=Reik - Invierno.ogg |title=Reik - Invierno |description=30 second sample from [[Reik]] ''Invierno'', from the album ''Secuencia''. |format=[[Ogg]]}} {{sample box end}} ==Commercial Success== Reik's [[Reik (album)|debut album]] went [[Gold album|gold]] in Mexico on May 6th, 2005 after selling 50,000 copies. In June 2005, Reik traveled to the [[United States|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 [[United States|U.S.]] alone. By May, the album was certified [[Platinum album|platinum]] in [[Mexico]] for selling 120,000 copies. They have sold over half a million copies all over America to date. On July 6, 2007, Reik participated in the Alltel Wireless “Mi Círculo, Mi Música” (My Circle, My Music) concert in [[El Paso]], TX. ==Tours== Reik began their tour with pop group [[Camila (band)|Camila]] on August 2007. They went to cities like Fresno, Los Angeles, San Francisco. ==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. ==Discography== ===Studio Albums=== *''[[Reik (album)|Reik]]'' <small>(2005)</small> *''[[Secuencia]]'' <small>(2006)</small> ===Live Albums=== *''[[Sesión Metropolitana]]'' <small>(2006)</small> ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="400" !align="center" valign="center"|Year !align="center" valign="center"|No !align="center" valign="center"|Single !align="center" valign="center"|Album |- |align="center" valign="center" rowspan="3"|2005 |align="center" valign="center"|1 |align="center" valign="center"|"Yo Quisiera" |align="center" valign="center" rowspan="5"|''[[Reik (album)|Reik]]'' |- |align="center" valign="center"|2 |align="center" valign="center"|"[[Que Vida La Mia|Qué Vida La Mía]]" |- |align="center" valign="center"|3 |align="center" valign="center"|"Noviembre Sin Ti" |- |align="center" valign="center" rowspan="3"|2006 |align="center" valign="center"|4 |align="center" valign="center"|"[[Niña (Reik song)|Niña]]" |- |align="center" valign="center"|5 |align="center" valign="center"|"[[Levemente]]" |- |align="center" valign="center"|6 |align="center" valign="center"|"[[Invierno]]" |align="center" valign="center" rowspan="4"|''[[Secuencia]]'' |- |align="center" valign="center" rowspan="3"|2007 |align="center" valign="center"|7 |align="center" valign="center"|"[[Me Duele Amarte]]" |- |align="center" valign="center"|8 |align="center" valign="center"|"[[De Que Sirve|De Qué Sirve]]" |- |align="center" valign="center"|9 |align="center" valign="center"|"[[Sabes]]" |} ==External links== * [http://www.reik.tv Official Site] * [http://www.myspace.com/gruporeik Official MySpace] {{Reik}} [[Category:Mexicali musical groups]] [[Category:Mexican pop musical groups]] [[Category:2000s music groups]] [[Category:Mexican musical groups]] [[es:Reik]] [[fr:Reik]] [[nah:Reik]] [[ja:Reik]] [[fi:Reik]]