Kiruba was female pop music group from Ecuador. The group was formed in Quito in 2003, and consisted of members María José Blum, Diana Rueda, Mariela Nazareno, Cecilia Calle, and Gabriela Villalba. Quisiera, the first single from the band, took first place in the charts in Ecuador for nearly five weeks and the fifteenth in Latin America for a week. As quintet released two studio albums and five singles. They separated in 2004 due to differences between the members.
History
The group was created in 2003 after a television talent contest called 'Popstars' from Teleamazonas TeVe Channel. After nearly three months of competition judges chose the final five members of the band: María José Blum, Diana Rueda, Mariela Nazareno, Gabriela Villalba and Cecilia Calle. The band chose the name of Kiruba, which derived from a reading Diana Rueda had done on a brave chieftain of the ethnicity of the Amazonian Shuar.
Launch
The quintet released their first album entitled Kiruba just released the results of the competition, so its sales soared to 5,000 copies just a few days after its appearance in stores. Kiruba became overnight into a true national phenomenon that was, among other prizes, triple platinum disc. Her first single Quisiera it held for several weeks first in Ecuador and in Latin America was the fifteenth in the counting chain HTV. Their next single Camina, Me Pierdo and Como Extraño Tu Luz has not running with the same fate at the continental level but positioned at the top of the radio stations in Ecuador.
Second Disc and Separation
In 2004 the group launched its second and final album as a quintet: Baila La Luna, promoting the first Me Quedo Contigo. The single reached the third place of the Ecuadorian charts. The band broke up that same year by differences between the members. After separation, Mariela Nazareno led a local rock band called Tinticos, Diana Rueda worked on several painting exhibitions, Cecilia Calle founded a dance company and developed as a television host, María José Blum took part in the soap opera 'El Cholito' and Gabriela Villalba joined “Kudai” a rock band from Chile in 2006.
The Return: Hada 4
In 2008, four of the five former members of Kiruba reunited. These included María José Blum, Diana Rueda, Mariela Nazareno and Cecilia Calle. The new project was named Hada 4. In June 2008 announced in a press conference their return to the music scene and the first single from the new album: Volviéndome Loca, was released on July 15. On the night of November 9, it made its first official appearance in the programBailando Por Un Sueño Edición Especial, but with the surprise that Diana Rueda had left the quartet then had become a trio.
KIRUBA is Back
In 2017 Kiruba announced their return to the stage, with the 5 original members on a cover for "Hola!" magazine. Kiruba was national trending on Twitter for 4 days. On January 30, 2018, Kiruba premiered his new song "Se Me Fue", a song that has the collaboration of Magic Juan, a former member of Proyecto Uno. The musical theme mixes pop with urban and Latin. The essence of the quintet is still perceived in their music. The song was composed by Andrés Torres, producer of the hit Despacito, Santiago Hernández, ex-member of Sin Ánimo de Lucro and Gabriela Villalba. Sebastián Jácome, an Ecuadorian based in Los Angeles, was in charge of the production of the song. "Se Me fue", reached the 2nd place in the Ecuadorian chart in the first week of release and stayed 13 weeks in the top 10 of the list. On June 17, 2018 Kiruba premiered on his YouTube channel and Facebook "#LaRevuelta" a miniseries where the members tell anecdotes of the past with the band as well as the advances in their current musical project. In episode number four of the miniseries released on July 8, 2018 details of the band are revealed recording a new single, which is composed by Diana Rueda and produced by Cesar Galarza.
Discography
Kiruba - ''Kiruba'' - (2003)
01. Quisiera 02. Como Extraño Tu Luz 03. Me Pierdo 04. Dame 05. Mirando Como Un Bobo 06. Te Llevo En Mi Corazón 07. Camina 08. Eres 09. Con TodoLo Que Tengo 10. Mosaico Kiruba
01. Me Quedo Contigo 02. La Cumbia Del Olvido 03. Calle Desierta 04. A Veces 05. Trotamundos 06. Vuelve A Mí 07. Pensar En Ti 08. Bello Ciao 09. Baila La Luna 10. Tarde O Temprano
