Gente de Zona

Gente de Zona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxente ðe ˈsona]; lit.'Locals') is a Cuban reggaeton duo made up of musicians Alexander Delgado Hernández and Randy Malcom Martínez. In 2014, the duo gained success with the collaboration of Mario Proenza, who helped them record the song "Bailando" with Enrique Iglesias. This hit gave the duo numerous prestigious awards including the Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard Award.

Gente de Zona
Background information
OriginHavana, Cuba
Genres
Years active2000–present
MembersAlexander Delgado Hernández (left)
  • Randy Malcom Martínez (right)
Past members
  • Jacob Forever
  • Nando Pro

The Visualízate album was released on April 22, 2016, which contains the single "La Gozadera" featuring Marc Anthony. The album won the category of Tropical Album Of The Year at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards, and three Premio Lo Nuestro awards.

In 2018, Gente de Zona won awards such as the ASCAP Golden Note Award  at the ASCAP Latin Music Awards and the Triunfador Award from La Musa Awards. They also won Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group  at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. Their album En Letra de Otro was also released and includes songs such as "El Rey" and "Cuando Calienta el Sol".

In 2019, Otra Cosa was released including the single "Te Duele" for which the music video has surpassed more than 93 million views on YouTube. "El Mentiroso" featuring Silvestre Dangond and "Si No Vuelves" were other successful singles.

In 2020, "Muchacha" was released featuring Becky G, which had a nomination at the 2021 Premios Lo Nuestro for Pop Collaboration of the Year. On YouTube, the music video has amassed over 60 million views.

In 2021, the group won two prestigious  Latin Grammys at the 22nd Latin Grammy Awards. They won Best Urban Song '' and Song of the Year '' for  "Patria y Vida".  They also performed "Patria y Vida" alongside Yotuel, Descember Bueno and El Funky on the Grammy stage.

2022 began with a nomination at the Premios Lo Nuestro for Colaboración del Año- Urbano for "Patria y Vida".

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Certifications
Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora
A Full
Visualízate
En Letra de Otro
Otra Cosa
  • Released: May 24, 2019
  • Label: Sony Music Latin, Magnus
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[6]
De Menor a Mayor
  • Released: April 8, 2022
  • Label: Sony Music Latin, Magnus

Reissued albums

List of reissued albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora v2.0

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Oro: Lo Nuevo y Lo Mejor

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
MEX
[9]
SPA
[10]
US
Latin

[11]
US
Latin
Airplay

[12]
US
Latin
Tropical

[13]
US
Latin
Rhythm

[14]
VEN
[15]
"Le Gustan Los Artistas" 2008 Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora
"Pinocho" 2013 Non-album single
"Yo Quiero (Si Tu Te Enamoras)"
(featuring Pitbull)
2014 34159 Dale and Visualízate
"Ponte Bonita" Non-album single
"La Gozadera"
(featuring Marc Anthony)
2015 212111 Visualízate
"Traidora"
(featuring Marc Anthony)
8621
  • AMPROFON: Gold[16]
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[19]
"Más Macarena"
(featuring Los Del Río)
2016 332313 Los Del Río: Tropical
"Cuando Calienta el Sol" 2017 En Letra de Otro
"Si No Vuelves" 83533314 Otra Cosa
"Te Duele" 6
"Solterita De Oro"
(with Lerica and Leslie Shaw)
2019 Non-album single
"Muchacha"
(with Becky G)
2020 82
[upper-alpha 1]
522
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[18]
De Menor a Mayor
"La Noche Pinta Buena"
(with Pacific Broders and Carlos Vives)
Non-album single
"Otra Botella"
(with Gerardo Ortíz)
De Menor a Mayor
"Loco Por Bailar Contigo"
(with El Chulo)
Non-album singles
"Patria y Vida"
(with Yotuel, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo and El Funky)
2021
"Tuki Tuki"
(with Pucho y Tucutu, Motiff featuring Tony Succar)
"Se Vuelve Loca"[20]
(with Deorro)
"Háblame De Miami"
(with Maffio)
De Menor A Mayor
"Que Locura"
(with Ovi)
Non-album singles
"Tulum"
(with Nia and JC El Diamante)
2022
"Q’lona" De Menor A Mayor
"Hice Bien Quererte"
(with Kassav)
Non-album single
"El Negrito"
(with Carlos Vives)
De Menor A Mayor
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
COL
[21]
MEX
[9]
SPA
[22]
US
[23]
US
LATIN

[24]
US
LATIN RHYTHM

[14]
US
TROP

[25]
VEN
[15]
"Dame Una Noche"
(DJ Chino featuring Gente de Zona, Fito Blanko, and Fuego)
2014
"Bailando"
(Enrique Iglesias featuring Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno or featuring Sean Paul, Gente de Zona, and Descemer Bueno)
1 1 1 12 1 1 17 Sex and Love
"Tu Me Quemas"
(Chino & Nacho featuring Gente de Zona and Los Cadillacs)
6 27 6 1 1 Radio Universo and Visualízate
"Piensas (Dile la Verdad)"
(Pitbull featuring Gente de Zona)
2015 22 11 1 8
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[30]
Dale and Visualízate
"He Llorado (Como Un Niño)"
(Juan Magan featuring Gente de Zona)
26 12 23 33
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum[31]
The King Is Back (#LatinIBIZAte)
"Lo Que Dios Quiera"
(Fanny Lu featuring Gente de Zona)
"Arena y Sol"
(Anahí featuring Gente de Zona)
2016 Inesperado and The Fate of the Furious
"La Mala y La Buena"
(Alex Sensation featuring Gente de Zona)
TBA
"Ni Tú Ni Yo"
(Jennifer Lopez featuring Gente de Zona)
2017 12 15 2 TBA
"Lo Digo"
(Carlos Rivera featuring Gente de Zona)
27 30 Yo Creo
"3 A.M."
(Jesse & Joy featuring Gente de Zona)
55 2 22 2 Un Besito Más
"Baddek Enayah"
(Mohammed Assaf featuring Gente De Zona)
Ma Wahashnak
"Quédate Conmigo"
(Chyno Miranda featuring Wisin and Gente de Zona)
25 2 Quédate Conmigo
"La Vida Me Cambió"
(Diana Fuentes featuring Gente De Zona)
10 TBA
"Stop Me from Falling"
(Kylie Minogue featuring Gente de Zona)
2018 Golden
"Lento"
(Thalía featuring Gente de Zona)
12 88 4 Valiente
"Nadie Como Yo"
(Malu Trevejo featuring Gente de Zona)
2019 TBA
"Tulum"
(NIA featuring Gente de Zona and JC El Diamante)
2022
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Premios Juventud La Combinación Perfecta "La Gozadera" Won [32]
Mi Artista Tropical Gente de Zona Nominated
2016 The Latin AMAs Favorite Artist – Tropical Gente de Zona Nominated [33]
Favorite Album – Tropical "Visualízate" Won
Favorite Song – Tropical "Traidora" Nominated
2016 Latin Grammys Best Tropical Fusion Album "Visualízate" Won [34]
2017 Premio Lo Nuestro Grupo o Dúo del Año / Group Or Duo Of The Year Gente de Zona Won
Album Tropical del Año / Tropical Album Of The Year "Visualizate" Won
Album del Año / Album Of The Year "Visualizate" Won
2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards Tropical Albums Artist Of The Year, Duo or Group Won
Tropical Album Of The Year "Visualízate" Won
2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards Tropical Arista, Duo or Group Nominated
2020 Tu Musica Urbana Cancion Tropical Urbano El Mentiroso Nominated
2020 Premios Lo Nuestro Colaboración del Año - Tropical El Mentiroso Nominated
Colaboración del Año - Tropical Tan Buena Nominated
2021 Premios Lo Nuestro Pop Collaboration of the Year Muchacha ft. Becky G Nominated
Tropical Artist of the Year Nominated
2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards Artista Tropical del Año Nominated
2021 Latin Grammys Song of the Year Patria y Vida Won
Best Urban Song Patria y Vida Won

Notes

  1. "Muchacha" did not chart on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs, though did peak at number 22 on the Latin Pop Airplay chart.

References

  1. "Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora - Reggaeton by Gente de Zona". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  2. "A Full by Gente de Zona". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  3. "Visualízate by Gente de Zona". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  4. "Gente de Zona recibe disco de platino en Viña del Mar, y anuncia que cantarán con Jesse & Joy" (in Spanish). February 20, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  5. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved June 12, 2022. Type Gente de Zona in the box under the ARTISTA column heading.
  6. "American album certifications – Gente de Zona". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  7. "Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora v2.0 by Gente de Zona". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  8. "Oro - Lo Nuevo y Lo Mejor by Gente de Zona". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  9. Mexican Airplay for Gente de Zona Billboard.com
  10. "Spanish Charts". PROMUSICAE. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  11. "Gente de Zona Chart history – Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  12. "Gente de Zona Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  13. "Gente de Zona Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  14. "Latin Rhythm Songs by Gente de Zona". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  15. Songs of Gente de Zona charted in Record Report Top 100 chart:
    • "Bailando":"Top 100". Record Report. R.R. Digital C.A. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014.
    • "Tu Me Quemas": "Top 100". Record Report. R.R. Digital C.A. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014.
    • "Yo Quiero": "Top 100". Record Report. R.R. Digital C.A. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014.
  16. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved June 12, 2022. Type Gente de Zona in the box under the ARTISTA column heading.
  17. "Spanish single certifications – Gente de Zona – La Gozadera". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  18. "American single certifications – Gente de Zona". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  19. "Spanish single certifications – Gente de Zona – Traidora". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  20. Astronaut, Dancing (8 October 2021). "Deorro x Gente De Zona – 'Se Vuelve Loca'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  21. Songs of Gente de Zona charted in Colombian charts (National-Report):
  22. Songs of Gente de Zona in Spanish Singles Chart:
  23. "..:Certificaciones Mensuales 2014:.. - Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  24. "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Certificazioni". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  25. Hung, Steffen. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  26. "Enrique Iglesias - Bailando". Enrique Iglesias - Bailando - Elportaldemusica.es: Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  27. "Pitbull Feat. Gente de Zona - Piensas (Dile la Verdad)". Pitbull Feat. Gente de Zona - Piensas (Dile la Verdad) - Elportaldemusica.es: Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  28. "Juan Magan feat Gente De Zona - He Llorado (Como Un Niño)". Juan Magan feat Gente De Zona - He Llorado (Como Un Niño) - Elportaldemusica.es: Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  29. "Premios Juventud 2016: Lista completa de ganadores". www.univision.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  30. "Latin American Music Awards 2016: lista de ganadores". People Espanol. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  31. "17a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
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