Lu (duo)

Lu was a Mexican pop duo formed by Mario Sandoval and Paty Cantú, both from Guadalajara, Mexico. The sound of their music is similar to Aleks Syntek's, Sin Bandera, Mecano or Sentidos Opuestos. They have received moderate success in the Spanish-speaking world, with songs like "Por Besarte" and "Duele."

Lu
OriginGuadalajara, Mexico
GenresLatin pop
Years active2002-2007
LabelsWarner
Past membersMario Sandoval
Paty Cantú

Career

Paty was studying law, but she changed to music when they were signed to Warner Music Mexico. Mario started to write lyrics at the age of 6 when he wrote a song called "Teresa." Their debut album is self-titled and was produced by Áureo Baqueiro, producer of artists like Natalia Lafourcade, Sin Bandera, Kabah, and Moenia.

Their videos had good reception between MTV, Telehit, and Ritmoson Latino, among others. Also they did a ReEdition of their album debut which has a cover of Alejandro Sanz's song "Viviendo Deprisa."

They also enjoyed success in Brazil because their song "Por Besarte" is played on Rebelde. Their album debut was released on May, 2006. Actually, their album debut sold over 30,000 in that country and gained the status of Gold. The downloads of the ringtone "Por Besarte" peaked at #2.

Break-up

After several rumors, finally, on August 7, 2007 it was confirmed that the duet would say "goodbye" to the stages. Mario stated that the reason behind the separation were personal and professional differences between him and Paty. Paty then declared that the separation was "definitive".

Their last concert as a duo was that October, in Reynosa, México.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Certifications
Lu
Álbum
  • Released: September 26, 2006
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Sony Music BMG
  • AMPROFON: Gold[1]

Singles
List of Spanish singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
MEX US Latin Pop US Hot Latin
"Duele" 2004 — — — Lu
"Una Confusión" — 18 40
"Por Besarte" 2005 1 10 20
"Será" — — —
"La Vida Después De Ti" 2006 4 11 22 Álbum
"Si Tú Me Quisieras" 2007 26 — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Award nominations
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Best New Artist Mexico MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2004 Nominated
2006 Best New Soloist or Group of the Year Premios Lo Nuestro 2006[2] Nominated

References
  1. Notimex (2006). "Lu transforma a los jóvenes". yucatan.com.mx. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
  2. LMN (2005). "'Premio Lo Nuestro' 2006 Nominees". atinmusicnews.com. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
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