Named after the American film “G-Men”, Hombres G was originally formed by guitarist Daniel Mezquita, drummer Javier Molina, and singer/bassist David Summers. Second guitarist Rafael Gutierrez joined shortly afterwards completing the lineup, after which the group made their performance debut at Madrid’s Rock-Ola in 1983. Adopting the sound of the time, influenced by new wave and melodic pop, Hombres G recorded an early demo “Millagro En El Congo” in 1984, which resulted in the group inking a deal with Twins Records that year.
The band released their eponymously-titled debut album in 1985, spawning Hombres G’s commercial breakthrough single “Devuélveme a mi chic”. The single rose to international success for its playful, accessible nature and resulted in a Peruvian airport runway nearly being closed due to an excess of fans congregating there upon the band's arrival. The full-length “La cagiest… Burt Lancaster” arrived in 1986 boasting more mature themes and sounds then the debut, as did its follow-up 1987’s “Estamos locos…¿oqué?”. Following the release the band embarked on a relentless world tour of bull rings and arenas with an estimated one million people seeing Hombres G perform that summer. Also in 1987 the group starred in their first autobiographical film “Sufré mamón”, directed by Daivd’s father Maneul Summers.
A fourth album “Agitar antes de usar” was released in 1988 highlighting the group’s rock and roll and ballad influences, later spawning the single “Suéltate el pelo”. A year later “Voy a pasármelo bien” hit the shelves marking their most mature album to date, followed in 1990 by “Ésta es tu vida”, which featured orchestration from the London Symphony Orchestra. Following the release of their 1992 album “Historia del bikini”, produced by Colin Feirley, Hombres G announced they were taking a hiatus.
That hiatus would last until 2002 when Hombres G released the full-length “Peligrosamente Juntos”, after which the group embarked on a tour of Spain, Latin America, and the U.S. The band’s tenth album, appropriately titled “10” was issued in 2007 topping the Spanish Album Chart upon release. Compared with the likes of Coldplay and U2, the album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Album By A Duo or Group with Vocal and received a host of favourable reviews. Hombres G’s subsequent release, 2010’s “Desayuno Continental” spawned the singles “El secreto de vivir” and “Vete de mi”, and was followed in 2011 with full-length “En la playa”.
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