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MDO WAS A VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN BAND IN SINGAPORE TILL THEY PROVED THEIR METTLE AT THE LAUNCH OF TV WORKS
(23rd June 2001)
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By Magdalene
The five hot Latin American hunks milked their sensuality onstage recently at TV Land the musical, and won everyone in the audience over with their sexy and slick moves.
The band comprising of Abel Talamantez, 22; Alexis Grullon, 24; Caleb Aviles, 22; Didier Hernandez, 21; and Pablo Portillo, 22, wooed the crowd over with their English hit ‘Just a Little Piece of Heaven’, one of their singles in their debut English album, ‘Little Piece of Heaven’, which was released here on the 8th of June. Dressed in identical shades of blue and white and gyrating dangerously to their song, the band oozed the confidence and ease from the experience they garnered from their Menudo days, which had a rich history since 1977.
The Latin pop group also insists that they are not an ordinary boy band. They are more involved in the song writing process and had written quite a few on their latest album, they are also in charge of who’s going to produce the albums and the styling of their band image, etc and most importantly, as Abel, the self- proclaimed leader, puts it, ‘I think we’re a group that’s not pretty fabricated. We are not a group that was made yesterday. You know our group has a history since 1977; we have members that have been in the group for 10 years, 6 years…’
Well, despite performing only one song, it was evident that the huge turnout at the event rooted for them and burst into appreciative applause and cheers after the song. With their powerful vocals, perfect harmonisation and polished boogies, MDO is set to storm into the English music world.
Check out their much- awaited and publicised English debut album, ‘Little Piece of Heaven’, which is crammed with hits like ‘Just a Little Piece of Heaven’, ‘Baila’, ‘Es la cosa’, the English version of the Spanish hit ‘Te quise Olvidar’ and many more.
