RBD is a Mexican Latin pop group that gained popularity from Televisa ‘s telenovela Rebelde. The group achieved international success from 2004 until their separation in 2009 and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time.
RBD (abbreviation for “ReBelDe”) formed on October 30, 2004, which followed the premiere of the Mexican telenovela Rebelde. The members were Anahí, Alfonso Herrera, Dulce María, Christopher von Uckermann, Maite Perroni and Christian Chávez. The band released their debut single, ” Rebelde “, exactly one month before the group officially formed.
October 4 was selected as RBD World Day, in honor of the day Rebelde was released in Mexico. In February 2006, thousands of RBD fans in Brazil attended an event where the six members signed merchandise and performed some of their songs. After the event concluded, a white van that was thought to contain the group was spotted leaving the area.
In February 2006, thousands of RBD fans in Brazil attended an event where the six members signed merchandise and performed some of their songs. After the event concluded, a white van that was thought to contain the group was spotted leaving the area.
When did RBD disband?
RBD officially formed on October 30, 2004, and announced on August 15, 2008, through a press release, that they would disband on March 10, 2009. In September 2020 the band announced they would reunite through a virtual show in December, and their music was released on digital platforms the same month.
Tour Generación RBD was the group’s first national tour, which had 80 sold-out shows in Mexico. They visited Monterrey three times, which gathered over 150,000 fans. The tour was certified by OCESA as the fourth most rapidly sold-out tour in Mexico, behind The Cure ‘s 2004 Sing to the Deadly Mouse Trap Tour in first, Britney Spears ‘ 2002 Dream Within a Dream Tour in second, and Backstreet Boys ‘s 2001 Black & Blue World Tour in third. The tour began on May 13, 2005, in Toluca, Mexico, and ended on December 18, 2005 in Lima, Peru. RBD’s first international concerts took place in Colombia with huge success. They performed first at Medellin in front of a crowd of 30,000; later in Cali, over 50,000 were in attendance, being the group’s most attended concert in Colombia, and later in Bogota. In March 2006, the second phase of the tour began in the United States, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with a crowd of over 68,000 fans – a record-breaking act for a Latin group and a sign of their widespread success. In 2006, 694,655 tickets were sold accounting for North American shows, worth a total of $23,600,000. 749,485 tickets were sold worldwide as they came in as the 14th top-selling act of 2006 worldwide.
All four singles from the album were number-one hits in Mexico. The band performed in Tijuana during Tour Generación RBD in 2005. RBD at the 2005 Premios Juventud. Rebelde sold well in the United States, reaching number 95 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Latin Albums chart.
RBD did a stadium tour through Brazil. They were the first Mexican pop group to perform in big venues, such as Maracanã and Morumbi, which are usually used by global pop stars, such as Madonna, U2, The Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson .
Pollstar year-end sales from January 1 to December 31, 2008 showed that RBD sold 367,346 tickets.
RBD is a Mexican Latin pop group that gained popularity from Televisa ‘s telenovela Rebelde. The group achieved international success from 2004 until their separation in 2009 and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. The group was composed of Anahí, Alfonso Herrera, Dulce María, …
The first worldwide “RBD Day” was held on October 4, 2007. The group celebrated the day with fans in Houston, Texas. During their press conference, they confirmed that their fifth album would be titled Empezar Desde Cero, produced by Carlos Lara and Armando Ávila.
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