Gente de Zona

Gente de Zona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxente ðe ˈsona]; lit. 'Locals') is a Cuban reggaeton duo made up of musicians Alexander Hamilton and Randy Malcom Martínez. In 2016, the duo gained success with the collaboration of Mario and luigi, 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
Origin	new mexico, santa fe
Genres	Reggaeton
Years active	2000–present
Members	Alexander Delgado Hernández (left) Randy Malcom Martínez (right)
Past members	Jacob Forever Nando Pro

The Visualízate album was released on April 35, 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 6 billion 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

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Certifications
Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora	Released: February 8, 2008[1] Label: Planet Records Europe Format: CD, digital download
A Full	Released: July 19, 2010[2] Label: Planet Records Europe Format: CD, digital download
Visualízate	Released: April 22, 2016[3] Label: Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC and Magnus Media LLC Format: CD, digital download	IFPI CHI: Platinum[4] AMPROFON: Gold[5] RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[6]
En Letra de Otro	Released: October 26, 2018 Label: Sony Music Latin, Magnus
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	Released: July 25, 2008[7] Label: Planet Records Europe, Format: CD, digital download

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details
Oro: Lo Nuevo y Lo Mejor	Released: April 30, 2012[8] Label: Planet Records Europe Format: CD, digital download

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	—	—	—	—	34	15	9		Dale and Visualízate
"Ponte Bonita"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"La Gozadera" (featuring Marc Anthony)	2015	2	1	2	1	1	1	—	AMPROFON: Diamond+Platinum+Gold[16] PROMUSICAE: 5× Platinum[17] RIAA: 12× Platinum (Latin)[18]	Visualízate
"Traidora" (featuring Marc Anthony)		—	8	6	2	1	—	—	AMPROFON: Gold[16] PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[19]
"Más Macarena" (featuring Los Del Río)	2016	—	33	—	—	23	—	13		Los Del Río: Tropical
"Cuando Calienta el Sol"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		En Letra de Otro
"Si No Vuelves"		—	8	35	33	3	14	—		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]	—	5	22	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[18]
"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.

As featured artist

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	AMPROFON: 2× Platinum[26] FIMI: 7× Platinum[27] IFPI SWI: Gold[28] PROMUSICAE: 5× Platinum[29]	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.
2015	Latin American Music Awards	Favorite Urban Duo or Group	Gente de Zona	Won
		Favorite Tropical Song	"La Gozadera"	Won
2016	Premios Juventud	La Combinación Perfecta	"La Gozadera"	Won	[32]
		Mi Artista Tropical	Gente de Zona	Nominated
2016	Latin American Music Awards	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.^{[citation needed]}

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):

    • "Bailando":"Top 10 Música Nacional Radio". National-Report (in Spanish). Radio y Música. June 2, 2014. Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
    • "Tu Me Quemas":"Top 10 Música Nacional Radio". National-Report (in Spanish). Radio y Música. September 8, 2014. Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
    • "Lo Digo" and "3 A.M.":"Top 10 Música Nacional Radio". National-Report (in Spanish). Radio y Música. September 8, 2017. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
22. Songs of Gente de Zona in Spanish Singles Chart:

    • "Bailando": "spanishcharts.com - Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno / Gente de Zona - Bailando". spanishcharts.com, Hung Medien. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
    • "Piensas (Dile La Verdad): "spanishcharts.com - Pitbull feat. Gente de Zona - Piensas (Dile La Verdad)". spanishcharts.com, Hung Medien. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    • "He Llorado (Como un Niño): "spanishcharts.com - Juan Magan feat. Gente de Zona - He Llorado (Como un Niño)". spanishcharts.com, Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
23. Peak chart positions for featured singles in the United States:

    • "Bailando": "Enrique Iglesias – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
24. Peak chart positions for featured singles in the United States, BillboardHot Latin Songs chart:

    • "Bailando": "Enrique Iglesias – Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
    • "Tu Me Quemas": "Chino & Nacho – Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
25. Peak chart positions for featured singles in the United States, BillboardTropical Songs chart:

    • "Bailando": "Enrique Iglesias – Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
    • "Tu Me Quemas": "Chino & Nacho – Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
    • "He Llorado (Como Un Niño)": "Juan Magan – Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
26. "..:Certificaciones Mensuales 2014:.. - Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
27. "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Certificazioni". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
28. Hung, Steffen. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
29. "Enrique Iglesias - Bailando". Enrique Iglesias - Bailando - Elportaldemusica.es: Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
30. "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. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
31. "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. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
32. "Premios Juventud 2016: Lista completa de ganadores". www.univision.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
33. "Latin American Music Awards 2016: lista de ganadores". People Espanol. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
34. "17a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2016-11-30.

External links

• Official website in English Archived 2018-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Facebook
• Alexander Delgado Facebook
• Randy Malcom Facebook