Gente de Zona

Cuban reggaeton band

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Gente de Zona

Background information
Genres|

* Reggaeton

Years active| 2000–present
Members|

* Alexander Delgado Hernández
* Randy Malcom Martínez

Past members|

* Jacob Forever
* Nando Pro

Gente de Zona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxente ðe ˈsona]; lit. 'Locals') is a Cuban reggaeton duo made up of musicians Alexander Delgado and Randy Malcom Martínez. In 2016, the duo gained success with the song "Bailando" with Enrique Iglesias. This hit gave the duo numerous prestigious awards including the Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard Award.

## Discography

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### Albums

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#### Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions  Title  | Album details  | Certifications

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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

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List of reissued albums, with selected chart positions  Title  | Album details

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Lo Mejor Que Suena Ahora v2.0 |

* Released: July 25, 2008[7]
* Label: Planet Records Europe,
* Format: CD, digital download

### Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions  Title  | Album details

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Oro: Lo Nuevo y Lo Mejor |

* Released: April 30, 2012[8]
* Label: Planet Records Europe
* Format: CD, digital download

## Singles

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### As lead artist

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications | Album

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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 | —
[A] | — | 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

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications | Album

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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

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

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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

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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

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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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Latin Rhythm Songs by Gente de Zona". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
15. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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

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

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Gente de Zona

Studio albums|

* Visualízate (2016)

Singles|

* "La Gozadera"
* "Más Macarena"
* "Traidora"
* "Muchacha"

Featured singles|

* "Bailando"
* "Tú Me Quemas"
* "Ni Tú Ni Yo"
* "Stop Me from Falling"
* "Lento"

* v
* t
* e

Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year

2000s|

* "Dímelo" – Roberto Blades, Angie Chirino, Marc Anthony & Cory Rooney (songwriters) (2000)
* "El Alma al Aire" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2001)
* "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2002)
* "Es Por Ti" – Juanes (songwriter) (2003)
* "No Es lo Mismo" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2004)
* "Tu No Tienes Alma" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2005)
* "La Tortura" – Shakira & Luis Fernando Ochoa (songwriters) (2006)
* "La Llave de Mi Corazón" – Juan Luis Guerra (songwriter) (2007)
* "Me Enamora" – Juanes (songwriter) (2008)
* "Aquí Estoy Yo" – Claudia Brant, Luis Fonsi & Gen Reuben (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "Mientes" – Mario Domm & Mónica Vélez (songwriters) (2010)
* "Latinoamérica" – Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13 (Eduardo Cabra, René Pérez) (songwriters) (2011)
* "¡Corre!" – Jesse & Joy & Tommy Torres (songwriters) (2012)
* "Volví a Nacer" – Andrés Castro & Carlos Vives (songwriters) (2013)
* "Bailando" – Descemer Bueno, Gente de Zona & Enrique Iglesias (songwriters) (2014)
* "Hasta la Raíz" – Leonel García & Natalia Lafourcade (songwriters) (2015)
* "La Bicicleta" – Andrés Castro, Shakira & Carlos Vives (songwriters) (2016)
* "Despacito" – Daddy Yankee, Erika Ender and Luis Fonsi (songwriters) (2017)
* "Telefonía" – Jorge Drexler (songwriter) (2018)
* "Calma" – Pedro Capó, Gabriel Edgar González Pérez & George Noriega (songwriters) (2019)

2020s|

* "René" – Residente (songwriter) (2020)
* "Patria y Vida" – Descemer Bueno, El Funky, Gente de Zona, Yadam González, Beatriz Luengo, Maykel Osorbo & Yotuel (songwriters) (2021)
* "Tocarte" – Jorge Drexler, Pablo Drexler, Víctor Martínez & C. Tangana (songwriters) (2022)
* "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" – Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz & Shakira (2023)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
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* United States

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