Teen Angels was an Argentine pop band formed from the TV series Casi Ángeles. Its original members were Lali Espósito (known professionally as Lali), Peter Lanzani, Nicolás Riera, Gastón Dalmau and China Suárez, who would be replaced in 2011 by Rochi Igarzábal.
Teen Angels recorded six studio albums and three live albums. Teen Angels 2 was certified double platinum, Teen Angels, Teen Angels 3 and Teen Angels 4 Platinum and gold Teen Angels 5 by CAPIF.
The band gave concerts and embarked on promotions in different cities in Argentina, and in countries such as Perú, Chile, Israel, Spain, Uruguay, México, Venezuela, Panamá, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Brazil and Italy.
In 2011, the band went independent from the TV series and Sony Music. During that year, they released a fifth record, TeenAngels 5, a new sound, showing a more mature profile of the Band. In addition, tour dates were announced for Argentina, Israel, Uruguay and Perú; this tour also featured the band opening for the Femme Fatale Tour of Britney Spears, when she performed at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.
In March 2012, it was confirmed that the band would separate and, after a series of farewell shows at the Teatro Gran Rex, they gave their last show on October 8 at the Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Argentina.
On May 30, 2013, the Argentine cinema released a recording of their final show, which was called Teen Angels: El Adiós.
Career
Beginnings with Casi Ángeles
The group emerged following the release of the album Teen Angels I, which contained the music of the 2007 TV series. Emilia Attias, Gastón Dalmau, Lali Espósito, Peter Lanzani, Nicolás Riera and China Suárez were the main performers with the participation of Nicolás Vázquez. The content of the songs was related to the facts narrated in the telenovela and one of them, «Voy por más», became the first single.
The band gave support to Casi Ángeles a series of recitals at the Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires, Argentina during that year.
2008-2009: From fiction to reality
In 2008, the band transcended the fiction and edited Teen Angels II (already without the presence of Emilia Attias and Nicolas Vázquez). The disc contained 13 songs, three of them interpreted by Attias and Vázquez. The singles of this album were «A ver si pueden» and «A decir que si», being crowned during that year, this first, like one of the ten most popular songs of America according to The Associated Press. Teen Angels 2 received the gold disc, only two days after its release, and then was awarded double platinum in Argentina.
This album toured several Argentine provinces such as Córdoba, Santa Fe, Mendoza and Salta. And they made their first show in Uruguay in front of 10 thousand spectators.
At the end of 2008 they signed a contract for Coca-Cola releasing the song and the video clip, «Hoy Quiero».
The third season began on April 20, 2009 on Telefé, giving way to the release of the third studio album called homonymous, Teen Angels III (following the trend of the previous). His broadcasting court was «Que Nos Volvamos A Ver». The album became platinum in Argentina. They also presented the second single, «Vuelvo a casa», in the middle of the year.
In July they recorded the video clip «Cada Vez Que Sale El Sol», a cover of the song performed by the Argentine singer Sergio Denis, for the new campaign of the brand Coca-Cola. The track was included as a bonus track on his second live album recorded at the Gran Rex Theater, which went on sale on August 25, also corresponding to the play of the third season of the series.
The 27 of September are presented for the first time in Madrid, Spain, in the Telefónica Flagship Store de la Gran Vía in a showcase for guests and press, like promotion of the cd.
On October 3, they gave their first concert in Israel for a series of performances at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, performing 13 functions with more than 78,000 spectators. Right there they recorded a song in Hebrew, «El lugar real» , and they released a special album and DVD TeenAngels En Vivo: From Israel. Due to its enormous success and popularity, the State of Israel issued stamps with the photos of the band. There were a total of eleven postage stamps: two of each member of the group and another of the five together. In the last quarter of the year, Teen Angels made their first promotional tour of Chile, Perú, Venezuela, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Italy.