Editing Maná (section)

== History ==

=== 1986–89: formation and early releases ===
[[File:Maná - Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 - 65.jpg|thumb|Fher, lead singer]]

Maná was formed in 1986 by [[Fernando Olvera|José Fernando "Fher" Olvera]] (vocals), Ulises Calleros (guitar), and Juan Calleros (bass guitar), who had been performing together in a band called Sombrero Verde since the mid-1970s and disbanded in 1983.<ref name="Handsome">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-21-ca-15058-story.html|title=In Any Language, Mana Is a Handsome Hit|last=Doss|first=Yvette C.|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=21 August 1998|access-date=23 March 2012}}</ref> The three placed an advertisement in the local [[Guadalajara]] newspaper looking for a drummer to complete a new band, to which 15-year-old American [[Alex González (musician)|Alex González]] applied and soon joined the group.<ref name="Handsome" /> Maná's first album was titled "Maná" and was released on 12 May 1987 on [[A&M Records]]. Maná signed to [[PolyGram]] but became unhappy with the direction the label was taking the band and switched to [[Warner Music]] shortly before the release of the group's second album, ''[[Falta Amor (album)|Falta Amor]]''.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/man-p34260/biography|title=Maná – Biography|last=Brown|first=Marisa|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref>

Two years passed before the album garnered its first hit single, "Rayando el Sol".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historia |url=https://manamundo.tripod.com/historia.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=manamundo.tripod.com}}</ref> The group toured heavily in support of the album, performing more than 250 times throughout Latin America, including shows in Mexico, [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Colombia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RockPeaks - Maná |url=https://rockpeaks.com/artists/673519/man%C3%A1 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=RockPeaks {{!}} Music Video Community |language=en}}</ref>

=== 1990–96: commercial success ===
[[File:Maná - Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 - 51.jpg|thumb|left|Rock in Rio Madrid 2012]]

In 1991, they added two new members to the group Iván González on keyboards and César "Vampiro" López on guitar. Ulises Calleros no longer performed with the group, but became one of their managers. On 27 October 1992, the band released ''[[¿Dónde Jugarán Los Niños?]]'', an album that spawned several hits (including "Oye Mi Amor", "De Pies A Cabeza", and "Vivir Sin Aire").  The record sold over three million copies worldwide and became the best-selling Spanish-language rock album of all time.<ref name="Burden">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-19-ca-47944-story.html|title=The Burden of Success|last=Valdes-Rodriguez|first=Alisa|date=19 June 1999|access-date=28 March 2012|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> The band undertook an international tour with 268 concerts in 17 countries.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

In 1994, López and Iván González left the group due to musical and personal disputes.<ref name="Reshaped">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-02-ca-64097-story.html|title=Reshaped, Tougher Mana Fights Back With 'Angeles'|last=Lopetegui|first=Enrique|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2 November 1995|access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref> Fher Olvera and [[Alex González (musician)|Alex González]] felt that their departure offered an opportunity to reinvent the group's sound, and searched throughout Mexico, Spain, and Argentina to find a new guitarist.<ref name="Reshaped" />

In the meantime, Maná released the live album ''[[Maná en Vivo]]'' before choosing Mexican guitarist [[Sergio Vallín]] to replace Calleros and López.<ref name="Allmusic" /> In 1995, the band recorded a Spanish version of [[Led Zeppelin]]'s "[[Fool in the Rain]]" (Tonto En La Lluvia)  for the tribute album ''[[Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin|Encomium]]''.<ref name="Reshaped" />

[[File:Maná - Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 - 38.jpg|thumb|Lead singer Fher Olvera and Juan Calleros performing at Rock in Rio Madrid 2012]]

On 25 April 1995, the group released ''[[Cuando los Ángeles Lloran]]''.  The album was noted for its stylistic departure from the band's previous work, which saw the group experimenting with [[funk]] and [[soul music]] genres.<ref name="Reshaped" /> Olvera explained shortly after the release of the album, "Basically, we're still the same Maná, but we're going through a funky, soulish stage. We want to have some fun and be a little louder."<ref name="Reshaped" /> The initial reaction to ''Cuando los Ángeles Lloran'' was mixed and the first single, the funk-influenced "Déjame Entrar", failed to reach the top ten on the [[Mexican Singles Chart]].<ref name="Reshaped" />  However, the album later caught on and sold 500,000 copies in the United States alone within five months of release.<ref name="Reshaped" />

=== 1997–2007: ''Sueños Líquidos'', ''Revolución de Amor'', and ''Amar es Combatir'' ===
In 1997, the group released ''[[Sueños Líquidos]]'', an album about the highs and lows of love, with songs like "Clavado en un bar" and "[[En el muelle de San Blas]]", recorded in [[Puerto Vallarta]] and released simultaneously in 36 countries. The recording received a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. The group performed acoustically in [[Miami]] for Latin America's ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' program. A final version of the performance was mixed at [[Conway Recording Studios]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], and the band released ''[[Maná MTV Unplugged]]'' on 14 May 1999.<ref name="Burden" />

In 2002, to blend their sound with that of rock and roll from the sixties and seventies, the band recorded ''[[Revolución de Amor]]''. They won their fourth Grammy for the album. The band released a new version of "Eres mi Religión" for the Italian market in 2003, as a duet with Italian musician [[Zucchero]], and also performed with Zucchero in a new recording of his "[[Baila morena (Zucchero and Maná song)|Baila Morena]]". This same year they participated in the annual [[Luciano Pavarotti|Pavarotti]] & Friends concert, along with [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Deep Purple]], [[Ricky Martin]], [[Andrea Bocelli]], Zucchero, and [[Bono]].

[[File:Maná - Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 - 06.jpg|thumb|220px|Fher Olvera performing at Rock in Rio Madrid 2012]]

In 2006, after a four-year hiatus, they released their seventh studio album, ''[[Amar es Combatir]]''. It reached #4 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top 200 in its first week, selling over 60,000 copies in the first week. Their first single off the album, "Labios Compartidos", rose to the top of the music charts upon its debut in July, when the group played the song live at the Premios Juventud.  ''Amar es Combatir'' has sold over 644,000 copies, and the Amar es Combatir Tour in promotion of the album grossed more than $35 million.<ref name="Lluvialatin" />

In 2008, Maná released a live album entitled ''[[Arde El Cielo]]'', in both a CD and CD/DVD package. This release shows the band performing during the Amar es Combatir Tour in support of ''Amar es Combatir''.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

=== 2008–2012: ''Drama y Luz'' ===
On 12 April 2011, the band released its eighth studio album, ''[[Drama y Luz]]''. The record's release was delayed several times, initially scheduled for a fall 2010 release, which was later changed to December 2010, and finally changed to April 2011.<ref name="Dramafirst">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472727/manas-drama-y-luz-album-first-listen|title=Maná's 'Drama y Luz' Album: First Listen|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=4 March 2011|access-date=7 April 2012|last=Cobo|first=Leila}}</ref>  The band explained that ''Drama y Luz'' was not ready for fans and spent time during the delays putting the finishing touches on the record.<ref name="Dramafirst" />  Themes addressed on the album include love, hope, addiction, and racism.<ref name="Dramafirst" />  The first single from the album, "[[Lluvia al Corazón]]", became the band's sixth song to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Latin Songs chart, as well as its eighth song to top the magazine's Latin Pop Songs chart.<ref name="Lluvialatin">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/472431/mana-manages-no-1-debut-on-latin-songs|title=Mana Manages No. 1 Debut On Latin Songs|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=21 March 2011|access-date=7 April 2012|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref>

=== 2013–present: ''Cama Incendiada / Rayando el sol Tour'' ===
In 2015 the most recent studio album Cama incendiada was released.

In 2016, Maná was inducted into the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pennacchio|first1=George|title=Mexican Rock Band Mana Gets Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star|url=http://abc7.com/entertainment/mexican-rock-band-mana-gets-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/1195618/|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=11 February 2016|date=10 February 2016}}</ref>

In 2018, Mana received the [[Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award]] and performed live on Telemundo from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8281115/billboard-latin-music-awards-mana-lifetime-achievement|title=Billboard Latin Music Awards: Mexican Rock Legends Mana to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor|magazine=Billboard|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref> Mana was honored as the [[Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year]] on 14 November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latingrammy.com/en/news/man-named-2018-latin-recording-academy-person-of-the-year|title=Maná named 2018 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year™|website=Latin GRAMMYs|access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref>

In 2019, Mana announced in February 2019 their new tour "Rayando el sol tour" that will start in the USA in September 2019. On 12 April Maná released a new version of their classic hit Rayando el sol featuring Spanish singer Pablo Alborán as the first song from their upcoming project.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

In August 2021, Billboard and Telemundo announced that Maná would be honored with the icon award at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards on 23 September 2021. The announcement included that the band would also perform a remake of the classic "El Reloj Cucú" ft. 12-year-old singer Mabel at the awards show.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Flores|first=Griselda|title=Maná to Receive Icon Award at 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9623638/mana-icon-award-2021-billboard-latin-music-awards/|date=2 September 2021|access-date=3 September 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

In 2025, Maná were nominated for induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lynch |first1=Joe |title=The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Unveils 2025 Nominees: See the Complete List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/rock-hall-fame-2025-nominees-list-1235899320/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 February 2025 |date=12 February 2025}}</ref> Maná are the first Spanish-language rock group to be nominated for Rock Hall induction.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Maná Becomes First Spanish-Language Band Nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/mana-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-first-spanish-language-band-nominated-1235265139/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=12 February 2025}}</ref>