Pignoise It is celebrating and the truth is that it is no wonder. This year the band celebrates its two decades of musical career, which has marked an entire generation thanks to its catchy pop rock songs that have deeply penetrated the hearts of thousands of people.
The group, formed by Alvaro Benito (voice and guitar), Pablo Alonso (low) and Hector Polo (drums) just posted Pignoise 20th anniversaryan album full of collaborations with which the trio wants to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their recording debut.
The Madrid band has stopped by the Los40 Classic studio to talk to Javier Penedo and Andrea Sánchez about this exciting anniversary. With a career that began as a hobby, the trio had some difficult beginnings in which they were on the verge of throwing in the towel. “We have always been faithful to what we wanted to do, and we have never tolerated anyone putting a hand in our music”says Álvaro. “At the time when no one wanted us, there was an offer from a multinational that forced us to sound a certain way and we sent it back to where it had come from”reveals the vocalist of the group.
Now, 20 years later, the Madrid group has a repertoire of legendary songs that are in everyone’s heads as they can be. I understand you either Nothing to lose. The band has taken the opportunity to give advice to young people who are starting out in music. “Believe in yourself and don’t choose the easy path”says Benito.
About Benidorm Fest
Asked if they would go to the Benidorm Festivalthe festival in which the Spanish representative for Eurovision is chosen, the musician Pablo Alonso has declared that “It’s not the goal of the group, but you can never say never again.”.
Listening to them, it doesn’t seem very likely that we’ll see Pignoise competing to take home the Bronze Microphonethe festival trophy, however, Álvaro has commented on it: “It seems very good to me that well-established artists are also beginning to appear, it seems phenomenal to me, and I think that it should not be underestimated in any case, but perhaps we have always thought that our path is another, the long path, another path”. And the former soccer player adds: “I wouldn’t see how entering a contest to go to Eurovision could change our lives for the better.”.
As part of the events celebrating its two decades of existence, Pignoise has already announced two major concerts: they will be November 30, 2024 at the Sant Jordi Club in Barcelona and March 7, 2025 at the Wizink Center in Madrid.
A truly exciting year for Pignoise that has only just begun.
