The members of the Spanish pop sensation Las Ketchup are Lola, Lucia and Pilar Munoz, the three multi-talented daughters of Tomate, a renowned traditional flamenco guitarist from Cordoba, Spain. "The Ketchup Song (Hey Hah)" knocked Eminem from the #1 slot on the European Music and Media single sales chart, which represents all of Europe combined. The song has achieved #1 status in Central America and South America. "The Ketchup Song (Hey Hah)" is an international sensation, reaching at #1 in Belgium (platinum), Finland, France, Germany (gold), Holland (platinum), Italy (platinum), Portugal, Spain (platinum), Sweden (gold), and Switzerland (platinum). Not since the rise of the fabled "Macarena" in 1996 has a dance, a song, and a sound captivated the dance floors and imagination of the world like "The Ketchup Song (Hey Hah)." Las Ketchup have done a fine job keeping a lighthearted, accessible aesthetic while offering insider humor to those paying close enough attention."The Ketchup Song (Hey Hah)" by Las Ketchup is the surprise hit of 2002. Their melodic sense is far too engaging to be dismissed by a "pop" categorization. The prevalent flamenco influence pays homage not only to the sisters' guitarista father, but also to their Andalusian heritage. Unlike many Latin pop acts, the instrumentals are both harmonically complex and inherently Latino. The first cut, "The Ketchup Song," is a rapid-fire Spanglish reggae club-inflected dance party that equally rewards carefree head-bobbing listeners and those dedicated enough to catch and decipher the song's wry lyricism. The emotional tone of the material on Hijas is playful, rollicking, and intelligent. However, the fact that the industry now takes the Muñoz sisters seriously doesn't mean that the sisters themselves do. But after hitting number one in several of Billboard's Latin categories, and with a Latin Grammy nomination that year, critics and audiences alike began to reconsider this misleading impression. One might think that, with both a band name and record title so whimsical, Las Ketchup's 2002 release, Hijas del Tomate, is not to be taken seriously.
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