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Quick facts for kids Guapa
Studio album by La Oreja de Van Gogh
Released	April 25, 2006
Recorded	Abbey Road Studios London, England PKO Studios Madrid, Spain Sterling Sound New York City, New York, U.S. December 2005 – January 2006
Genre	Rock, pop rock, Latin pop.
Length	48:43
Language	Spanish
Label	Sony BMG
Producer	Nigel Walker La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh chronology
Lo que te conté mientras… (2003) Guapa (2006) A las cinco en el Astoria (2008)

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Guapa (which means Pretty in English) is the fourth studio album by the Spanish Pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh. It was released on April 25, 2006.

Later, on December 5, 2006, a special version called Más Guapa (meaning Prettier) came out in Spain and Mexico. This version included a second disc with songs that had not been released before. Guapa won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album By a Duo or Group. It was also the last album the band made with Amaia Montero as their main singer.

Making the Album: Guapa

The band started writing songs for Guapa in February 2005. By November, they had 18 songs ready. The album was recorded in London, England, at the famous Abbey Road Studios in December 2005.

In January 2006, they continued recording in Madrid, Spain. The album was produced by Nigel Walker along with the band. This album came out around the time the band celebrated 10 years together.

Guapa has thirteen songs. They mix the band's usual pop sound with other styles like reggae, ranchera, and bossa nova. Some songs also have sounds from the 1960s and 1970s, and even some techno parts. Songs like Noche (Night), Muñeca de trapo (Rag Doll), and Perdida (Lost) show how the band's music and lyrics had grown.

This album was highly anticipated in Spain in 2006. The first song released from the album was Muñeca de Trapo, and it became very popular.

Before the album officially came out, a phone company offered a special phone with all 13 songs and the music video for the first single. This meant some people got the music before its official release date.

By December 2006, Guapa had sold so many copies that it earned seven Platinum CDs. The album also won a Latin Grammy Award in 2006 for being the best pop album by a group.

The band toured North and South America to promote the album. They visited many Spanish-speaking countries. This tour helped the album sell about a million copies in the Americas.

With sales of over 560,000 copies in Spain, Guapa became the third best-selling album in the history of La Oreja de Van Gogh. It sold about 1.5 million copies worldwide. The album stayed in the Top 10 best-selling CDs in Spain for over 30 weeks. It was even number one for 10 of those weeks.

What Does Guapa Mean?

La Oreja de Van Gogh often gives their albums long and unique names. Examples include El viaje de Copperpot (Copperpot's Journey) and Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida (What I Told You While You Pretended to Be Asleep).

So, people wondered why this album had such a short name, Guapa. The band explained that Guapa is actually a short version of a much longer phrase. This phrase is printed on the back of the album cover.

The full phrase is: Guapa es la historia de quien no se da por vencido en el maravilloso viaje de encontrarse a uno mismo, de quien acepta cumplir años y seguir teniendo miedos, de quien llena la almohada de inseguridades pero al levantarse siempre hace la cama, de quien sonríe de verdad y como antes: sin darse cuenta, de quien consigue que lo que quiere y lo que le apetece hagan las paces, de quien hace del tiempo un aliado sigiloso que, cada mañana y frente al espejo del alma, le hará sentirse cada vez un poco más guapa.

In English, this means: Guapa is the story of someone who doesn't give up on the amazing journey of finding themselves. It's about someone who accepts getting older and still having fears. It's about someone who feels unsure but always makes their bed when they wake up. It's about someone who truly smiles without even trying, and who makes peace between what they love and what they want. It's about someone who lets time be a quiet friend, helping them feel a little prettier each morning when they look into their soul's mirror.

This long title is like a positive message or affirmation about feeling good about yourself.

Songs on the Album

The Más Guapa Edition

The Más Guapa edition of the album includes two CDs. One CD has all the songs from the original Guapa album. The second CD has songs that were not released on earlier albums.

One of these new songs, (En mi lado del sofá) (On My Side of the Sofa), was the only single promoted from this special edition.

Disc 1

• See the song list for Guapa

Disc 2

Who Made the Music?

Performing the Songs

• La Oreja de Van Gogh
  • Amaia Montero – vocals (main singer), backing vocals (singing in the background)
  • Xabi San Martín – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
  • Pablo Benegas – guitar
  • Álvaro Fuentes – bass (a type of guitar)
  • Haritz Garde – percussion (drums and other instruments you hit)

Behind the Scenes: Technical Team

• La Oreja de Van Gogh – record production (overseeing the making of the album), audio mixing (balancing all the sounds)
• Nigel Walker – record production, audio mixing
• Leon Zervos – audio mastering (making the final sound perfect)
• Bori Alarcón – technical production
• Rudolf Hernández – technical production
• Carlos Hernández – technical production
• B. Oberhagemann – record production
• Bernard Cocoignac – technical production
• Marie Claire – technical production
• Margarita Pérez – technical production
• Paco Pérez – technical production

Album Look: Design Team

• Rafa Sañudo – graphic design (creating the album's artwork)
• Montse Velando – photography (taking pictures for the album)
• Ray – illustrations (drawing pictures for the album)

Album Rankings

Album Charts

How Many Copies Were Sold?

List of albums containing a hidden track

See also

In Spanish: Guapa para niños