Camila

• Genre: Latin Pop
• Camila Website

About

This Mexican pop trio was conceived and created by renowned producer Mario Domm, who rounded out the sound with two young vocalists known as Samo and Pablo, men who apparently don't merit last names. The group didn't hit immediately: its 2006 debut, Todo Cambio, simmered for a long time, until the public suddenly embraced the single "Abrazame." A string of subsequent hits meant the original record was still dominating the charts well into 2007. Suffused with romance but steeped in the RnB stylings favored by groups north of the border, the band's sound utilizes the croon power of the two singers to build tension that inevitably explodes in ecstatic crescendos.

- Sarah Bardeen