Formed on 21 March 1978 in Chihuahua, Mexico, this band was founded by locally born saxophonist Juan Dom¡nguez. Members of the band, most also originating in the same region, included Juan Antonio "Tony" Mel‚ndez (vocals), F‚lix Antonio Contreras (accordion/keyboards), Oscar Ochoa (electric bass), Manuel Rolando P‚rez (bass) and, at different times, Daniel Martinez and Adri n Regalado (percussion). The band made its first album in 1981 and although their early style owed much to the local region, they soon began appealing to a wider audience throughout Mexico and in the Spanish-speaking regions of the southern USA. Noted as purveyors of norte¤o dance music, cumbia and ranchera, among the songs in Conjunto Primavera's repertoire in its early years were "Sufro Por Ti", "Borracho Y Loco", "No Supo Comprenderme", "Amor Fingido" and "El Corrido Del Chore". Over the years, the band has had various successes including at least three gold discs, the platinum-selling Necesito Decirte (1998), a 2002 BDS Certified Spin Award for "No Te Pod¡as Quedar', a Latin Hot Tracks Billboard placing, as well as Billboard"s Regional Mexican Album Of The Year Male Group in 2002, and a Latin Grammy, for "A£n Sigues Siendo M¡a', which won 2006"s Mejor Canci¢n Del A¤o (Best Song Of The Year).
DISCOGRAPHY: include Cuerda (Fonovisa 1995)***, Amigo Mesero (Fonovisa 1996)***, Necesito Decirte (Fonovisa 1998)****, En Vivo Para Ti (Fonovisa 1999)***, To Die De Amor (Fonovisa 2000)***, Ansia De Amar (Fonovisa 2001)***,Perd¢name Mi Amor (Fonovisa 2002)***, De Nuevo A Tu Lado (Fonovisa 2002)***, You Decide (Fonovisa 2003)***, Mil De Voces (Fonovisa 2004)***, Hoy Como Ayer (Fonovisa 2005)***, Algo De Mi (Fonovisa 2006)***, Para Ti Nuestra Historia (Fonovisa 2006)***, El Amor Que Nunca Fue (Fonovisa 2007)***.
COMPILATIONS: Lo Mejor Lo Ultimo (Fonovisa 1995)***, Exitos Originales (Univision 2001)***, Mis Favoritas Exitos (Joey 2003)***, Dejando Huella, Vols. 1 & 2 (Fonovisa 2005)***, Coleccion Norte¤a (Joey 2006)***, Sus Primeros Exitos (BCI/Eclipse 2006)***, De Gira Con Conjunto Primavera, Vols. 1 & 2 (Fonovisa 2006)****, La Mejor Coleccion (Fonovisa 2007)****.
VIDEOGRAPHY: Grandes Exitos (Fonovisa 2005), Linea De Oro (Fonovisa 2007).

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