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A 1995 remix turned 'Macarena' into a worldwide number-one hit, but which Spanish duo had originally written and recorded the song two years earlier?
Answer
Los Del Rio
The flamenco-pop duo Los Del Rio wrote and released 'Macarena' in 1993, but it only became a global phenomenon after the 1995 Bayside Boys remix.
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Los Del Rio wrote "Macarena" in 1993, but it topped charts worldwide only after a remix in 1995—the original barely charted.
Other options people guess
- Gipsy Kings
- Mecano
- Los Lobos
Topics
- one-hit-wonders
- 1990s
- spanish-pop
- nostalgia
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