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Isabel Guerra

Luis Fonsi, Laura Pausini, Grupo Montez from Durango, Espinoza Paz and La Quinta Estacion will be among the artists participating at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards, next November 5th, announced today the Recording Latin Academy.

According to the Academy, actor and comedian Eugenio Derbez and actress and singer Lucero, both from Mexico, will be conducting the event to held in Las Vegas.

Meanwhile, Alexander Acha, Beto Cuevas, Cucu Diamantes, Juan Luis Guerra and Peru's Gianmarco will announce some of the categories.

Fonsi has two nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Aquí Estoy Yo" (with Aleks Syntek, Noel Schajris and David Bisbal). Twice Latin Grammy winner Laura Pausini has a nomination for Record of the Year ("En Cambio No") and Best Female Vocal Pop Album ("Primavera Anticipada").

Mexican singer-songwriter Espinoza Paz is nominated for Best Mexican Regional Song for "Espero" and La Quinta Estación for Best Pop Duet or Group Album for "Sin Frenos."

The annual Grammy Latino ceremony will be held next November 5th at Mandalay Bay at Las Vegas and will start with a spectacular stars parade at the red carpet called "The Night of the Stars."

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Isabel Guerra

Two members of “Il Divo” quartet will arrive in Lima one day earlier, in order to have time to go sightseeing in Peru's capital, reported their management.

Both Spanish baritone Carlos Marin and US tenor David Miller decided to come earlier and explore some tourist attractions of the capital. 

“They want to see Lima's Main Square and the Cathedral, so we are organizing their schedule so that they can also enjoy the change of guards at the Government Palace,” said representatives from Musik Maker, their management in Peru.

“We are also including a visit to the Museo de Oro (Peru's Museum of Gold), and the Inquisition Museum, which we are sure will make a great impression on them,” said the Musik Maker's spokespersons.

Il Divo will perform in Peru on October 23rd, at Jockey Club (Lima).

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Isabel Guerra

This week, Microsoft's WindowsMedia.com chose "Top Latino" Peruvian online radio radio as the second most important online Latin American radio, and included it amongst the main stations broadcasting from America.

In addition, Top Latino Radio is the sixth most listened to worldwide Internet radio, according to this portal, which is the largest directory of Internet radios, according to a press release.

Top Latino started in in December 2005 in Lima, transmitting 24 hours a day with CD quality via www.toplatino.net, featuring the most aired hits in Spanish and English throughout Latin America.

Top Latino is also the first Internet radio in the world that can be heard on cellphones.

This radio, which reportedly has an audience of more than 100,000 listeners, is part of Peru's first multimedia product that has presence in FM radio and television in 300 cities in 24 countries (and in Peru also through Panamericana Television).

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Isabel Guerra

With a stunning show, rich in amazing background images, the British duo Pet Shop Boys put the whole crowd dancing during their concert at Jockey Club del Peru, Lima.

Neil Tennant and Christopher Lowe opened the show with their all-time classic "Heart."

The setlist continued with many of their former hits such ash "Did you see me coming?," "Pandemonium," "Love Comes Quickly," and "Go West."

The show included dancers, who performed a very interesting accompanying choreography, while the audience danced and enjoyed the impeccable visual effects.

Another memorable songs included were "Two divided by zero," the Elvis Presley classic "Always on My Mind," and "Closer to Heaven."

Pet Shop Boys said goodbye to the public with Neil Tennant taking off his hat as a sign of respect and saying, "Thank you, Peru."

"Being Boeing," and "West End Girls," ended a magical presentation that fans could hardly forget

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Isabel Guerra

Peruvian actress Magaly Solier was awarded with the Best Actress Prize at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema in Montreal (Canada), because her role of "Fausta" in "La Teta Asustada" (The Milk of Sorrow).

The film and Magaly Solier were also acknowledged with the Association Québécoise des Critiques de Cinema (AQCC) that chose “The Milk of Sorrow” for the international film award.

Solier published this information in her Facebook profile, and thanked Canada and the Festival's organization for the award.

Solier's career, which started having international success when “The Milk of Sorrow” won both the first prize and the critics' award at Berlinale, seems to be reaching far more success abroad than local critics had expected.

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Isabel Guerra

Neil Tennant, lead singer of the British electronic pop duet Pet Shop Boys, said in a telephonic interview to a local radio that the show they will offer in Peru on October 20th will be "spectacular," that they have been waiting to visit Peru for a long time because "Inca culture has always caught my attention."

"Our show combines spectacle and theater, and was created in London. It has video projections, and one very quiet section, but all the rest is for dancing," he remarked.

Tennant also said that he is very happy because "when I was student I felt very attracted by the Inca's history. I remember Atahualpa, and we have been given a book about Cusco. I don't know how long we will stay, but we want to go to Cusco."

Pet Shop Boys, is a synth-pop duo from UK, and has been considered the best duo in the history of pop music, beating bands like Erasure, Eurythmics, Modern Talking, and Simon & Garfunkel, among others.

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According to Peruvian fans, The British band Depeche Mode did not say "Thank you Chile"during the concert in Lima; reportedly, the band is used to closing their concerts with the phrase “thank you children.”

The fans pointed out that singer Dave Gahan's usual phrase is “thank you very much, children”, and he used the same expression in Colombia, the United States, Canada, and Germany, among other countries.

Many fans made public the footage videos of past concerts, showing that in fact Gahan said that phrase.

“It is clear that he did not say 'Thank you, Chile,' " said one fan who attended the concert in Lima.

The "alleged" slip was particularly embarrassing since Peru and Chile are historically enemies with a dispute dating to a 1879-84 war between the South American neighbors.

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Isabel Guerra

With an electrifying show, David Gahan, Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher made their audience (estimated in 30,000 people), who packed the Monumental Stadium Esplanade, jump, sing and cry.

The concert, part of their ‘The tour of the universe’ tour, started at 9:25am with this classic “In chains,” with Gahan's voice captivating the audience.

Gahan connected immediately with the 30,000 people, who had gathered to see the first performance of Depeche Mode in Peru.

The set-list included many of the best known songs from their album ‘Sounds of the Universe,’ their last production, as well as some of their most popular hits.

However, it is worth noting that the performances of ‘Enjoy the Silence,’ ‘Personal Jesus,’ and ‘Behind the Wheel’ were the ones that really moved the audience, turning the concert into a real party full of shouts, jumps and tears.

After two hours, Martin Gore finished the night by putting on a Peruvian chullo, and the band said goodbye with the hit ‘Waiting for the night.’

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The President of the Peruvian Depeche Mode Fans club told RadioProgramas del Perú (RPP) that hundreds of fans have been camping since last night at the Monumental Stadium in Lima, waiting for the concert that is scheduled for tonight.

“We have not only Peruvians but fans from many other nationalities here,” he added, and explained that regardless of the cold night, followers of British electronic pop band set up their tents and spend the night singing their favorite songs like "Wrong," "It's no good" and "Enjoy The Silence".

Reportedly, another groups of fans were trying to locate the band yesterday, in their hotel and in a luxury Limenian restaurant, but had no luck.

The fans expect this to be one of the best shows this year. Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.

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Isabel Guerra

The Peruvian contestant Lady Diana Balarezo will pass to the next phase of American Idol Contest due to the votes (calls) from public after her previous presentation.

There was a lot of tension at the fourth workshop of the fourth season of Latin American Idol.

Competitors were very nervous, all of them about to crying, some of them crying when they heard the names of the ones knocked out from the competition.

A recount of the previous day was done to announce afterwards the contestant names going through the next fase.

Sara Bellamo (Venezuela), Martha Heredia (Dominican Republic), Tania Meyer (Paraguay), Lady Diana Balarezo (Peru) and Sol Vargas (Mexico) will compete in the following round.

Ana Paula Rodríguez from Argentina was rescued and will go to the next level also.

Concert round will begin Wednesday 14th and it will be seen from 9:00 pm, Lima time by Sony (TV cable) and Red Global (open TV).

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