Flans

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{{short description|Mexican pop band}}
{{Other uses|Flan (disambiguation){{!}}Flan}}
{{Redirect|Mimí||Mimi (disambiguation){{!}}Mimi}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Flans
| image = File:Flans en un concierto.jpg
| caption =
| image_size =
| background = group_or_band
| years_active = 1985–1990 1999–2002 2006 2013–present
| genre = [[Latin pop]]
| origin = [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]
| label = [[Fonovisa Records|Fonovisa]]
* [[Universal Music]]
*[[Sony Music]]
| associated_acts =
| current_members = [[Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth|Ilse]] Mimí
| past_members = Ivonne 
| website =
}}
'''Flans''' are a [[Mexico|Mexican]] music group, which enjoyed popularity from the mid-1980s to the mid 2020s. Its members were the singers Ivonne Margarita Guevara García, Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth and Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa. They were generally known as Ivonne, [[Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth|Ilse]], and Mimí.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Girl Groups from Latin American Pop History You Should Know |url=https://remezcla.com/lists/music/latin-pop-girl-groups/ |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Remezcla |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Flans No Controles.jpg|thumb|Single "No Controles" 1985]]

==Career==

===Beginnings===
The three girls were initially [[Casting (performing arts)|cast]] in the mid-1980s for a [[Television program|TV show]] to be called ''Fans'', which was to feature chats and [[sing-along]]s with [[Guest appearance|guest stars]]. When plans for the show fell through, a project was started to turn the girls into a pop music sensation. The group was renamed Flans and their first album, ''Flans'', was launched in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Jae |date=2016-07-12 |title=Flans and their debut album in 1985 |url=https://siempreendomingo.com/flans-and-their-debut-album-in-1985/ |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Siempre En Domingo |language=en-US}}</ref> Their style was mainly pop music and ballads although one of their albums (''Cuéntamelo Dum-Dum'') was somewhat child-oriented.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}

===First breakup===
The group released a new album every year until 1991 when they [[Relationship breakup|separated]], with a [[concert#Concert tour|national tour]] and the release of their "last" album: ''Adiós''. After their separation, Ivonne married and devoted herself to [[painting]]; Mimí and Ilse started [[solo (music)|solo]] careers, with Mimí also being the host for a TV show.

===Reunion===
Rumors of a reunion started in early 1999 and were confirmed with a performance at the Acapulco Milenio Festival, followed by a tour which included several performance at the prestigious Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. A new album, ''Hadas'', was released later that year and promoted throughout 2000, with the singles Hadas, Tu Eterna Pesadilla, Rufino and Si Te Vas.

Due to a dispute with their former manager Mildred Villafañe over the ownership of the name "Flans", the group changed their name to ''IIM'' in 2002 and released a new album featuring three new songs and new versions of their greatest hits.

===''20 Millas Después''===
In 2006 Ilse, Ivonne and Mimi regrouped for a goodbye tour titled "20 Millas Después". Once again performing under the name Flans, they offered a final concert at Plaza Mexico, in Mexico City. Following the tour, Ilse and Mimi expressed an interest in recording a new album, however Ivonne said she was not interested in being part of the group anymore.

===Third Reunion===
In 2011 the three members of the band participated in a photo shoot for MEXICO SUENA, a book showcasing the best in Mexican pop culture. The following year Ilse and Mimi joined forces for the 'Y Si Nosotras...' tour, without Ivonne.

The band performed together again in early 2013, at a special showcase, and announced a new tour 'Hoy Por Ti, Manana Por Mi'. Due to the ongoing dispute with their former manager, the three women are now performing simply as 'Ilse, Ivonne y Mimi'. They toured Mexico, Central America and the United States throughout 2013.

===Primera Fila===
In May 2014, Ilse, Ivonne y Mimi announced they would record a ''Primera Fila'' album for [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music]]. The album was recorded in Mexico City on June, 12, 2014, and the first single 'Yo No Sería Yo' was released on August 20, 2014. The album titled ''Primera Fila Flans'', presumably because they are mostly known by their original name ''Flans'', was released on September 30, 2014, and a new tour began in Querétaro, México, on October 26, 2014.

==Discography==
[[File:Ilse_Olivo.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Ilse Olivo Ex Flans]]
===Albums===
*1985: ''Flans''
*1986: ''20 Millas''
*1987: ''Luz y Sombra''
*1988: ''Alma Gemela''
*1989: ''Cuéntamelo Dum-Dum''
*1990: ''Adiós''
*1999: ''Hadas''
*2002: ''IIM-Ilse, Ivonne, Mimi''
*2014: ''Primera Fila Flans''

==References==
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[[Category:Mexican girl groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Mexico City]]
[[Category:Women in Latin music]]

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