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{{Short description|Spanish pop band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = Las Ketchup
| image               = Las Ketchup in 2016.jpg
| image_upright       = 1.2
| caption             = Las Ketchup in 2016
| image_size          = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
| background          = group_or_band
| alias               =
| origin              = [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], [[Andalusia]], Spain
| genre               = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[Latin pop]]}}
| years_active        = {{hlist|2001–2006|2016|2018–present}}
| label               = {{hlist|Altra Moda|[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]}}
| associated_acts     =
| website             = {{URL|https://bnmusic-artists.com/las-ketchup/}}
| current_members     =
* Lucía Muñoz
* Lola Muñoz
* Pilar Muñoz
| past_members     =
* Rocío Muñoz
}}
'''Las Ketchup''' is a Spanish [[girl group]] founded by [[flamenco]] record producer [[:es:Manuel Ruiz "Queco"|Manuel "Queco" Ruiz]]. The group, which consists of sisters Lucía, Lola, and Pilar Muñoz (later to be joined by a fourth sister Rocío), is best known for the 2002 hit single, "[[The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)]]", a single that sold over seven million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.esctoday.com/?p=5675|title=Las Ketchup to represent Spain!|last=Bakker|first=Sietse|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|date=27 February 2006|access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> The group's debut studio album, ''[[Hijas del Tomate]]'', has sold over two million copies worldwide.

They represented {{esccnty|Spain|y=2006}} at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006]] in [[Athens]] with the song "[[Un Blodymary (song)|Un Blodymary]]". The group has not released any singles since 2006, but still performs together publicly around Spain and other countries.

== History ==

=== 2001–2002: Formation ===

All members of the group are daughters of flamenco musician Juan Manuel Muñoz Expósito, best known by his stage name, El Tomate (Spanish for "The Tomato").

Las Ketchup was originally discovered by the flamenco record producer Manuel "Queco" Ruiz, who signed them to his newly formed, independent [[Córdoba (Spain)|Córdoba]] label Shaketown Music, that he ran together with Manuel Illán.<ref name="hit quarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Portugu_sJ.html |title=Interview With Javier Portugués |publisher=[[HitQuarters]]|date=11 November 2002 |access-date=3 June 2011}}</ref>

=== 2002–2005: Hijas del Tomate ===

In the middle of 2002, they had a major flamenco [[Europop]] fusion hit with "Aserejé" (released as "[[The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)|The Ketchup Song]]" in the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries), which reached the top of the charts in many countries, including: Spain, Portugal, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Albania, France, Finland, Turkey, Syria, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Switzerland, Germany, Romania, Canada and Australia. However, it failed to hit the top 40 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The title and part of the lyrics were in Spanish. The hit also had an accompanying dance. The second single was "[[Kusha Las Payas]]" and garnered moderate success. The group re-released "The Ketchup Song" later in the same year, with a new video, as a Christmas song.

=== 2006: Un Blodymary and addition of Rocío ===

The group took an extended absence from the public eye to write songs for a new album and, during the same period, Pilar had a baby. In 2006, they were joined by Rocío, a fourth sister, and came back as a four girl group to represent Spain in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006]]. The girls said themselves that Rocío had always been a member of "Las Ketchup", but that had not appeared in the promo material or performances because she was pregnant. They released their second studio album, titled ''Un Blodymary''. The album release was delayed until the beginning of 2006. They planned to release one million copies and their record producer Queco, who also produced and wrote their worldwide single, "Aserejé", indicated that the album displayed their original sound.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}  Their first single from the album was also titled "[[Un Blodymary (song)|Un Blodymary]]" for the Spanish entry in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006]]. The song finished twenty-first with only 18 points.

=== 2016–2017 ===

In 2016, the group performed their hit "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" as an interval during the first semi-final of the Swedish pre-selection to the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], [[Melodifestivalen 2016|Melodifestivalen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=No nos habían invitado a México: Las Ketchup|date=3 April 2017 |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/espectaculos/2017/04/3/no-nos-habian-invitado-mexico-las-ketchup|publisher=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]}}</ref> In 2017, they performed at the [[Pal Norte]] in [[Monterrey]], Mexico.

== Discography ==

=== Studio albums ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="9"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[O3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Las+Ketchup|title=Discographie Las Ketchup|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Hitlisten|DEN]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Las+Ketchup|title=Discography Las Ketchup|website=danishcharts.dk|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Las+Ketchup|title=Discography Las Ketchup|website=finnishcharts.com|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Las+Ketchup|title=Discographie Las Ketchup|website=lescharts.com|language=fr|access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-5263|title=Las Ketchup – German Charts|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment Charts|GfK]]|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NL]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Las+Ketchup|title=Discografie Las Ketchup|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br/><ref name="NOR">{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Las+Ketchup|title=Discography Las Ketchup|website=norwegiancharts.com|access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br/><ref name="SWE">{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Las+Ketchup|title=Discography Las Ketchup|website=swedishcharts.com|access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SUI]]<br/><ref name="SUI">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Las+Ketchup|title=Discografie Las Ketchup|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Hijas del Tomate]]''
|

* Released: 30 July 2002
* Label: Altra Moda, [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]
* Format: CD, [[Cassette tape|cassette]]

| 22 || 27 || 1 || 18 || 20 || 23 || 13 || 7 || 6
|

* [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?categorie=Albums&interprete=Las+Ketchup&titre=Hijas+del+Tomate|title=French album certifications – Las Ketchup – Hijas del Tomate|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]|language=fr|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>

|-
! scope="row"| ''Un Blodymary''
|

* Released: 2006
* Label: Altra Moda, Columbia, Sony
* Formats: CD, [[Music download|digital download]]

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

=== Singles ===

==== As lead artist ====

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Productores de Música de España|ESP]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://spanishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Las+Ketchup&cat=s|title=Las Ketchup|website=spanishcharts.com|access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS">{{cite web|title=Discography Las Ketchup|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Las+Ketchup|work=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[O3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br /><ref name="FRA"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="NOR"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="SWE"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SUI]]<br /><ref name="SUI"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/42/las-ketchup/|title=Las Ketchup {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="US100">{{cite magazine|title=Las Ketchup Chart History: Hot 100|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=las ketchup|chart=hsi}}|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)]]"
| rowspan="2"| 2002
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 54
|

* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2002.htm|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx|title=BPI Certified Awards Search|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=24 January 2012|format=insert "Las Ketchup" into the "Search" box, and then select "Go"|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801142929/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/Search.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|BVMI]]: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold-/Platin-Datenbank: Las Ketchup|url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Las%20Ketchup&strTtArt=|publisher=[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]]|access-date=24 January 2012|language=de}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] AUT: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Austria|artist=Las Ketchup|title=The Ketchup Song (Asereje)|type=single|access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref>
* IFPI NOR: 6× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Norway|artist=Las Ketchup|title=The Ketchup Song (Asereje)|type=single|access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref>
* IFPI SWE: 4× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|title=(Guld & Platina) ÅR 2003 |url=http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/ar-20033.pdf |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |trans-title=(Gold & Platinum) Year 2003 |page=1 |access-date=24 January 2012 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101180730/http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/ar-20033.pdf |archive-date=1 January 2016 }}</ref>
* IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2002 |title=The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards 2002 |work=swisscharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=24 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613140247/http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2002 |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]: Diamond<ref>{{cite certification|region=France|type=single|certyear=2002|award=Diamond|source=archive|access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>

| rowspan="2"| ''Hijas del Tomate''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Kusha Las Payas]]"
| 12 || — || 36 || 38 || 76 || — || — || 29 || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Un Blodymary (song)|Un Blodymary]]"
| 2006
| 7 || — || — || — || — || — || 38 || 82 || — || —
|
| ''Un Blodymary''
|-
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

==== As featured artist ====

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Brasil Hot 100 Airplay|BRA]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ivetesangalonews.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/hot100br1999-2013.pdf|title=Hot 100 Brasil 1999–2013|access-date=16 August 2014|publisher=Ivete Sangalo News}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)#Rouge version|Ragatanga]]"<br>{{small|{{nowrap|([[Rouge (group)|Rouge]] featuring Las Ketchup)}}}}
| 2002
| 1
| ''[[Rouge (Rouge album)|Rouge]]''
|}

== Awards ==
{{More citations needed section|date=March 2021}}

* 2002 '''[[Ondas Awards]]'''

– Best New Artist/Group

* 2004 '''[[Billboard Latin Music Awards|''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards]]'''

– Best Pop Album from the New Generation (''[[Hijas del Tomate]]'')

– Most Played Tropical-Salsa Song by a Duo or Group ("[[The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)]]")

* 2003 '''[[Latin Grammy Award]]'''

– Best Pop Album By a Duo or Group with Vocals ''Hijas del Tomate'' (Nominated, lost to Bacilos's ''Caraluna''.)

* 2003 '''MIDEM (Cannes)'''

– Best New Artist/Group

* 2003 '''Amigo Awards'''

– Best New Group

– Best New Artist

* 2004 '''MIDEM (Cannes)'''

– Border Breakers (Best-selling album out of its country and within Europe with ''Hijas del Tomate'')

== Parodies ==

In 2002, the German comedian Elmar Brandt wrote (using the tune of Aserejé) a [[Gerhard Schröder]] parody called "Der Steuersong" (The Tax Song)<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa021125b.htm
 |title=Der Steuersong
 |language=de
 |work=german.about.com
 |access-date=12 July 2010
 |archive-date=3 March 2016
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170200/http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa021125b.htm
 |url-status=dead
 }}</ref> for the radio program ''[[The Gerd Show]]''.

In 2002, a satirical version to the tune of Aserejé by ''El Grupo Mayonesa'' circulated in Gibraltar prior to the [[2002 Gibraltar sovereignty referendum|referendum on a proposal of joint sovereignty]], entitled 'Vota Que No, Que No, Que No No No'<ref>{{Cite web
 |url= http://www.gibinquirer.net/nono.htm
 |title=El Groupo Mayonessa |language=es
 |work=gibinquirer.net
 |access-date=12 July 2010
}}</ref>

In 2003, the [[Slovakia|Slovak]] fictional musical duo [[Krímeš]] performed in TV show ''Uragán'' a satirical version to the tune of Aserejé called "Sereme" (We're Shitting).

== See also ==

* [[Son de Sol]]

== References ==
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  before=[[Son de Sol]]<br />with ''"[[Brujería (Son de Sol song)|Brujería]]"'' |
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  after=[[D'NASH]]<br />with ''"[[I Love You Mi Vida]]"'' |
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