Mexican pop/rock band
Sandoval -- whose namesake is a former member of the short-lived yet highly successful duo
Lu -- made their album debut in 2009 with
Lo Que Siempre Soñamos Ser. Founded in 2008, the band is comprised of
Mario Sandoval (guitar, vocals), Susy Ortiz (vocals), Alejandro Vazquez (drums), and Enrique López (bass).
Mario Sandoval (born on October 29, 1977, in Guadalajara, Mexico) originally rose to fame as half of
Lu, whose better known half, pop superstar
Paty Cantú, embarked on a solo career in 2009 with the Top Five hit album
Me Quedo Sola. Before their breakup in 2007,
Mario and
Paty released the albums
Lu (2003) and
Álbum (2006), which spawned numerous hit singles and made them a staple of MTV México. In the aftermath of their breakup,
Mario, who had written the bulk of
Lu's material, got together with some of his friends and formed the band
Sandoval. They signed a major-label recording contract with
Lu's former label, Warner Music, and made their full-length album debut with
Lo Que Siempre Soñamos Ser. A Top 20 hit on the Mexican albums chart,
Lo Que Siempre Soñamos Ser spawned the hit single "A Quien Tú Decidiste Amar." ~ Jason Birchmeier