Mœnia

Popular Latin synth-pop group Mœnia consists of vocalist Alfonso Pichardo, keyboardist Jorge Soto and keyboardist/programmer Alex Midi. They started playing together in high school and took part in several concerts at that time, releasing their self-titled debut album Mœnia in 1991 on the Polygram record label. The album was not a commercial success, and in 1993 Pichardo left the group and was replaced by Juan Carlos Lozana on vocals. They had an opportunity to release their debut album in 1996 with Universal Latin, which they did with Lozana on vocals. The album included a re-recorded version of "Color Melancolía" (1996) along with "No Puedo Estar Sin Ti" and "Déjame Entrar" which both reached the Top 20 of the Billboard Latin Chart in 1997 and became club anthems. After the re-release of their album Mœnia in 1996, the band put out an album of remixes called Mœnia Remix in 1997. The band went on tour but in 1998 Lozana left the band and Pichardo rejoined. They released the album Adición+ in 1999 and Le Modular in 2001. Whilst the former had some success, the latter was not as well received and has since gone out of production. The album Televisor in 2003 led the band to gain popularity with the hit singles "¿En Qué Momento?" and "Tú Sabes Lo Que Quiero." Although both singles sold well, some music video networks refused to play "Tú Sabes Lo Que Quiero" because of the sexualized nature of the video. Mœnia's highest-selling album, Stereo Hits, was released in 2004. This was a cover album of popular Latin ballads and pop tracks from the 1980s and 1990s, like Duncan Dhu's "En Algún Lugar" and Alaska y Dinarama's "Ni Tú Ni Nadie." The album was so successful that the band followed it with a tour, before releasing a live album of their own songs Hits Live in 2005. The following year the album Solar was released, followed by En Eléctrico in 2009, which saw the band's former frontman Lozana return to perform with them again. The band's seventh studio album FM was released in 2012. In 2016, Mœnia released Fantom, an album with a new concept for the group. The band composed original songs for the record but added clips of previously recorded tracks by other artists. The first single to be released from the album, "Jamás!" contained material from "No Seas Tan Cruel," a 1987 hit by the band Timbriche. After Fantom (2016), Mœnia kept refining their synth-pop identity through a singles-driven stretch that emphasized new textures without abandoning the band’s classic melodic punch. In 2018, they returned with the Hagamoscontactoœ releases ("Clásico" and "Híbridos"), then leaned into sleek, nocturnal pop on 2019 singles like "Sin Etiquetas" and "Summer Drive," setting up a live-heavy period that carried into the early 2020s. They stayed active through 2020 with standalone tracks including "Solo Lastimaste" (feat. Della Ciprian) and "Labios Rojos," before pivoting into a covers-focused era that culminated in Stereo Hits Vol. 2 (2023), built around reimagined classics like "Fotonovela," "Maldito Duende," "La Célula Que Explota," and "El Diablo en el Cuerpo." From there, the group threaded collaborations and original songwriting back into the mix, teaming with Aleks Syntek on "La Tormenta" (2024) and releasing "Estamos Bien" with Paty Cantú (2025), then tightening the concept into a new album cycle with singles like "Repetir" and "Consecuencias" ahead of Temporal (2026), their next full-length statement and first studio album of new material since the Fantom era, led by the single "Lo Prometí."

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