Triana

Triana was a Spanish Andalusian rock band formed in 1974 in Seville by Jesús de la Rosa Luque, Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway and Juan José Palacios 'Tele'. With a musical style based on progressive rock and the influence of flamenco, they consolidated the Andalusian rock genre, and are considered one of the most important and influential bands in Spanish rock.

Their first three records, El Patio (1975), Hijos del agobio (1977) and Sombra y luz (1979), are among the most acclaimed albums of the golden age of Spanish progressive rock, and have been recognised as seminal in the genre. Their work from this period is linked to the Andalusian counterculture of the time, which included groups such as Lole y Manuel or Goma, and to the promoter and producer Gonzalo García Pelayo and his brother Javier, the band's manager.

The band's commercial recognition grew with Un encuentro (1980) and Un mal sueño (1981), the latter introducing a more pop tone. These respectively contained the singles 'Tu frialdad' and 'Una noche de amor desesperada', which reached number one on the Los 40 Principales chart. In 1983 they released Llegó el día, and towards the end of that year singer Jesús de la Rosa was killed in a road accident, which led to the band's break-up. They sold more than four million records in 2015.

Palacios reformed the band with new members in 1994 and released two albums before his death in 2002. Afterwards, the members of the new line-up continued releasing music under that name, leading to a legal battle with Eduardo Rodríguez, the only survivor of the original line-up.