Timbiriche`s history

Timbiriche is the name of a Mexican group that debuted on April 30, 1982 during a broadcast of the news program Hoy Mismo with Guillermo Ochoa. Timbiriche included six children, most of whose parents were famous actors/singers/composers. Their names were Paulina Rubio, Sasha Sokol, Benny Ibarra, Diego Schoening, Mariana Garza and Alix Bauer. Later on, Erick Rubín would join the sextet. The name "Timbiriche" is the Spanish (Latin American Spanish) version of the game Dots and Boxes.

Original members and replacements

In 1985, the group starred in the teenage version of the stage production of Grease (Vaselina in Spanish), going on tour to major cities in Mexico.

By 1986, when they were all teenagers, the band's fame was almost at its highest. Thalía replaced Sasha and Eduardo Capetillo replaced Benny Ibarra, but they continued to succeed. Sasha's departure from the group was very hard for the fans to accept as she was one of the favorites, and Thalía had a lot to live up to. But the group's success far surpassed what they had accomplished when Sasha was in the group. The group went on to sell millions of records as they continued to grow on and off the stage. Songs about life, growing up, school and the friendships were replaced with songs about love found (and lost), the anxieties of adolescence and the hope that adulthood would one day bring. Throughout, they always pushed the rockers within and celebrated happiness and friendship, despite rivalries that would occur. In 1990, the album 10 was released with the same success as the previous album. Thalía left the group after their 10th album to embark on a solo career.

The last of the original members were Ericc Rubín, Paulina Rubio, and Diego Schoening. Shortly after Alix Bauer left, Paulina Rubio and Erick Rubín and Erick Rubín followed because of their increased desires to become soloists. Other famous replacements for the original members of the group wereBby Gaytán and Edith Márquez. Diego Schoening was the only original member to never leave the group.

In 1992, most of the members left the group and were replaced with new ones. They released 11. Surprisingly, the group managed to maintain its popularity. The final album released was 12. After that album, the group officially disbanded.

In 1998, the original group reunited for the Mexican summer show Acapulco '98. With the success of the reunion show, a 4-night engagement was booked at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. The 10,000-seat auditorium sold out quickly, leading to the extension of the engagement by 16 more shows. In the end, the group performed a total of 20 shows, breaking the record of 17 shows previously set by Luis Miguel at the venue. Later, they went on a national tour, from which came a live double album and three new songs, "Está Despierto," "Suma Cósmica," and "La Fuerza del Amor." "Está Despierto" was released as a single.

"Buscando a Timbiriche, la Nueva Banda," a reality show on Mexico's Televisa, which airs in the United States on Univisión, began airing in July 2007 as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the start of what had become known as GENERACION TIMBIRICHE. An American Idol-type show, it features 30 participants competing to re-form the band.

Benny Ibarra 1982-1985, Sasha Sokol 1982-1986, Mariana Garza 1982-1987, Alix Bauer 1982-1988, Paulina Rubio Dosamantes 1982-1991, Diego Schoening 1982-1994 (the only person that never left the group), Erick Rubín 1983-1991, Eduardo Capetillo (took the place of Benny) 1985-1989, Thalía Sodi Miranda (took the place of Sasha) 1986-1989, Edith Marquez (took the place of mariana) 1988-1991, Bibi Gaytán (took the place of Alix) 1989-1991, Claudio Bermudez (took the place of Eduardo) 1989-1991, Patricia Tanuz (took the place of Thalía) 1990, Silvia Campos (took the place of Patricia) 1990-1994, Mano (Daniel) GAYTÁN 1992-1994, Tannya Velasco 1992-1994, Kenya 1992, Alexa Lozano 1992-1994, Lorena Shelley 1992-1994, Jean Duverger (took the place of Kenya) 1992-1994.

25th Anniversary Reunion

2007 marks the 25th anniversary of Timbiriche. With this in mind, Timbiriche reunited again for one year to tour Mexico and the U.S., calling their tour "Timbiriche 25." Twenty dates were scheduled in Mexico and ten in the U.S. Taking part in the tour was 6 of the 7 original Timbiriche members: Sasha Sokol, Benny Ibarra, Diego Schoening, Mariana Garza, Alix Bauer, and Erick Rubín; Paulina Rubio did not reunite with them due to her own successful tour and marriage (which coincidentally happened on the anniversary of the premiere of Timbiriche). They were also invited to participate as the closing group during the 2007 Teleton fundraiser on the Televisa Network, the proceeds of which went towards building rehabilitation centers for handicapped children.

During the reunion they released three albums, Timbiriche 25 is a collection of 12 of their greatest hits updating them with a modern sound, Somos Timbiriche 25 is the first live album with 11 songs from their tour, and finally the cd/dvd Vivo en Vivo is the second live album with all the songs performed in the tour along with a dvd of the concert itself. For this album as well, Timbiriche recorded three brand new songs: Vuelvo a Comenzar (the first single), Atado a Ti and Domar el Aire as a valentine and thanks to their fans for making this reunion more successful than expected.

Also three new music videos were released, two of their updated biggest hits: Tu y Yo Somos Uno Mismo and Princesa Tibetana as well as the first single for their last cd: Vuelvo a Comenzar. A documentary about this 25th anniversary reunion was shot, and a musical based on their songs is in the works.

Due the demand of their fans, and the great success of the reunion, the tour was prolonged by 5 more months than originally planned bringing its total to 1 year and 5 months, in which Timbiriche broke sales records in both concert tickets and album charts.

On Monday, May 5th, 2008 Timbiriche ended their reunion tour in Mexico's Foro Sol arena, the show lasted more than 2 hours, and the group performed close to 30 songs for their fans.

On Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Timbiriche reunited for one night only to be a part of a massive concert for the ALAS organization which was founded in 2006 to help the care and nutrition of poor kids. In this reunion Mariana was missing given that she was on her last weeks of her second pregnancy. Timbiriche performed 4 songs in this concert: Ya Llego La Banda, Corro, Vuelo, Me Acelero, Con Todos Menos Conmigo and Mexico in duet with Miguel Bose. With this last performance, the band's 25th anniversary reunion came to an end.