Even if you don’t remember their name, you surely remember the dance. You weren’t a noughties kid if you didn’t spend school discos trying to emulate Las Ketchup’s hand gestures in the music video for their 2002 Number 1 ‘The Ketchup Song’ .
But even such original dance moves set to nonsense Spanish couldn’t stop them from being pushed off their pedestal of fame after a week at the top.
Yet they did manage to claw their way back up.
For a few minutes in 2006, Las Ketchup played in the homes of millions across Europe as they represented Spain in Eurovision. They were playing under extremely shady circumstances (no one would ever reveal how they were picked) and even the Spanish didn’t like their song, ‘Un Blodymary’, but they did have another shot at the limelight.
Maybe if their entry had sounded better than a screeching children’s choir, or had some sassy dance moves, they could have had a shot at the top spot again. Thanks for the memories Las Ketchup, but please don’t attempt to resurrect your career a third time!
