| The group La Oreja de Van Gogh was
formed in the beginning of 1996. Before that, Pablo,
Xabi, Álvaro and Haritz knew each other from the
university. The idea of the group was born when, one
day, they decided to get together and attempt to
play some music as an alternative to the endless
summer afternoons at the beach of Ondarreta.
They dared to try their first compositions with
renditions of of U2, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam.
Suddenly they realized that they needed a voice to
lead their still incipient tunes. After several
intents with people close to them, (friendships
prevailed above the musical criteria . . .) and
after Pablo's casual encounter with Amaia, they
decided to incorporate a feminine voice to the
group, which from that day became a quintet.
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