It is completely normal for duos or groups united with creative intentions to end up coming to an end: luck or inspiration runs out, and their members decide to go their separate ways or simply start living off the income. But there are other cases that are viewed from the outside with a mixture of curiosity and morbidity, which are the groups that end up like the Rosario de la Aurora: accusations, secrets that come to light, reproaches that have been brewing for years. That’s why we are following every detail of the Van Gogh’s Ear soap opera and that’s why Andy and Lucas’ breakup is so disturbingly compelling.
Anthill and demands. On November 10, Andy performed alone at ‘The Anthill’ to talk about his brand new solo career, his first song without his partner (the poisonous ‘Puppet‘) and to clarify some of the many dark points that still float about the end of the relationship between the two. Significantly, the singer was concerned about the legal repercussions of the secrets he was telling, which discussed topics such as the progressive loss of creative control, the economic control of the band by Lucas, the absence of income from streaming and a fight that almost came to blows in Mérida.
Only 24 hours later, it was learned that Lucas I would be preparing a lawsuit for damages against his former partner, with a financial claim that amounts to 150,000 euros. The reason is not only, apparently, the interview in ‘El Hormiguero’, but also various statements and comments that Andy has been dropping about the band in recent months.
Why we like anger. That a death metal group breaks up because one of its members ate in the backstage raw babies (made up example), as horrible as it is, is in keeping with the group’s aesthetic and message. However, that groups like La Oreja de Van Gogh or duos like Andy and Lucas descend into the mud between accusations and threats of lawsuits, when their entire career has revolved around good feelings, declarations of love and consonant rhymes, provides us with a very stimulating contradiction, because the idea that those nice guys were hiding a dark life increases.
Ordinary people. For more than two decadesAndy Morales and Lucas González composed the soundtrack of the daily lives of millions of Spaniards thanks to their casual style, flamenco guitars and simple, uncomplicated lyrics. The two people from Cádiz gave the charts a few songs supported by the very friendly image of their members, who seemed like friends on and off stage. However, his apparently peaceful breakup in 2020 it hid much more serious conflicts.
First successescough and first friction. 2003 is the year of the album ‘Andy and Lucas’directed by a prestigious producer like Alejo Stivel, as well as his first hit, the unbeatable ‘Son de amores’, which in times before social networks became a hit thanks to youthful word of mouth. The “flamenquito” began to climb positions and became mainstream thanks to the emotional honesty of the duo, they began to fill stadiums. From there came other albums such as ‘ Desde mi barrio ‘, which reached triple platinum and was nominated for the Latin Grammys, or ‘ Ganas de vivir ‘ in 2004 (with songs like the one that gave the album its title), also a platinum record. Already then the first frictions arose: as Andy revealed in ‘El HormigueroLucas prevented him from appearing as co-author of ‘Son de amores’
More sauce: a love triangle. During this period a personal conflict also brewed that would have devastating repercussions on the duo. According to information in which the duo has not entered To comment, the producer of Andy and Lucas would have discovered his wife having a relationship with Lucas, which caused a physical fight between the two and a subsequent professional breakup. Andy also sided with the producer, which multiplied the tensions. Subsequentlythat same producer even talked about Lucas’s violent character, an issue that further eroded the duo’s relationship. By thenthe duo already arrived in separate cars to concerts and had different dressing rooms.
Economic issues. After a few more albums, in 2018 they would leave Sony to create his own music label, A&Lwhich for all practical purposes cemented Lucas’s control over the duo’s finances. In fact, Andy also revealed that when they left Sony, Lucas was in charge of billing everything from his own SL and Andy had to trust his word. Apparently, although at the beginning of the duo he actively participated in the composition, that role was diluted over time by Lucas’s express decision, who made Andy his employee. At this pointpersonal communication between the two was practically non-existent.
It is not the only financial shadow that hangs over Lucas’ management. Also around this time, a possible debt with the Treasury arises, which has been reported by different media, and which would have already accumulated around 175,000 euros, with the corresponding interest. This is information that some sources have denied it. To this would be added, in any case, the demand of a producer to Lucas, who accuses him of owing him 360,000 euros.
The official separation. In November 2023, Andy and Lucas went to ‘El Hormiguero’ where they announced that the group would be taking a break from their career due to Lucas’ health problems. diagnosed with heart disease. They then discussed a temporary separation until the medical issues were resolved. Which initially there were going to be four concerts for goodbye became a tour throughout Spain with stops in various European citiesextending two years.
The nose job. Yes of something there has been a lot of talk regarding the duo in recent months has been the appearance of Lucas’s nose: after an operation, and always according to the artist himselfdid not follow the doctors’ advice, which ended up deforming her to extremes that made her the target of memes and rumors. According to Andy in ‘El Hormiguero’, this operation was a catalyst for tensions due to the great stress it placed on the group. At the same time, Lucas began to talk openly about your disagreements with your partner.
By then, the relationship was completely broken: multitude of hints on social networksadvertisement solo tour by Andy accompanied by the song ‘Marioneta’, which between the lines he threw darts at his ex-teammateand a final concert in Vistalegre that was highly commented on for the differences between both artists on stage: exultant and euphoric onecornered and depressed other. A process that has culminated in a great final stunt: the appearance in El Hormiguero and Lucas’s threat to denounce his former partner.
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