Founded 2001 Parent organization PolyGram | Ceased operations 2008 | |
Artists Gloria Trevi, Akwid, Jennifer Peña, Ivy Queen, Olga Tañón Albums Sentimiento, Seducción, Dicen Que El Tiempo, Libre, Perdón Por Extrañarte |
Jos behar president and ceo of univision music group latin music
For the successor to this company, go to Universal Music Latin Entertainment.
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- Jos behar president and ceo of univision music group latin music
- Univision Records 2001 2008
- Fonovisa Records
- Disa Records
- References
Univision Music Group was a Latin music company in the United States. Founded in April 2001 by Univision Communications, the Univision Music Group included three record labels: Univision Records, Fonovisa Records and Disa Records. In June 2001, Univision Music acquired a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records, the second largest independent Spanish language record label in the world, and Mexico's leading independent label. More recently in April 2002 Univision acquired Fonovisa, the largest Latin independent label specializing in Regional Mexican music.
Its headquarters were located in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California; the company had planned to move its headquarters to Woodland Hills in 2002. Univision Music Group also had an extensive and growing publishing business as well as an exclusive distribution and licensing agreement with Universal Music & Video Distribution for several of its labels in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico. The music group was bought by Universal Music Group in February 2008 and absorbed into Universal Music Latin Entertainment.
Univision Records (2001-2008)
Launched mid 2001.
The label closed in 2008.
Fonovisa Records
Acquired in 2002, Fonovisa is the largest Regional Mexican label in the music industry and since 1984 has launched major Latin stars into international markets and mainstream America.
In 2009 Fonovisa Records celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Disa Records
Disa Records is the second largest Regional-Mexican label after Fonovisa. It was owned by the Chávez family of Monterrey until June 2001, when Univision acquired 50% of Disa from the Chávez family. In November 2006 Univision acquired the other 50% of the label making it a subsidiary of Univision Music Group.