Los Umbrellos

A Danish Latin pop band, Los Umbrellos had a brief career, symbolized by the international hit "No Tengo Dinero". Behind the trio, featuring rapper Al Agami and former models-turned-singers Mai Britt Vingsøe and Grith Højfeldt, is the project's initiator, DJ and producer Kenneth Bager, already renowned for the album Music for Dreams (1994), with contributions from Peter Gabriel and Michael Nyman. The first single, "No Tengo Dinero", released in 1997 and inspired by the theme from the film Jamais le dimanche, proved a success, climbing to No. 2 in the Danish sales chart, before climbing all the European charts (No. 1 in Austria, No. 4 in Italy, No. 3 in the UK), and then to No. 42 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Featuring a video shot in California with X-rated actor Ron Jeremy, the Latin-rhythm track was followed by the album Flamenco Funk (1998), with two other singles, including "Easy Come, Easy Go " (No. 15 in Denmark). After a final track, "Gigolò", Los Umbrellos disappeared, while its creator turned to other projects.