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Is a Spanishpop band from Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. The band's lyrics and compositions are written primarily by Xabi San Martín, and additionally by Pablo Benegas and Amaia Montero (who remained in the group until her departure in 2007). The lyrical themes of their songs typically include love, friendship and relationships. Since their debut, they have sold more than 8 million albums worldwide.

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1998: Dile al sol

2000: El viaje de Copperpot

2003: Lo que te conté mientras me hacía la dormida

2006: Guapa/Más Guapa

2008: A las cinco en el Astoria

2011: Cometas por el cielo

2016: El planeta imaginario

Compilations

2003: La Oreja de Van Gogh - Gira 2003

2004: París (Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida French edition)

2006: LOVG 1996-2006

2008: LOVG - Grandes éxitos

2009: Nuestra casa a la izquierda del tiempo

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The band was formed under the provisional name Los Sin Nombre (The Nameless) in 1996 by four college students from San Sebastián: Xabi San Martín (keyboard), Pablo Benegas (guitar), Álvaro Fuentes (bass guitar) and Haritz Garde (drums). They recorded covers of songs from international rock bands, such as U2, Pearl Jam and Nirvana, usually with San Martín providing lead vocals.

As they begun to write songs, the band wanted to recruit a female lead vocalist. They met Amaia Montero at a friend's party, and after listening to her sing "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor, Benegas convinced her to join the group. She subsequently became the lead singer and frontwoman of the band.

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La Oreja de Van Gogh is one of the most successful Spanish pop/rock bands in Spain and in Latin America. However, its members are also known by their down-to-earth demeanor, and their closeness to their fans.

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Cumplir un Año Menos - La Oreja de Van Gogh

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Video de Cumplir un Año Menos de la Oreja de Van Gogh proyectado en la gira 2009 "A las cinco en el Astoria" Video creado especialmente para la cancion en concierto.

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After several meetings in local cafés, Montero suggested La Oreja de Van Gogh (Van Gogh's Ear) as the definitive name of the band, inspired by the story of Vincent Van Gogh severing one of his ears.

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1. Rosas

2. La Playa

3. Mi vida sin ti

4. El primer día del resto de mi vida

5. Jueves

6. Deseos de cosas imposibles

7. El último vals

8. Muñeca de trapo

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The band first rose to prominence when it won a local pop-rock music festival in San Sebastian, giving the group the chance to record a 4-song EP. This encouraged the band to send some of their songs to major record companies, with Sony Music-scout Jennifer Ces being the first one interested in the band after listening to only one of the band's songs. She urged them to send her more of their songs to see if they had enough material for an LP. After composing and submitting over 20 tracks in a very short period of time, Ces reacted very positively and signed the band to Epic Records, a subsidiary of Sony.
Manolo Moreno, one of Epic's managers at the time, reportedly said after listening to some of the band's material: "This is the new Mecano".

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In 2007, Amaia Montero left the group and Xabi, Pablo, Álvaro and Haritz held an audition looking for a new vocalist. In July 2008 they presented Leire Martínez as the new vocalist and the new song "El Último Vals" as the first single of their new album A las cinco en el Astoria (At Five O'Clock At the Astoria).