Fuerza Regida

Fuerza Regida is an American regional Mexican band formed in San Bernardino, California in 2015, initially as a cover band. They were formed by frontman Jesús Ortíz Paz, backing vocalist and 12-string guitarist Samuel Jáimez, rhythm guitarist Khrystian Ramos and sousaphone player José "Pelón" García, with tololoche player Moisés López joining the lineup in 2022. Initially known as a norteño band, they have later incorporated several subgenres onto their music, including corridos tumbados, for which they are one of the pioneer groups.

In 2018, they released a song titled "Radicamos en South Central", which would receive moderate success and eventually lead to a signing of a contract with Lumbre Music, where they later issued their first full-length release, the live album En Vivo Puros Corridos (2018). Eight of Fuerza Regida's studio albums, Del Barrio Hasta Aquí (2019), Adicto (2020), Otro Pedo, Otro Mundo (2020), Del Barrio Hasta Aquí, Vol. 2 (2021), Pa Que Hablen (2022), Sigan Hablando (2022), Pa Las Baby's y Belikeada (2023), and 111xpantia (2025) have peaked within the top 10 of the US Regional Mexican Albums chart, with their eighth studio album Pero No Te Enamores (2024) exploring EDM and other dance genres.

Some of the band's most notable songs include "Bebe Dame", "Ch y la Pizza", "Harley Quinn", "Tú Name", "Nel", "Me Jalo" and "Por Esos Ojos", which have appeared on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Mexico Songs charts and subsequently received certifications in both countries. Throughout their career, Fuerza Regida have earned four Billboard Music Awards, including two wins for Top Duo/Group, seven Billboard Latin Music Awards, and one Latin American Music Award.

Fuerza Regida was formed in March 2015, in San Bernardino, California, originally as a cover band. In 2017, they created a YouTube channel where they began to upload videos, also performing some songs written by themselves. Their videos received moderate success, and they soon received thousands of subscribers on their YouTube channel. In 2018, one of their first singles, "Radicamos en South Central" went viral on YouTube and received the attention of Ramón Ruiz, frontman of the band Legado 7 and owner of Lumbre Music. Ruiz contacted Jesús Ortiz Paz, frontman of Fuerza Regida, to offer them a contract to join Lumbre, as well as signing them to the Rancho Humilde record label.

In mid-2018, the group released their first live album, and debut album overall, En Vivo Puros Corridos, which contains previously released singles "Soy Montero", "Radicamos en South Central" and "Dos Plumas". On February 14, 2019, they released an EP consisting of covers, Las Románticas Favoritas de Fuerza Regida, to coincide with Valentine's Day. The EP peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart, marking the group's first entry on any music chart in the United States. In July 2019, the group released their debut studio album Del Barrio Hasta Aquí, which eventually reached the top 10 on the Top Latin Albums chart, also peaking at number one on the Regional Mexican Albums chart. Ortíz Paz of the group told Billboard that "[he] never imagined being on a Billboard chart." In December 2019, they released their second live album Pisteando con la Regida, which contains covers of songs by other artists in the regional Mexican music genre such as Pedro Infante, Antonio Aguilar, Sergio Vega, and among others.

In January 2020, the group released their third live album, Pisteando con la Regida, Vol. 2, which also contains covers of songs by other regional Mexican artists, such as El Coyote, Chalino Sánchez, Los Intocables del Norte, Fidel Rueda and among others. In April 2020, the group was featured in the song "Cuenta Conmigo", along with Los Tigres del Norte, Ana Bárbara and Natanael Cano. The song was used by Univision and Uforia to campaign and invite Spanish speakers to participate in the 2020 United States census. The single was named by Rolling Stone as a "census anthem." Later that month, the group released their second studio album, Adicto, and the single "Agusto GTR". The album reached the top 5 on the Top Latin Albums chart and peaked at number one on the Regional Mexican Albums chart. Production on Adicto was done by Ortíz Paz and Edgar Rodríguez, who had also worked with Jenni Rivera, Gerardo Ortíz, and Natanael Cano. The band released their third studio album Otro Pedo, Otro Mundo in September 2020, with a Christmas album titled Navidad con la Regida being released two months later.

In the beginning of 2021, the band collaborated with fellow band Calle 24 on "Qué Está Pasando," which was written by Diego Millán, lead vocalist of the latter, who expressed that he was a fan of Fuerza Regida. They would also release their fourth studio album and sequel Del Barrio Hasta Aquí, Vol. 2. In August, they released the single "Lo Vieron Pasar," and in October 2021, they released the single "Descansando" as a tribute to a close friend of Ortíz Paz who passed. The latter single became a hit in Mexico and the band would receive several nominations for it, such as Sierreña Song of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2023.

In 2022, the band hired tololoche player Moisés López as their fifth member. In May 2022, Fuerza Regida released the single "Chingas a Tu Madre". In July 2022, the band released "Señor Miedo", and had announced the Del Barrio Hasta Aquí Tour, which began on July 23 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California and ended on December 2 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. "Señor Miedo" was described as an apology for crime, since its lyrics mention Mexican drug lord El Mencho, later going viral on social media in August 2022 following the arrest of Ricardo Ruiz Velazco in Jalisco. In August, the band released a hit single with Edgardo Núñez, "Billete Grande". The hit single lead to being nominated a Latin American Music Award for Best Collaboration – Regional Mexican. Thanks to their Del Barrio Hasta Aquí tour, the group became the Mexican band with the most tickets sold that year in the United States. In November 2022, Fuerza Regida released a cover of the song "Chuy y Mauricio", titled "Chrysler 300". Days later, they released the single "Prefiero Empedarme", which was released along with a music video uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel. Musically and lyrically, the song talks about spite to the rhythm of a Sinaloan band played and recorded live. At the end of November they released the song "911" together with Grupo Frontera, co-written by Horacio Palencia and Edgar Barrera.