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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Servando & Florentino
| image           = Servando florentino.png
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| caption         = Servando & Florentino in 2015
| background      = group_or_band
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| origin          = [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]
| genre           = [[Salsa music|Salsa]], [[Latin pop]]
| years_active    = {{start date|1997}}–present
| label           = [[WEA Latina]](1997-1999)<br />Sony (2000–2004)<br />Universal (2004-actualidad)
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| current_members = Servando Primera<br />Florentino Primera
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'''Servando & Florentino''' is a Venezuela [[music duo]] consisting of brothers Servando Primera (born 27 August 1980) and Florentino Primera (born 31 August 1981).<ref name="bio">{{cite web |last1=Birchmeier |first1=Jason |title=Servando y Florentino Biography, Songs, & Albums |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/servando-y-florentino-mn0000005703/biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref> They are sons of Venezuelan musician and activist [[Alí Primera]], who died in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |title=Servando Primera: "Nací y de la misma forma me iré de este mundo, siendo un Revolucionario" {{!}} El Estímulo |url=https://elestimulo.com/cultura/2015-10-31/servando-primera-ali-esta-en-todos-lados-levantando-su-voz/ |website=elestimulo.com |access-date=17 June 2022 |language=es |date=31 October 2015}}</ref> They began their music career as part of the salsa band Salserín and left the group in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Así lucen hoy Servando y Florentino, los vocalistas del grupo Salserín |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/gente/asi-lucen-hoy-servando-y-florentino-los-vocalistas-del-grupo-salserin-nota/ |website=El Universo |access-date=17 June 2022 |language=es |date=16 April 2021}}</ref> In the same year, they released their debut album, ''Los Primera'', which contained the lead single, "[[Una Fan Enamorada]]". The song topped the [[Hot Latin Songs]] and [[Tropical Airplay]] charts in the United States.<ref name="bio"/> The duo received three [[Premio Lo Nuestro|Lo Nuestro]] nominations for "Tropical/Salsa Duo or Group of the Year", "[[Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical New Artist of the Year|New Tropical/Salsa Artist of the Year]]", and "[[Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Song of the Year|Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year]]" for "Una Fan Enamorada" in [[Premio Lo Nuestro 1999|1999]].<ref name="univision-lonuestro-1999">{{cite news|url=http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/notas/292976-%C2%BFquienes-se-llevaran-esta-noche-el-premio-lo-nuestro-%2299|title=¿Quiénes se llevarán esta noche el Premio Lo Nuestro "99?|language=Spanish|work=Panamá América|publisher=Grupo Epasa|date=6 May 1999|accessdate=15 June 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615032738/http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/notas/292976-%C2%BFquienes-se-llevaran-esta-noche-el-premio-lo-nuestro-%2299|archivedate=15 June 2013 }}</ref> Their album, ''Los Primera'', was nominated at the [[1999 Latin Billboard Music Awards]] for "Tropical/salsa album of the year, duo or group" and "Tropical/salsa album of the year, new artist".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=10th Annual Latin Music Conference|magazine=Billboard|date=24 April 1999|volume=111|issue=17|pages=LM-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49|access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>
==Discography==
Discography taken from [[AllMusic]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Servando y Florentino Albums and Discography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/servando-y-florentino-mn0000005703/discography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Los Primera]]'' (1997)
*''Muchacho Solitario'' (1999)
*''Paso a Paso'' (2000)
*''Servando y Florentino'' (2006)
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[[Category:Musical groups established in 1997]]
[[Category:Sibling musical duos]]
[[Category:Musicians from Caracas]]
[[Category:Salsa music groups]]
[[Category:Latin pop music groups]]
[[Category:Venezuelan musical groups]]