{{Short description|Spanish musical trio}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Stay Homas | origin = Barcelona (Spain) | years_active = 2020–present | label = Sony Music | website = stayhomas.org | current_members = Klaus Stroink Guillem Boltó Rai Benet | image = Concert de Stay Homas a l'Auditori de Girona 02.jpg | caption = Stay Homas at Girona's Auditorium in 2020 }}

'''Stay Homas''' is a Catalan musical trio created due to the preventive lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Michael Bublé fa una versió de la cançó "Gotta be patient" dels catalans Stay Homas|url=https://www.ccma.cat/324/michael-buble-fa-una-versio-de-la-canco-gotta-be-patient-del-catalans-stay-homas/noticia/3007793/|access-date=November 11, 2021|website=Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals|date=27 April 2020 |language=Catalan}}</ref> Its members are: Klaus Stroink (trumpet player in Buhos, Nil Moliner, and Horny Section, and voice actor), Guillem Boltó (trombone player and singer in Doctor Prats) and Rai Benet (bass player in Buhos and Nil Moliner).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Vidal|first=Guillem|title="Fa mandra ser encara per a molts els 'tíos' de la terrassa" – 25 des 2020|url=https://www.elpuntavui.cat/cultura/article/19-cultura/1899464-fa-mandra-ser-encara-per-a-molts-els-tios-de-la-terrassa.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=El Punt Avui|language=ca}}</ref> They became roommates in a flat in the Eixample district of Barcelona a few months before the pandemic outbreak. The band's name, Stay Homas, comes from the English pandemic-era admonition to "stay home".<ref>{{Cite web|title="Stay homas", la banda más viral de la cuarentena española|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/mundo/2020/04/14/stay-homas-la-banda-mas-viral-de-la-cuarentena-espanola/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=infobae|language=Spanish}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Early days === Their first song, ''Confination I'', was uploaded to Benet's Instagram account on March 14, 2020. They released their second song, ''Confination II'', in Boltó's account the following day. Their third one, ''Del confineo III,'' was uploaded to Stroink's profile. Given the rapid success of the songs, they decided to create social media accounts<ref name=":0" /> with the band's name. Their songs, recorded on the balcony of their flat, use a humorous tone to talk about the preventive measures against COVID-19, life in self-isolation, and the feeling of frustration from not being able to leave the house. Their songs combine different languages: Catalan, English, Spanish and Portuguese.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-01|title=El secreto de las canciones de Stay Homas, la banda sonora del confinamiento|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/musica/20200401/48226198791/stayhomas-canciones-confinamiento.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=La Vanguardia|language=es}}</ref>

The band members often invited other musicians to collaborate with them via mobile phone. Rubén Blades<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3yGHB9XboA |title=STAY HOMAS, RUBÉN BLADES - Es Por Ti (Official Video) |date=2022-03-08 |last=STAY HOMAS |access-date=2026-01-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>, Judit Neddermann, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Macaco, Nil Moliner, Manu Chao, Oques Grasses, and Sr. Wilson made cameo appearances.<ref name=":0" />

The quick spread of their music through social media made them known internationally. They were covered by several media outlets, including The New Yorker, CNN, and NPR.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation|last=TV3|title=Telenotícies – Stay Homas, viralitat des del terrat de casa i banda sonora del confinament|url=https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/telenoticies/stay-homas-viralitat-des-del-terrat-de-casa-i-banda-sonora-del-confinament/video/6038060/|language=ca|access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref> Their songs became cover versions around the world. Michael Bublé, for instance, adapted ''Gotta be patient''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-27|title=Michael Bublé versiona una de las 'confination songs' de los Stay Homas|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/musica/20200427/48764005256/michael-buble-versiona-confination-songs-stay-homas-cuarentena-coronavirus.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=La Vanguardia|language=es}}</ref> with Barenaked Ladies and Mexican singer Sofía Reyes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Enderrock.cat|title=Les cançons de Stay Homas recorren el món {{!}} Enderrock.cat|url=https://www.enderrock.cat/noticia/21037/can/ons/stay/homas/recorren|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.enderrock.cat|language=ca}}</ref>

=== First releases === In early June 2020, they released the song XXIX: ''Let it out'', the last one before taking a break that coincided with the end of the lockdown in Spain. They recorded three of their songs in a studio and released an EP at the beginning of July, with the title ''Desconfination''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rubén|date=2020-07-03|title=Stay Homas publican su EP 'Desconfination' y lanzan el single 'Gotta Be Patient'|url=https://musicup.es/2020/07/stay-homas-publican-su-ep-desconfination-y-lanzan-el-single-gotta-be-patient/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=MusicUP|language=es}}</ref> The members of Stay Homas announced in an Instagram Live that their first concert (on July 31, 2020) was sold out in 10 minutes. Given their success, they decided to organize more concerts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coll|first=Bernat|date=2020-04-05|title=Stay Homas vende todas las entradas de su primer concierto en 15 minutos|url=https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2020-04-05/stay-homas-vende-todas-las-entradas-de-su-primer-concierto-en-15-minutos.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=El País|language=es}}</ref>

In December 2020, they released their album ''Agua'' with Sony Music.<ref name=":1" /> Six of the twelve tracks were adaptations of songs they had previously sung on their balcony, while the rest were new.<ref>{{Cite web|title=El desconfinament musical dels Stay Homas|url=https://beteve.cat/artic/desconfinament-stay-homas-agua/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=beteve.cat|language=ca}}</ref> Stay Homas maintained the musical eclecticism, multiculturalism and multilingualism that had brought them fame.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stay Homas estrena 'Agua', un disc eclèctic que vol "tocar tots els pals possibles"|url=https://www.diaridebarcelona.cat/-/stay-homas-estrena-agua|access-date=2021-11-11|language=Catalan}}</ref>

To celebrate their first anniversary and prepare for their summer tour, Stay Homas released a second batch of ten songs in March 2021. Again, from their balcony, they kept their unique style, collaborating with Rita Payés, Juanito Makandé, Albert Pla, and Rubén Blades.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-15|title=Stay Homas: "Donem gràcies al confinament perquè mai havíem treballat tant"|url=https://www.rac1.cat/programes/el-mon/20210315/492715867764/stay-homas-confinament-buble-cnn-rai-benet-guillem-bolto-klaus-stroink.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=RAC1|language=ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=324cat|date=2021-06-07|title=Stay Homas sorprèn amb una cançó amb Rubén Blades: "Es por ti"|url=https://www.ccma.cat/324/stay-homas-sorpren-amb-una-canco-amb-ruben-blades-es-por-ti/noticia/3102966/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=CCMA|language=ca}}</ref>

=== ''Agua'' tour === The release tour brought the band to forty different locations around Spain.<ref>{{Cite web|title=STAY HOMAS {{!}} Conciertos 2021|url=https://es.stayhomas.com/concerts|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Stay Homas|language=es}}</ref> Some of them, including Vida Festival and Canet Rock, were controversial due to their large audiences despite the alarming COVID-19 statistics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=El risc de contagi entre els assistents al Vida, Canet Rock i Cruïlla va ser superior a la mitjana – Diari de Barcelona|url=https://www.diaridebarcelona.cat/-/risc-contagi-entre-asistents-vida-canet-rock-cruilla-superior-mitjana|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Diari de Barcelona|language=ca-ES}}</ref> Another important concert was the one in Razzmatazz since it supposed to be re-opening of the venue.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bianciotto|first=Jordi|date=2021-11-05|title=Stay Homas, fiesta grande en Razzmatazz|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20211105/critica-concierto-stay-homas-razzmatazz-12706024|access-date=2021-11-11|website=elperiodico|language=es}}</ref> In December 2021, they were to visit Milan, Paris, Brussels, and London, with a Latin-American tour for 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=STAY HOMAS {{!}} Devoluciones y cambios gira 2021|url=https://es.stayhomas.com/devolucions-i-canvis|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Stay Homas|language=es}}</ref>

== Discography ==

* ''Desconfination'' (EP, 2020).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stay Homas|url=https://www.viasona.cat/grup/stay-homas|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Viasona|language=ca}}</ref> * ''Agua'' (LP, 2020).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stay Homas publica 'Agua', el seu primer disc {{!}} betevé|url=https://beteve.cat/cultura/stay-homas-publica-primer-disc-agua/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=beteve.cat|date=11 December 2020 |language=ca}}</ref> * ''HOMAS'' (LP, 2023).<ref>https://www.breakinglatest.news/world/stay-homas-album-review-homas-2023/</ref>

== Awards ==

* ARC Awards 2020:<ref>{{Cite web|last=Enderrock.cat|title=Stay Homas, doblement guardonats als Premis ARC 2020 {{!}} Enderrock.cat|url=https://www.enderrock.cat/noticia/22075/stay-homas-doblement-guardonats-premis-arc-2020|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.enderrock.cat|language=ca}}</ref> ** Breakout artist ** Innovative project during lockdown * Enderrock Awards 2021:<ref>{{Cite web|last=20minutos|date=2021-04-08|title=Stay Homas triunfa en los Premis Enderrock 2021 con tres galardones|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4649332/0/stay-homas-triunfa-en-los-premis-enderrock-2021-con-tres-galardones/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.20minutos.es – Últimas Noticias|language=es}}</ref> ** Best pop-rock song, ''The bright side'' (amb Oques Grasses) ** Best breakout artist ** Best live performance

== References == <references />

== External links == {{Commons category}}

* {{Official website|https://www.stayhomas.org/}}

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