{{Infobox musical artist | background = group_or_band | name = Stereo 3 | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = Santiago, Chile | genre = {{hlist|Latin pop|teen pop}} | works = | years_active = {{Start date|2000}}–{{End date|2002}}<br>{{Start date|2025}}–present | label = Sony Music Chile | publishers = | spinoffs = | spinoff_of = | current_members = Ignacio Rosselot (b. 1977) | past_members = * Gianfranco Foschino (b. 1983) * Vittorio Montiglio (b. 1983) | awards = | website = {{URL|instagram.com/stereo3_oficial|Official Instagram}} }} '''Stereo 3''' is a Chilean boy band originally consisting of Ignacio Rosselot, Gianfranco Foschino and Vittorio Montiglio.<ref name="AR13">{{cite web |last1=Castillo |first1=Fernanda |title=Qué fue de la boyband Stereo 3: así lucen los exintegrantes |url=https://www.13.cl/ar13/noticias/que-fue-de-la-boyband-stereo-3-asi-lucen-los-integrantes-tras-dos-decadas-desde-su |website=AR13 |publisher=Canal 13 Chile |access-date=6 February 2026 |language=es |date=20 November 2025}}</ref> Active in the early 2000s, the trio became known for their pop sound inspired by international groups popular at that time, such as NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys.<ref name="AR13"/><ref name="PasionPorlaMusica">{{cite web |last1=Fuentes |first1=Victor |title=Stereo 3: Pantalones para el pop (Interview dated April 2001 on Pasión por la Música magazine) |url=https://www.larata.cl/hemeroteca/2020/05/04/stereo-3-entrevista-pop-chileno-archivo-2001/54961/ |website=La Rata |access-date=6 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004101858/https://www.larata.cl/hemeroteca/2020/05/04/stereo-3-entrevista-pop-chileno-archivo-2001/54961/ |archive-date=4 October 2022 |language=es |date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
== Biography == The concept for Stereo 3 was developed by producers Cristián Heyne and Koko Stambuk—known collectively as Packman—starting around the year 2000.<ref name="MusicaPopular">{{cite web |last1=García |first1=Marisol |title=Stereo 3 Biography |url=https://www.musicapopular.cl/grupo/stereo-3/ |website=MusicaPopular.cl |access-date=6 February 2026 |language=es |date=12 September 2020}}</ref> Having previously achieved success with the girl group Supernova, the duo sought to create a male pop trio with a more Latin-influenced sound aimed at potential international appeal.<ref name="MusicaPopular"/> In contrast to Supernova's focus on adolescent romantic themes, Packman envisioned Stereo 3 exploring more mature and even erotic sentiments, with Stambuk composing lyrics that included themes such as relationships between younger men and older women.<ref name="MusicaPopular"/>
Following a large-scale casting process, Heyne and Stambuk initially selected Ignacio Rosselot, a former member of the television dance troupe Generación 2000, which appeared on the Canal 13 show ''Venga Conmigo'',<ref name="MusicaPopular"/> followed by Vittorio Montiglio and Gianfranco Foschino, then 17-year-old students at the Scuola Italiana in Chile.<ref name="MusicaPopular"/>
Their first album ''Partir de Cero'' was recorded throughout 2000 and released in March 2001 through Sony Music Chile.<ref name="MusicaPopular"/> Their debut single, "Atrévete a Aceptarlo", became a major success, helping the band reach the number one spot on MTV Latin America's rankings for over five months.<ref name="AR13"/> It was followed by similar success with "Amanecer sin ti", their first and only ballad single. The band experienced intense popularity during 2001, marked by large crowds of teenage fans at live performances. Stereo 3 performed successfully in Peru and Bolivia in addition to their activities in Chile.<ref name="MusicaPopular"/> Stereo 3 gave their final performances in March 2002 and disbanded shortly thereafter.<ref name="MusicaPopular"/> This same year, they were nominated at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards in the category of International Viewer's Choice, Latin America - Pacific.<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 MTV Video Music Award nominees |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2002-mtv-video-music-award-nominees-74973/ |website=Billboard |access-date=7 February 2026 |date=25 July 2002}}</ref>
Following their disbandment, Rosselot relocated to Barcelona, Spain, where he continued pursuing a career in music.<ref name="RadioBioBio">{{cite web |last1=Woo |first1=Eduardo |title=Los caminos separados que tomaron los integrantes de 'Stereo 3′ |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2015/06/25/los-caminos-separados-que-tomaron-los-integrantes-de-stereo-3.shtml |website=Radio Bío Bío |access-date=6 February 2026 |language=es |date=25 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Woo |first1=Eduardo |title=Ex integrante de Stereo 3 vuelve a los escenarios chilenos como doble de “Freddie Mercury” |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2015/12/23/integrante-de-stereo-3-vuelve-a-los-escenarios-chilenos.shtml |website=Radio Bío Bío |access-date=6 February 2026 |language=es |date=23 December 2015}}</ref> Since 2009, Rosselot led the band Insurrexion, performing the tribute show Play the Game which honoured the British band Queen.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Galleguillos |first1=Cristóbal |title=El presente del ex Stereo 3, Ignacio Rosselot, radicado en España y tributando a Queen: “Cuesta ser profeta en tu tierra” |url=https://soloartistaschilenos.cl/el-presente-del-ex-stereo-3-ignacio-rosselot-radicado-en-espana-y-tributando-a-queen-cuesta-ser-profeta-en-tu-tierra/ |website=Solo Artistas Chilenos |access-date=7 February 2026 |language=es |date=8 August 2014}}</ref> Foschino studied Audiovisual Communication at UNIACC University specializing in photography.<ref name="RadioBioBio"/> He has then established himself as a respected visual artist, with his photographic and artistic work has been exhibited in various circuits both locally and internationally.<ref name="RadioBioBio"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ex integrante de Stereo 3, Gianfranco Foschino, presenta su nueva exposición visual "Locus" |url=https://www.agendachilena.cl/ex-integrante-de-stereo-3-gianfranco-foschino-presenta-su-nueva-exposicion-visual-loctus/ |website=Agenda Chilena |access-date=6 February 2026 |language=es |date=5 August 2016}}</ref> Montiglio also moved into Audiovisual Communication, and primarily worked in advertising work, while also creating jingles and musical pieces.<ref name="RadioBioBio"/> In 2004, he performed the main theme song of ''Hippie'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=García |first1=Christian |title=La banda sonora que nos hizo viajar a otra época en Hippie |url=https://www.13.cl/programas/entretencion/musica/hippie-asi-fue-el-debut-en-pantalla-de-julio-milostich |website=13.cl |publisher=Canal 13 Chile |access-date=7 February 2026 |language=es |date=6 December 2020}}</ref> and in 2005 the main theme song of ''Gatas y tuercas'', both Chilean TV soap operas which aired on Canal 13.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Figueroa |first1=Nicolás |title=Dieciocho cosas que nunca supiste a 10 años del estreno de la teleserie "Gatas y tuercas" |url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/tendencias/espectaculos/dieciocho-cosas-nunca-supiste-diez-anos-del-estreno-gatas-y-tuercas |website=T13.cl |publisher=Canal 13 Chile |access-date=7 February 2026 |language=es |date=13 September 2015}}</ref> In 2017, he also appeared as a contestant on ''MasterChef Chile''.<ref name="AR13"/>
In late 2025, Ignacio Rosselot announced the return of Stereo 3 as a band under his leadership, in a series of concerts to commemorate 25 years since their debut.<ref name="RevistaSarah">{{cite web |last1=Hodge |first1=Isabel |title=Stereo 3 regresa a los escenarios: el renacer de la boy band chilena que marcó a una generación |url=https://www.revistasarah.cl/stereo-3-regresa-a-los-escenarios-el-renacer-de-la-boy-band-chilena-que-marco-a-una-generacion/ |website=Revista Sarah |access-date=6 February 2026 |language=es |date=December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Banda nacional “Stereo 3” celebra 25 años de historia con show Dreams |url=https://www.eha.cl/noticia/local/banda-nacional-stereo-3-celebra-25-anos-de-historia-con-show-dreams |website=El Heraldo Austral |access-date=7 February 2026 |language=es |date=17 January 2025}}</ref> Rosselot commented that, approaching 50 years old, he wanted a "more honest, more mature" presentation for the band, changing their format to a full live band, and a departure from the choreographed style of the original era.<ref name="RevistaSarah"/> Plans also include an unreleased EP scheduled for 2026, to be produced by Christian Leal—the first new material in over two decades.<ref name="RevistaSarah"/>
== Discography == === Albums === * ''Partir de Cero'' (2001)
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Category:2000 establishments in Chile Category:Musical groups established in 2000 Category:Chilean pop music groups Category:Chilean musical trios Category:Spanish-language musical groups Category:Vocal trios Category:Latin pop music groups Category:Teen pop groups