Who Are Christian Yaipén's Brothers And What Role Do They Have In Group 5?

They fill stadiums in minutes! The Team 5 It is giving the time in all aspects. Their professionalism and the great charisma they have to get along with their public in Peruvian and international territory makes them one of the most influential. Thus, for 50 years they have made many of their fans dance, who have followed them from their beginnings in Monsefú to their concerts outside of Peru. Hits like “La culebrítica”, “Morir de amor”, “Tao tao”, “Quédate con él” have kept the quintet playing on all radios and streaming platforms.

The musical group has received awards on so many stages and events that it was given the name of The gold group of Peru. Its popularity is so great that tickets for the first date of its presentation at the San Marcos stadium sold out in minutes. However, there is much speculation about the great fame that the northern cumbia band has achieved and the only person with whom many references are known is the singer Christian Yaipén, but we do not know with whom of his brothers he works hard to be as successful as he was. They are. Therefore, here we tell you everything you need to know about them.

How were the beginnings of Group 5?

To think of Group 5 is to go back to Monsefú in 1973, when the brothers Elmer, Victor, Walter and Javier Yaipén Uypán They decided to follow in the footsteps of the Mexicans and name themselves Grupo 5. The same one that was a balladeer at the beginning, since that genre was in fashion at that time. In 1993, the partner Víctor Yaipén decided to become independent and form the Orquesta Candela. His departure from the team was agreed by all the members.

The following year, 1994, the cast changed pace and began to popularize northern cumbia, in the style of Armonía 10 and Agua Marina. In 1995, the sons of leader Elmer, Elmer Junior Y Andy Yaipen Quesquén They officially entered El Grupo de Oro del Perú to work, without thinking that on November 5, 1999 the most important founder of the group lost his life in a traffic accident. From the moment, they all distanced themselves.

the brothers of Elmer Yaipen Uypan they realized that their children had a strange attitude and decided to separate to form Hermanos Yaipén. This is how they told it to Carlos Orozco’s YouTube channel: “The goal was to prepare Elmer and record songs for his voice and continue with the same thing, but for ‘Chico’ and their brothers did not advise them well, they told them that they could carry out the project. We found out because the communication was cut off. Faced with this situation, I presented the project to my brother”.

From there they took a short break so that the brothers Elmer and Andy Yaipén Quesquén returned strong in 2006, the year in which Grupo 5 reemerged like a phoenix without stopping until today.

Christian Yaipén entered Group 5

The singer Christian Yaipén is the last of the children of Elmer Yaipén Uypán and María Elena Quesquén. He was born in Monsefú, Chiclayo, on January 19, 1994. He studied contemporary music writing and production for four years in Berklee College of Music, located in the United States. In mid-2015 he graduated and offered a musical for Julio Iglesias, where he was accompanied by his brothers Elmer and Andy Yaipén Quesquén.

Being the son of the great Elmer Yaipen You may think that you have everything you own thanks to the comforts of your family, but no. This is how he clarified how he got his job in the family business when a local media interviewed him: “When someone tells me: ‘They make you sing in Group 5 because you are the younger brother’, I laugh, because they speak without foundation. Before I was a vocalist, I did backing vocals and was a dancer for a long time, and I’m proud of that.. My brothers never made it easy for me.

Who are the Yaipén brothers behind the current success of Group 5?

At present, the people in charge of the great performance that they are having as a team are the brothers of father and mother Elmer, Andy and Christian Yaipén Quesquénwho not only have a strong bond as a family, but also a great responsibility to carefully follow the musical legacy left to them by their father, Elmer Yaipén.