Kiruba

Kiruba was an Ecuadorian pop group that originated from the 2002 Ecuadorian season of the reality television show Popstars. The original members of the group were Maria Jose Blum, Diana Rueda, Mariela Nazareno, Gabriela Villalba, and Cecilia Calle.

The group's history can be divided into three phases. The first phase took place from 2003 to 2004, immediately after winning Popstars. The second phase occurred from 2008 to 2009 under the name "Hada 4" after Gabriela Villalba left to join the Chilean band Kudai. The final phase was from 2017 to 2018, during which the group reunited under their original name.

As a quintet they released two studio albums and five singles, selling more than 10,000 copies of their albums, but they separated in 2004 due to differences between the members and the promotion of the television channel that managed their career. Four years later they met under the name of Hada 4 and without the presence of Gabriela Villalba, who at that time was part of the group Kudai, releasing an album and a single with little acceptance. They finally met again in 2017 to release a studio album.

On October 23, 2018, Kiruba confirmed through social media that Cecilia Calle had departed from the group, citing her desire to focus on her family.