The band was formed in 2001, when guitarist Carlos Otto and bassist Juan Pablo Lewin started composing tunes deeply influenced in 80's glam rock legends such as Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe and Journey.

Even though their debut album received positive reviews from the specialized media and fans of the genre, the band felt the need to evolve in their sound and concept, which at the time was being tagged as a "glam-rock revival".

Because there were no precedents of this kind of music in the Latin scene, the band decided to record in their native language, Spanish, and developed a power and modern sound, creating "Nuevos Tiempos".

[6][7] By the end of 2006, Chilean label "Oveja Negra" signed the band and the name °Fahrenheit began to appear in massive media with their first single "Vuelvo a vivir" being aired on the most popular radio stations in Chile and MTV.

This generated interest in the media, which grew bigger because two days later they were playing another historic festival, "Vive Latino" in Chile, with bands such as Los tres, Keane, Catupecu Machu and others.