Adrián Otero (Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 31, 1958 – Córdoba, Argentina, June 12, 2012) was a singer of

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and Argentinian rock. He led

Memphis La Blusera Memphis La Blusera was an Argentine blues/rock band created in 1978 and split in 2008. The band members were Adrián Otero on vocals; Daniel Beiserman on bass, acoustic bass, and vocals; Villanueva Emilio on tenor saxophone and bass; Mira Ma ...

, a group of

and rock, between 1978 and 2008. Before devoting himself to music, Otero studied Psychology and travelled around the world. He also worked in various trades such as a sports journalist, craftsman and cook. In 1978, at the age of twenty two, he became the lead singer of

, a group for which he authored most of its lyrics. After nearly thirty years as the head of the group, in 2008, he retired from Memphis La Blusera and released his first solo blues album in 2008 entitled ''Imán'', followed by ''El jinete del Blues'' in 2012. Otero died on June 12, 2012, after a fatal traffic accident at age 53. After his death, it was discovered that Otero was a

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Discography

Memphis La Blusera

* ''Alma bajo la lluvia'' (1982) * ''Medias negras'' (1986) * ''Tonto rompecabezas'' (1988) * ''Memphis La Blusera'' (1990) * ''Nunca tuve tanto blues'' (1993) * ''Memphis En Vivo'' (1994) * ''Cosa de hombres'' (1996) * ''Hoy es hoy'' (1998) * ''El acústico'' (1999) * ''Angelitos culones'' (2001) * ''Teatro Colón'' (2003) * ''25º Aniversario'' (2004) * ''...Etc.'' (2006)

Soloist

* ''Imán'' (2008) * ''El jinete del Blues'' (2012)

References

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