Carles Sabater i Hernández (September 21, 1962 – February 13, 1999) was a

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singer and actor. Alongside an acting career in theatre, television and film, Sabater formed the group Sau with guitarist Pep Sala. Sau became the first rock band singing in

to achieve major commercial success and were one of the key groups of the ''

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'' movement.

Biography

Acting career

Sabater originally planned to study

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at university, but decided to become an actor instead and was admitted to Barcelona's Institut del Teatre. In 1984 he made his debut as an actor in ''Una jornada particular'' with Josep Maria Flotats, with whom he subsequently worked on ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. In 1988 he starred in Manuel Huerga's film ''Gaudí''..

Musical career

Sabater met Pep Sala in 1986 while shooting a pilot for TV3.

References

External links

CarlesSabater.com
website in memory of Carles Sabater (in Catalan)

including Sau albums (in Catalan) * Musicians from Barcelona Spanish rock singers 1962 births 1999 deaths 20th-century Spanish male singers 20th-century Spanish singers {{Spain-musician-stub