Ciro y los Persas is a rock band from
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
led by singer and songwriter
Andrés Ciro Martínez
Andres Ciro Martínez (born 11 January 1968, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine singer and musician. He was a member of the rock band Los Piojos, and now is the singer in a band called Ciro y los Persas since 2009.
Discography
Los Piojos
* ''Cha ...
, best known as the former singer of
Los Piojos
Los Piojos were an Argentine rock band. Extremely popular, it became one of the seminal bands of the 1990s Argentine music scene.
Unlike most suburban outfits, however, their style evolved significantly with each successive album, not only deve ...
. The band had its first performances in December 2009 in
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
and
Córdoba. In 2010 they released their first album, ''
Espejos
''Espejos'' (Mirrors) is the first album by Argentine rock band Ciro y los Persas
Ciro y los Persas is a rock band from Argentina led by singer and songwriter Andrés Ciro Martínez, best known as the former singer of Los Piojos. The band ha ...
'', which went double platinum. The band toured the country, highlighted by opening for
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
's concerts at
River Plate Stadium
Estadio Monumental (), officially Estadio Mâs Monumental for sponsorship reasons,[Espejos
''Espejos'' (Mirrors) is the first album by Argentine rock band Ciro y los Persas
Ciro y los Persas is a rock band from Argentina led by singer and songwriter Andrés Ciro Martínez, best known as the former singer of Los Piojos. The band ha ...]
'' (2010)
* ''
27'' (2012)
* ''Naranja Persa'' (2016/18)
* ''Guerras (Un viaje en el tiempo)'' (2020)
* ''Sueños (Un viaje en el tiempo)'' (2022)
External links
*
Official site web
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Argentine rock music groups