Eduardo Franco Zannier (15 March 1945, in Paysandú, Uruguay – 1 February 1989, in Ib.) was a singer and

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an composer who gained international fame as the vocalist of the melodic group Los Iracundos.

Biography

With Los Iracundos, Franco rose to international acclaim around the mid 60s, with juvenile romantic subjects such as «Calla», «Todo erminó», «El desengaño», «La lluvia terminó», «Felicidad, felicidad», «El triunfador», «Puerto Montt» and «Es la lluvia que cae»,; included subject in the album Los ''Iracundos en Roma''-the most successful of this decade- successes that carry them to incursionar, even, in the cinema, in several opportunities like invited and in one of them like protagonists, in the film ''Este loco verano'' where besides interpreted the songs of his repertoire and Locos por la musica. On 1 February 1989, Eduardo Franco died of a terminal

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to the lymphatic ganglions in his hometown, after several years of enduring in front of his demanded profession; leaving like successor to Jorge Julio Gatto Bell.

Discography

Here it finds the discography that recorded with his grouping: *1963: Stop *1964: Sin palabras *1964: Con palabras *1965: Primeros en América *1966: El Sonido de Los Iracundos *1966: Los Iracundos en Roma *1967: La juventud *1967: En Estereofonía *1967 : Felicidad, Felicidad *1968: Puerto Montt *1969: La lluvia terminó *1969: La Música de Los Iracundos *1970: Los Iracundos *1971: Impactos *1971: Instrumental *1972: Agua con amor *1973: Te lo pido de rodillas *1974: Tango joven *1974: Y te has quedado sola *1975: Cada noche mía *1976: Cómo pretendes que te quiera *1977: Gol! de Los Iracundos *1978: Pasión y vida *1979: Amor y fe *1980: Incomparables *1981: Fue tormenta de verano *1982: 40 grados *1983: Apróntate a vivir *1984: Tú con él *1985: Iracundos '86 *1986: 20 Grandes 20 *1987: La Historia de Los iracundos

References

20th-century Uruguayan male singers Uruguayan composers Uruguayan male composers 1989 deaths Deaths from cancer in Uruguay Uruguayan musicians 1945 births People from Paysandú {{Uruguay-singer-stub