Frecuencia Mod (also known as Super Frecuencia or Super in some countries) was a

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from

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, which achieved considerable success in

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and

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at the height of the 1970s

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. The group is also considered a pioneer to the

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movement of the 1980s and 1990s.

Biography

In 1970, four Garcia sisters started a music project originally called "Las Incognitas" (The Unknowns), due to the group being relatively unknown at the time. With their father as a manager, they performed at schools and festivals throughout the

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. With the help of Paco Mairena, the girls received dance lessons and began performing songs from the

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disco wave. Just as the group was about to reach their successful breakthrough, their father and manager passed away. After this, the group dared to explore feminine sensuality and unequivocal sexual intention with their daring outfits, songs, and performances. The group gradually became more known in

and

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. In 1978, the group was chosen to perform at the

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, the largest

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of its kind in Latin America. They were also invited to perform at the 1978

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. Soon after, they were discovered by

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label

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, which financed their move to

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, where they were renamed as "Super". The group experienced a transformation while in Europe, with an attempt to merge Spanish-American

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and

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with the

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sound popular at the time. They worked closely with Rolf Soja and

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, the same producers for the

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duo. Frecuencia Mod even appeared as

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s on certain Baccara songs. Later that year, the group was invited to perform on

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with their hit song, "Gigoló", which went on to be very successful worldwide. In 1979, the group traveled back to their native

to perform in shows, such as in

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and . This would be one of the last times they would appear back in Chile. Soon afterward, in Germany, the sisters married German citizens, decided to settle in Europe, and slow down on their musical activity. By the mid-1980s, Frecuencia Mod had dissolved — although they made occasional small appearances in Germany. One of the sisters, Patricia, went on to pursue a successful solo career. In 1994, the group made a small comeback after recording a new album in

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References

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