Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez (February 19, 1962 – October 22, 2005), known professionally as Franky Gee, was an American-German singer, rapper and soldier. He was the

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of the Europop group Captain Jack.

Early life

Gee was born in

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, Cuba, with 3 siblings. His family emigrated to

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, and he then went on to

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, Spain when he was young. After college, he enlisted in the

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, and was stationed in Germany. While there, he began his career as a

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. He grew tired of military service and decided to stay in Germany when his enlistment expired. In

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, Germany, he formed Captain Jack, alongside vocalist

Liza da Costa Captain Jack is a German Eurodance and dance-rock project formed in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1995. The project is best known for the single "Captain Jack", which reached the Top-10 in many countries in Europe. History and career 1995–1996: Ca ...

, where he found success. Gee also wrestled for

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in Japan on August 28, 2000 losing to Kodo Fuyuki at FMW's Super Dynamism 2000 pay-per-view.

Death

On October 17, 2005, he suffered a

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while walking with his son in

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. He went into a

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and died five days later. The cerebral haemorrhage may have been due to a stroke in July 2002.Captain Jack ist gestorben
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gee, Franky 1962 births 2005 deaths Cuban emigrants to the United States Eurodance musicians American expatriates in Germany German dance musicians United States Army soldiers 20th-century German male singers English-language singers from Germany German people of Cuban descent