Las Pelotas (in

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: ''The Balls'', or more idiomatically, ''Bollocks!'', since the band name is a play of words between those two meanings); is an Argentine

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and

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band from Córdoba. This band was formed after the separation of

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, due to the death of their singer,

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in 1987. The group currently consists of vocalist and guitarist, Germán Daffunchio,

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on bass, Tomás Sussman on

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, Sebastián Schachtel on

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s and Gustavo Jove on

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. Their original vocalist, Alejandro Sokol, was part of the band from 1988 to 2008 as he began a solo career, cut short by his sudden death in 2009. The musical style of the band is an eclectic genre mix of

, pop,

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and

ballads A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or '' ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

.Las Pelotas, biography and discography
Retrieved December 7, 2015.

Discography

* ''Corderos en la noche'' (1991) * ''Máscaras de sal'' (1994) * ''Amor seco'' (1995) * ''La clave del éxito'' (1997) * ''Para qué?'' (1998) * ''Todo por un polvo'' (1999) * ''Selección'' (2000) * ''Maxisimple'' (2002) * '' Esperando el milagro'' (2003) * ''Show'' (2005) * ''Basta'' (2007) * ''Despierta'' (2009) * ''Vivo'' (2011) * ''Cerca de las nubes'' (2012) * ''5x5'' (2014) * ''Brindando por nada'' (2016) * ''Es así'' (2020)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pelotas Argentine rock music groups Argentine reggae musical groups Argentine alternative rock groups Musical groups established in 1988

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