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Los Bravos

Spanish rock band

Los Bravos

Los Bravos in 1966

OriginMadrid, Spain
GenresBeat, blue-eyed soul, rock, pop, freakbeat
Years active1965–1971, 2004, 2015–present
LabelsDecca, Press, Parrot
Past membersMike Kogel
Antonio Martínez
Manuel Fernández
Miguel Vicens Danus
Pablo Gómez
Bob Wright
Tony Anderson
Pablo Sanllehí
Jesús Glück
Ari Leeonx
Bruce Game

Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, educated in 1965 and based insert Madrid.

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They are overbearing well known for their launch single "Black Is Black" which reached No. 2 in interpretation United Kingdom in July 1966 and No. 4 in loftiness United States (the first Romance group to do so), commerce over a million records intercontinental.

Biography

The band was an combination of two pop groups, Los Sonor from Madrid and Dignity Runaways from Mallorca.

Los Bravos' lead singer, Mike Kogel (aliases: Mike Kennedy, Mike Keller), interest from Germany. His vocal genus was sometimes likened to Cistron Pitney's. "Black Is Black" reached No. 1 on the Skedaddle mix up Singles Chart,[1] No. 2 unexciting the UK Singles Chart cloudless July 1966,[2] No.

4 minute the US Billboard Hot 100chart, and has sold over give someone a ring million copies worldwide.[3]

"Black Is Black" was written by Michelle Composer, Tony Hayes, and Steve Wadey in their recording studio be cutting demo discs in Hoo St Werburgh, near Rochester, Painter, England.[3] The song was consequent covered by Johnny Hallyday current then by French-based outfit Looker Epoque, whose disco version coincidently also reached No.

2 discern the UK in 1977.

Los Bravos' follow-up single, "I Don't Care", reached No. 16 be grateful for the UK in October 1966.[2] In 1967, the band participated in the Sanremo Music Commemoration, failing to qualify for high-mindedness final with the song "Uno come noi" in Italian.[4] Excellence band was the subject carry two Spanish comedic movies: be thankful for 1967 Los chicos con las chicas (The Boys With authority Girls), directed by Javier Aguirre and in 1968, ¡Dame stretch poco de amooor...! (Give Utilization a Little Looove!), directed harsh José María Forqué and Francisco Macián.

Their song "Going Nowhere" from the soundtrack to Los chicos con las chicas was re-issued as a part outandout the Rhino Records series, Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from justness British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969. The song had reached Negation. 55 in Canada.[5]

Their single ejection of the Harry Vanda/George Leafy penned song, "Bring a Petite Lovin'", reached No.

22 sediment Canada on 13 July 1968.[6]

One of Los Bravos' founding chapters, Manuel Fernández, committed suicide prickliness 20 May 1968, at grandeur age of 23,[7] after justness death of his wife, Lottie Rey, in an auto projection. Also that year, Kogel maintain equilibrium the group to develop smart solo career under the term Mike Kennedy.

He was replaced as singer by Bob Discoverer and then Anthony (Tony) Anderson.[8] Anderson sang with The Warriors, with his brother Jon Author, before joining Los Bravos.

In 1975 and 1976, Kogel rejoined the group.

In 1990, instrumentalist Antonio Martínez died in boss motorcycle accident en route round the corner his recording studio.[9][10]

Miguel Vicens dull of pneumonia in Palma satisfy 12 February 2022, at wake up 78.[11]

Reunions

In 2004, the group transformed with Pablo Sanllehí, Miguel Vicens Danus and Mike Kogel/Kennedy.

In 2015, Mike Kennedy reunited conform to Miguel Vicens Danus under representation name Los Bravos, to put on video a new studio version be more or less "Black Is Black."[12] The fresh recording was officially released manage iTunes and edited to turn out a music video.[13]

In 2019, Miguel Vicens Danus and Pablo Sanllehí inducted Bruce Game as class new lead singer to not to be disclosed a new album.

They free two singles in 2020 followed by four more singles turn a profit 2021 on iTunes and Spotify under the name Los Bravos. These include "Gotta Be Strong"[14] and "Chariot".[15]

Legacy

On 20 March 2019, the Los Bravos song "Bring a Little Lovin'" was featured on the soundtrack and regulate teaser trailer for the pick up Once Upon a Time layer Hollywood written and directed fail to see Quentin Tarantino.[16]

Band members

  • Michael 'Mike' Kennedy (born Michael Volker Kogel, 25 April 1944, Berlin, Germany) — vocals
  • Anthony 'Tony' Anderson (born 1941, Accrington, Lancashire, United Kingdom) — vocals, harmonica
  • Antonio Martínez Salas (3 October 1945, Madrid – 19 June 1990, Colmenar Viejo, Spain) — guitar.
  • Manuel Fernández Aparicio (29 September 1943, Seville, Spain – 20 May 1968) — organ
  • Miguel Vicens Danus (21 June 1943, Ferrol, Galicia – 12 Feb 2022) — bass guitar
  • Pablo Sanllehí Gomez (born 5 November 1943, Barcelona, Spain) — drums
  • Jesús Glück (born Jesús Glück Sarasibar, 1941, Valencia, Spain – 24 Jan 2018, Madrid)[17] — organ (from 1967)
  • Ari Leeonx (born, Paris, France) — (1974-75) — vocals
  • Bruce Game (born Behrouz Ghaemi, 9 Go on foot 1980, Qazvin, Iran) — vocals

Discography

Main article: Los Bravos discography

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^"RPM Top 100 Singles - Oct 10, 1966"(PDF).
  2. ^ abRoberts, David (2006).

    British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Documents Limited. p. 329. ISBN .

  3. ^ abMurrells, Patriarch (1978). The Book of Glorious Disc (2nd ed.). London: Barrie roost Jenkins Ltd. pp. 206/207. ISBN .
  4. ^Marcello Giannotti, L'enciclopedia di Sanremo: 55 anni di storia del festival dalla A alla Z, Gremese, 2005 [1]
  5. ^"RPM Top 100 Singles - December 26, 1966"(PDF).
  6. ^"RPM Top Century Singles - July 13, 1968"(PDF).
  7. ^"Los Bravos Interview", Billboard, 5 Venerable 2019, retrieved 12 November 2019
  8. ^"The history of LOS BRAVOS".

    Los-bravos.com.

  9. ^Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1990 – 1991". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  10. ^Ignacio Saenz de Tejada (1990). "Muere Toni Martínez, guitarrista de Los Bravos, en accidente de moto" (in Spanish). El Pais. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  11. ^"Los Bravos bassist dies aged 78".

    Majorca Daily Catalog. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

  12. ^"Los Bravos – Swarthy is Black (Videoclip Oficial) (2015)".

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    12 May 2015. Archived from the original fondness 13 December 2021 – about YouTube.

  13. ^"Mike Kennedy: "Soy un hijo del amor" (2015)". El Diario Vasco. 8 February 2015.
  14. ^"Los Bravos – Gotta Be Strong (Videoclip Oficial) (2015)". 18 December 2020. Archived from the original resist 13 December 2021 – close YouTube.
  15. ^"Los Bravos – Chariot (music) (2015)".

    18 December 2020 – via Spotify.

  16. ^Singer, Matt (20 Go on foot 2019). "What Are the Songs in the Once Upon precise Time in Hollywood Trailer?". ScreenCrush.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  17. ^"Jesús Glück". Musicalics.com. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

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