Eduardo Franco Zannier (15 March 1945 – 1 February 1989) was a singer and Uruguayan composer who gained international fame as the vocalist of the melodic group Los Iracundos.
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Biography
Early life
Eduardo Franco was born in Paysandú on March 15, 1945 in the home of his maternal grandparents. He lived with his brother Leonardo Franco. They often visited the Santa Cecilia ranch, a large property owned by his Grandparents, which is where he developed his talent in singing and at the age of 8 years old, he climbed onto a cart and used a broom and would pretend it was a microphone. Initially his primary education was at school No.8 and then to the Liceo Nuestra Señora del Rosario school.
Eduardo Franco in Los Iracundos
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.
Death
His cancer was diagnosed in the early 1980s.
When he learned his death was soon he would appoint Jorge Gatto to replace him as the lead singer as his health was already in a decline during the 1980s on domestic and international tours.
On 1 February 1989, Eduardo Franco died of a terminal cancer 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
Tributes
In 2022 a bust of Eduaro Franco was created.
Several documentaries of Eduaro have also been made