Eduardo Franco

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.

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 1980: Incomparables 1981: Fue tormenta de verano 1982: 40 grados 1983: Apróntate a vivir 1984: Tú con él 1985: Iracundos '86 1986: 20 Grandes 20 1987: La Historia de Los iracundos

Tributes

In 2022 a bust of Eduaro Franco was created. Several documentaries of Eduaro have also been made