Gabi Delgado-López

Gabriel Delgado-López (18 April 1958 – 22 March 2020), commonly known as Gabi Delgado, was a Spanish-born German composer, lyricist and producer, best known as singer and co-founder, with Robert Görl, of the German electronic band Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft.

Biography

Delgado-López grew up in Córdoba. In 1966, his family moved to Germany ("My father had to leave Spain under Franco"), then reuniting with Görl to record the 1986 D.A.F. album 1st Step to Heaven.

In 1986, he moved to Berlin to become a DJ and organise house parties. He organized (with WestBam and Marc Gubler) the first house party in Germany. With Saba Komossa, he founded the techno-house labels Delkom Club Control, BMWW and Sunday Morning Berlin. He was 61.

Discography

Solo: Mistress (1983) Eins (2014) Zwei (2015)

with DAF: Die Kleinen und die Bösen (1980) Alles ist gut (1981) Gold und Liebe (1981) Für immer (1982) 1st Step to Heaven (1986) Fünfzehn neue D.A.F.-Lieder (2003)

Note: Although Delgado-López had previously been a member of DAF, he temporarily left the band before they recorded Ein Produkt der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft (1979), hence this debut album is a series of instrumentals without his participation.

with Delkom: Futur Ultra (1990)

with DAF/DOS: Allein, zu zweit, mit Telefon (1996) Der DAF/DOS Staat (1999) Der DAF/DOS Live Staat (1999) with Marc Hurtado:

Neue Weltumfassende Resistance (2025)