Charly García
| Charly García | |
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Charly García performing in 2009.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carlos Alberto García Moreno |
| Also known as | Charly, The King of National (Argentine) Rock, The Father of National Rock, El Bigote Bicolor (The Bi-colored Moustache). |
| Born |
October 23, 1951 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Art rock, piano rock, experimental rock, synthpop, alternative rock, post-punk, new wave, lo-fi, hard rock, progressive rock, symphonic rock, jazz rock, folk rock, classical |
| Occupation(s) |
Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass, drums |
| Years active | 1967 - present |
| Associated acts |
Sui Generis Serú Girán Porsuigieco La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros Fito Paez Luis Alberto Spinetta Nito Mestre |
Musician
Singer-songwriter
Pianist
Charly García (born Carlos Alberto García Moreno on October 23, 1951) is an Argentinian singer-songwriter, musician and producer. With a long career in rock music, he formed successful groups such as Sui Generis and Serú Girán, cult status groups like La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, and has also worked as a solo musician. His main instruments are piano and keyboards. He is widely considered by critics as one of the most influential rock artists in the Spanish rock scene.
Charly García was the eldest son in an upper-middle class family. His father taught mathematics and physics in elementary school, while his mother produced radio music shows, mainly shows featuring folkloric music.
Charly began to show musical talent at an early age. At three, he received a toy piano as a gift, and soon he surprised his mother with his ability to compose and play coherent melodies, leading her to enlist him in a prestigious conservatory, the Thibaud Piazzini. At age twelve, he graduated as a Music Professor. Charly developed absolute pitch as a child.
The Beatles appeared in Charly's life when he was thirteen. Having previously only been exposed to classical music and folk, he would describe the Beatles as "classical music from Mars". In high school he met Carlos Alberto "Nito" Mestre and the two fused their bands to give birth to Sui Generis.
The band at first experimented with psychedelic rock, but its style would quickly establish as folk-rock with some little influence from the symphonic rock of the day. At their first big gig, the band's bassist, guitarist and drummer all failed to appear. Only Charlie (García spelled his name with "ie" back then) and Nito showed up, playing piano and flute respectively. They were forced to play on their own, and were a hit with the audience despite the other musicians' absence. The band's strength lay in the songs' musical simplicity and romantic lyrics, which appealed widely to teenagers.
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