Súper Ratones (in
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''The Super Mice'') is a musical group of
Argentine rock
Argentine rock (known locally as ''rock nacional'' , "national rock" in the sense of "local", "not international") is rock music composed or performed by Argentine bands or artists mostly in Spanish.
Argentine rock began by recycling hits of Engl ...
and pop style from
Mar del Plata and established in 1985.
History
This group was born in the city of
Mar del Plata in 1985 to José Luis "Person" Properzi (drums and vocals), Fernando Blanco (bass and vocals) and Oscar Granieri (guitar and vocals), and an additional guitarist named Juan Carlos Raising and called themselves simply Los Ratones (''The Mice''). In 1988, they were joined by guitarist Mario Barassi, being like a
quartet stable. They won the award for revelation band Youth Festival and in 1988, the group added the final name: Súper Ratones. After five years of presentations by the coast, they signed a contract for the debut album, ''Rock Beach'', which managed to be sold as gold.
On November 3, 2015, its founder and lead singer, José Luis "Person" Properzi, died of cancer at 48 years old.
Musical style
His music was strongly influenced by artistes of the 1950s and 1960s, such as
Elvis Presley
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,
Jerry Lee Lewis
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,
The Beach Boys
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,
The Beatles
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,
Johnny Rivers
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, among others.
Biografía de Los Súper Ratones
retrieved December 16, 2015
Discography
References
External links
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Argentine pop music groups
Argentine alternative rock groups
Musical groups established in 1985
People from Mar del Plata
1985 establishments in Argentina