Gustavo Cerati
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Born | Gustavo Adrián Cerati Clarke 11 August 1959 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Died | 4 September 2014 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 55)
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Years active | 1982–2010 |
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Website | cerati.com |
Gustavo Adrián Cerati Clarke (11 August 1959 – 4 September 2014) was an Argentine musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, who gained international recognition for being the leader, vocalist, composer and guitarist of the rock band Soda Stereo. He is widely considered by critics, specialized press and musicians as one of the most important and influential artists of Latin rock. Billboard magazine ranked Cerati as the 33rd best rock singer of all time.[1]
Influenced by The Beatles and The Police, Cerati joined various groups during his adolescence, and in 1982 he founded the Latin rock band Soda Stereo. Leader and main composer of the group, from Signos (1986) his way of making songs began to mature, and his consolidation reached it at the beginning of the 90s with Canción Animal (1990), in which he returned to the roots of Argentine rock from the 70's. Parallel to his career with the group, in 1992 he published the album Colores Santos as a duet with Daniel Melero, considered one of the first in South America to include electronic music, and the following year he would publish his first as a soloist, Amor Amarillo. His taste for electronic music led him to incorporate it into his latest works with Soda Stereo. After the separation of the band, he released Bocanada (1999) and Siempre es hoy (2002), where he showed his interest in the genre more than he freely manifested in his alternate projects Plan V and Ocio. He returned to the rock style with his fourth album, Ahí vamos (2006), which received acclaim from the public and critics, and which contains some of his greatest solo hits, such as "Crimen" and "Adiós". In 2007, he reunited with Soda Stereo after ten years apart on a tour that brought together more than a million viewers. In 2010, he was left in a coma after suffering a stroke, after finishing a concert in which he promoted his latest album, Fuerza Natural (2009). Four years later, on 4 September 2014, Cerati died of cardiac arrest in Buenos Aires aged 55.[2]
Cerati was a prolific session player, he was a guest guitarist on songs by Caifanes, Babasónicos and Los Brujos, and he collaborated on songs with Charly García, Andrés Calamaro, Fito Páez, Shakira, Andy Summers, Roger Waters and Mercedes Sosa, among others.
Throughout his solo career, he has sold more than 10 million records and won numerous awards, including the
Early life and Soda Stereo
Cerati was born on 11 August 1959 in Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He grew up in a middle class household; his paternal family was of Lombard descent[5] and his maternal family was of Irish origin.[6] His father was an accountant and regularly traveled abroad. From his early memories he had an idyllic love of the sun and nature. Cerati's first passion was art and in elementary school he drew comics and created his own comic book characters.[citation needed]
Cerati's parents, Juan José Cerati and Lilian Clarke acquired a guitar for him when he was nine years old, at that point Cerati started to take music seriously, becoming a fanatic of rock and roll:
The ones who struck me at the time were Hendrix with "Purple Haze" and The Who with "Pictures of Lily". For weeks, I listened non-stop. The desire to play, to start a band, was awakened.
Cerati in an interview conducted in May 1999 [7]
By the age of 13, he formed a trio and started playing at house parties and in the local
I had a friend that was more advanced in everything, they smoked
Gibson. I went to meet him at the airport and it was unforgettable.
Cerati about his beginning as a musician [7]
After serving compulsory military service in 1979, Cerati entered the university to pursue a marketing degree, something he was not passionate about. His family supported him with his music, "Mi familia me vio tan enloquecido con la música, que pensaron que algo de éxito iba a tener" (My family saw that I was so crazy about music, that they thought I would have some success [with it]). At the Universidad del Salvador, a Jesuit university in Buenos Aires, he met Héctor "Zeta" Bosio, also a marketing student. The two hit it off and decided to form a band. They were fans of The Police, The Beatles, XTC, Elvis Costello, Television, and Talking Heads. In 1982, after various lineup changes that included Richard Coleman, Daniel Melero, and Andrés Calamaro as well as others, Bosio and Cerati recruited Charly Alberti as their drummer, thus forming Soda Stereo.[8]
Solo career
1990s
In 1992 Cerati recorded Colores Santos ("Holy Colors") with electronic musician Daniel Melero, a longtime Soda Stereo collaborator. 1993 saw the release of Cerati's first solo album Amor Amarillo ("Yellow Love"), which included the participation of Zeta Bosio and Cerati's wife at the time, the Chilean singer, actress, and model Cecilia Amenábar who sang and appeared in the video for the lead single "Te llevo para que me lleves" ("I'll take you so you can take me").[9]
In 1995 Gustavo Cerati teamed up with three Chilean musicians, Andrés Bucci, Guillermo Ugarte, and Christian Powditch, to form Plan V. Plan V released two albums Plan V (1996), and Plan Black V Dog (1998), a collaboration with the British electronic music group The Black Dog.[10] In 1999 Cerati formed the electronic duo Ocio with longtime Soda Stereo collaborator and trumpeter, Flavio Etcheto, releasing Medida Universal.
Around this time Cerati participated in the album Outlandos d'Americas: A Rock en Español Tribute to the Police collaborating with Andy Summers of The Police and Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Sting), on a cover of The Police's "Bring on the Night," (Spanish: Traeme la Noche).[11]
2000–05
In 2001 Cerati made his foray into film with the score for the movie
In August 2001 Cerati held a private concert in the historic Avenida Theatre in Buenos Aires. He was accompanied by a 42-piece orchestra conducted by Alejandro Terán. The recording of the concert was released as 11 Episodios Sinfónicos ("Eleven Symphonic Episodes") and consisted of seven arrangements of Soda Stereo classics and four of his solo songs played entirely by the orchestra. Cerati took 11 Episodios Sinfónicos on the road, playing Mexico City, Caracas, Santiago, and finishing it off with three shows at the Gran Rex theater in Buenos Aires. The CD was well received by critics and fans alike and a live DVD was eventually released.[8]
In November 2002 Cerati released his third studio album
In 2003 Cerati released Siempre es Hoy: Reversiones ("It's Always Today: Re-versions") an album of remixes of
Simultaneously, Cerati teamed up with longtime collaborator Flavio Etcheto, and Leandro Fresco to form the self-described "power laptop trio" Roken, which he played concurrently during the
In 2004 "Canciones Elegidas 93-04" ("Selected Songs 93-04") a double album compilation of Cerati's solo work was released simultaneously in Spain and Argentina. The release was followed by a small tour of Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Spain.
2005–10
After working for much of 2005 on new material, Cerati released
The album was showered with accolades and awards, receiving eight
2007 also saw the reunion of
In July 2007, Cerati participated in the
In late 2008 Cerati recruited many of the same musicians who worked on
Regardless of the mixed reviews,
The on 15 May 2010. Cerati suffered a stroke immediately after the show.
Personal life
Gustavo Cerati maintained a very low public profile and not much is known about his private life. Cerati's first wife was Belén Edwards, an Argentine designer whom he married in 1987 and divorced in 1989. In 1992 he married the Chilean model, actress, and singer Cecilia Amenábar. Their marriage lasted for ten years and they had two children Benito Cerati Amenábar, also a singer and musician, and Lisa Cerati Amenábar.
After his divorce from Cecilia Amenábar, Cerati dated the Argentine model Deborah del Corral,[24] ex-girlfriend of Soda Stereo drummer Charly Alberti in the 1990s. She also sang in Alberti's side project Plum.[25]
In 2008 Cerati started dating the Argentine actress Leonora Balcarce. While they broke up in late 2009, she remained friendly with him and his family, visiting his bedside throughout his coma.[24]
Cerati maintained from 2004 until his last days a close acquaintance with the Uruguayan artist Jill Mulleady.[26]
Cerati met Argentine model Chloe Bello during the summer of 2009, when she was 22 years old. Despite the age difference, the two of them became involved. Cerati invited Bello to attend the launch of
Failing health and death
After performing two shows in Medellín and Bogotá, Colombia, Cerati headed to Venezuela and performed one last show in Caracas on 15 May 2010. Cerati suffered a stroke[27] just after putting an end to this performance. He developed the first symptoms of an unknown condition backstage. He was hospitalized in Centro Médico La Trinidad in Caracas under medical surveillance. Three days later, Cerati underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain due to the stroke he suffered.
On 7 June 2010, Cerati was transferred to the FLENI Neurological Institute in Buenos Aires.[28] Doctors immediately treated Cerati for a respiratory tract infection.[29]
On 14 May 2014, the family released a statement to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the stroke. It included a medical report by Gustavo Barbalace M.D. stating: "Mr. Gustavo Cerati remains hospitalized (...) without any serious complications, in good nutritional shape, and without lesions due to immobility. Neurologically there are no significant changes and remains under mechanical respiratory aid."[30]
After four years in a coma, Gustavo Cerati died from cardiac arrest on the morning of 4 September 2014 while on life support.[31] Immediately after his death, Cerati's doctor stated to the media "Gustavo died with dignity without any pain, without any wounds."[32] His body was buried at La Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires.[33]
Tributes and remembrances
While performing at Rock in Rio Madrid on 5 June 2010, Colombian singer Shakira dedicated her song "Sale el Sol" to Cerati. It was her first live performance of the song which became the title track of her ninth studio album.[34]
During their U2 360° Tour, Irish rock band U2 paid tribute to Cerati during a concert in La Plata, Argentina, in March 2011. The tribute came during the intro to "Moment of Surrender". Bono said "We would like you to think about Gustavo Cerati. We send him our love and respect, and he will hear our voices tonight." The 60,000 fans attending the show at the Único Stadium gave him a standing ovation.[35]
Swedish rockers Roxette performed the intro of "De Música Ligera" before their song "Joyride" in one of their Travelling the World Tour shows in May 2012. The crowd sang the first verse of the song.[36]
On 11 August 2015, Google celebrated his 56th birthday with a Google Doodle.[37]
British rock band
In 2015, Cerati was featured in various Argentine stamps.[39] Also, a street in Entre Rios was renamed in his honor.[40]
In 2018, National Geographic Latin America created a two-part documentary series on Gustavo Cerati [41] Also, several murals of Cerati were painted in Buenos Aires.[42]
Discography
With Soda Stereo
- Soda Stereo (1984)
- Nada Personal(1985)
- Signos (1986)
- Doble Vida (1988)
- Canción Animal (1990)
- Dynamo (1992)
- Sueño Stereo (1995)
Solo
- Amor Amarillo (1993)[43]
- Bocanada (1999)
- Siempre es hoy (2002)
- Ahí Vamos(2006)
- Fuerza Natural(2009)
Concept
- +Bien (Movie Soundtrack) (2001)
- 11 Episodios Sinfónicos (Live with Symphonic Orchestra) (2001)
- 14 Episodios Sinfónicos/En Vivo/Auditorio Nacional de México/Febrero 2022 (Live with Symphonic Orchestra) (2022)
Collaboration albums
- Colores Santos with Daniel Melero (1992)
- Colores Santos, the Remixes with Daniel Melero (1995)
- Plan V (1996) with Plan V
- Plan Black V Dog (1998) with Plan V
- Medida Universal (1999) with Ocio
- Insular [EP] (2000) with Ocio
- Roken (with Flavius E., Leandro Fresco) (only live presentations, no recordings exist) (2004)
Producer
- (1986) – Fricción
- Sueños en tránsito (1997) – Nicole
- Outlandos D'Americas: A Rock en Español Tribute to the Police (1998) (Ark 21)
- Mar (2001) – Leo García (singer)
- Héroes Antologia: 1986/1988 (2004) – Fricción
- Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005) – Shakira
- Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2006) – Shakira
- Sale el Sol (2010) – Shakira[44]
Guest musician
- Caifanes (1988) – Caifanes
- La Gota Cava La Piedra (Vidala La Rioja) (1991) – Virginia Vilte
- Tango 4 (1991) - Charly García / Pedro Aznar
- De Vicio Me Has de Aborrecer (Baguala, Tucuman) (1991) – Virginia Vilte
- Travesia (1992) – Los Siete Delfines
- Pasto (1992) – Babasónicos
- Fin de Semana Salvaje (1995) – Los Brujos
- Pinamar (2000) – Francisco Bochaton
- Andrea Álvarez (2001) – Andrea Álvarez
- Plastico (2001) – Los Calzones
- Curvas (2002) – Antonio Birabent
- Pr3ssion (2003) – Pr3ssion
- Vida Real (2004) – Acida
- Fan (2004) – Fernando Samalea
- 19 (2004) – Emmanuel Horvilleur
- Mama Killer Night (2004) – CAPRI
- El Mago (2004) – Cerati - Samalea
- Cassette (2005) – Telefunka
- Cuarto Creciente (2005) – Leo Garcia
- No (2005) – Shakira
- The Day and the Time (2005) – Shakira
- Inconsciente Colectivo (2005) – Fabiana Cantilo
- Cuarto Creciente (2005)- Leo García
- Easy (2006) – Wechsel Garland
- Mar dulce (2007) – Bajofondo
- Avion (2008) – No lo Soporto
- Sueño en Gotas (2008) – D-Mente
- Primicia (2009) – Fernando Samalea
- Discotape (2010) – CAPRI
- Espuma de Sol (2010) – Sebastian Escofet
- The Child Will Fly (2008) – With Roger Waters, Shakira, Eric Clapton, Pedro Aznar[45]
- Estrategias Fatales (2012) – Daniel Melero
- Desde el papel (2012) – 202
- Viento (2012) – Christian Basso
- Sol de Medianoche (2015) – Leandro Fresco
- Normal (2015) – Richard Coleman
Movies
- +Bien (2001) – Gustavo played the character named Jorge [46]
IMDB profile
Clothing line
- GC Basement[47]
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(...) que la llamara a la tía Dora, la hermana de Juan José, que sabía mejor la historia de cómo los Cerati habían llegado a Argentina desde Mozzate
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