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La Ley

La Ley was born from a conversation between two musicians with previous projects: keyboardist and guitarist Andrés Bobe, who came from Paraíso Perdido, and Rodrigo Aboitiz, keyboardist of Aparato Raro. Together they started something new in 1987. The name was given by Shia Arbulú, the group's first vocalist, taking it from a song on the album La ley del desierto / La ley del mar by the Spanish band Radio Futura, which was one of Bobe's favorites. She named the band and then left: she quit the group and returned to Spain.

From the beginning the idea was to play techno. The references were clear: Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smiths. The whole universe of British new wave. In 1988 they recorded a cassette EP for EMI, simply titled La Ley, with six tracks, three remixes and one instrumental, plus five promotional 45' vinyl singles. That release is not counted as part of the official discography, but it was the first step.

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With Bobe searching for the definitive lineup, bassist Luciano Rojas and drummer Mauricio Clavería joined. Iván Delgado, keyboardist, saxophonist and singer, was also part of the group for a time, but his voice was not what the band needed and he ended up leaving. Meanwhile, Beto Cuevas had just arrived in Chile: a graphic designer, he had grown up between Venezuela and Canada. Clavería brought him to a rehearsal, introduced him as "a cousin," and Cuevas had to learn the lyrics to "Desiertos" for the audition. His voice fit, so did his command of English, and that was how he joined as vocalist.

The lineup that remained —Bobe, Aboitiz, Rojas, Clavería, Cuevas— would later be completed by Pedro Frugone, who joined following Bobe's passing. With that history behind them, Invisible launched them across Latin America, surpassing one million copies. But their best-selling record was their MTV Unplugged, with more than one and a half million copies. And with the album Uno they won the U.S. Grammy for Best Latin Rock Album, becoming the first Chilean act to achieve it. In total, across albums, singles and compilations, sales are estimated at between 8 and 10 million copies.

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Nacimiento
1 ene 1987
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🇨🇱 Chile
Género
Rock

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