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La Rue Morgue
12+ albums
chilejazzrock chilenolatinchilean
about
La Rue Morgue was a Chilean rock band formed in 1995 by Javier Chamas (bass guitar), Michel Maluje (keyboards), Javier Rodríguez (drums) and Francisco Valenzuela (guitar and vocals). In 1997 the band released its first eponymous album, which was very successful and earned them lots of radio and TV air play and album sales. In 1999 they recorded "Kaleidoscopio", selling over 5,000 copies. Then the band took a hiatus due to the departure of Michel Maluje to Mexico, where he played with Julieta Venegas. In 2005 the band (now including Rodrigo Velasco) returned to the studio to record "Distinto". After that release, the band decided to go their separate ways. None of the two last albums had been as successful as the first one and their hype began to die out. Francisco Valenzuela released a solo album named "Sirenas" in 2009 and from 2017 onwards he continued to play some gigs under the name "La Rue Morgue" with some of his students in Escuela Moderna de Música, a private music institute in Chile in which he worked as a teacher. On july 7th, 2022, Valenzuela was admitted into the ICU after suffering a stroke. Seven days later, on july 14th, his death was confirmed. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
