Argentina's Grammy
Credit: Reuters/Gil Montano
Argentine singer Gustavo Cerati performs during a concert in Caracas May 15, 2010.
Grammy-winning Cerati had been in a coma since suffering a stroke in May 2010 after a show in Venezuela.
Soda, as most fans call the group, shot to fame across Latin America and in Spain in the 1980s with a distinctive, harmonious rock-pop sound and a slick image that set them apart from other Latin rock acts at the time.
Guitarist Cerati formed the band with bass player Zeta Bosio and drummer Charly Alberti in 1982 just as Argentina's military dictatorship started to crumble following a brief war in the British-ruled Falkland Islands.
During a career that spanned three decades, he received a string of musical accolades including Latin Grammys and MTV awards, both with Soda Stereo and for his numerous solo projects.
(Reporting by Hugh Bronstein; editing by Matthew Lewis)
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