Carles Sabater
Carles Sabater i Hernández (21 September 1962 – 13 February 1999) was a Catalan singer and actor. Alongside an acting career in theatre, television and film, Sabater formed the group Sau with guitarist Pep Sala. Sau became the first rock band singing in Catalan to achieve major commercial success and were one of the key groups of the rock català movement.
Carles Sabater
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- Name
- Carles Sabater i Hernández
- Born
- 21 September 1962
- Birthplace
- Barcelona
- Died
- 13 February 1999
- Place of death
- Vilafranca del Penedès
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Nationality
- Spain
- Fields
- pop rock
- Movements
- Catalan rock
- Languages
- Catalan · Spanish
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Carles Sabater i Hernández (21 September 1962 – 13 February 1999) was a Catalan singer and actor. Alongside an acting career in theatre, television and film, Sabater formed the group Sau with guitarist Pep Sala. Sau became the first rock band singing in Catalan to achieve major commercial success and were one of the key groups of the rock català movement.
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Carles Sabater (1962–1999) was an actor, composer and lyricist, among other activities, of Spanish nationality. The actor was born in Barcelona and died in Vilafranca del Penedès.
Carles Sabater was a member of Sau. The actor was associated with Catalan rock.
The work spans pop rock. Languages used include Catalan and Spanish.
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• Name — Carles Sabater i Hernández • Born — 21 September 1962 • Birthplace — Barcelona • Died — 13 February 1999 • Place of death — Vilafranca del Penedès • Instrument — Vocals • Genre — * Pop rock • Rock català • Musical theatre • Occupation — * Singer • actor • Years Active — * 1984–1999 (acting) • 1986–1999 (music) • Past Member Of — Sau
Acting career
Acting career
Sabater originally planned to study biology at university, but decided to become an actor instead and was admitted to Barcelona's Institut del Teatre. In 1984 he made his debut as an actor in Una jornada particular with Josep Maria Flotats, with whom he subsequently worked on Cyrano de Bergerac. In 1988 he starred in Manuel Huerga's film Gaudí.
Musical career
Musical career
Sabater met Pep Sala in 1986 while shooting a pilot for TV3.
Identity
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Carles Sabater is recorded with the occupation composer. Classed in the genre pop rock. Recorded as singer, actor, composer and lyricist.
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1962
Carles Sabater was born on 21 September 1962.
1999
Carles Sabater died at Vilafranca del Penedès.
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Barcelona.
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Vilafranca del Penedès.
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- “Carles Sabater”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3781585: Carles Sabater
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- 1.Muere a los 36 años Carles Sabater, líder del grupo de pop rock Sau (Carles Sabater, leader of the pop rock group Sau, dies at 36). El País. February 14, 1999.
- 2.Magda Bonet (excerpted from the book Sau, no et diré cap mentida (però no et diré tota la veritat)). Biografia (Biography). CarlesSabater.com.
- 3.Manuel Huerga official website. Gaudí.
- 4.CarlesSabater.com. Sau.
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