Louie Louie
Louis Edmond Cordero (July 10, 1962 – March 20, 2026), better known as Louie Louie, was a Puerto Rican musician, record producer, and actor. He released four full-length albums (two of them on major record labels and one under his real name of Louie Cordero), as well as a number of singles, but only two of the singles, 1990's "Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" and "I Wanna Get Back with You", charted in the United States.
Also recorded as Louis Cordero
Louie Louie
- Died
- 2026
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- musician · record producer · singer · composer
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Louis Edmond Cordero (July 10, 1962 – March 20, 2026), better known as Louie Louie, was a Puerto Rican musician, record producer, and actor. He released four full-length albums (two of them on major record labels and one under his real name of Louie Cordero), as well as a number of singles, but only two of the singles, 1990's "Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" and "I Wanna Get Back with You", charted in the United States.
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Life and career
Life and career
Louis Edmond Cordero was born on July 10, 1962. He played Madonna's boyfriend in the video for "Borderline" and also played Rick in House Party 2. He and his band performed on Arsenio Hall two times. Louie toured the United States and Canada with Erasure. Louie Louie died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 63.
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Albums
List of albums, with selected details and chart positions • Title — Details — Peak chart positions • US — AUS • The State I'm In — * Released: April 1990 * Label: WTG * Formats: CD, CS, LP — 136 — 177 • Let's Get Started — * Released: February 9, 1993 * Label: Warner Bros. * Formats: CD, CS — — — — • Louie Cordero (as Louie Cordero) — * Released: January 1996 * Label: Trauma * Format: CD — — — — • Dance Love Work — * Released: 2002 * Label: DLW * Format: CD — — — — • "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles
Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • AUS — US — UK • "The Girl Who Seduced the World" — 1987 — — — — — — • "Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" — 1990 — 51 — 19 — — — The State I'm In • "I Wanna Get Back with You" — — — 69 — — • "Rodeo Clown" — 144 — — — — • "The Thought of It" — 1993 — 183 — — — 34 — Let's Get Started • "Brother Louie" — — — — — 92 • "Walk with Me" — — — — — 196 • "Don't Say You Love Me" — 1996 — — — — — — — Louie Cordero • "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" — — — — — — • "Mad Love" — 2002 — — — — — — — Dance Love Work • "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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