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    Los Bravos' lead singer, Mike Kogel (aliases: Mike Kennedy, Mike Keller), is from Germany. His vocal styling was sometimes likened to Gene Pitney 's. " Black is Black " reached No. 1 in Canada, [1] No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1966, [2] No. 4 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has sold over one million copies worldwide. [3]

    • Mike Kogel, Antonio Martínez, Manuel Fernández, Miguel Vicens Danus, Pablo Gómez
    • Madrid, Spain
    • 1965–1971 (several reunions since the 1970s)
  2. Apr 14, 2024 · Michael Volker Kogel (his real name) was Spain’s first rock star in the canonical sense. As a teenager, he rose to fame as the lead singer of Los Bravos. He became known for his wild attitude,...

  3. Mike Kogel is a former German musician, who was raised in West Berlin before moving to Spain in 1965. Career Kogel was the lead singer of the Spanish popular rock group Los Bravos, who released the top-five hit "Black Is Black" in 1966.

  4. Lead singer Mike Kogel's voice sounded so much like Gene Pitney's that many assumed this was one of Pitney's songs. This wasn't the biggest "black" hit of 1966; that would be "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones. In America, the group followed this up with the unfortunately titled "Going Nowhere," which reached #91 later in 1966.

  5. Overview. Los Bravos. Quick Reference. Originally known as Los Sonor, Mike Kogel (b. 25 April 1945, Berlin, Germany; vocals), Antonio Martinez (b. 3 October 1945, Madrid, Spain; guitar), Manolo ‘Manuel’ Fernandez (b. 29 September 1943 ... From: Los Bravos in Encyclopedia of Popular Music » Subjects: Music. Reference entries. Los Bravos.

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  7. Aug 5, 2019 · The new band adopted the same name, Los Sonor, with German Mike Volker Kogel (later named Mike Kennedy) from The Runaways, as the lead singer. Once the restructured band was solidified, they...

  8. Los Bravos' lead singer, Mike Kogel, was from Germany. His vocal styling was sometimes likened to Gene Pitney's. "Black is Black" reached no. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1966, [1] no. 4 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and sold over one million copies worldwide. [2]

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