Walter Olmos

Walter Olmos (born April 21, 1982 in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca , † September 7, 2002 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine cuarteto singer.

Life

Walter Olmos grew up in poor conditions in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca and began performing in local clubs as a cuarteto singer at an early age . In 1999 he was discovered by Rodrigo Alejandro Bueno , known as Rodrigo, who was then at the height of popularity at a performance. This incident brought him to a major record deal and he soon became known beyond the borders of Argentina.

Olmos' career was short-lived: in 2002 he committed under mysterious circumstances suicide . It is believed that he played a game of Russian roulette with friends who were intoxicated with cocaine (Walter Olmos was addicted to this drug) .

The most famous track by Walter Olmos - and one of the most famous Cuarteto tracks at all - was Por lo que yo te quiero (2000), a song that became particularly popular in a live version during a performance in Buenos Aires with Rodrigo's band and was even available in Germany on a Latin sampler.

Walter Olmos is often seen as the "foster son" or "successor" of Rodrigo, who died in 2000. Many fans of this singer overflowed into his fan base after his death. After his death, these fans began to make esoteric, almost religious comparisons between the two deaths, and it was even said that Rodrigo "took his foster son to heaven".

Discography

• A pura sangre , 2000
• Desde Catamarca al Mundo , 2001
• La Locomotora , 2002