Saiko (band)

Saiko
Background information
Origin Santiago, Chile
Genres pop rock, Synth-pop
Years active 1999-Present
Labels EMI Music, La Oreja, Escarabajo, Oveja Negra, Plaza Independencia, Saiko
Associated acts La Ley, Diacero, The Plugin, Turbomente, Polaroid, Aparato Raro and Nadie
Website www.saiko.cl
Members Denisse Malebrán
Luciano Rojas
Rodrigo Aboitiz
Roberto Bosch
Carlos Azocar
Past members Marcela Thais
Iván Delgado
Esteban Torres
Marcel Torres
Jorge Martínez
Javier Torres
Paulo Ahumada

Saiko is a Chilean Synth-pop and Pop rock band established in the late 1990s.[1] Throughout their career they have achieved great notoriety in the musical Chilean scene, largely to the charisma, image and voice of their vocalist, Denisse Malebrán, and the musical talent and experience of Rodrigo "Coti" Aboitiz and Luciano Rojas, both Former members and founders of the Chilean group La Ley. To date they have released seven studio albums: Informe Saiko (1999), Campos finitos (2001), Todo Saiko (2003), Las horas (2004), Volar (2007), Trapecio (2013) and Lengua Muerta (2017).

History

In 1998, musician Luciano Rojas left the band La Ley and met Rodrigo Aboitiz, another former member of the band in Mexico City with the intention of creating a new musical project, both musicians returning to Santiago, Chile where they joined with Iván Delgado other musician who was part of the band La Ley in its beginnings, perform a casting to hire a female singer to form a new band, the selected is the singer Denisse Malebrán, who had studies of singing, and formed Part of the emerging bands Turbomente and Polaroid.[2]


Discography

Studio albums:

Live albums:

Compilation albums:

Members

Current members

  • Denisse Malebrán – frontwoman (1999–2007/2012–present)
  • Luciano Rojas – bass, guitar (1999–present)
  • Roberto Bosch – drums, percussion (2012–present)
  • Carlos Azócar – guitar (2016–present)
  • Rodrigo Aboitiz - synthesizer (1999–2003/2012–present - recurring member)

Former members

  • Iván Delgado - keyboards (1999–2002)
  • Javier Torres - drums, percussion (2004–2011)
  • Esteban Torres - bass (2004–2011)
  • Jorge Martínez - bass (2004–2005)
  • Marcela Castro Thais - frontwoman (2007 - 2012)
  • Paulo Ahumada - guitar (2012–2016)

Chronology

References

  1. ↑ "SAIKO". Rockaxis.cl (in Spanish). Rockaxis. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Saiko". Musica Popular.cl La enciclopedia de la música popular chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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