The former singer of the group Locomy, Francesc Picasdied this Tuesday November 22 at age 53. This was communicated by the artist’s family, pointing out that his light “has gone out in this life, but it will never do so in eternity.”

“He remains in the hearts and memories of all those who have loved him so much,” his family and friends expressed in a statement they published on the musician’s Instagram account. However, the text signed in Barcelona has limited itself to reporting his death since The causes of his death are unknown. In this sense, your loved ones have asked for “privacy and that his human and artistic legacy be preserved with all the love and respect that he deserves.”

For his part, his former bandmate and creator of Locomía, Xavier Font, has also published a statement on the group’s official website in which he says goodbye to Picas. “We all share the pain of the loss of a loved and talented one.“says Font. “We want to find strength in the shared memories and in the musical and artistic legacy that Francesc left us,” he continues.

At the end of the eighties Francesc Picas joined the Locomía group, which became known at the end of the 80s and in the 90s for his staging of pop songs and electro-pop. The group was born in Ibiza in 1983 but it was not until 1989 that Picas joined the band and Xavier Font He gave him his place in the musical group. Then, Picas was a couturier and journalism student.

The group’s international success came when they managed to cross the Atlantic and tour Latin America and obtained gold and platinum records in Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Ecuador among other Central American countries. The topic ‘Taiyo’ It was one of their greatest hits of this time and they went on to sell two and a half million copies.

With the end of the group’s original lineup, each member of the original lineup goes their own solo path. Francesc even released a solo album titled ‘Blessing’ whose promotional theme is, ‘Locos Por Amor’. InIn the last years of his career he has immersed himself fully in the world of literature publishing prose.