Santa Esmeralda

LEROY GOMEZ ist in Massachusetts, USA, geboren. Als Mitglied der Gruppe “TAVARES” (HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL) hat sich LEROY in Europa verliebt und ist seitdem in Paris geblieben, wo er ganz schnell einer der bekanntesten und gefragtesten Saxophonspieler wurde. Er hat mit ganz großen Namen gearbeitet, z.B. GILBERT BECAUD, CLAUDE FRANCOIS, PATRICK JUVET u.v.a. Er war auch Saxophonspieler auf dem weltberühmten Album von ELTON JOHN “YELLOW BRICK ROAD”.
Danach kam sein Welterfolg SANTA ESMERALDA mit dem Titel “DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD”.
 
Vor “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER” (BEE GEES) und “THRILLER” (MICHAEL JACKSON) hatte LEROY GOMEZ den Weltrekord mit 15 Millionen verkauften Alben in drei Monaten. Bis heute sind 25 Millionen Alben verkauft worden.

Für den absoluten Nummer Eins Disco – Hit “DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD” bekam LEROY GOMEZ 48 (!) mal Gold und 42 (!!) mal Platin.
SANTA ESMERALDA Starring LEROY GOMEZ ist mit seinen zwei Tänzerinnen und dem Discosound, worauf die ganze Welt getanzt hat, wieder in Europa unterwegs.

Hits der Gruppe SANTA ESMERALDA:
- DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 24 Wochen Charts – Nr. 1!!
- HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN 12 Wochen Charts – Nr. 10
- GLORIA 11 Wochen Charts – Nr. 17
- YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING 10 Wochen Charts – Nr. 21
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Leroy Gomez is American, a native of cape Cod, Massachusettes. USA. At the age of 14 he formed his own band then he joined the group TAVARES and with them he toured all over the USA, Canada and Europe. Leroy fell in love with Europe and stayed in Paris, where he quickly became one of the top session saxophone players and vocalist. He worked with many great artists, amongst them: Patrick Juvet, Gilbert Becaud, Claude Francois, Laurent Voulzy and many more. He played saxophone on Elton John’s famous album "Yellow Brick Road". His first success was the single HERE WE GO AROUND, which was an instant hit in France and then all over the world, following on with world wide success DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD. Before "Saturday Night Fever" (The Bee Gees) and "Thriller" (Michael Jackson), Leroy Gomez broke the world record for album sales with 15 million LP's sold within a few months. To this day, 25 million LP's sold, not counting the singles and cassettes. DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD was No.1 Disco hit in the world with 48 gold albums and 42 platinum, followed by HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN and GLORIA. Both songs also became gold status! Twice elected best live show in Europe by the "Federation of the European Press" and awarded the "Mask of Success". Winner of 6 awards "Bill Board USA". First foreign artist to be presented with the "Gondola d’ Oro" of the Venice Music Festival, Leroy Gomez is also a song writer and composer.
SANTA ESMERALDA starring Leroy Gomez: a great disco sound to which the whole planet danced to, and after years of touring he is back in Europe to present his new show.

Hits from SANTA ESMERALDA:
- DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 24 Weeks in Charts – Nr. 1!!!
- HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN 12 Weeks in Charts – Nr. 10
- GLORIA 11 Weeks in Charts – Nr. 17
- YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING 10 Weeks in Charts – Nr. 21
and many more