Peter Rock (musician) explained

Peter Rock
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Peter Mociulski von Remenyk
Birth Date:3 September 1945
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Death Place:Viña del Mar, Chile
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:1959 - 2014

Peter Mociulski von Remenyk (September 3, 1945 – April 16, 2016), known professionally as Peter Rock, was an Austrian-born Chilean rock and roll and nueva ola musician. He sang in Festival de Viña del Mar and in Bierfest Valdivia.

He was born near Vienna in 1945, shortly after the death of his father. His mother remarried and the family emigrated to Chile in 1955.[1]

Peter Rock's son, Justin Leigh, resides in Los Angeles and his daughter Natalie lived with him in Santiago, Chile. Peter Rock is Alain Johannes' uncle.[2]

In October 2014, he was diagnosed with ALS, which kept him in a wheelchair. He died on Viña del Mar on April 16, 2016.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Rock. Leiva. Jorge. La enciclopedia de la música chilena en Internet. Musicapopular.cl. 2009-10-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090719002151/http://www.musicapopular.cl/3.0/index2.php?op=Artista&id=26. 2009-07-19.
  2. http://www.terra.cl/musica/index.cfm?id_cat=115&id_reg=1492516 SOBRINO DE PETER ROCK GURÚ DEL ROCK ALTERNATIVO VIENE A MOSTRAR CUÁNTO SABE AL MAQUINARIA
  3. Web site: Fallece a los 70 años el artista nacional Peter Rock . 24horas.cl . 16 April 2016.