Musician Gabi Delgado (1958-2020) died unexpectedly on Sunday. His bandmate Robert Görl (64) announced this on Monday night via Facebook: "I found out today that my long-time friend and bandmate Gabi Delgato passed away last night."
Together they founded the German electro punk group German American Friendship (DAF) in 1978; Gabriel Delgado López, whose real name was Córdoba, was a singer, songwriter and charismatic front man for the band. DAF is one of the pioneers of Neue Deutsche Welle and Technos. They were awarded the German Record Prize for their album "Alles ist Gut".
Wotan Wilke Möhring mourns "dear friend"
Even before Görl's Facebook post, actor Wotan Wilke Möhring (52, "Tatort") made his grief for Gabi Delgado public on Instagram. He posted three photos showing the two together and commented on them with: "Adios mi querido amigo !! My dear friend I will always miss and never forget you." "Goodbye, my dear friend !! My dear friend, I will always miss you and will never forget you.")