El Canto del Loco ("The Song of the Madman" in English, sometimes abbreviated to ECDL) was a Spanish
pop rock band, although its members recognize that some of their songs are more in the style of
power pop. The name of the band comes from the song
El Canto del Gallo by
Radio Futura. The group was created in 1994 in Algete, Madrid, Spain by
Dani Martín and
Iván Ganchegui, who were both studying at the Cristina Rota School of Dramatic Arts. Their shared musical tastes resulted in the formation of the band. At this time the group also included a female drummer, a bassist an…
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