Lars Mertanen

Swedish guitar player Lars Johan Mertanen (b. 1959). In 1973 his family moved to Spain in Andalucia and in 1978 to Madrid. He started in music with Ella Y Los Neumáticos (1980, with Christina Rosenvinge and "Edi" [a1346391]). In 1981 he formed "Claúsula Tenebrosa" with his brother Per Mertanen, later joined Carlos Entrena and they renamed the band as "Décima Víctima". After the band split-up in 1984 formed [a6195997] with his brother and Aurea Cuni then he returned to Sweden where he changed his artist name to Lars Krantz.