Biography

May 2, 1950 · Rochester, New York, USA

Louis Andrew Grammatico

5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

In 1998, while in Japan preparing for a tour with Foreigner, Lou began having memory loss, extreme headaches, and double vision. The tour was cancelled while Lou returned to the United States to consult his doctors, who found a brain tumor the size of an egg. It was operated on within a week and Lou, after quite a lengthy period of time, made a full recovery and returned to touring and performing live.

Original member of Foreigner, with the band from 1976-1989, when left the group to tour for his solo albums "Ready or Not" (1987) and "Long Hard Look" (1989). Rejoined in 1992, left again in 2003, and rejoined yet again for performances in 2017/ 2018.