Louis Edmond Cordero (July 10, 1962 – March 20, 2026), better known as Louie Louie, was a Puerto Rican musician, record producer, and actor. He released four full-length albums (two of them on major record labels and one under his real name of Louie Cordero), as well as a number of singles, but only two of the singles, 1990's "Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" and "I Wanna Get Back with You", charted in the United States.
Life and career Louis Edmond Cordero was born on July 10, 1962. He played Madonna's boyfriend in the video for "Borderline" and also played Rick in House Party 2.
He and his band performed on Arsenio Hall two times. Louie toured the United States and Canada with Erasure.
Louie Louie died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 63.
Discography
Albums +List of albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US[ Billboard], Allmusic.com. AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. The State I'm In Released: April 1990 Label: WTG Formats: CD, CS, LP 136 177 Let's Get Started Released: February 9, 1993 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, CS — — Louie Cordero Released: January 1996 Label: Trauma Format: CD — — Dance Love Work Released: 2002 Label: DLW Format: CD — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUSPeak chart positions in Australia: "Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury": "Rodeo Clown": USJoel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955–2006. 11th edition, 2007. UK "The Girl Who Seduced the World" 1987 — — — "Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" 1990 51 19 — The State I'm In "I Wanna Get Back with You" — 69 — "Rodeo Clown" 144 — — "The Thought of It" 1993 183 — 34 Let's Get Started "Brother Louie" — — 92 "Walk with Me" — — 196 "Don't Say You Love Me" 1996 — — — Louie Cordero "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" — — — "Mad Love" 2002 — — — Dance Love Work "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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