Soda Stereo frontman Gustavo Cerati has been confirmed dead on Sept. 4.

The 55-year-old singer had a stroke after a concert in Caracas in 2010. He suffered a brain injury. He was taken to the emergency room for surgery, and the next day he was airlifted to Buenos Aires.

Cerati was in a coma for four years, notes El Mundo. He had been in a coma for four years and was in a Buenos Aires hospital receiving care.

The hospital released a statement: "This morning, patient Gustavo Cerati passed away."

Argentine doctors had previously said that he suffered "severe damage to the left cerebral hemisphere and brain stem."

During his four years in the coma, fans created about 550 Facebook groups dedicated to him. Other musicians, such as Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Mana and Fabiana Cantilo, visited him during that time.

Cerati was born on Aug. 11, 1959 in Buenos Aires as Gustavo Adrian Cerati Clark.

Before becoming a rock star, Cerati worked at a medical lab. He attended the University of Salvador, where he met Zeta Bosio, who he formed Soda Stereo with in 1982. Charly Alberti became the third member after Cerati's sister introduced the two.

The band was influenced by The Police, Queen and The Cure.

The self-titled album "Soda Stereo" was released in 1984. That album was followed by "Doble Vida" in 1988, "Cancion Animal" in 1990 and "Dynamo" in 1992. Cerati's first solo album was released in 1993.

Soda Stereo separated in 1997.

"Few things have been as important in my life as Soda Stereo," Cerati wrote after the split. "It's a delicate balance of clashing ideas."

Although Soda Stereo is widely considered an important Latin rock band, Cerati also achieved success on his own.

His album "Siempre Es Hoy" won two Latin Grammys: best rock album and best rock song.

Soda Stereo reunited in 2007 for a farewell tour, according to Reuters.