Lourdes Olangua, better known as Lou, (Zarautz 15 December 1960 - 12 January 2013) was a rock singer, one of the first to emerge from the Basque rock scene. She formed part of the groups Los Humedecidos (1982-1985), OK Korral (1985-1989) and Las Lagartas. She also released a single with the band Lusty Men called "Lusty Men & Lou" and was a backing singer for The Covers.
OK Korral was formed in the 1980s in Zarautz. The band mixed rock-and-roll, rockabilly, folk and country influences and released two albums: O.K. Korral (Elkar, 1986) eta Beti gogor beti mozkor (Elkar, 1989). It was the first group of the sound labeled as Euskalbilly to sing in Basque.
The album was quite well received thanks to songs like "Baserriko neskatilak", "Mendi gainean" and "Bule, bule", they also made covers of Link Wray ("Komantxe"), Wilko Johnson ("Paradisua"), Glenn Moore & Milton Subotsky ("Tren bakartia") and Chuck Berry ("Tximu gorri").
As soon as the album was released, Eba left the band and Alberto took his place. Later Iñaki Brakamonte was replaced by Fermin Iraola. This quartet recorded the second album Beti gogor beti mozkor in 1989. They made three covers "Rumble" (Link Wray), "Jo Mari, jo" (The Stranglers) and "Txanogorritxu" (Ronald Blackwell). The lyrics made reference to sex, alcohol, rock'n'roll and cinema.
They didn't play many shows to present the album, and after some internal problems the band broke up. Lou stayed out and the rest formed a band called Labanak. On May 20th 2005 the band got together again for a benefit concert for the Arraio radio station at the gaztetxe Putzuzulo in Zarautz.
Lou Olangua also sang, among other projects, with the Lagartas with Arturo Ibáñez (guitar), Fede (bass) and Beloki (drums) with whom they recorded a demo.
