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In 1975 Peter Fernandez replaced Eddie Dias (Dias Como Hoy) as the new lead singer of the immensely popular Open House band, THE ANTIQUES. "The Antique Experience" released in 1976, contained the hit single "Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado" the Spanish version to Esther Phillip's disco sensation, "What a Difference A Day Makes". Peter's rendition quickly became a favorite among the "after the Open House" party crowd who frequented the popular clubs of the times like Widow McCoys, Menage & Honey for the Bears. "Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado" was revolutionary in that it pioneered the introduction of Spanish language to what was up to that moment an Anglo & Black dominated genre. Peter was a welcomed addition to The Antiques since he was already well known in the Miami music scene as the lead singer of COKE. Although Peter recorded and performed with The Antiques for 2 years, his 1974 recording of the album "COKE" was destined to become an ICONIC symbol of the era. There's hardly a Cuban-American or Latino that was a teen or young adult in Miami during the 70's that doesn't still own his cherished copy of that record! Peter's interpretation of the hit "Sabor a Mi" on the COKE album forever identified the voice of Peter Fernandez as the voice of COKE. The fact that COKE & THE ANTIQUES were often the winning Open House combination during the 70's and that Peter recorded, performed and eventually sang both band's material, for some created a little confusion in later years as to who recorded what. By 1977 when Disco music was dominating the music scene most Open House fans were under the spell of "disco-mania" and the deejays became the "stars" who spun the magic. Dancing and dressing up reached new levels of sophistication and stylized choreography. There was a place called "Pete & Lenny's" where live music and deejays co-existed in perfect harmony and Peter Fernandez was there, singing tunes like "Disco Inferno" and "Heaven must be Missing an Angel" with the group ECSTASY. As one of the great disco bands of the day ECSTASY was practically the house band of this legendary Ft. Lauderdale club were Disco dancing was king and fierce dance competitions took place. That was also the year when Peter's ex girlfriend Ana Bustamante and her partner Carlos won first place prize for the Pete & Lenny's dance contest:: a shiny new red Corvette! The popular syndicated TV show Disco77 which featured giants like Lou Rawls, was also filmed at that very location.