List of notable tango singers

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This is a list of notable tango singers, that is, notable singers who are accomplished in the tango genre. Many tango musicians have been both instrumentalists and singers, but this does not exclude from this list. While the vast majority of earlier tango singers were Argentinians, this list illustrates the diversification of tango over time, with the growth in female stars such as Susana Rinaldi and the spread of tango around the world, as far as Russia (Pyotr Leshchenko) and Turkey (İbrahim Özgür).

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Contents:	Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (Source lists) (Individual references)

[edit] A

• Alberto Acuña^{[TT] [t.i]} (1896-1975) from Buenos Aires, formed a famous duo with René Ruiz and was also a guitar player and composer.^[1]
• Carlos Acuña^{[TT] [t.i]} (1915-1999) was known for his deep, high and expressive voice. His foreign travels brought him success in Uruguay, Mexico, Italy and Spain, where he became a close friend of the exiled Juan Perón.^[2]
• Eduardo Adrián^[TT] (1923-1989) from Mar del Plata was also a writer, lecturer and theater director.^[3]
• Carlos Almada^[TT]
• Oscar Alonso^[TT]
• Alberto Amor^[t.i]
• Francisco Amor^[TT]
• Alberto Arenas^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Imperio Argentina^[TT]
• Ernesto Ariel^[TT]
• Roberto Arrieta^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Daniel Aste^[TT]
• Carmelita Aubert^[TT]
• Mariana Avena^[TT]
• Roberto Ayala^[TT]

[edit] B

• Amelita Baltar^[TT]
• Lito Bayardo^[t.i]
• Alfredo Belusi^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Carlos Bermudez^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Carlos Bernal^[t.i]
• Elba Berón^[TT]
• Raúl Berón^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Eladia Blázquez^[t.i]
• Sofia Bozán^[TT]
• Mario Bustos^{[TT] [t.i]}

[edit] C

• Roberto Caló^[t.i]
• Aldo Campoamor^[TT]
• Enrique Campos^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Enrique Carbel^[TT]
• Luis Cardei^[TT]
• Ángel Cárdenas^[TT]
• Mercedes Carné^[TT]
• Carlos Casado^[TT]
• Jorge Casal^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Horacio Casares^[TT]
• Alberto Castillo^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roberto Chanel^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Charlo^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Juan Carlos Cobos^[t.i]
• Alberto Cosentino^[t.i]
• Pascual Contursi^[t.i]
• Guillermo Coral^[t.i]
• Abel Córdoba^[TT]
• Luis Correa^[TT]
• Ignacio Corsini^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Carlos Cristal^[TT]

[edit] D

• Alfredo Dalton^[TT]
• Carlos Dante^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Héctor Darío^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Dorita Davis^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Elvira De Grey's^[TT]
• María de la Fuente^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Héctor De Rosas^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Hugo Del Carril^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Olga Delgrossi^[TT]
• Carmen Del Moral^[TT]
• Alfredo Del Río^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Soledad del Valle^[TT]
• María José Demare^[TT]
• Horacio Deval^[TT]
• Santiago Devin^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Ángel Díaz^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Fernando Díaz^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Luis Díaz^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Patrocinio Díaz^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roberto Díaz^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Jorge Durán^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Carmen Duval^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Hugo Duval^{[TT] [t.i]}

[edit] E

• Alberto Echagüe^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Eduardo Espinoza^[TT]

[edit] F

• Néstor Fabián^[TT]
• Rosanna Falasca^[TT]
• Ada Falcón^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Adhelma Falcón^[TT]
• Jorge Falcón^[TT]
• Andrés Falgás^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Ernesto Famá^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Héctor Farrel^[t.i]
• Néstor Feria^[TT]
• Guillermo Fernández^[TT]
• Oscar Ferrari^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Francisco Fiorentino^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roberto Flores^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roberto Florio^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roxana Fontán^[TT]
• Magalí Fontana^[TT]
• Roberto Fugazot^[TT]

[edit] G

• Tita Galatro^[TT]
• Rodolfo Galé^[TT]
• Guillermo Galvé^[TT]
• María Garay^[TT]
• Carlos Gardel^[t.i]
• Armando Garrido^[t.i]
• Romeo Gavioli^[TT]
• Alfredo y Flora Gobbi^[TT]
• Juan Carlos Godoy^[t.i]
• Alberto Gómez^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roberto Goyeneche^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Juan Carlos Granelli^[TT]
• María Graña^[TT]

[edit] H

• Seyyan Hanim (1913-1989) was a major figure of women's emancipation in Turkey, taking advantage of Atatürk's secularization (and personal protection) to become one of the earliest Muslim women to appear on stage there.^[4] Her singing repertoire also included rumba and foxtrot, but tango made her reputation, and she recorded the first Turkish language tango, Necip Celal's Mazi ("The Past") in 1932. She recorded around 50 LPs for His Master's Voice and several more for Odeon.^[5]
• Carlos Heredia^[t.i]

[edit] I

• Teófilo Ibáñez^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Raúl Iriarte^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Agustín Irusta^[TT]

[edit] J

• Rubén Juárez^[TT]

[edit] K

[edit] L

• Armando Laborde^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Carlos Lafuente^[TT]
• Alberto Lago^[t.i]
• Libertad Lamarque^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Juanita Larrauri^[TT]
• Oscar Larroca^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Patricia Lasala^[TT]
• Raúl Lavié^[TT]
• Enrique Lear^[TT]
• Amanda Ledesma^[TT]
• Argentino Ledesma^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Susy Leiva^[TT]
• Rodolfo Lesica^[TT]
• Pyotr Leshchenko (1898-1954) The "King of Russian Tango" enjoyed great popularity both in Russia and abroad despite being suppressed in the USSR. He sang mainly in Russian, also singing gypsy music. He died in a prison camp near Bucharest.^[6]
• Claudia Levy^[TT]
• Mario Luna^[TT]
• Sandra Luna^[TT]
• Virginia Luque^[TT]

[edit] M

• Mabel Mabel^[TT]
• Jorge Maciel^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Agustín Magaldi^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Antonio Maida^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roberto Maida^[TT]
• Azucena Maizani^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roberto Mancini^[TT]
• Amadeo Mandarino^[TT]
• Juan Carlos Marambio Catán^[TT]
• Hugo Marcel^[TT]
• Aníbal Marconi^[TT]
• Alberto Marino^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Julio Martel^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Lalo Martel^[t.i]
• Reynaldo Martín^[TT]
• Héctor Mauré^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Orlando Medina^[TT]
• Ana Medrano^[TT]
• María José Mentana^[TT]
• Tita Merello^[TT]
• Lucrecia Merico^[TT]
• Juan Carlos Miranda^[TT]
• Nina Miranda^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Rosita Montemar^[TT]
• Miguel Montero^{[TT] [t.i]}
• María Estela Monti^[TT]
• Blanca Mooney^[TT]
• Alberto Morán^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roxana Morán^[TT]
• Victoria Morán^[TT]
• Carlos Morel^[TT]
• Alberto Moreno^[t.i]
• Armando Moreno^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Carlos Moreno^[TT]
• Osvaldo Moreno^[TT]
• Pablo Moreno^[TT]

[edit] N

• Gustavo Nocetti^[TT]
• Silvia Nieves^[TT]

[edit] O

• Quique Ojeda^[TT]
• Sabina Olmos^[TT]
• Jorge Omar^[TT]
• Nelly Omar^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Jorge Ortiz^{[TT] [t.i]}
• İbrahim Özgür (1905-1959) was dubbed "The King of Turkish Tango" for his singing and composition, after an earlier successful career in jazz. He began tango recordings in 1938. His nostalgic, "velvet" voice was well-suited for his mournful songs, haunted by his unrequited love for an Indian princess he met during his grand tour of Asia in the 1930s. His most famous such song, Mavi Kelebek ("Blue Butterfly"), won him a legion of female fans.^[4] Özgür was the first male tango singer to rise to prominence in Turkey, where the tango tradition had been dominated by women.^[7]

[edit] P

• Héctor Pacheco^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Carlos Paiva^[TT]
• Héctor Palacios^[TT]
• Anita Palmero^[TT]
• Ástor Piazzolla(March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. He is known in his native land as "El Gran Ástor" ("The Great Astor").
• Alberto Podestá^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Mario Pomar^[TT]
• Néstor Prado^[TT]
• Príncipe Azul^[TT]

[edit] Q

• Horacio Quintana^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roberto Quiroga^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Rosita Quiroga^{[TT] [t.i]}

[edit] R

• Roberto Ray^{[TT] [t.i]}
• José Razzano^[TT]
• Néstor Real^[TT]
• Carlos Reyes^[TT]
• Tito Reyes^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Gabriel Reynal^[TT]
• Osvaldo Ribó^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Guillermo Rico^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Susana Rinaldi^[TT] (1935-), known as "la passionaria du tango",^[8] is also an actress. To avoid military rule, she settled in France where she has enjoyed a successful career.^[9] A UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and social justice campaigner, she has been active in the artists' rights movement.^[10]
• Marcela Ríos^[TT]
• Alberto Rivas^[TT]
• Osvaldo Ramos^[TT]
• Pablo Ramos^[TT]
• Elsa Rivas^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Osvaldo Rivas^[TT]
• Edmundo Rivero^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Zulema Robles^[TT]
• Antonio Rodríguez Lesende^[TT]
• Néstor Rolán^[TT]
• Carlos Roldán^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Roberto Rufino^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Floreal Ruiz^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Ricardo Ruiz^{[TT] [t.i]}

[edit] S

• Carlos Saavedra^[t.i]
• Alfredo Sáez^[TT]
• Mario Saladino^[TT]
• Hernán Salinas^[TT]
• Oscar Serpa^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Mercedes Simone^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Jorge Sobral^[TT]
• Alba Solís^[TT]
• Diego Solís^[TT]
• Julio Sosa^{[TT] [t.i]} (1926-1964) from Uruguay was one of the most important tango singers during tango's unhappy years in the 1950s and early 1960s. His passion for poetry led to his sole published book; his passion for fast cars led to his young death.^[11]

[edit] T

• Giovanna Tango^[TT]
• Tania^[TT]
• Linda Thelma^[TT]
• Juan Carlos Thorry^[TT]

[edit] U

[edit] V

• Jorge Valdez^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Enzo Valentino^[TT]
• Adriana Varela^[TT]
• Carlos Varela^[TT]
• Angel Vargas^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Nelly Vázquez^[TT]
• Leopoldo Díaz Vélez^[t.i]
• Virginia Vera^[TT]
• Virginia Verónica^[TT]
• Orlando Verri^[TT]
• Carlos Vidal^[TT]
• Jorge Vidal^{[TT] [t.i]}
• Alberto Vila^[TT]
• Carlos Viván^[TT]
• María Volonté^[TT]
• Walter Yonsky^[TT]

[edit] W

[edit] X

[edit] Y

[edit] Z

[edit] Source lists

     t.i   ^{^}  This person appears on this list of notable tango singers, eng.tango.info (URL accessed 2006-09-19).

     TT   ^{^}  This person appears on this list of notable tango singers, todotango.com (URL accessed 12 July 2006).

[edit] Individual references

1. ^ Orlando del Greco, Alberto Acuña, todotango.com. URL accessed 12 July 2006
2. ^ Jorge Palacio, Carlos Acuña, todotango.com. URL accessed 12 July 2006
3. ^ Néstor Pinsón, Eduardo Adrián, todotango.com. URL accessed 12 July 2006
4. ^ ^{a b} Uli Schumann, Turkish Tango : Seyyan Hanin and Ibrahim Özgür, kidojo.it (translated by E. Maresglia). URL accessed 13 July 2006
5. ^ Aydogan-Sule Arkis (2002), Seyyan Hanim (Oskay 1913-1989), tangointurkey.com. URL accessed 13 July 2006
6. ^ Uli Schumann, Russian Tango : Pjotr Konstantinowitsch Leschenko, kidojo.it. URL accessed 13 July 2006
7. ^ From the inside cover of Özgür's Tangolar CD, Label Oriente Music. Reproduced online at oliversudden.com, URL accessed 13 July 2006.
8. ^ UNESCO, Biography of Susana Rinaldi, unesco.org. URL accessed 13 July 2006
9. ^ Julio Nudler, Susana Rinaldi. todotango.com. URL accessed 12 July 2006
10. ^ UNESCO, Susana Rinaldi, unesco.org. URL accessed 13 July 2006
11. ^ Roberto Selles. Julio Sosa. todotango.com. URL accessed 12 July 2006