List of 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 musicians 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)


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  • Seyyan Hanim Flag of Turkey (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 HMV and several more for Odeon.[5]
  • Carlos Heredia[t.i]

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  • Rubén Juárez[TT]

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  • Quique Ojeda[TT]
  • Sabina Olmos[TT]
  • Jorge Omar[TT]
  • Nelly Omar[TT] [t.i]
  • Jorge Ortíz[TT] [t.i]
  • İbrahim Özgür Flag of Turkey (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]

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  • 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]

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  • 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] Flag of Uruguay (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]

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     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).

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  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