Tito Auger

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Tito Auger
Auger playing at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico in 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Alfonso Auger Vega
Also known as	Tito
Born	(1968-03-03) March 3, 1968
Origin	Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
Genres	Rock en Español Nueva trova
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	vocals guitar
Years active	1983-present
Associated acts	Fiel a la Vega Roy Brown
Website	www.fielalavega.com

Alfonso "Tito" Auger Vega (born March 3, 1968 in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican musician best known for being the lead singer of the Rock en Español band Fiel a la Vega.^[1] Auger is also the band's main songwriter, together with Ricky Laureano.

Biography

Early years and studies

Auger was born in the Hospital del Maestro in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico and grew up in the town of Vega Alta. He is the son of Alfonso Auger Cabrera and Olga Vega Colón.

Auger studied in the Nuestra Señora del Rosario school in Vega Baja. He followed his studies at the Sagrado Corazón University in San Juan where he received a bachelor's degree in Communications in 1990.

Interest in music

Auger started in music when he was 15 years old, playing the guitar. When he was 18, he was invited by some childhood friends (Emilio and Jorge Arraiza among them) to play in a band called Crossroads. The band performed mostly in the local area of Vega Alta and Vega Baja playing mostly cover songs of popular American artists of the time like Bryan Adams, REO Speedwagon, and others.

Tito Auger playing in Caguas, Puerto Rico (2004)

At that time, he also started writing. His first song was in English and was titled "Neverending Wait". Shortly after, Auger met guitarist Ricky Laureano. Together they formed another band called Farenheitt. The band recorded a single with the first writing collaborations of Auger and Laureano. Their first songs were titled "Maryann" and "I'd Been Looking".

With Fiel a la Vega

Main article: Fiel a la Vega

After returning to Puerto Rico, Auger and Laureano reunited with friends Jorge and Pedro Arraiza, with whom they had played before and formed Fiel a la Vega. The band quickly achieved great success in the island releasing several radio hits and winning several awards. As of 2007, the band has released four studio albums.

Other collaborations

Aside of the band, Auger has contributed to other artists both performing and writing songs. Recently, he collaborated with popular Puerto Rican folk singer, Roy Brown, and American folk musician Tao Rodríguez-Seeger (from The Mammals), in an album called Que Vaya Bien. The group toured the island together promoting a song called "El Banquete de los Sánchez" written by Brown, and based on a poem by Luis Rafael Sánchez. Brown is one of Fiel a la Vega's main influences and they had performed together previously. Brown's most famous song, "Boricua en la Luna", has been covered by the band and is a staple in the band's live set.

References

↑ Hernandez, Deborah Pacini (2004-05-23). Rockin' las Américas: the global politics of rock in Latin/o America. University of Pittsburgh Pre. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-0-8229-5841-3. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

External links

Fiel a la Vega Official site

v t e Fiel a la Vega

Tito Auger Ricky Laureano Jorge Arraiza Pedro Arraiza Papo Román

Studio albums	Fiel a la Vega (1996) A Quien Pueda Interesar (1998) Tres (1999) La Prosperidad (2002) Equilibrio (2010)

Live albums	El Concierto Acústico (1997) El Concierto Sinfónico (2001) Sesiones: 10 Años Acústicos y Eléctricos (2007)

Compilation albums	Desde el Comienzo: 1994-2004 (2005)

Related articles	Siempre Piel Canela: La Música de Bobby Capó (1997) Un Junte para la Historia (1998)

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Name	Auger, Tito
Alternative names
Short description	Puerto Rican musician
Date of birth	March 3, 1968
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