Ricardo Montaner: Reglero Eduardo Héctor Montaner was born in Valentin Alsina, Buenos Aires , on September 8, 1957 is a singer Argentine and Venezuelan citizen, known in the musical world as Ricardo Montaner. At 16 years (1973 ), took part as a drummer a rock band called Scala Maracaibo, until one day, during one of the presentations, the singer became ill and he took his place. Those attending this presentation adopted their performance with applause. Two years later, she began to sing ballads in various family celebrations, while studying journalism.
"Ricardo Montaner was born in Argentina, the son of Argentine parents, but from a very young age he moved to Venezuela , since his family moved to the city of Maracaibo, Zulia State when his father offered a contract at that location.
regard to their origin and nationality, Montaner has not hesitated to declare that it is absolutely Venezuela and Argentina did not. In the "interview" conducted by the writer Leonardo Padrón, the singer said quote:
"There is no ambiguity. I have it very, very clearly. And sometimes I feel it is too tight for me. I'll tell you exactly how I feel. I am absolutely and totally Venezuela. But let me specify: I feel Zulia. I am an artist Maracaibo, Zulia, who came to Caracas and did well, like many others. And I'm not at all an Argentine artist, and I say this with great respect for Argentina. "
Early in his adolescence, Montaner wrote his first song, Spring Nights, inspired by his first girlfriend, Ana Vaz, whom he would marry and his two eldest sons, Alejandro and Héctor Manuel Eduardo, who follow the footsteps of his father, adding to their names the name Montaner.
artistic life
The first issue presented in public at a festival in Peru was Sing, old, sings. Producers offered him his first throw as a singer and it was there he chose as a stage name Ricardo Montaner, using his mother's maiden name. In 1978 he recorded his first LP entitled Mares that failed to attract public attention.
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So went a few years, as opening act for artists known and trying to appear as voices festival there. One of these was the festival of Ancon (Peru) where it was unveiled for the first time with the song Walls with which disappeared participated in this festival.
In 1986 the Venezuelan Rodven Records label (now Leader-Rodven) formally hired him was his first LP in this new stage Ricardo Montaner which was well received, in addition to advertising the label (a subsidiary of the Cisneros Group ) had done. This publicity and acceptance of that LP, they did get their first gold and platinum records.
The first international success was Montaner 1988, with disc 2 Ricardo Montaner, including Your piano and my guitar, a duet with Argentine singer-songwriter Alejandro Lerner .
In 1989 married a second time with Marlene Rodriguez Miranda, daughter of the principal shareholder of the radio circuit Venezuela's largest, FM Center , and produces her videos with whom he has three children more: Ricardo Andrés, Mauricio Sebastian and Eva Luna.
In 1993 , Ricardo Montaner dissolves its Sonorodven contract, but without detracting from the musical activity. Recorded for the Disney Studios theme in English A Whole New World (America version) of Aladdin ) a duet with English singer Michelle . Projects
Until 2007, Ricardo Montaner has sold over 25 million albums . I gained over the past years royalties from sales and performances enabled him to create his own record label, Hecho a Mano, with which supported local groups. Unfortunately, the label closed its doors in 2003 , and its catalog managed by the label Venezuelan Latin World Music .
also has a philanthropic foundation, Children of the Sun (the title of one of his albums) since 1993 , which promotes projects for children such as vaccination campaigns, distribution of food and helps orphans.
also as a film producer is credited with the completion of the screenplay for the film lonely boy (played by the duo Servando and Florentino ), very well received by Venezuelan teenage audiences.
His most recent album for Warner Music Latin was performed with the London Metropolitan Orchestra, Orchestra British study, which recorded a second time songs she had recorded earlier in the years since its internationalization. The album sold over a million copies.
The April 16 2004 of its record for the Brazilian market launched its album To meus Montaner friends which became the third Venezuelan artist to record in Portuguese, along with José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" and Ilan Chester.
After (Ricardo Montaner London Metropolitan Orchestra) has recorded seven albums, (Dream Repeat) containing the Kiss song, which became popular for being the chosen song for the telenovela "Betty la Fea", "Suma" which contains the hit "I can do", "Prohibido Olvidar" with his first single "What You win" "Ricardo Montaner London Metropolitan Orchestra with Vol.2" compilation together another orchestra, and in 2006 "Everything and Nothing" with hits like "All", "When my side These" and "Eternal Life." His most recent production in 2007 is the album "The Best in the World", where he recorded songs that have marked his life as a singer-songwriter. Latest
productions
Ricardo Montaner is one of the most renowned singers in the English speaking world. His latest production is called The Best Of The World (early 2007), which has sold over 600,000 copies.
The November 20, 2007 was released The Best of the World II - And Some Mine ...!. The first cut is something from me, of Camilo Sesto. Montaner
collaborated with the singer's latest CD Patricia Sosa Argentina Lija And Velvet (2007), with a song he composed: A Love Greater Than Love, singing a duet with the singer.
On 24 February 2009 of released the studio album, entitled Things Are As They Are Apart from promoting this album, Montaner has announced plans to release an album of tango and the other with musical adaptations the poems of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda at the request of the eponymous foundation.
Soy Feliz published in 2010, compilation album containing the hitazo moved and two remixed versions of the same.
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