Fito Páez
Fito Páez (born March 13, 1963 in Rosario ; bourgeois Rodolfo Páez Ávalos ) is an Argentine songwriter , singer and composer who played a key role in shaping Argentine rock music and, in particular, the style of the Trova Rosarina .
Life
As a child, the son of a hobby pianist taught himself to play the piano, initially without being able to read notes. At the age of 14, Páez began taking piano lessons. His musical talent was soon recognized and he played in several folklore groups as a teenager . Also in his school days he got increasing recognition in the scene through his work in local rock groups.
In the early 1980s he came into contact with Juan Carlos Baglietto , Rosario's most famous rock singer at the time, and recorded a few songs with him. He then commuted back and forth between Rosario and Buenos Aires with Baglietto and was able to gain recognition in the national media landscape for the first time at the La Falda rock festival (the only major festival during the military dictatorship ). For a short time he also played in Charly García's band , which he left in 1984 and started a solo project.
His debut album Del 63 , for which he received a recording contract with EMI , he released that same year. It became a great commercial success. In the following years, in addition to his activity as a rock singer, he took part in the events of a musician group who cultivated a style called Trova Rosarina , in which elements of tango , folklore, jazz and rock music flowed.
In the 1990s he continued to release albums and singles regularly, all of which were successful. He also received a number of awards such as the Clarín Prize for Best Soloist in 1993. At the same time he took on stylistic experiments, such as the album Euforia (1996), which was a symphonic live album, and he collaborated with the Spanish songwriter Joaquín Sabina .
Since the mid-1990s, Páez has been known throughout Latin America. In 2000 he won two Grammy Latinos for a song from the album Abre (1999), a success that he was able to repeat several times in the following years.
Discography
- Del 63 (1984)
- Giros (1985)
- Corazón clandestino (1986)
- La la la (con Luis Alberto Spinetta) (1986)
- Ciudad de pobres corazones (1987)
- Ey! (1988)
- Tercer mundo (1990)
- El amor después del amor (1992)
- Circo beat (1994)
- Euforia (1996)
- Enemigos íntimos (with Joaquín Sabina) (1998)
- Abre (1999)
- Rey Sol (2000)
- Naturaleza sangre (2003)
- Mi vida con ellas I (live album, 2004)
- Mi vida con ellas II (live album, 2004)
- Moda y pueblo (2005)
- El mundo cabe en una canción (2006)
- Rodolfo (2007)
literature
- Horacio Vargas: Fito Páez - La biografía - La vida después de la vida . Homosapiens, Buenos Aires 1994, ISBN 950-808-044-2 .
- Enrique Symns: Páez . Compañía Editora Espasa Calpe Argentina SA, 1995, ISBN 950-852-099-X .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Páez, Fito |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Páez Alvaro, Rodolfo (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine rock singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosario |