Sergio Vargas (singer)

Sergio Vargas (portrait, 2008)

Sergio Pascual Vargas Parra (born March 15, 1963 in Villa Altagracia ) is a Dominican merengue singer.

In 1980, Vargas won second prize at the Dominican Television Festival de la Voz for his interpretation of the ballad Amor . In 1982 he became the singer of Dioni Fernández's orchestra , and in 1986 he founded his own group Los Hijos del Rey . In 1987 he was named singer of the year. In the following year, the Asociación de Cronistas de Arte awarded him two Premios Casandra for the productions Sergio and Las vampiras .

A television production under the direction of the director Jean-Luis Jorge brought him the Critics' Prize and another Premio Casandra. In 1993 he received a gold record. In the same year he performed at the Festival de la Calle Ocho in Miami. He became popular with pieces such as Corazón de piedra , No eres una más , Ni tú ni yo , A pedazos , La Pastilla , La Ventanita , Dile and Había una vez un merengue se .

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SURNAME	Vargas, Sergio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vargas Parra, Sergio Pascual
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dominican merengue singer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 15, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Villa Altegracia , Dominican Republic