Jairo
Mario Rubén González (Born, June 16, 1949), better known as Jairo, is an Argentine singer-songwriter.[1][2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mario Rubén González Pierotti |
| Born | June 16, 1949
(aged 77) Córdoba, Argentina |
| Genres | Argentine music Folk Latin ballad Chanson Tango Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter and producer |
| Instruments | Guitar and vocals |
| Associated acts | Luis Aguilé, Astor Piazzolla, Horacio Ferrer, Mercedes Sosa, Ana Belén, Charles Aznavour, León Gieco |
| Website | www |
Mercedes Sosa herself considered him "the best voice in Argentina."
Biography
He was born on June 16, 1949, in Cruz del Eje, Córdoba, Argentina. He has a brother named Jorge González. His beginnings as a singer began in school, where he joined the group "The Twisters Boys" and eventually adopted the name "Marito González" on game shows in the Córdoba media.[3]
In 1970, along with a high school classmate, he distributed a twelve-song demo to various music producers; this led to the recording of a single with two tracks.
Discography
- 1965: Muy juvenil
- 1970: Emociones
- 1971: Por si tu quieres saber
- 1973: Si vuelves, será cansancio
- 1974: El valle y el volcán
- 1975: Amigos míos, me enamoré
- 1975: Jairo canta a Borges
- 1976: De qué me sirve todo eso
- 1977: Liberté es la nostalgia
- 1977: Guitarra
- 1978: Les plus beaux noel du monde
- 1979: Viva el sol
- 1979: Chansons a regarder
- 1980: Symphonie
- 1980: Jairo
- 1981: Jairo a L’Olimpia
- 1981: Morir enamorado
- 1981: Viviré libre
- 1981: Jairo internacional
- 1981: Mis mejores canciones
- 1982: L’amour au present
- 1982: Todo Jairo
- 1982: Jairo en italiano
- 1982: Este amor es como el viento
- 1983: Serie Oro: Jairo
- 1984: Amor de cada día
- 1984: Le diable
- 1985: Jairo
- 1986: La trace de mes pas
- 1987: Intimidad (varios artistas), canción: «Para verte feliz»
- 1987: Nicaragua
- 1988: Jairo au bataclán
- 1988: Más allá
- 1990: Flechas de neón
- 1990: Revólver
- 1992: Jairo, les plus grands succes
- 1994: Cielos
- 1995: Jairo, 25 años. Volumen I
- 1996: Argentina mía
- 1996: Jairo, 25 años. Volumen II
- 1997: Atahualpa por Jairo
- 1997: Estampitas
- 1998: Borges & Piazzolla
- 1999: La balacera
- 2000: Diario del regreso
- 2001: 24 canciones de oro
- 2001: Puro Jairo
- 2003: Jairo canta a Piazzolla
- 2003: Soy Libre DVD
- 2004: El ferroviario
- 2007: Criollo
- 2009: Los enamorados
- 2011: Concierto en Costa Rica (CD + DVD)
- 2014: Propio y Ajeno
Private life
He has four children: Iván González, an actor; Mario González, a lawyer who lives in France and is a councilor for the 18th district of Paris (2015), Yaco, who lives in Argentina and represents his father, and Lucía, an art historian who has lived in Milan, Italy, since 2015.
On July 29, 2021, his wife Teresa Sainz de los Terreros, of whom he had been married for 49 years, passed away due to a chronic illness.
References
- ↑ Biografía de Jairo Retrieved February 21, 2016
- ↑ Discografía de Jairo Retrieved February 21, 2016
- ↑ Biografía de Jairo en su propio sitio web.