Jairo

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Mario Rubén González (Born, June 16, 1949), better known as Jairo, is an Argentine singer-songwriter.[1][2]

Jairo
Jairo.jpg
Jairo in 2011.
Background information
Birth nameMario Rubén González Pierotti
BornJune 16, 1949 (aged 77)
Córdoba, Argentina
GenresArgentine music
Folk
Latin ballad
Chanson
Tango
Pop rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter and producer
InstrumentsGuitar and vocals
Associated actsLuis Aguilé, Astor Piazzolla, Horacio Ferrer, Mercedes Sosa, Ana Belén, Charles Aznavour, León Gieco
Websitewww.jairo.com.ar

Mercedes Sosa herself considered him "the best voice in Argentina."

Biography

Jairo with Horacio Ferrer, (2011).

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

  1. Biografía de Jairo Retrieved February 21, 2016
  2. Discografía de Jairo Retrieved February 21, 2016
  3. Biografía de Jairo en su propio sitio web.