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Ricardo Montaner
(born as Hector Eduardo Reglero Montaner on September 8 1957) is an Argentine-Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Starting his career in the early 80s, he has already released more than 15 albums with numerous successful singles and over 22 million units sold.
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Biography
Early years
Montaner was born as Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, in
Valentín Alsina,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina. However, he moved to
Venezuela when he was 6 years old. During his youth he performed in the church chorus in the city of
Maracaibo. In 1982, he released his first album titled
Cada Día
. Although the album was not a great success, it was a start for Montaner's career. He describes this album:"as his own version of death metal"
It wasn't until 1987 when Montaner became widely popular in
Venezuela with the singles "Yo Que Te Amé" and "Vamos a Dejarlo" belonging to his self-titled album.
Success
The following year he came out with
Ricardo Montaner 2
which featured hit songs like "Tan Enamorados" and "A Donde Va El Amor". At the same time, he acted in the popular soap opera
Niña Bonita
. This also became a tool to make his songs known to the rest of
Latin America. He won 4 platinum albums in Argentina alone. His next two albums,
Un Toque de Misterio
and
En el Último Lugar del Mundo
, became classics of the popular music in
Mexico,
Central and
South America with hits such as "La Cima del Cielo", "Me Va a Extrañar", "Déjame Llorar" and "Será".
By 1992 Ricardo decided to hit the
Spanish Caribbean with
Los Hijos del Sol
, an album that contained songs like "Castillo Azul", "Honda" and "Piel Adentro". That year, he also recorded a duet with Michelle, which was the Latinamerican version for the
Aladdin song "
A Whole New World" titled "Un Mundo Ideal".
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Although Montaner has written most of his songs he has worked closely with other great song writers in
Latin America such as
Pablo Manavello,
Ilan Chester and
Oscar Gómez. But in 1994, Ricardo Montaner wrote and produced all the songs in his album
Una Mañana y un Camino
, which became popular only years after his release due to the lack of promotion by his new record label
EMI Latin, with which Ricardo would also release
Viene del Alma
in 1995, an
Italian pop flavored album. Also in 1995 he teamed up with
Yolandita Monge to establish a Guinness World Record for performing 3 concerts in different cities on the same day in
Puerto Rico. This was only possible by air transportation via helicopter from stage to stage.
Changes in Style
By 1997, Montaner was already a well established artist in the Spanish speaking music world and could give himself the luxury of experimenting with other styles of music, without forgeting the roots that had made him so popular a decade earlier. Working one more time with Pablo Manavello and with a new record company,
Warner Music proved to be the promoter Ricardo was expecting for.
Es Así
brought Ricardo much popularity in the
United States Spanish speaking areas and allowed Montaner to tour more than 17 countries in
Latin America making him even more popular in
Spain. Songs like "La Mujer de Mi Vida", "Para Llorar" and "Es Así" became very popular all around.
In 1999, Montaner recorded his best album ever with his past hits decorated with the strings of the
London Metropolitan Orchestra. This proved to be very successful and sold over 1 million copies. Ricardo made another attempt in 2001 with
Sueño Repetido
that included the bolero style song "Bésame" arranged by
Bebu Silvetti which became a hit all over the world. Future works with
Juan Carlos Calderón,
Kike Santander and
Silvetti would be the key for Ricardo to move his songs and popularity to another level in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
2002's
Suma
(Bolero style songs) and 2003's
Prohibido Olvidar
(balada pop) had fair results in terms of sales and acceptance. "Si Tuviera Que Elegir" in
Suma
was written for his daughter. In 2003 he broke the record for the most concerts on a same tour in the theater of Bellas Artes in Puerto Rico. He sold out 18 concerts breaking his past record of 12, which also held it
Yolandita Monge and
Ricardo Arjona. In 2004, he made another album with the London Metropolitan Orchestra named
Con La London Metropolitan Orchestra Vol. 2
featuring his latest hits songs and two exclusive songs such as "Desesperado" and "Esta Escrito". In 2005, Montaner launched
Todo y Nada
which featured the songs "Cuando a mi Lado Estas" and "Nada".
For this album he's already nominated in the
Latin Grammys with album and song of the year for "Cuando a mi Lado Estas". "Amarte es mi Pecado" and
Heridas de Amor
are non-album songs that have been chosen to be the theme songs on two very popular Mexican soap operas and that much popular have become these songs.
Recent Years
In 2007, Ricardo released
Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo
produced by
Adrian Posse with the songs "Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti", "Nostalgias (Argen Version)", "Échame A Mí La Culpa (Artista Invitado:
Juanes)".
In 2008, he released
Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo II - Y Algunas Mías...!
with the songs "Cuando Un Amigo Se Va", "Ansiedad", "Bésame (Featuring Pasión Vega)".
Ricardo Montaner has sold over 25 million albums, and keeps breaking records in arenas and theaters all over the world.
Personal life
Ricardo is married to Marlene Rodriguez Miranda and has three children with her and two sons from a previous marriage. His sons Héctor and Alejandro Montaner are also singers. He lives with his family in
Miami, Florida.
Discography
- Cada Día
(1983)
- Ricardo Montaner
(1987)
- Ricardo Montaner, Vol.2
(1988)
- Un Toque de Misterio
(1990)
- En el Ultimo Lugar de Mundo
(1991)
- Los Hijos del Sol
(1992)
- Una Mañana y un Camino
(1994)
- Viene del Alma
(1995)
- Es Asi
(1997)
- Con la London Metropolitan Orchestra
(1999)
- Sueño Repetido
(2001)
- Suma
(2002)
- Prohibido Olvidar
(2003)
- Con la London Metropolitan Orchesta
(2004)
- Todo y Nada
(2005)
- Las Mejores Canciones del Mundo
(2007)
- Las Mejores Canciones, Vol. 2
(2007)
- Las Cosas Son Como Son
(2009)
Singles
- Tan Enamorados
- Debo Cambiar de Amor
- Solo con un Beso
- A Donde Va el Amor
- La Cima del Cielo
- Me Va a Extrañar (Unchain My Heart)
- Dejame Llorar
- Sera
- Castillo Azul
- En el Ultimo Lugar del Mundo
- Muchacha
- Vamos Pa' la Conga
- ''Al Final del Arco Iris
- Honda
- Piel Adentro
- Los Hijos del Sol
- No Te Pareces a Mi
- Quisiera
- La Pequena Venecia
- Pasa Todo
- El Mundo Gira Aunque No Estes
- Soy Tuyo
- Viene del Alma
- Es Asi
- Ojala
- Para Llorar
- El Poder de Tu Amor
- Castillo Azul
- Ojos Negros
- Bésame
- Resumiendo
- La Clave del Amor
- Cada Quién Con Cada Cual
- Si Tuviera Que Elegir
- Yo Puedo Hacer
- Que Ganas
- Desesperado
- Cuando A Mi Lado Estas
- Heridas De Amor
- Nada
- Algo De Mi
- Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti
- Para Un Poco
- Volver
See also
- List of singer-songwriters/Argentina
References