Graciela Susana
Graciela Susana | |
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Born | [1] Buenos Aires, Argentina | 22 January 1953
Origin | Argentina |
Died | 19 November 2024 | (aged 71)
Genres | Tango |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Guitar |
Labels | Express (Toshiba-EMI) |
Graciela Susana Ambrosio (22 January 1953 – 19 November 2024)[2], known as simply Graciela Susana (Japanese: グラシエラ・スサーナ), was an Argentinian tango singer who achieved success in Japan in the 1970s.[1][3][4]
Biography
[edit]Graciela Susana was born in Buenos Aires. Her father, Ricardo Ernesto Ambrosio, was a musician who sang and played piano in an orchestra, and she grew up immersed in music. When she was a child, she performed as a folk duo with her sister Cristina. In the late 1960s, she began to sing tango as a soloist, accompanying herself on guitar. Among her teachers were such renowned guitarists as Kelo Palacios and Roberto Lara.[1]
In 1971, at the age of 18, she was discovered by Japanese singer Yōichi Sugawara , who together with his manager was in the audience when she performed at the famous tango bar El Viejo Almacén . She then travelled to Japan[5] where she became a successful recording artist for Toshiba-EMI.[3] Her most commercially successful album is Adoro, La reine de Saba released in 1973. It was a long-lasting hit, staying in the Oricon Top 100 for over 220 weeks and selling over 1 million copies.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Biography of Graciela Susana by Luis Alposta". Todotango.com.
- ^ Murió Graciela Susana, la cantante que llevó el tango a Japón (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "Toshiba Hops to Latin Beat". Billboard. 7 July 1979. p. 58. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "GRACIELA SUSANA: La novelesca vida de una gran cantante". El Quindiano. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Fue furor en Japón, estuvo en situación de calle, fue secuestrada y hoy vive en La Casa del Teatro". La Nación (Argentina). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
External Links
[edit]- Graciela Susana discography at Discogs