: ''For Latin music from a year between 1986 to 1989, go to 86 , 87 , 88 , 89'' This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in

Latin music Latin music ( Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America (including Spain and Portugal) and the Latino United States inspired by Latin Amer ...

in the 1980s, namely in

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(including Spain and Portugal). This includes recordings, festivals, award ceremonies, births and deaths of Latin music artists, and the advancement and adjournment of the genre from 1980 to 1989.

Charts

* List of number-one ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs from the 1980s * List of number-one ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums from the 1980s * List of number-one ''Billboard'' Regional Mexican Albums from the 1980s * List of number-one ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums from the 1980s

Overview

The 1980s saw the major record labels such as

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Ariola Ariola (also known as Ariola Records, Ariola-Eurodisc and BMG Ariola) is a German record label. In the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of the Bertelsmann Music Group, which in turn has become a part of the international media conglomerat ...

, CBS, and EMI form their own Latin music divisions. By 1985, ''Billboard'' noted that the Latin music industry saw increase in awareness from major corporations such as

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promoting

Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record ...

and

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advertising Menudo.

Latin pop

The romantic ''balada'', which gained popularity in the 1970s, continued to dominate the Latin music charts in the 1980s. Veteran balladeers who continued to be popular in this decade include

José José José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer and actor. Born into a family of musicians, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and sin ...

Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his car ...

, and

Juan Gabriel Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his f ...

. The Latin ''balada'' is characterized by its

bolero Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...

origin by fusing music from the United States with

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, R&B, and rock. The 1980s was a golden era for the Venezuelan entertainment industry as popular

telenovelas A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include ''teleserye'' (P ...

from the country also led to several actors to become successful singers such as Carlos Mata and

Guillermo Dávila Guillermo Dávila (born 18 March 1955, in Bailadores) is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas. Biography After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in after starring in the ...

. Theme songs from telenovelas also became popular on radio airwaves in Venezuela. Female ''balada'' singers that became topped the Latin music charts includes

Ana Gabriel María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), better known as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter from Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. ...

Daniela Romo Daniela Romo (born Teresa Presmanes Corona; 27 August 1959) is a Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess. During her career, she has sold 17 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Biography Born Teresa Presman ...

Rocío Dúrcal María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known professionally as Rocío Dúrcal (), was a Spanish singer and actress. Widely successful in Mexico, she earned the sobriquet of ''Reina de las Rancheras'' ...

Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has bee ...

, and Marisela. Notably, several ''baladas'' were Spanish-language covers of songs originally performed in

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. Notable Spanish-language covers of Italian songs include " Maldita Primavera" by

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, " Toda la Vida" by Emmanuel and Franco, "Yo No Te Pido la Luna" by Daniela Romo, and "Tan Enamorados" by

Ricardo Montaner Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner (born September 8, 1957), better known as Ricardo Montaner (), is an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Since starting his career in the late 1970s, he has released more than 24 albums, and many su ...

. Aside from the ''baladas'', several Latin pop artists and bands performed variety of Spanish-language pop and dance music targeted to the younger audience. These include Yuri, Marisela,

Mecano Mecano was a Spanish pop band formed in 1981 and active until 1992. Mecano became one of the most successful Spanish pop bands of all time. The band is still the best-selling Spanish band, with over 25 million records worldwide. They were consid ...

Miguel Bosé Luis Miguel González Bosé (born 3 April 1956), usually known as Miguel Bosé, is a Spanish pop new wave singer and actor. Early life Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (193 ...

Timbiriche ''Timbiriche'' (also known for a brief time as ''La Banda Timbiriche'') is a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1981 and managed to evolve successfully into adulthood. Timbiriche is considered one of the most ic ...

, Menudo, and

Flans Flans are an all-female Mexican music group, which enjoyed popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Its members were the singers Ivonne Margarita Guevara García, Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth and Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa. Th ...

. " Que Te Pasa" became the longest-running chart of the 1980s, spending 16 weeks on top of the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart. Juan Gabriel and

collaborated with Chuck Anderson to incorporate

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arrangements on their ballads. Child pop singers such as Pablito Ruiz,

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

, Pedrito Fernández, and Lucerito had a prepubescent following. The

Miami Sound Machine Miami Sound Machine was an American band of Latin-influenced music that had featured the vocals of Cuban-born recording artist Gloria Estefan (née Fajardo). Established in 1975 by Emilio Estefan Jr., the band was originally known as the Miami ...

, whose vocals were led by Gloria Estefan, gained international fame in 1985 with their crossover hit song "

Conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest) ...

". The song blends both pop music and Latin music from the Caribbean.

Regional Mexican

In the 1980s, the regional music scene in both Mexico and the Mexican American community in the United States was dominated by ''

grupera Grupera (also known as Grupero or Onda Grupera) is a genre of Regional Mexican music. It reached the height of its popularity in the 1990s, especially in rural areas. The music has roots in the rock groups of the 1960s, but today generally consis ...

''. This style of Mexican music combines

cumbia Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans during colonial times, and Europeans. Examples include: ...

, norteño, and rock music. The lyrics are rooted with romantic themes including heartbroken songs. Several notable grupera ensembles include

Los Caminantes Los Caminantes are a Mexico, Mexican Grupera band hailing from San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato led by singer-songwriter Agustín Ramírez (singer), Agustín Ramírez. Originally called Los Caminantes Aztecas, the group was formed in San Ber ...

Los Yonic's Los Yonic's (or Los Yonics) are a Mexican Grupero band formed in 1975. Los Yonic's began playing together in San Luis San Pedro but later moved to Acapulco, playing both tropical pop music and ballads. Their music became very popular among Amer ...

Los Bukis Los Bukis (The Bukis, ''buki'' translates as ''Little Kid'' in the Yaqui language) are a Mexican Grupera band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacan. In 1973, the band was founded by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís. Their first song was ...

, and

Los Temerarios Los Temerarios are a Mexican Grupera band from Fresnillo, Zacatecas started in 1978 by brothers Adolfo Angel and Gustavo Angel and their cousin Fernando Angel. During their early years, they were known as ''Conjunto La Brisa''. ''Los Temerari ...

. Norteño band

Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte (English: ''The Tigers of the North'') are a norteño band from San Jose, California. Originally founded in Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico, with sales of 60 million albums, the band is one of the most recognized groups in the ...

continued their success from the 1970s with their ''

corrido The corrido () is a popular narrative metrical tale and poetry that forms a ballad. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for criminals, the vaquero lifestyle, and other socially relevant topics. Corridos were widely popular ...

s'' involving social commentary such as " Jaula de oro" ("The Golden Cage") which tells of a Mexican man who crosses the Mexico-United States border illegally and raises a family in the United States who denies their Mexican heritage while the man longs to return to his country. Its parent album reached number one on the Regional Mexican charts in the United States. Similarly, Mexican singer-songwriter

Joan Sebastian José Manuel Figueroa Figueroa (April 8, 1951 – July 13, 2015), known professionally as Joan Sebastian (), was a Mexican singer-songwriter. He composed more than 1,000 songs, including compositions for artists such as Bronco, Vicente Fernánd ...

incorporated sounds of rancheras and ballads on his songs and was dubbed "''El Rey del Jaripeo''" ("The King of Mexican Rodeo").

Tejano music Tejano music ( es, música tejana), also known as Tex-Mex music, is a popular music style fusing Mexican and US influences. Typically, Tejano combines Mexican Spanish vocal styles with dance rhythms from Czech and German genres – particular ...

was also popular to the Mexican Americans living in the United States mainly in Texas. Its style is characterized by its influences from

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, cumbia, bolero, and ranchera as well as pop, rap,

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

and

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

. Tejano bands such as Mazz,

La Mafia La Mafia is a five-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, and has charted a course as a Latin music band. History La Mafia was founded in 1980 in Houston, TX. Vocalist Osca ...

, and Little Joe and La Familia pushed Tejano's popularity beyond the United States. Ranchera

Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...

still remain relevant in the 1980s. His album, Por Tu Maldito Amor (1989), became the longest running number one Regional Mexican album of the decade in the United States with 21 weeks consecutive weeks at this position. American singer

Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...

, who is of Mexican descent, released '' Canciones de Mi Padre'', a collection of songs that her father would sing. The album was certified double platinum by the

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for shipping over two million copies in the United States.

Tropical/salsa

The New York

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, which was popularized

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in the 1970s, saw a major decline in the scene.

Merengue music Merengue is a type of music and dance originating in the Dominican Republic, which has become a very popular genre throughout Latin America, and also in several major cities in the United States with Latino communities. Merengue was inscribed ...

from the Dominican Republic became favored by Latinos living in New York City.

Wilfrido Vargas Wilfrido Radamés Vargas Martínez (; born April 24, 1949 in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) is a band leader, trumpeter, vocalist, arranger, composer and producer who was instrumental in making the merengue style a worldwide pheno ...

was credited for bringing merengue attention to the younger audience. Merengue music also became popular even in Puerto Rico. Another factor to merengue's popularity in the dance clubs was that it was easier to dance to compared to salsa. Milly Quezada, lead vocals of the group Milly y los Vecinos, became the first notable female merengue singer. The group was formed by her husband Rafael Vasquez, who was also her manager. Other notable merengue acts in the 1980s include Bonny Cepeda,

Fernando Villalona Fernando Villalona, the first artist named "El Mayimbe" (born in Loma de Cabrera, Dajabón Province on May 7, 1955, Ramón Fernando Villalona Évora), is a Dominican merengue singer who began singing in the early 1970s, his popularity started ...

, Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 and Los Hijos del Rey. Vargas also formed the first all-female band

Las Chicas del Can Las Chicas Del Can was the first all-female merengue group from Dominican Republic. Originally created by pianist Belkis Concepción, several teams of female vocalists and musicians have alternately performed under the name Las Chicas del Can th ...

. Juan Luis Guerra performed not only love songs, but also social commentary about the poverty in the Dominican Republic and those living abroad such as "Visa Para un Sueño" ("Visa For a Dream") and "Ojala Que Llueva Café" ("I Hope It Rains Coffee"). Although New York salsa faded in popularity, another form of salsa music gained attention in its place. This form of salsa, which was slower-placed and more focused on its romantic lyrics, was known as ''

salsa romántica Salsa Romántica is a soft form of salsa music that emerged between the mid-1980s and early 1990s in New York City, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic . It has been the most commercially successful form of salsa in the last 20 years, despite crit ...

''. The ''salsa romántica'' movement helped salsa continued to be relevant in spite of the rise of merengue music as well as moving away from lyrics dealing with social class. ''Salsa romántica'' was characterized by its influence by the aforementioned romantic ballads and more pop-leaning sounds. In fact, several famous songs done by ''salsa romántica'' singers were covers of songs originally sung by ''balada'' musicians. "Lluvia", a song first composed by Luis Ángel, was covered by

Eddie Santiago Eddie Santiago (born Eduardo Santiago Rodríguez, August 18, 1955) is a salsa singer from Puerto Rico. Early years At a young age, Santiago demonstrated great love for salsa music. He performed with several groups, including Generación 2000, ...

and became on the highest-peaking ''salsa romántica'' on the Hot Latin Tracks at number four. A sub-style of ''salsa romántica'' also included

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lyrics and became known as ''salsa erotica''. " Ven Devórame Otra Vez" by

Lalo Rodríguez Ubaldo Rodríguez Santos (May 16, 1958 – December 13, 2022), known professionally as Lalo Rodríguez, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer recognized as one of the pioneers of the subgenre of Romantic or Erotic Salsa. Early life Rodriguez was b ...

, a notable ''salsa erotica'' song, became a top ten hit on the Hot Latin Tracks chart. Other famous ''salsa romantica'' singers include Frankie Ruiz,

Luis Enrique Luis Enrique Martínez García (; born 8 May 1970), known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish football manager and former player. A versatile player with good technique, he was capable of playing in several different positions, but usually played as ...

, Willie Gonzalez, David Pabón, and

José Alberto "El Canario" José Alberto Justiniano (born December 22, 1959, in Villa Consuelo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), better known by his stage name José Alberto "El Canario", is a salsa singer from the Dominican Republic. José Alberto moved to Puerto R ...

. In the early 1980s, Cuban musician and bandleader Roberto Torres had a major hit with his cover version of "

Caballo Viejo "Caballo Viejo" ('Old Horse') is a Venezuelan folk song written and composed by Simón Díaz, which appears on the 1980 album ''Golpe Y Pasaje''. It has become one of the most important folk songs in Venezuela and is regarded as a classic. "Bambo ...

". The song was performed as a ''charanga vallenata'' style, a combination of the Cuban charanga and the Colombian

vallenato Vallenato () or "Szlager" in Wayuu language (from the German "Schlager"), is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. ''Vallenato'' literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing t ...

music. It was later inducted into the

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in 2007.

Rock en español

Soda Stereo Soda Stereo is an Argentine rock band formed in Buenos Aires in 1982 by Gustavo Cerati (lead vocals, guitar), Héctor "Zeta" Bosio (bass) and Carlos Alberto Ficicchia "Charly Alberti" (drums). As the first Hispanic group to achieve mainstream ...

released ''

Signos ''Signos'' (Spanish for ''Signs'') is the third studio album recorded by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, released on 10 November 1986. It was remastered in 2007 at Sterling Sound Studios in New York. In 2007, the Argentine edition of ''Rolli ...

'' in 1986 which helped ''

pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, ear ...

en español'' music reach to an audience beyond Argentina.

Brazilian/Portuguese

1980

Events

February 27 Events Pre-1600 * 380 – Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I and his co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to Nicene Christianity. * 425 – The University of Constantin ...

: Irakere wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording at the

22nd Annual Grammy Awards The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 27, 1980, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1979. This year was notable for being th ...

for their self-titled album. *

November 15 Events Pre-1600 * 655 – Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. *1315 – Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy: The Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushes the army of Leopold I in the Battle of Mor ...

Rafael José Dr. Rafael José Diaz (born April 22, 1955) is a Puerto Rican actor, singer and television host. Biography Early life Rafael was born in Manatí, Puerto Rico, where his father, a physician born in the Dominican Republic, was the medical ...

, representing Puerto Rico, wins the 9th Annual Festival with his song "Contigo Mujer".

Notable singles

* Iván: "Sin Amor" (#1 in Spain) *Pecos: "Háblame de Tí" (#1 in Spain) *

Francis Cabrel Francis Christian Cabrel (; born 23 November 1953) is a French singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist. Considered one of the most influential French musical artists of all time, he has released a number of albums falling mostly within the real ...

: " La quiero a morir" (#1 in Spain) *

: "Hey!" (#1 in Argentina, #1 in Spain) *

: " Morir de amor" (#1 in Spain) *

: "Don Diablo" (#1 in Spain) *Mario Milito: "Este es Mi Regalo" (#1 in Argentina) *

Toto Cutugno Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno (; born 7 July 1943) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his worldwide hit song, " L'Italiano", released on his 1983 album of the same title. Cutugno also won the Eurovision Song Con ...

: "Sólo tú, sólo yo" * Ángela Carrasco: "Quiereme" (#1 in Argentina)

Album releases

Cal Tjader Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. ( ; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, known as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, even as he continued to perform music of Afro-Jazz, ...

: ''Gozame! Pero Ya...'' * Cal Tjader Sextet: ''La Onda Va Bien'' * Irakere: ''Irakere 2'' *

: '' Hey!'' *

Tito Puente Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz ...

: ''Dancemania 80's'' * Roberto Torres y su Charanga Vallenata: ''Vol. II'' * Peret: ''El Jilguero'' *

Miguel Ríos Miguel Ríos Campaña (born 7 June 1944) is a Spanish singer, composer, actor. He is one of the pioneers of rock and roll in Spain. Biography Ríos was born in La Cartuja, a neighborhood of Granada. The youngest of seven children, he went to w ...

: ' * Parchís: ''Villancicos'' *

Rodolfo Aicardi Marco Tulio Aicardi Rivera (23 May 1946 – 24 October 2007), better known by the name Rodolfo, was a Colombian singer of tropical music who was active from the 1960s until his death. He is most famous for his song "La Colegiala" credited to Rod ...

: ''El De Siempre'' *

: ' *

: ''En Su Punto'' * María Martha Serra Lima: ''Entre Nosotros'' *

: ''Simplemente... Lalo'' *

Cheo Feliciano Cheo Feliciano (3 July 1935 – 17 April 2014) was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa and bolero music. Feliciano was the owner of a recording company called "Coche Records". He was the first tropical singer to perform at the "Amira de ...

: ''Sentimiento, Tú'' *

Héctor Lavoe Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (30 September 1946 – 29 June 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa ...

: '' El Sabio'' *

Ray Barretto Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as La ...

: ''Giant Force'' *

Angélica María Angélica María Hartman Ortiz (born September 27, 1944), known professionally as La novia de Mexico (Mexico's sweetheart), is an American-Mexican actress and singer-songwriter. Her songs El hombre de mi vida (The man of my life) peaked at No. ...

: ''Y el Sentir de Juan Gabriel'' * Emmanuel: ' *

: '' Miguel'' * José Luis Rodríguez: ' *

Dyango José Gómez Romero, artistically known as Dyango (born March 5, 1940), nicknamed "The Voice of Love", is a Spanish musician and singer of romantic music. He is widely regarded as one of the most romantic Spanish singers, and one of the best p ...

: ''La Radio'' *

: '' Amor Amor'' *

: '' Romántico'' * José Luis Rodríguez: ''Atrevete'' *

Lupita D'Alessio Lupita D'Alessio (, born Guadalupe Contreras Ramos on 10 March 1954 in (Mexico City, México) is a Mexican singer and actress. She is nicknamed ''La Leona Dormida'' (a title of one of her songs, which translates to "The sleeping lioness"). Biog ...

: ''Lupita D'Alessio'' (1980) *

José María Napoleón José María Napoleón Ruiz Narváez (born August 18, 1948) is a Mexican singer and composer. Life He arrived from Aguascalientes to Mexico City in 1966. He competed in the national Méxican OTI Festival, the National final to select the Mexi ...

: ''Celos'' *

Andy Montañez Andrés Montañez Rodríguez (born May 7, 1942), better known as Andy Montañez, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Early life Montañez is a native of the ''Tras Talleres'' area of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is known by the nic ...

: ''Salsa Con Cache'' *

El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, commonly known as El Gran Combo, is a Puerto Rican salsa orchestra based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2012, it was often considered Puerto Rico's most successful musical group. The ...

: ''Unity'' * ''Casanova'' *

Camilo Sesto Camilo Blanes Cortés (16 September 1946 – 8 September 2019), known professionally as Camilo Sesto "El Rey del Amor", was a Spanish singer, songwriter and music producer. There are various sales figures for him, ranging from 70 to 200 million ...

: '' Amaneciendo'' * Lissette: ''Lissette'' * Alberto Cortez: ''Castillos en el Aire'' *

Vikki Carr Florencia Vicenta de Casillas-Martínez Cardona (born July 19, 1940), known by her stage name Vikki Carr, is an American vocalist. She has a singing career that spans more than four decades. Born in El Paso, Texas, to Mexican parents, she has p ...

: ''Y El Amor: Canta en Español'' *

: ''

Esperanzas ''Esperanzas'' is the second album by Mexican iconic pop singer Yuri. It was released on June 28, 1980, on Discos Gamma as well as Profono Internacional. Track listing Singles # Esperanzas/Bailad (The Clapping Song) # Primer Amor # Regresarás ...

'' *

Hernaldo Zúñiga Hernaldo Zúñiga (born June 2, 1955) is a Nicaraguan singer-songwriter. He was born in Managua, but spent his childhood and adolescence in Masaya. Career While he was studying in Chile, in 1973, Zúñiga recorded his first 45 rpm single with ...

: ''Hernaldo'' * Los Bravos del Norte de Ramón Ayala: ''Cuando Mas Necesite de Tu Cariño'' * La India de Oriente: ''La India de Oriente'' *

Oscar D'León Oscar Emilio León Somoza (born July 11, 1943), known as Oscar D'León, and affectionately called ''The Pharaoh of Salsa'', ''The Lion of Salsa'', and the ''World's Sonero'', is a Venezuelan musician best known for his work with salsa music. He ...

: ''Al Frente de Todos'' *

Fania All Stars The Fania All-Stars is a musical group formed in 1968 as a showcase for the musicians on Fania Records, the leading salsa music record label of the time. History Beginnings In 1964, Fania Records was founded in New York City by Jerry Masucci, a ...

: ''California Jam'' *

Ray Conniff Joseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s. Biography Conniff was born November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United St ...

: ''Exclusivamente Latino'' *

: '' Recuerdos'' *

: '' Juan Gabriel con Mariachi'' *

Manoella Torres Manoella Torres is an American singer and actress of Puerto Rican descent based in Mexico who has had an extensive career that continues to this day. She has recorded over 350 songs by famous songwriters including Armando Manzanero, Juan Carl ...

: ''Ahora No'' * Tania: ''Indiscutible'' * Miguel Gallardo: ' *: ''Demasiado Amor — Canta a Juan Gabriel'' * Los Humildes: ''Mas de Lo Que Merecias'' *

Los Cadetes de Linares Los Cadetes de Linares were a Mexican norteño band who were especially famous for their corridos, traditional ballad-style songs about social causes, criminals or heroes in the northern parts of Mexico. They appeared in various classic Mexica ...

: ''El Chubasco'' *

Lorenzo De Monteclaro Lorenzo de Monteclaro (born September 5, 1939) is a singer of Regional Mexican music. He was born with the name of Lorenzo Hernández in Cuencamé de Ceniceros, Durango, and sang for the first time on radio in the late 1950s on a Sunday talent con ...

: ''Abrazado de un Poste'' * Beatriz Adriana: ''México y Su Música'' *

Celia Cruz Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during ...

, Johnny Pacheco and Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez: ''Celia, Johnny, Pete'' * Willie Rosario: ''El De a 20 de Willie'' *

: ''El Jeque'' * Johanna Rosaly: ''Sencillamente'' * Roberto Roena: ''Looking Out For Numero Uno'' * Roberto Roena: ''Que Suerte He Tenido de Nacer'' *: ''Dedicado a...Esa Mujer'' * Johnny Pacheco, José Fajardo, Pupi Legarreta, and Javier Vazquez: ''Las Tres Flautas'' * Adalberto Santiago: ''Feliz Me Siento'' * Mazz: ''Class'' *

: ' * Milly y Los Vecinos: ''En Su Momento'' *

Johnny Ventura Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano (8 March 1940 – 28 July 2021), better known as Johnny Ventura nicknamed , was a Dominican singer and band leader of merengue and salsa. The merengue legend was a legislator of the Lower House between 1982 and 198 ...

: ''Yo Soy el Merengue'' *: ''Tumbando Puertas'' *

Tito Rojas Julio César Rojas López, better known by his stage name Tito Rojas (June 14, 1955 – December 26, 2020) and also known as "El Gallo Salsero", was a Puerto Rican salsa singer and songwriter. Early years Tito Rojas was born and raised in the ...

: ''Tito Rojas & El Conjunto Borincano'' *

Betty Missiego Beatriz Teresa Missiego Campos (born 16 January 1938 in Lima, Peru) better known as Betty Missiego () is a Peruvian singer, who has held dual Spanish citizenship since 1972 and lives in Spain. In her native Peru, Betty began her career as a dan ...

: ''Mi Tierra'' *

Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in th ...

: ' * Rigo Tovar & su Costa Azul: ''Rigo Tovar En Vivo'' * Basilio: ''Basilio'' (1980) *

: ''Contigo Mujer'' *

Yolandita Monge Yolanda Rosa Monge Betancourt (born September 16, 1955), known professionally as Yolandita Monge, is a Puerto Rican singer, actress, and television personality. She has been active in the music business since her teen years and has recorded 27 ...

: '' Fantasía'' *: ''Los Muecas'' *

: ''En Concierto'' * Little Joe: ''King Of The Brown Sound'' *

Gualberto Castro Gualberto Antonio Castro Levario (12 July 1934 – 27 June 2019) was a Mexican singer, actor and television presenter. Castro was best known for singing with Los Hermanos Castro (aka "The Brothers Castro"), for his portrayal of Tony in the 197 ...

: ''Que Mal Amada Estas'' * Aniceto Molina: ''Cabaretera'' *

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The grou ...

: ''

Gracias Por La Música ''Gracias Por La Música'' is a Spanish-language album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in Spain on 5 April 1980 and Latin America on May 10. ''Gracias Por La Música'' was originally released due to the unexpected surge in popularity for the ...

'' *

Louie Ramirez Louie Ramirez (February 24, 1938 – June 7, 1993) was an American boogaloo, salsa and latin jazz percussionist, vibraphonist, band leader and composer. He co-wrote with Johnny Pacheco the 1961 hit "El Güiro De Macorina". He has been called "the ...

: ''Salsero'' *

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual ...

: ''Y... Sigo Mi Camino'' * Los Bravos del Norte de Ramón Ayala: ''Pistoleros Famosos'' * Los Bravos del Norte de Ramón Ayala: ''Más Música Brava'' *: ''Mi Amor'' *

Henry Fiol Henry Fiol (born January 16, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader and painter. He is known for his traditional approach to son cubano and other Cuban music styles, and he is considered a "cult favorite" among Latin music fans. Fiol ...

: ''Fe, Esperanza y Caridad'' *

Raffaella Carrà Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (18 June 1943 – 5 July 2021), better known as Raffaella Carrà (), was an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, actress and model. She was well known in Europe and Latin America as a result of her many ...

: ''Latino'' * Bonny Cepeda: ''El Maestro'' *

: ''Joan Sebastian'' (1980) * Tony Croatto: ''Tradición'' *

Los Tigres Del Norte Los Tigres del Norte (English: ''The Tigers of the North'') are a norteño band from San Jose, California. Originally founded in Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico, with sales of 60 million albums, the band is one of the most recognized groups in the ...

: ''En La Plaza Garibaldi'' *

Willie Colón William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is an American salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist and also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in the politics of New York City. Colón ...

and Ismael Miranda: ''Doble Energía'' *

: ''Presenta La Critica Con Wladimir Y Teo'' *

: ''Commitment'' * Agustín Ramírez: ''Necesito Tu Amor'' * Pedrito Fernández: ''La Mugrosita'' * Beatriz Adriana: ''Adios y Bienvenida'' * La India de Oriente: ''¡Desde El Cobre Con Amor!'' * Johnny Pacheco: ''Champ'' *

Verónica Castro Verónica Castro (), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter. She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, fa ...

: '' Norteño'' *

: ''Pelicula Pistoleros '' *

Los Pasteles Verdes Los Pasteles Verdes was a Latin pop group most popular in the 1970s. They originated in Chimbote, Peru, but performed for many years in Mexico.Drago Bonacich, Los Pasteles Verdesat Allmusic History Los Pasteles Verdes was founded by guitarist V ...

: ''Solitario'' *

Marvin Santiago Marvin Santiago (December 26, 1947 – October 6, 2004) was a Puerto Rican salsa singer who became famous all across Latin America during the 1970s. He was also a part-time comedian on Puerto Rican television.Marvin Santiago El Sonero Del Puebl ...

: ''Caliente y Explosivo!'' * Orchestra Harlow: ''El Dulce Aroma del Exito'' *

Rafael Cortijo Rafael Antonio Cortijo (December 11, 1928 – October 3, 1982) was a Puerto Rican musician, orchestra leader, composer and percussion instrument craftsman. Early Career As a child, Cortijo became interested in Caribbean music and enjoyed th ...

: ''El Sueño del Maestro'' * Daniel Santos: ''50'' *

: ''El Tapatio'' * Los Huracanes del Norte: ''El Hijo de la Musiquera'' *

Ismael Rivera Ismael Rivera a.k.a. "Maelo" (October 5, 1931 – May 13, 1987), was a Puerto Rican composer and salsa singer. Early life Rivera was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, a sector of San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was the first of five children born t ...

: ''Maelo'' * Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros: ''Monsieur Chocolate Prefiero El Son'' * Willy Chirino: ''Diferente'' *: ''Boleros y Cha Cha Chas'' * Roberto Pulido & Los Clasicos: ''Mi Pequeñito'' * Rigo Tovar: ''Y Su Costa Azul'' *

La Sonora Ponceña La Sonora Ponceña is a Puerto Rican salsa band, founded in 1954 by Enrique "Quique" Lucca Caraballo. Today Quique's son, Papo Lucca, directs the band. The band has stayed active for a remarkable amount of time, recording dozens of albums, inclu ...

: ''New Heights'' *

La Lupe Lupe Victoria Yolí Raymond (23 December 1936 – 29 February 1992), better known as La Lupe, was a Cuban singer of boleros, guarachas and Latin soul, known for her energetic, sometimes controversial performances. Following the release of he ...

: ''En Algo Nuevo'' *: '' Yo creo en ti'' *

Arrigo Barnabé Arrigo Barnabé (born September 14, 1951) is a Brazilian musician and actor. His best-known record is perhaps the critically acclaimed ''Clara Crocodilo''. "He wrote the highly successful song "Clara Crocodilo" (with Mário Lúcio Cortes)..." "T ...

: '' Clara Crocodilo'' *

Itamar Assumpção Itamar Assumpção (September 13, 1949 – June 12, 2003) was a Brazilian songwriter and composer who was born in Tietê, a city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Assumpção built a strong reputation in the Brazilian independent and alternat ...

and Banda Isca de Polícia: ''Beleléu, Leléu, Eu'' * Egberto Gismonti: '' Circense''

Deaths

Births

May 12 Events Pre-1600 * 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism. * 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang d ...

Silvestre Dangond Silvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales (born May 12, 1980 in Urumita) is a Colombian singer. He attributes his talents to his father, the singer William José "El Palomo" Dangond Baquero, who during the mid-1970s recorded 10 singles with Andrés ...

, Colombian vallenato singer *

August 29 Events Pre-1600 * 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). * 870 – The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine M ...

Flex Flex or FLEX may refer to: Computing * Flex (language), developed by Alan Kay * FLEX (operating system), a single-tasking operating system for the Motorola 6800 * FlexOS, an operating system developed by Digital Research * FLEX (protocol), a com ...

, Panamanian reggaeton singer * November 14

Pedro Capó Pedro Capó (born 14 November 1980) is a Puerto Rican singer who is a grandson of Puerto Rican singer Bobby Capó and former Miss Puerto Rico Irma Nydia Vázquez. He studied at Colegio Calasanz in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Biography Pedro pi ...

, Puerto Rican pop singer

1981

Events

February 25 Events Pre-1600 *138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. * 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. * ...

wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording at the

23rd Annual Grammy Awards The 23rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1981, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1980. Album of the Year went to ...

for ''La Onda Va Bien''. *

December 5 Events Pre-1600 * 63 BC – Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations. * 633 – Fourth Council of Toledo opens, presided over by Isidore of Seville. * 1033 – The Jordan Rift Valley earthquake destroys multipl ...

, representing Spain, wins the with his song "Latino".

Notable singles

: "Perdóname" (#1 in Spain) *

Ana Belén María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta (born 27 May 1951, Madrid), known professionally as Ana Belén, is a Spanish actress and singer. Life/career Born in 1951, Ana Belén is the oldest of three children. Her father was a cook in Hotel Palace, and ...

: "Que será" (#1 in Spain) * Iván: "Te Quiero Tanto" (#1 in Spain) *

José Luis Perales José Luis Perales Morillas (born 18 January 1945) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He has recorded 27 albums and 50 million copies sold worldwide. His compositions have been recorded by singers such as Vikki Carr, Bertín Osborne, R ...

: "Te Quiero" (#1 in Spain) *

Víctor Manuel Víctor Manuel San José Sánchez (born July 7, 1947) is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He has been married to the Spanish singer and actress Ana Belén since 1972. He and his wife are considered symbols of the Spanish Transition, and his songs ...

: "Ay Amor" (#1 in Spain) *

: "De niña a mujer" (#1 in Spain) *Lucrecia: "Papucho Mío" (#1 in Argentina) * Franco Simone: "Tu Para Mi" (#1 in Argentina) *

Pimpinela Joaquín and Lucía Galán, better known as Pimpinela (Spanish for '' pimpernel'') are an Argentine duo famous for singing romantic musical pieces and known for their original singing style. They have sold over 12 million records in Argentina ...

: "Tú Me Promiste Volver" *

Jeanette Jeanette, Jeannette or Jeanetta may refer to: * Jeanette (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) Places * Jeannette, Ontario, Canada * Jeannette Island, Russia * Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U. ...

: "Frente a Frente" (#1 in Argentina) * Menudo: "Súbete a mi Moto"

Album releases

and

: '' Canciones Del Solar De Los Aburridos'' *

Clare Fischer Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan State University (from which, five decades later, he would receive an honorary doctorate ...

and Salsa Picante: ''

2+2 Two Two (투투) was a Korean pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, ...

'' *

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but a ...

with

Mongo Santamaría Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez (April 7, 1917 – February 1, 2003) was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, Santamaría was a leading figure in the pachanga an ...

and

Toots Thielemans Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistl ...

: ''Summertime Digital at Montreaux, 1980'' * Eddie Palmieri: ''Eddie Palmieri'' * Laurindo Almeida and

Charlie Byrd Charlie Lee Byrd (September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999) was an American jazz guitarist. Byrd was best known for his association with Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. In 1962, he collaborated with Stan Getz on the album ''Jazz Samba'', ...

: ''Brazilian Soul'' *

: ''En Carne Viva'' *

: ''Otra Vez'' * Little Joe: ''Mano a Mano'' *: ''Sabú'' *

: '' Presiento Que Voy a Llorar'' *

: ''

Gracias Gracias () is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and is the capital of Lempira Department. The municipality has a population of 57,182 and the town a population of 16,680 (2020 calculation). It is located in the mount ...

'' *

: ''

Llena de dulzura ''Llena de dulzura'' is the third album by Mexican iconic pop singer Yuri. It was released on November 25, 1981. It was instant success and the record label went overseas to expand the "yurimania", this album hit Spain, earning the first Gold Al ...

'' *

Rocío Jurado María del Rocío Mohedano Jurado (, 18 September 1944 – 1 June 2006), better known as Rocío Jurado, was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Chipiona (Cádiz) and nicknamed "La más grande" ("The Greatest"). In 2000 in New York Ci ...

: ' *

: ''Canciones de España'' *

: ' * Beatriz Adriana: ''La Reina es el Rey'' *

: ' * Menudo: '' Fuego'' * Menudo: ''

Quiero Ser ''Quiero Ser'' (1981) is Menudo's ninth Spanish album and the second one released in 1981, featuring Ricky Meléndez, René Farrait, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá and Miguel Cancel. With this album, their popularity started rising all over L ...

'' *

: ''Trovador del Amor'' *

: ''Para Ustedes...Con Sabor!'' * Bacchelli ''Prohibido'' *: ''Yo Mismo'' *

: ''El Número Uno'' *

: ''Valses del Recuerdo'' *

: ''Lo Que Te Gusta'' *: ''Bueno de Vicio'' *

Danny Rivera Danny Rivera (born 27 February 1945) is a singer and songwriter born in San Juan whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is well known in Puerto Rico for his political activism. In 2008, Rivera acquired Dominican Republic citizenship. After 12 ye ...

: ''Gitano'' *

: ''El Retrato de Amor'' *

Lisandro Meza Lisandro Meza (El Piñal, Los Palmitos, Sucre, 26 September 1939) is a Colombian singer and accordionist. Since he started playing the accordion in 1959, Lisandro has been described as the “King of Cumbia,” “El Macho de America” (ENG: The ...

: ''Canción para una Muerte Anunciada'' * Raphy Leavitt: ''10 Aňos Sembrando Semillas en el Alma del Pueblo'' *

: ''

De niña a mujer ''De Niña a Mujer'' (English: ''From a Child to a Woman'') is a 1981 album by Julio Iglesias. The album was his first Spanish-language album to be released in the United States by Columbia Records to capitalize on the singer's rising popularity. ...

'' *

Glenn Monroig Glenn Monroig (born April 22, 1957), is a Puerto Rican composer, guitarist, and singer of various types of music styles, such as salsa, boleros and rumba. He is credited with having recorded the first rap song in Spanish. Biography Early years ...

: ''En Concierto'' *: ''Joseito Mateo y Su Pericombo'' * Los Bravos del Norte de Ramón Ayala: ''Amor Vaquero'' * Los Bravos del Norte de Ramón Ayala: ''Dos Monedas'' * Manolo Muñoz: ''Ando Que Me Lleva'' *

Los Panchos Originally, Trio Los Panchos are a ''trío romántico'' formed in New York City in 1944 by Alfredo Gil, Chucho Navarro, and Hernando Avilés. The trio became one of the leading exponents of the bolero and the romantic ballad in Latin America. ...

María Martha Serra Lima: ''Esencia Romantica'' *

: ''El Secreto'' *

: '' Confidencias'' *

: ' * Milly y los Vecinos: ''Fiesta Con Los Vecinos'' *

Los Freddy's Los Freddy's (or Los Freddys) were a Mexican musical group, founded in 1962 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The group was one of the most popular Mexican ensembles of the 1960s and 1970s. Early in their careers, the group earned popularity by playing cov ...

: ''El Primer Tonto'' *

Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French ...

: ''

Plácido Domingo Sings Tangos ''Plácido Domingo Sings Tangos'' is a 1981 album by Plácido Domingo. The album was recorded in Argentina where it sold over 80,000 copies.Billboard - 30 Jan 1982 - Page 70 Vol. 94, No. 4 - "Mi Buenos Aires Quendo," set for release as a promotiona ...

'' * Manolo Galván: ''Me Llaman el Calavera'' *

José Mangual Jr José Mangual Jr. (born January 11, 1948, in Manhattan, New York City) is American Salsa percussionist of Puerto Rican Descent, singer and composer best known for his recordings with Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe during the 1960s and 1970s ...

: ''Que lo Diga el Tiempo'' * Roberto Angleró: ''La Trulla Moderna'' *

: ''Entre una espada y la pared '' *: ''Amar Es'' * Iva Zanicchi: ''Nostalgias'' * Paloma San Basilio: ''Ahora'' *

Amanda Miguel Amanda Miguel (born 1 June 1956) is an Argentine singer. Early life Miguel was born in Gaiman, in the Chubut Province in Argentina, June 1, 1956. Career At 17, she met Diego Verdaguer, a man five years her senior, whom she would later marry. A ...

: ''El Sonido Vol. 1'' *: ''Tan Adentro de Mi Alma'' *

: '' Cosas de Amigos'' *

: ''Ce' Magnifique'' * Néstor Torres: ''No Me Provoques'' *

: ''Cosas de Mi Amigo Miguelito'' *

: ''Lupita D'Alessio'' (1981) *

: ''Sentimiento Ranchero'' *

: '' Con Tu Amor'' *

: ''Happy Days'' *

: ''A Mi Si Me Gusta Asi!'' *

Bobby Valentin Bobby or Bobbie may refer to: People * Bobby (given name), a list of names * Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh * Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea * Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter * Bobby, old slang for a consta ...

: ''Siempre En Forma'' *

: ''Night Rider'' *

: ''Unchained Force'' *

and

: '' Canciones Del Solar De Los Aburridos'' * Grupo Pegasso: ''Vol. 2'' * Roberto Pulido y Los Clasicos: ''Aquí'' *

: '' Que Sentimiento!'' *

and

:– ''Celia y Willie'' *

La Sonora Matancera La Sonora Matancera is a Cuban band that played Latin American urban popular dance music. Founded in 1924 and led for more than five decades by guitarist, vocalist, composer, and producer Rogelio Martínez, musicologists consider it an icon of ...

and Justo Betancourt: ''La Sonora Matancera con Justo Betancourt'' *

and Sandy Reyes: ''Abusadora'' * Johnny Pacheco and Celio González: ''El Zorro De Plata Presenta Al Flaco De Oro'' *

Fania All-Stars The Fania All-Stars is a musical group formed in 1968 as a showcase for the musicians on Fania Records, the leading salsa music record label of the time. History Beginnings In 1964, Fania Records was founded in New York City by Jerry Masucci, a ...

: ''Latin Connection'' * Galy Galiano: ''Frío de Ausencia'' * Ismael Miranda: ''La Clave del Sabor'' *

Luis "Perico" Ortiz Luis Ortiz a.k.a. "Perico" (born December 26, 1949) is a trumpet player, composer, musical arranger and producer. Early years Ortiz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the capital city of the island. He was raised in Santurce, a sector of San Ju ...

: ''El Astro'' *

Típica 73 Típica 73 was an American charanga and salsa band in the 1970s and early 1980s, that was formed by musicians from Ray Barretto's band. "Típica" refers to the typical configuration of a Cuban chararanga while "73" refers to the year that group ...

: ''Into The 80's'' *: ''Latino'' *

: ''Más Alla'' * Orlando Contreras and Daniel Santos: ''Los Jefes'' * Felipe Rodríguez: ''La Voz'' * Willie Rosario: ''The Portrait of a Salsa Man'' * Beatriz Adriana: ''El Cofrecito'' * Ángela Carrasco: ''Con Amor'' *: ''Tangos a media luz'' *

: ''The Perfect Blend'' * Tony Croatto: ''Arrímese Mi Compáy'' * Los Bravos del Norte de Ramón Ayala: ''Con Las Puertas en la Cara'' *

: ''Only in Texas'' *

: ''Un Día a la Vez'' *

: ''Ese Señor de las Canas'' * Pellín Rodríguez: ''Reflexiones Pasadas'' *: ''Juan Mucho Más'' * Karina: ''Ahora que estuviste lejos'' * Los Humildes: ''A Mis Amigos del Norte'' *

: ''Joan Sebastian'' (1981) * Rigo Tovar: ''Rigo 81'' * Las Jilguerillas: ''El Bracero Fracasado'' *: ''Canta Si Va' Cantar'' *

: ''La Última Copa'' *

: '' Fantasmas'' *

: ''Adentro'' *

: ''Johnny Mucho... Mucho Johnny!'' *

: ''Cazador de Asesinos'' *

Mocedades Mocedades () is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the hit song "Eres Tú". Since June 2014, ''Mocedades'' has been the name of two bands: one with Izaskun Uranga ...

: ' *

Nelson Ned Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto (2 March 1947 – 5 January 2014) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He built a solid career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming ...

: ''Perdidamente Enamorado''/''Perdidamente Apaixonado'' * Bacchelli: ''Y sólo tú'' *

Richard Clayderman Richard Clayderman (; born Philippe Pagès , 28 December 1953 in Paris) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint and Marc Minier, instrumental renditions of popular ...

: ''Balada para Adelina'' * Milly Quezada: ''No Te Puedo Tener'' *

Diego Verdaguer Miguel Atilio Boccadoro Hernández (26 April 1951 – 27 January 2022), known professionally as Diego Verdaguer (, was an Argentine-born singer. Biography Verdaguer played the trumpet and the bandoneón The bandoneon (or bandonion, es, ...

: ''Estoy Vivo'' *

: ''Tú y nadie más'' *

Cuco Valoy Cuco Valoy (born January 6, 1937, in Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican Republic singer, songwriter, percussionist and guitarist, who is versatile in salsa, son montuno, guaracha The guaracha () is a genre of music ...

& Los Virtuosos: ''Sin Comentarios'' * Lolita Flores: ''Seguir Soñando'' * Gilberto Monroig: ''Mi Jaragual'' * Roberto Torres: ''Recuerda al Trio Matamoros'' * Yolanda del Río: ''Yolanda del Río'' *

Sunny & The Sunliners Sunny & the Sunglows (formed by songwriter Jimmie Lewing and Sunny Ozuna in Palacios, Texas) was an American musical group in started 1959, and later known as Sunny & the Sunliners in 1963 after moving to San Antonio, Texas. Career The group's memb ...

: ''El Amante'' *

Chucho Avellanet Chucho Avellanet, nicknamed "Chucho", is a Puerto Rican singer and comedic actor of Spanish-Català descent. External links Online Discography See also * List of Puerto Ricans {{DEFAULTSORT:Avellanet, Chucho Living people 20th-century P ...

: ''20 Años en la Canción'' * Anthony Ríos: ''Estás Dónde No Estás'' * Little Joe & La Familia: ''Prieta Linda'' * Chico Alvarez: ''Montuneando'' * Leonardo Paniagua: ''Con Mariachi'' * Tony Croatto: ''Creo en Dios'' * Roberto Pulido: ''Llorando en Mi Tumba''

Deaths

Births

January 15 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. *1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of ...

Pitbull American rapper *

January 21 Events Pre-1600 * 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa. * 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when ...

Michel Teló, Brazilian sertanejo singer *

January 29 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. * 946 – Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, rul ...

Álex Ubago, Spanish pop singer *

March 17 Events Pre-1600 * 45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. * 180 – Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of ei ...

Nicky Jam Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981), known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer and actor. He is best known for hits such as " X", "Travesuras", "En la Cama", "Te Busco", " El Perdón", " Hasta el Amanecer", and " El Amante ...

, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer * July 21

Romeo Santos Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2002, the song " Obsesión" reached number one in It ...

, American bachata singer-songwriter, member of Aventura *

October 5 Events Pre-1600 * 610 – Heraclius arrives at Constantinople, kills Byzantine Emperor Phocas, and becomes emperor. * 816 – King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope. * 869 – The Fourth Coun ...

Tito El Bambino Efraín David Fines Nevares (born October 5, 1981) known professionally as Tito "El Bambino" is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who rose to fame as part of the duo Héctor & Tito. In 2010, his song, " El Amor", written with Joan Ortiz Esp ...

, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer *

December 16 Events Pre-1600 * 714 – Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald, while his widow Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom. * ...

Gaby Moreno, Guatemalan pop singer *

December 29 Events Pre-1600 * 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church. * ...

Natalia Jiménez Natalia Altea Jiménez Sarmento (born 29 December 1981), known professionally as Natalia Jiménez is a Spanish singer-songwriter that started her musical career in the 2000s as vocalist of La Quinta Estación. Her first disc as a soloist was tit ...

, Spanish pop singer

1982

Events

*The first edition of the

Juguemos a Cantar ''Juguemos a Cantar'' (''Let's play singing''), was a children's competition festival that was held yearly in Mexico City beginning in 1982. Televisa produced this show, and it was transmitted on the program, Siempre en domingo, ''Siempre En Domin ...

festival is launched in Mexico. It consisted of a competition between young singers below the age of 13, with the intent to seek out young talent; indeed, many of the children that performed on the three editions of the festival would go on to have successful music careers as adults. *

: Claire Fischer wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording at the

24th Annual Grammy Awards The 24th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1982, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and were broadcast live on American television. The event recognized the accomplishments of musicians during the year 1981. Quincy Jones was th ...

for "Guajira Pa' Me Jeva". *

Raúl Menacho, representing Bolivia, wins the with his song "Hay un nuevo día para ti".

Notable singles

* Sandra Mihanovich: " Puerto Pollensa" (#1 in Argentina) *Camilo Sesto": "Amor, no me ignores" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Él me mintió" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Mi buen corazón" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "1+1=2 enamorados" (#1 in Mexico) *

: " Maldita Primavera" (#1 in Mexico) * Menudo: "Fuego" (#1 in Mexico) *

Ricchi e Poveri Ricchi e Poveri (; "The Rich and The Poor") is an Italian pop group formed in Genoa in 1967, originally consisting of Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu, Franco Gatti and Marina Occhiena. Active since the late 1960s, they have sold over 20 million r ...

: " Será porque te amo" (#1 in Spain) * Paloma San Basilio: "Juntos" (#1 in Spain) *

: ""Me Colé en una Fiesta" (#1 in Spain) *

Alaska y Los Pegamoides Fangoria are a Spanish electropop duo, consisting of Olvido Gara (a.k.a. Alaska, main vocals, occasional guitar), and Nacho Canut (keyboards, occasional bass guitar). Fangoria have sold 1 million records worldwide since 1989. History In 1977 ...

: "Bailando" (#1 in Spain) *

Claudia Mori Claudia Mori (born Claudia Moroni, Rome, 12 February 1944), is an Italian producer, former actress and former singer, and wife of the singer Adriano Celentano. Biography 1960s She began her career in show business as an actress playing in musi ...

: "No Sucederá Más" (#1 in Spain) *

: " No Me Vuelvo a Enamorar" (#1 in Spain) *

: "Amor de Hombre" (#1 in Spain) *Silvestre: "Ana, No Te Enamores de Mi" (#1 in Argentina)

Album releases

: ''...'' * Menudo: ''

Una Aventura Llamada Menudo ''Una aventura llamada Menudo'' is a 1982 film featuring teen boy band Menudo and Puerto Rican actress Gladys Rodríguez. The film's soundtrack received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. Synopsis In ''Una aventura llama ...

'' * Menudo: '' Por Amor'' *

: '' Yo Te Necesito'' * Machito: ''Machito and His Salsa Big Band '82'' *

Ray Baretto Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Lati ...

: ''Rhythm of Life'' *

José Feliciano José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) () is a Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer. He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song " F ...

: ''Escenas de Amor'' *

: '' Momentos'' *

Silvio Rodríguez Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez (born 29 November 1946) is a Cuban musician, and leader of the Nueva Trova movement. He is widely considered Cuba's best folk singer and arguably one of Latin America's greatest singer-songwriters. Known for his in ...

: '' Unicornio'' *

: ' * Perla: ''Confidencias'' *

: ''Pimpinela'' * Wilkins: ''Aventura'' *

Ednita Nazario Edna María Nazario Figueroa (born April 11, 1955) is a Puerto Rican musician, singer, and composer who has achieved stardom both at home and abroad. She has been in the music business from a young age and has released twenty-three (23) studio ...

: '' Ednita'' *

: ''Guillermo Dávila'' *

: ' *

: ''

Mi Vida Mi Vida may refer to: * ''Mi Vida'' (album), a 1982 album by José José *'' Mi Vida: Grandes Éxitos'', a 1998 album by Julio Iglesias *"Mi Vida", 2000 song by Manu Chao from '' Próxima Estación: Esperanza'' * ''Mi Vida'' (film), a 2019 Dutch fi ...

'' * Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos del Norte:''Mi Golondrina una Botella'' * Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos del Norte:''Una Carta'' *

Aida Cuevas Aída Cuevas (; born Aída Gabriela Cuevas Castillo; September 24, 1963) is a Mexican singer and actress. Life Aída Cuevas began singing in amateur contests at the age of 11 and was quickly discovered because of her exceptional talent. Her f ...

: ''Canta Lo Nuevo de Juan Gabriel'' *

: ''Corazón Guerrero'' *

: ''Con Ganas'' *

: ''El Mayimbe'' * Dulce: ' *

Lorenzo Antonio Lorenzo Antonio (born Lorenzo Antonio Sánchez Pohl October 3, 1969, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States), is an American Latin music singer-songwriter, who is known and recognized in Mexico, the United States, and Latin America. He was ra ...

: ''Lorenzo Antonio'' * Milly y los Vecinos: ''¡Acabando!'' *

: ''Vieras Cuantas Ganas Tengo'' *

: ''Borraré Tu Nombre'' * Bonny Cepeda: ''Arrasando Con Todo'' *: ''Fiel'' *

: ''

Cosas de Enamorados ''Cosas de Enamorados'' (Things About Lovers) is the seventeenth studio album by Juan Gabriel Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and ac ...

'' *

and Sandy Reyes: ''Wilfrido Vargas and Sandy Reyes'' *

Bobby Valentín Roberto "Bobby" Valentín (born June 9, 1941), is a musician and salsa bandleader. He is known as "El Rey del Bajo" (King of the Bass). Early years Valentín was born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico. He was taught by his father to play the guitar at ...

: ''Presenta A Él —

Cano Estremera Carlos Enrique Estremera Colón (2 September 1958 – 28 October 2020) was a Puerto Rican Salsa singer who was a native of Santurce, Puerto Rico. Estremera was nicknamed "" () and later "" (), for his uncanny ability to improvise lyrics to Salsa ...

'' *

: ''El Sueño'' *

Nano Cabrera Nano Cabrera is a singer, guitarist, and composer born in Condado, Puerto Rico, who was a member of Haciendo Punto en Otro Son,

: ''Este Pueblo Tiene Sabor'' *

: ''Nuestro Aniversario'' *

Los Invasores de Nuevo León Los Invasores de Nuevo León are a Mexican Norteño set founded in 1977. Led by Lalo Mora, the first members of the group was Eduardo "Lalo" Mora, Isidro "Chilo" Rodriguez, Luis González y Arturo Vargas. Javier Ríos was the accordion player of ...

: ''Aguanta Corazón'' *

: ''Ni Dada La Quiero'' * Roberto Torres y su Charanga Vallenata: ''Vol. III'' *

: ''Río'' *

Elio Roca Roberto Orlando Bracone Macceialli (3 August 1943 – 19 December 2021), better known as Elio Roca was an Argentine singer. Roca was born in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco Province, Argentina on 3 August 1943. He released his debut album ...

: ''Sólo Tu Amor Me Hace Feliz'' * Fernando Sallaberry: ''Menudo Presenta A Fernando'' * María Martha Serra Lima: ''Estilo'' *

: ''The Magnificent 7'' *

: ''Honey (Cariño)'' *

Sandro de América Roberto Sánchez-Ocampo (August 19, 1945 – January 4, 2010), better known by his stage names Sandro or Sandro de América, was an Argentine singer and actor. He is considered a pioneer of Argentine rock for being one of the first rock artist ...

: ''Fue Sin Querer'' *

Lucía Méndez Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez (born January 26, 1955) is a Mexican telenovela and film actress, top model and singer. Méndez was born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Career In 2011, Lucía starred in Mexico the telenovela '' Esperanza del C ...

: '' Cerca de ti'' * Bacchelli: ''Culpable '' * José Luis Rodríguez: ' *

and

: ''Feliz Encuentro'' *

: ''Determination'' * Willy Chirino: ''Chirinisimo'' *

: ''Amor Amor'' *

: ''Así de Loco'' * and Johnny Pacheco: ''De Película'' *

: ''Carrera Contra La Muerte'' * Tony Croatto: ''Jibaro'' *

& Su Orquesta: ''El Discóbolo'' *: ' *

Los Chamos Los Chamos were a famous Venezuelan boy band formed in Caracas, Venezuela in 1981 to rival Menudo's success. Los Chamos were made up of six members and released their first album "Los Chamos-El Soldadito" sponsored by channel 8 of Venezuelan Nat ...

: ''Siempre Te Amaré'' *

: ''El Tren'' *

: ''Que Chevere, Vol. 3'' *

: ''Me Voy Amor'' *

Los Cadetes De Linares Los Cadetes de Linares were a Mexican norteño band who were especially famous for their corridos, traditional ballad-style songs about social causes, criminals or heroes in the northern parts of Mexico. They appeared in various classic Mexica ...

: ''Un Viejo Amor'' *

Los Barón de Apodaca Los Barón de Apodaca are a six-man Mexican cumbia band formed in 1978 in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. They have a long recording history with several compilations issued by EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and M ...

: ''A Cada Rato'' *

and

: '' The Last Fight'' * Mazz: ''Pesado'' *

Antonio Cabán Vale Antonio Cabán Vale, a.k.a. "El Topo" (born November 22, 1942), is a guitarist, singer and composer of Puerto Rican folkloric themes. He is one of the founders of the "new song" movement (Spanish: ''nueva canción'') of the early 1970s. His danz ...

: ''Cantos de Altura'' *

: ''El Hijo del Pueblo'' * Willie Rosario: ''Atizame el Fogón'' * Lourdes & Carlos: ''Lourdes y Carlos'' * Daniel Santos: ''Introducción y El Borracho No Vale'' * Rafael Solano: ''Los Galleros'' *

: ''Carrera Contra la Muerte'' * Los Humildes: ''X Aniversario'' *

Lucha Villa Luz Elena Ruiz Bejarano (born November 30, 1936), more commonly known by her stage name Lucha Villa, is a Mexican singer and actress. Early life Born in Camargo, Chihuahua, Luz Elena Ruiz Bejarano was given her pseudonym "Lucha Villa" by telev ...

: ''De Parte de Quien'' *

Soledad Bravo Soledad Bravo (born January 1, 1943) is a Venezuelan singer. Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, her father was a Spanish republican, moving to Venezuela with his family when his daughter was still at an early age. At 24, Soledad began studying ...

: ''Caribe'' *

: ''Yo Siento... Yo Canto'' *

: ''Coco Loco'' *

: ' *

: ''

Corazón de poeta ''Corazón de poeta'' (; Spanish for "Heart of a poet") is the fourth studio album by English-born Spanish singer Jeanette, released in June 1981 on RCA Victor. The album was almost entirely written and produced by composer Manuel Alejandro, who ...

'' * Emmanuel: ' * Estela Raval: ''Tributo a Mis Amigos'' * Mazz: ''Command Performance'' * Roberto Pulido: ''Envidias'' * Flaco Jiménez: ''El Gran'' * Rigo Tovar: ''Rigo En Serenata'' * Rigo Tovar: ''10 Años Tropicalisimo'' *

: '' Un sol'' *

: '' Directo al corazón'' *

: ''Sabroso'' *

Miguel Poventud Miguel Poventud a.k.a. "El Niño Prodigio de Guayama" and "Miguelito" (August 4, 1942 – March 3, 1983), was a Puerto Rican musician, singer, actor and composer of Boleros. Among the singers who have interpreted his musical compositions are ...

: ''Eres Todo En Mi'' * Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15: ''Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15'' *

: '' Adoro'' *

: ''Solo Boleros'' *

Leo Dan Leopoldo Dante Tévez (born March 22, 1942), known as Leo Dan, is an Argentine composer and singer born in Villa Atamisqui, Santiago del Estero Province. He recorded more than 20 albums during his long career during the late 20th century betwe ...

: ''Tengan Cuidado'' * ''Empate De Amor'' * Roberto Roena: ''Super Apollo 47:50'' * La India de Oriente" ''Buenos Dias Africa'' *: ''El amor, amor'' * Tommy Olivencia & Su Orquesta: ''Un Triángulo De Triunfo!'' * Johnny Pacheco and José Fajardo: ''Pacheco y Fajardo'' * Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros: ''Dice'' * Ismael Miranda: ''Exitos de los 50'' * and la Orquesta

: Vicentico Valdés y la Orquesta Bobby Valentin * Iva Zanicchi: ''Yo, por amarte'' *

Manolo Otero Manuel Otero Aparicio (Madrid; 25 June 1942 - São Paulo, Brazil; 1 June 2011), known as Manolo Otero, was a Spanish singer, actor and director. Musical career Otero recorded a Spanish language version of When a Child is Born in 1973, with the ...

: ''Cantando'' * Raquel Olmedo: ''La Fuerza De Una Voz Que Impone el Cambio'' * Víctor Yturbe: ''El Siempre Romántico'' *

''¡Feliz Cumbe!'' *

& Los Virtuosos: ''Chevere'' *: ''Paraíso'' *

: ''

'' * Blitz: ''As Aventuras da Blitz''

Deaths

Births

1983

Events

February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of ...

: Machito wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording at the

25th Annual Grammy Awards The 25th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 1983, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Album of the Year went to Toto for ''Toto IV'', and Song of the Year went to ...

for ''Machito and His Salsa Big Band '82''. *

June 18 Events Pre-1600 * 618 – Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China. * 656 – Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. * 860 – Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about ...

The

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy Aw ...

announces that the

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...

for Latin music would be split into three separate categories: Best Latin Pop Performance, Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance, and Best Tropical Latin Performance. *

October 29 Events Pre-1600 * 312 – Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand '' adventus'' in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber an ...

Jesse, representing Brazil, wins the with his song "Estrela de papel".

Notable singles

: "Directo al corazón" (#1 in Mexico, #1 in Argentina) * Menudo: "Claridad" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Castillos" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Tienes que ser cruel" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Yo te amo, te amo" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Mentiras" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "

Celos Celos may refer to: *Celos, a Spanish term for jealousy * "Celos" (song), a 1983 song by Daniela Romo *"Celos", a song by Marc Anthony song from his 2001 album ''Libre Libre may refer to: Computing * Libre software, free software * Libre Comput ...

" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Caray" (#1 in Mexico) *

Tino Casal José Celestino Casal Álvarez, more commonly known as Tino Casal, (11 February 1950, in Tudela Veguín, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain – 22 September 1991, in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish singer, songwriter and producer, who was active during La ...

: "Embrujada" (#1 in Spain) *

Azul y Negro Azul y Negro is a Spanish synthpop music duo that was founded in 1981 by Carlos García-Vaso, a multi instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, and Joaquín Montoya: (b. 1950 Cartagena). Career Azul y Negro were pioneers of synth and electro ...

: "No Tengo Tiempo (Con los Dedos de una Mano)" *

: " Olvídame y Pega la Vuelta" (#1 in Argentina, #1 in Spain)

Album releases

* Los Huracanes del Norte: ''Las Paredes de Mi Casa'' *

: '' Siempre en Mi Corazón — Always in My Heart'' *

: ''

Secretos ''Secretos'' (Secrets) is 19th studio album recorded by Mexican performer José José, It was released by RCA Ariola in 1983 (see 1983 in music). It was written, produced and arranged by Manuel Alejandro. ''Secretos'' became the first collaborat ...

'' *

: ' *

: '' Me Enamoré'' *

Lani Hall Lani Hall (born November 6, 1945) is an American singer, lyricist, and author. From 1966 to 1971 she performed as lead vocalist for Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66. In 1972 Hall released her first solo album, ''Sun Down Lady''. She may be best know ...

: '' Lani'' * José Luis Rodríguez: ''Ven'' *

: '' Todo'' *

and His Latin Ensemble: ''On Broadway'' *

: ''Corazón Guerrero'' *

: ''El Que la Hace la Paga'' *

: ''Mongo Magic'' *

, and Adalberto Santiago: ''Tremendo Trío'' *

Charly García Charly García (born Carlos Alberto García, October 23, 1951) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He formed and headlined two of the most popular bands in Argentina's rock history: Sui Generis in the 1970s and Se ...

: '' Clics modernos'' *

: ''El Funcionario'' *

: ''A Toda Maquina'' *

: '' Sueños'' *

: '' Enamorada'' *

: '' Número Tres'' *

: ''Desde Dentro'' *

: ''Hermanos'' *

: ' *

: ''

'' *

: ' *

: '' En concierto'' *

: ''Future'' * Menudo: ''

A Todo Rock ''A Todo Rock'' is Menudo's thirteenth album in Spanish. It features Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, Charlie Massó, and new members Ray Reyes, who replaced Xavier Serbiá after Xavier reached the age limit and Roy Rosselló, who replaced Migu ...

'' * Menudo: '' Reaching Out'' * Menudo: '' Feliz Navidad'' *

Massiel María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa (born 2 August 1947), professionally known as Massiel, is a Spanish pop singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "La, la, la", beating the British pop singer Cliff Richard' ...

: ''Corazón de Hierro'' * Ángela Carrasco: ''Unidos'' *

: ' * Willie Chirino: ''Subiendo'' *

: ''Mafia Mania'' * Alberto Cortez: ''Gardel...Como Yo Te Siento'' *

: ''Con Amor'' *

: ' *

: ''

Supe Perder ''Supe Perder'' is the debut album by Mexican group Los Caminantes Los Caminantes are a Mexico, Mexican Grupera band hailing from San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato led by singer-songwriter Agustín Ramírez (singer), Agustín Ramírez. Orig ...

'' *

: ''

Especialmente Para Usted ''Especialmente Para Usted'' is the second studio album by Mexican group Los Caminantes Los Caminantes are a Mexico, Mexican Grupera band hailing from San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato led by singer-songwriter Agustín Ramírez (singer), Ag ...

'' *

: ''Universidad de la Salsa'' * Milly y los Vecinos: ''Nostalgia'' * Milly y los Vecinos: ''Avant Garde'' * Conjunto Libre: ''Ritmo Sonido y Estilo'' * Anthony Ríos: ''Anthony Ríos'' * Wilkins: ''Completamente Vivo'' * Raphy Leavitt & su Orquesta La Selecta: ''Siempre Alegre'' * La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata: ''La Fuerza de Tu Amor'' * Johnny Pacheco and Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez: ''De Nuevo Los Compadres'' *

: ''El Sabor de Oscar'' *

: ''Con Dulzura'' *

: ''Busco un Amor'' *

Lucecita Benítez Luz Esther Benítez Rosado (born July 22, 1942), also known as Lucecita, is a Puerto Rican singer, part of the country's new wave popular music. Born in Bayamon, a large city in Puerto Rico, she participated in amateur radio shows. Benítez's m ...

: ''Criollo Folklore'' * Hugo Blanco: ''De Fiesta'' *

: ' *

: ''Hoy... y Ayer'' *

: ''Tania y Andy'' * Sergio y Estíbaliz: ''Agua'' *

: ''Enamorado de la Vida'' * Bonny Cepeda: ''El Mandamás'' *: ''Cariño mío'' *

Crystal A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macros ...

: ''Suavemente'' *

: ''Entre Amigos'' * Los Ángeles Negroes: ''Locamente Mía'' * Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros: ''Chocolate En Sexteto'' * El Combo de Ayer: ''Aquel Gran Encuentro'' * Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15: ''Deja ese Diablo'' *

Isabel Pantoja María Isabel Pantoja Martín (; born August 2, 1956) is a Spanish singer. She was born in the Triana district of Seville, Spain. She has released more than a dozen albums throughout a career spanning many decades, mostly of '' copla'' genre, ...

: ''Cambiar por ti'' *

: ' * and

: ''Caballo de Batalla'' * Little Joe: ''Roots'' * Little Joe: ''No Quiero Más Amar'' * Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos del Norte:''En Amo de la Musica Norteña'' *

: ''Electrifying'' *

: ''Flying High'' *

and

: ''

Vigilante Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without Right, legal authority. A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a pers ...

'' *

Ismael Quintana Ismael Quintana (June 3, 1937 – April 16, 2016) was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa music. Early years Quintana was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. His family moved to The Bronx sector of New York when he was only two weeks old; there ...

and

Papo Lucca Enrique Arsenio Lucca Quiñones (born April 10, 1946) better known as Papo Lucca, is a Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist best known for his pianist skills. His main musical genres are Salsa and Latin Jazz. He ranks with the late Charlie Palm ...

: ''Mucho talento'' *

Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...

: ''Noche de Amor'' * Lolita Flores: ''Águila Real'' * Alex & Orquesta Liberación: ''Cómo Quisiera'' * Tony Croatto: ''Tony Croatto y Tu Pueblo'' *

: ''Sentimiento al Desnudo'' * Grupo Pegasso: ''Él No Te Quiere'' *

Nydia Caro Nydia Caro (born June 7, 1948) is a Puerto Rican singer. Early years Caro was born in New York City to parents from Rincón, Puerto Rico, initiated her career in the arts at a very young age while living in New York. She attended James Monroe H. ...

: ''Nydia Caro'' *

: ''Hola'' *

: ''Made in Spain'' *Aidita Aviles and Felipe Rodríguez: ''Por Primera Vez'' * Los Humildes: ''Chulita'' * Beatriz Adriana: ''Con el Canto en las Venas'' *

: ' * Lissette: ''Lissette'' *

: ''Tiempo al Tiempo'' *

: ''El Último Sonido, Vol. II'' *

Los Hermanos Rosario Los Hermanos Rosario (''The Rosario Brothers'' in English) is a Merengue music, merengue band, originally consisting of brothers Toño Rosario, Pepe, Rafa and Luis. History Los Hermanos Rosario is an emblematic merengue music band from the Dom ...

: ''Los Hermanos Rosario'' *: ''Y Quién es Ese Tonto'' * Emmanuel: ' *

: ''El Congo de Oro'' *

: ''Monterrey Como Has Crecido'' *: ''Basilio'' (1983) *

La Sonora Dinamita La Sonora Dinamita is a Mexican- Colombian musical group that plays cumbia, a Tropical music genre from Colombia but popular throughout Latin America. As one of the first Cumbia groups to reach international success, it is credited with helping t ...

: ''Terremoto Tropical'' *

Sandra Zaiter Sandra Zaiter (November 21, 1943 – September 25, 2022) was a Dominican-born Puerto Rican actress, children's television show host, singer, composer and athlete. Early life and career Zaiter was born in the Dominican Republic to Maronite Chri ...

: ''De Pie Sigue La Esperanza'' * Alberto Cortez: ''Como el Primer Día'' *

: ''A Mi Manera'' * René Farrait: ''Mi Música'' * and

: ''En La Lejania'' *

Laura Canales Laura Canales (August 19, 1954 – April 16, 2005) was an American Tejano musician and an original inductee in the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame. Canales was born in Kingsville, Texas. Early years Laura Canales was raised in Kingsville, Texas. She ...

: ''Esta Sed Que Tengo'' * Willie Rosario: ''The Salsa Machine'' *

: ''

Decídete ''Decídete'' is the third album released by Mexican singer Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri. It was released in 1983. There are two versions of this song. The original version was deemed too explicit as it contained suggestive lyrics referring to a ...

'' *

: '' ¿Dónde está el país de las hadas?''

Deaths

Births

August 22 Events Pre-1600 * 392 – Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. * 851 – Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland. *1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland a ...

Nacho Nachos are a Mexican culinary dish consisting of fried tortilla chips or ''totopos'' covered with melted cheese or cheese sauce, as well as a variety of other toppings and garnishes, often including meats (such as ground beef or grilled chicken ...

, Venezuelan reggaeton, member of

Chino & Nacho Chino & Nacho is a Venezuelan pop duo, consisting of Jesús Alberto Miranda Pérez (Chino) (born November 15, 1984) and Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti (Nacho) (born August 22, 1983). In 2010, the group won a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Album f ...

September 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1111 – Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia". * 1176 – The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empi ...

Jennifer Peña Jennifer Marcella Peña (born September 17, 1983) is an American Tejano/Latin pop singer who has sold over 3.5 million records internationally. Peña was born in San Antonio, Texas, and is the third and youngest daughter of Jaime and Mary Peñ ...

, Mexican pop and norteño singer *

December 13 Events Pre-1600 *1294 – Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit. * 1545 – The Council of Trent begins as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. * 1577 & ...

J Álvarez, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer

1984

Events

February 28 Events Pre-1600 *202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. * 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. *1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on ...

The

26th Annual Grammy Awards The 26th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1984, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1983. Michael Jackson, who had been recove ...

are held at The

Shrine Auditorium The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 139) in 1975, and ...

in Los Angeles, California.: **

wins the

Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors i ...

for '' Me Enamoré''. **

Los Lobos Los Lobos (, Spanish for "the Wolves") are an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, ...

wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance for "

Anselma "Anselma" is a song written by César Suedan and Guadalupe Trigo, produced by T-Bone Burnett and Steve Berlin, and performed by American band Los Lobos for their EP '' ...And a Time to Dance'' in 1983. The song earned the first Grammy Award for B ...

". **

wins the

Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance The Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Tropical music, tropi ...

for ''On Broadway''. *

November 10 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. * 937 – Ten Kingdoms: Li Bian usurps the throne and deposes Emperor Yang ...

Fernando Ubiergo, representing Chile, wins the with his song "Agualuna".

Notable singles

: "Lo Dudo" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Mi amor, amor" *

and

: "Corazón encadenado" *

: "Querida" (#1 in Mexico) * La Unión: "Lobo-Hombre en París" (#1 in Spain) *

: "Pánico en El Edén" (#1 in Spain) *

: "Tentación" (#1 in Spain) *

: "Sevila" (#1 in Spain) *

Alaska y Dinarama Fangoria are a Spanish electropop duo, consisting of Olvido Gara (a.k.a. Alaska, main vocals, occasional guitar), and Nacho Canut (keyboards, occasional bass guitar). Fangoria have sold 1 million records worldwide since 1989. History In 1977 A ...

: "¿Cómo Pudiste Hacerme Esto a Mí?" (#1 in Spain)

Album releases

: ' * José Luis Rodríguez: ''Voy a Conquistarte'' *

: ''

Recuerdos, Vol. II ''Recuerdos, Vol. II'' is the nineteenth studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, released in 1984. It is reportedly the best-selling album of all time in Mexico, with over seven million units sold. It received a nomination for a Gr ...

'' * Marisela: ' * Chiquetete: ''Eres Mía'' * Lissette: ''Caricatura'' *

: ''Cómo Tu Quieres'' *

: ''A Mi Nuevo Amor''/''Ao Meu Novo Amor'' *

: ''Más Romántico Que Nunca'' * Beatriz Adriana: ''Arrepentida y Sola'' *

: ''Convidencias'' * Miguel Gallardo: ''Tu Amante o Tu Enemigo'' *

: ''

Sólo Una Mujer ''Sólo una Mujer'' ("Just a Woman") is the 9th album by Mexican singer Lucía Méndez. It was released in 1984 as she was filming the telenovela ''Tú o Nadie''. This album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album The ...

'' *

: ''

Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6 ''Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6'' (also released as ''Amor Eterno'' in Mexico and ''Jardín de Rosas'' in Spain) is an album by Spanish singer and actress Rocío Dúrcal, which was released in 1984. The songs in the album were written by Mexican ...

'' * Emmanuel: ' *

: '' Reflexiones'' *

: ''Y Me Enamoré'' *

: ''Cariño'' * Víctor Yturbe: ''Homenaje a los Trios'' *

: ''

Mi Fantasia ''Mi Fantasía'' (English: ''My Fantasy'') is the eighth studio album recorded by Mexican band Los Bukis. It was released by Melody in 1983 (see 1983 in music). Track listing All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís Marco Anto ...

'' *

: ''Rumores'' *

Grupo Yndio Grupo Yndio is a Mexican band from Sonora founded in 1972, by some of the members of the dissolute Los Pulpos. The band is known for Spanish covers of English-language pop hits, but with a distinctive Grupero style. Their best known hits includ ...

: ''Adios'' *

: ''Amor a la Ligera'' *

: ''Despedida Con Mariachi'' *

: ''

Simplemente Mujer ''Simplemente Mujer'': is a 1984 album by Vikki Carr that won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Recording. The album produced a hit single in the song ''Ni Princesa, Ni Esclava''. This was Carr's first recording with mariachi accompaniment. L ...

'' *

: '' La Jaula de Oro'' * Milly y los Vecinos: ''Esta Noche!'' *

Grupo Niche Grupo Niche is a salsa group founded in 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia. In 1982, the group settled in the city of Cali, Colombia, enjoying great popularity throughout Latin America. It was founded by Jairo Varela and Alexis Lozano. Varela remain ...

: ' *

: ''Y Buena Que Esta... Maria'' *

: '' In Alaska: Breaking the Ice'' *

: ''Mucho Mejor'' *

Los Prisioneros Los Prisioneros ("The Prisoners") were a Chilean rock/pop band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, in 1983. They are considered one of the most important Chilean bands, and arguably the strongest musical influences that Chile has made to Latin Ame ...

: ''La Voz De Los 80'' *Belkis Concepción and

Las Chicas Del Can Las Chicas Del Can was the first all-female Merengue music, merengue group from Dominican Republic. Originally created by pianist Belkis Concepción, several teams of female vocalists and musicians have alternately performed under the name Las Ch ...

: ''Belkis Concepción & Las Chicas Del Can'' *

: ''Todo Se Va Poder'' * Tommy Olivencia & su Orquesta: ''Celebrando Otro Aniversario'' * Roberto Torres: ''Corazón de Pueblo'' *

: ''La Vida en Broma'' *

: ''El Jardinero'' * María de Lourdes: ''Mujer Importante'' *

Santiago Jiménez Jr. Santiago Jiménez Jr. (aka Santiago Henriquez Jiménez) (born April 8, 1944) is an American folk musician who received a National Heritage Fellowship in 2000 for lifetime achievement in traditional Tejano music, Tex-Mex/folk music, and a National ...

: ''Santiago Strikes Again'' *

and his Latin Jazz Orchestra: ''Free Spirit – Espiritu Libre'' *

María Conchita Alonso María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born June 29, 1957), better known as María Conchita Alonso, is a singer, actress and former beauty queen. She has participated in film and television productions, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit ...

: '' María Conchita'' *

Johnny Lozada Johnny Lozada Correa (born December 21, 1967 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican singer, actor, host, and television personality. Lozada was a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo during its golden years, joining the group in 1980 and ...

: ''Invítame'' * Menudo: '' Evolución'' *

Sheena Easton Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to ...

: '' Todo Me Recuerda a Ti'' *

: ''Eternamente Tuyo'' * Eddie Palmieri: ''Palo Pa' Rumba'' * Poncho Sánchez: ''Bien Sabroso!'' *

: '' Buscando América'' *

: ''Criollo'' *

: ''

Amor Prohibido ''Amor Prohibido'' ( en, italic=yes, Forbidden Love) is the fourth studio album by American singer Selena, released on March 13, 1993, by EMI Latin. Having reached a core fan base, the label aimed to broaden her appeal with the next studio rele ...

'' *

Franco De Vita Franco Atilio De Vita De Vito (born January 23, 1954, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter. His first album as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the C ...

: ''

'' *

Guadalupe Pineda Guadalupe Pineda (born February 23, 1955) is a Mexican singer considered one of Mexico's grassroots musical icons. She is a recipient of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a multi-Latin Grammy nominee, she has released more than 30 a ...

: ''Te Amo'' *

: ''Así Cantaba Cheito González, Vol. 2'' *

: ''En la Intimidad'' *

: ''Así Cantaba Cheito González, Vol. 2'' * Leonardo Paniagua: ''El Gusto del Pueblo'' *

: ''25 Años de Sentimientos'' *

Fausto Rey Fausto Ramón Sepúlveda (born December 1, 1951, in Higuey), known by his stage name Fausto Rey, is a Dominican singer. Rey is predominantly known as a crooner, with a versatile range including romantic ballads, boleros, waltz, salsa, merengu ...

: ''Mi Linda Música Merengue!'' *

: ''

Porque Tengo Tu Amor ''Porque Tengo Tu Amor'' is the fifth studio album by Mexican group Los Caminantes Los Caminantes are a Mexico, Mexican Grupera band hailing from San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato led by singer-songwriter Agustín Ramírez (singer), Agustín ...

'' * Los Iracundos: ''Tú Con Él'' *

: ' * Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos del Norte: ''Vidrios Rotos'' * Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos del Norte: ''El Corrido del Tuerto'' * Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos del Norte: ''Vestida de Color de Rosa'' * Little Joe: ''Renunciación'' *

: ''

1100 Bel Air Place ''1100 Bel Air Place'' is an album of love songs performed by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, released on 10 August 1984 by CBS Records internationally and by Columbia Records in the United States. It was the first of Iglesias' albums to be perf ...

'' *

: ''Contra Viento y Marea'' *

: ''

'' * Wilkins: ''La Historia Se Repite'' *

: ' *

: ''Ya Pa Qué'' *

: ''

Un Mexicano en la México ''Un Mexicano en la México'' ("A Mexican in the México") is the title of a live album and DVD released by the Mexican performer Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, son ...

'' * Carmita Jiménez: ''En Vivo'' * Carmita Jiménez: ''Interpreta a Los Panchos'' *

: ''Sola en Libertad'' *

: '' Hot Stuff'' *

: '' Ya nunca más'' *

: ''

Palabra de honor ''Palabra de honor'' (''Word of Honor'') is a 1939 Argentine comedy film directed by Luis Cesar Amadori. The film premiered on May 10, 1939 in Buenos Aires and starred Luis Sandrini. Cast * Luis Sandrini ... Pitango * Alicia Vignoli ... L ...

'' *

: ''Pero No Me Dejes'' *

Rudy Pérez Rudy Amado Pérez (born May 14, 1958) is a Cuban-born American musician, songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, sound engineer, musical director and singer, as well as entertainment entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His area of specialty is b ...

: ''Ruby'' *

Gualberto Ibarreto Gualberto José Ibarreto Barrios (born July 12, 1947 in El Pilar, Sucre state, Venezuela), is a folk singer who plays the mandolin, cuatro, and guitar. See also * Venezuelan music Several styles of the traditional music of Venezuela, such a ...

: ''Gualberto Ibarreto'' *

: ''No Juegues con Mi Amor'' * Los Humildes: ''Anoche Soñé'' * Israel Kantor: ''Con La Verdad'' *

: ''Versatil'' *

: ''Lani Hall'' *

and

: ''En Acción'' *

: ''El Último Sonido, Vol. III'' *

Roberto Blades Roberto Blades is a Panamanian Salsa singer. His most popular songs are "Ya No Regreso Contigo", "Lagrimas", "Poquita Fe", "Casco", "Detalles", "El Artista Famoso", "Victima de Afecto", "Flor Dormida" and "Si Estuvieras Conmigo" among many more ...

and Orquesta Inmensidad: ''Alegría'' *

: ''Bienvenido Sea el Amor'' *

: ''Yo'' * Charytín: ''Se Acabó'' * Charytín: ''Guitarras y Violines'' *

: '' Internacionalmente Norteños'' * Dulce: ''Tu Muñeca'' *

: ''Acéptame Como Soy'' *

: ''Lo Que Pide la Gente'' * Willie Rosario: ''Nuevos Horizents'' *

: ''No Finjas'' *

: ''Cuco Valoy y Su Tribu'' *

: ''Ayer Y Hoy'' * Mazz: ''It's Bad!'' *

: ''Tiempo Pa Matar'' * El Combo de Ayer: ''20 Años Después'' *

: ''Con Cariño'' *

: ' *

: '' Bandido'' *

: '' Ya Viene el Sol''

Deaths

* Pellin Rodriguez

Births

1985

Events

February 26 Events Pre-1600 *747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events. * 364 – Valentinian I is p ...

The

27th Annual Grammy Awards The 27th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1985, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, and were broadcast live in the United States by CBS. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1984. Award winners Record of the ...

are held at The

in Los Angeles, California.: **

wins the

for '' Siempre en Mi Corazón — Always in My Heart''. **

and

wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance for "

Me Gustas Tal Como Eres "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" (Spanish for "I like you just the way you are") is a song written by Juan Carlos Calderón and Luis Gómez Escolar, produced by Calderón, and performed by Scottish singer Sheena Easton in a duet with Mexican singer Luis ...

". ** Eddie Palmieri wins the

for ''Palo Pa Rumbia''. *

June 29 Events Pre-1600 * 226 – Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei. *1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi. * 1194 – Sverre is crowned King of Norway, ...

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...

'' debuts three new Latin music albums charts which are divided by genres as opposed to selected locations in the United States. The three Latin music charts established are

Latin Pop Albums Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on ''Billboard'' magazine. It features Latin music Latin music ( Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from ...

Regional Mexican Albums Regional Mexican Albums is a genre-specific record chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart was established in June 1985 and originally listed the top twenty-five best-selling albums of mariachi, tejano, no ...

, and

Tropical Albums Tropical Albums (formerly known as ''Tropical/Salsa'') is a record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, ...

. *

Eugenia León Eugenia León (born June 7, 1956) is a Mexican singer. In 1985, she won first place at the prestigious OTI Festival in Seville, Spain with the theme "El Fandango Aquí" by . A winner of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, she has had a ca ...

, representing Mexico, wins the with her song "El Fandango Aquí".

Notable singles

: "Yo Sigo Siendo Aquel" (US '' Cashbox'': "Most Added") *Jorge Rigo: "Sola" (US ''Cashbox'': "Most Added") *

and

: "De Repente el Amor" (US ''Cashbox'': "Most Added") * Carlos Mata: "¿Que Porque Te Quiero?" (US ''Cashbox'': "Most Added") *Hermanos (Various artists): "

Cantaré, cantarás "Cantaré, cantarás" ''(I Will Sing, You Will Sing)'' is a single by various Latin American icons called circumstantially "Hermanos", and it was released in 1985. The B-side is conformed by Herb Alpert's "African Flame". The song was considered ...

" (US ''Cashbox'': "Most Added") *

: "Querida" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Palabra de Honor" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Corazón de piedra" (#1 in Mexico) *

and

: "Déjame vivir" (#1 in Mexico) * Chiquetete: "Esta cobardía" (#1 in Mexico) *

: "Amante bandido" (#1 in Spain) *

: "Ni Tú, Ni Nadie"" (#1 in Spain) * Iván: "Baila" (#1 in Spain)

Album releases

* tNordeste Já, a collective release featuring dozens of popular Brazilian performers with the intent of aiding the

Brazilian northeast The Northeast Region of Brazil ( pt, Região Nordeste do Brasil; ) is one of the five official and political regions of the country according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Of Brazil's twenty-six states, it comprises n ...

after severe droughts in the region. The release featured two songs: "Chega de Magoa" and "Seca D'Água"; both songs are credited as being written by "collective creation". *

Álvaro Torres Álvaro Torres (born April 9, 1954) is a Salvadoran singer-songwriter. Biography Álvaro Torres was born on April 9, 1954 in Usulután, El Salvador. Torres moved to Guatemala and started a solo career recording his first album, "''Algo espec ...

: ''

Tres Tres may refer to: * Tres (instrument), a Cuban musical instrument * Tres, Trentino, municipality in Italy * "Tres" (song) by Juanes * "Tres", a song by Líbido from their album ''Hembra'' * TrES, the ''Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey'' * Templi R ...

'' *

: ''

Promesas ''Promesas'' (''Promises'') is 21st studio album recorded by Mexican performer José José, It was released by RCA Ariola in 1985 (see 1985 in music). It was written, produced and arranged by Spanish producer Rafael Pérez-Botija. This album bec ...

'' *

, Vicente Carattini y Los Cantores de San Juan and Alpha IV: ''

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'' *

: ''Lucía y Joaquín'' * José Luis Rodríguez: ''El Último Beso'' *

: ' *

: '' Cantaré Para Ti'' *

: ''

Tuyo Tuyo may refer to: * Tuyo (Rodrigo Amarante song), "Tuyo" (Rodrigo Amarante song), 2015 * Tuyo (Romeo Santos song), "Tuyo" (Romeo Santos song), 2017 * Tuyo (album), ''Tuyo'' (album), a 1985 album by Camilo Sesto * Tuyo, Álava, a hamlet and council ...

'' *

: ''

Luz de Luna ''Luz de Luna'' is the fourteenth (14th) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1985, and it included the massive hits "Te Veo Pasar (Should Have Known Better)", "El Amor", "Señor...Del Pasado", and "El Poder Del ...

'' * Charytín: ''Verdades Desnudas'' * Miguel Gallardo: ' * Marisela: ' *

: ''

Primitive Love ''Primitive Love'' is the ninth studio album and second English-language record by the Miami Sound Machine, released in August 1985, by Epic Records. A 2CD remastered version of the album was scheduled for March 31, 2017 by Vibe on Records, bu ...

'' *

: ''

Libra Libra generally refers to: * Libra (constellation), a constellation * Libra (astrology), an astrological sign based on the star constellation Libra may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Libra'' (novel), a 1988 novel by Don DeLillo Musi ...

'' * Ángela Carrasco: ''Dama del Caribe'' *

: ' * Carlos Mata: ' *

: ''Yo Sigo Siendo Aquel'' * Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos Del Norte: ''La que se fue tierra mala'' * Fito Olivares: ''El Cometa'' *

: ''De un Rancho a Otro'' *

: ''Hoy no hago mas que recordarte'' *

: ''La Cumbia del sida'' *

: ''El Otro México'' *

La Sombra La Sombra de Chicago or La Sombra de Tony Guerrero or even the Windy City Boys is a Tejano band founded by Tony Guerrero. Originally from the Chicago suburb of Aurora, Illinois, the group gained national acclaim and success after moving to Corp ...

: ''Sombra Love'' *

: ''The Windy City Boys'' *

Legião Urbana Legião Urbana (Portuguese for Urban Legion) was a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982 in Brasília, Distrito Federal. The band primarily consisted of Renato Russo (vocals, bass and keyboards), Dado Villa-Lobos (guitar) and Marcelo Bonfá (d ...

: ''

'' * Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos Del Norte: ''En Gira Internacional'' * Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos Del Norte: ''Laguna Seca Ranch'' * Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos Del Norte: ''Un rinconcito en el cielo'' *

Los Baby's Los Baby's are a rock and ballad band from Yucatán, Mexico. Their native town of Panabá is close to Mérida, the state capital. History The group began performing together in 1958, at which time it was composed of the four Avila Aranda brother ...

: ''Piensa en Mi'' *

: ''Con Mariachi'' *

: ''Los Yonic's'' *

: ''Me rompieron tu retrato'' *

: ''

Herencia Norteña ''Herencia Norteña'' is the ninth studio album by La Mafia La Mafia is a five-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, and has charted a course as a Latin music band. Histor ...

'' *

: ''

Neon Static ''Neon Static'' is the eighth studio album by La Mafia La Mafia is a five-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, and has charted a course as a Latin music band. History L ...

'' *

: ''

Cada Día Mejor ''Cada Dia Mejor'' is the sixth studio album by Mexican group Los Caminantes Los Caminantes are a Mexico, Mexican Grupera band hailing from San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato led by singer-songwriter Agustín Ramírez (singer), Agustín Ram� ...

'' * Grupo Pegasso: ''Como una Estrella'' *

: ''

A Donde Vas A Donde Vas (English: ''Where Are You Going'') is the ninth studio album recorded Mexican band by Los Bukis. It was released by Melody in 1985 (see 1985 in music). The album reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Regional Mexican Albums. A Don ...

'' * Jochy Hernández: ''Ahora Yo'' *

: ''Regresa al Amor'' * Juan Luis Guera & 4.40: ''

Mudanza y Acarreo Mudanza y Acarreo (Spanish for ''House Moving and haulage'') Is the second album by songwriter and musician Juan Luis Guerra. This The album is widely known for making Juan Luis Guerra and 440 famous and launch to the national fame the group withi ...

'' * Willie Chirino: ''Zarabanda'' * Tommy Olivencia & su Orquesta: ''Ayer, Hoy, Mañana y Siempre'' * Tony Croatto: ''Mi luncha'' *

: ''La Medicina'' * Tavín Pumarejo and Conjunto Quisqueya: ''La Combinación Ganadora'' *

: ''Navidad Sin Ti'' *

: ''

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'' *

: '' Y Su Pueblo'' * Milly y los Vecinos: ''Dinastia'' *

: ''Escenas'' * Bonny Cepeda: ''Noche de Discoteca'' *

: ''Mejor Que Nunca'' * Frankie Ruiz: '' Solista pero no solo'' *

: ''El Hombre y Su Musica'' *

: ''¡A la Carga!'' * Orquesta La Solucion: ''Una Canita Más'' *

: '' Algo Excepcional'' * Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15: ''Nuestro 5to Aniversario: El Muchachito'' *

Alex Bueno Alex Bueno (born 6 September 1963) is a singer and guitarist from the Dominican Republic, specializing in Merengue music, merengue and Bachata (music), bachata music. He joined Gerardo Vera’s All-Stars in 1979 and formed Orquesta Liberación i ...

: ''Alex Bueno & Orquesta Liberacion'' *

: '' Reventó'' *

: ''Andy Montañez'' * Willie Rosario: ''Afincando'' *

: ' *

: ''

Es Fácil Amar ''Es Fácil Amar (It's Easy to Love)'' is a studio album recorded by American singer Lani Hall. It was produced by Albert Hammond, mixed by Bill Bottrell, mastered by Arnie Acosta, and released in 1985.Lani Hall ''Es Fácil Amar'' (Liner Notes) ...

'' * Los Humildes: ''13 Aniversario/13 Album/13 Exitos'' * Eddie Palmieri: ''Solito'' *

and Johnny Pacheco: ''De Nuevo'' * Yolanda del Río: ''Un Amor Especial'' *

: ' * Louie Ramirez & Su Orquesta and Ray de la Paz: ''Alegres y Románticos'' *

: ''El Sonero del Pueblo'' *

: ''Éxitos Callejeros'' * Carlos Mata: ''Marisela'' * Mazz: ''The Bad Boys'' *

and Lucerito: '' Fiebre de amor'' *

Ultraje a Rigor Ultraje a Rigor is a Brazilian rock band, which formed in 1980 and experienced great success along with other famous Brazilian rock bands from that time, like Titãs, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Legião Urbana, and many others, mostly during the 1 ...

: '' Nós Vamos Invadir sua Praia'' *

: ''

'' *

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: ''Revoluções por Minuto''

Deaths

Births

January 7 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – The Senate of Rome says that Caesar will be declared a public enemy unless he disbands his army. This prompts the tribunes who support him to flee to Ravenna, where Caesar is waiting. * 1325 – Alfonso IV ...

J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...

, Colombian reggaeton singer *

December 23 Events Pre-1600 * 484 – The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity. * 558 – Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks. * 583 – Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque. * 962 &ndas ...

Arcángel Austin Agustín SantosBiografía de Arcángel
Retrieved on May 19, 2017 (born Decembe ...

, American reggaeton singer

1986

1987

1988

1989

References

;General *Print editions of the ''Notitas Musicales'' magazine for the #1 songs in Mexico. * (#1 songs in Spain)

Charts

Overview

Latin pop

Regional Mexican

Tropical/salsa

Rock en español

Brazilian/Portuguese

1980

Events

Notable singles

Album releases

Deaths

Births

1981

Events

Notable singles

Album releases

Deaths

Births

1982

Events

Notable singles

Album releases

Deaths

Births

1983

Events

Notable singles

Album releases

Deaths

Births

1984

Events

Notable singles

Album releases

Deaths

Births

1985

Events

Notable singles

Album releases

Deaths

Births

1986

1987

1988

1989

References

Further reading