Ricardo Roberto Toro Lavín, also known as Buddy Richard (September 21, 1943,
Graneros
Graneros is a Chilean Communes of Chile, commune and List of cities in Chile, city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.
Deportes
Graneros se conoce como unas de las candidatas a ganar la copa de la región Libertador Bernardo Ohiggins
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is a Chilean singer-songwriter known for his ballads.
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He began performing as part of the " Nueva ola" ("New wave"). He first recorded in 1962, recording his own songs and singing in Spanish. He signed to Caracol and released his first single, ''Balada de la tristeza'', which became a hit in the summer of 1963. The following year he signed with Arena and released his most well-known songs, ''Cielo'' (as a way to say "Honey", a cover of the Bobby Hebb song '' Sunny''), ''Despídete con un beso'' ("Say goodbye with a kiss") and ''Si me vas a abandonar'' ("If you are going to leave me").][ His 1969 live album, '' Buddy Richard en el Astor'', was broadcast live on Chilean television and radio,][ His 1975 song ''Tu cariño se me va'' ("Your love leaves me") and his 1982 song ''Mentira'' ("Lie") (made popular by the ]Nicaragua
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n singer 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 ...
) became popular across Latin America. After a lull in his career, he again became popular in 1993 after recording with the band Los Tres
Los Tres also known as The Tr3s or The 3, is a Chilean rock band. The band was formed in 1987 in Concepción by Álvaro Henríquez, Roberto Lindl, Francisco Molina and later Ángel Parra Jr. joined. They are one of the most influential rock ...
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He retired from public performance in 2008, playing his last concert at the ]Quinta Vergara
Quinta Vergara is a park located in Viña del Mar, Chile. The park features three major landmarks: the Palacio Vergara, the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater and a garden. Every year the park is home to the Viña del Mar International Song Festival.
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on 25 February at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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.[ With producer Daniel Guerrero he wrote his first song in fifteen years for his retirement, titled ''Trátame bien'' ("Treat me good").][
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Studio albums
* ''Buddy Richard y sus amigos (Buddy Richard and His Friends)'' (1964)
* '' Buddy Richard en el Astor'' (''Buddy Richard at the Astor'') (1969)
* ''Quiera Dios (''If God Wants'')'' (1971)
* ''¡Buddy!'' (1974)
* Si me vas a abandonar (''If You Are Going to Abandon Me'') (1976)
* Maldito amor (''Damn Love'') (1985)
* Con tanto amor (''With So Much Love'') (1988)
* Por siempre (''Forever'') (1995)
References
External links
Official website
Tu cariño se me va - Buddy Richard
Musica Popular, La Enciclopedia de la Música Chilena
20th-century Chilean male singers
Chilean singer-songwriters
People from Graneros
1943 births
Living people
Liceo Bicentenario Óscar Castro Zúñiga alumni
Chilean pop singers
Chilean rock singers
20th-century Chilean male artists
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