Federico Aubele is an Argentine singer-songwriter whose music blends a variety of genres and styles. Born and raised in

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, Aubele started playing music at age 12. He moved to

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in 2002, where he lived for several years. After submitting a demo via email to

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's Eighteenth Street Lounge Music, he was signed quickly to the label, and released his debut album ''Gran Hotel Buenos Aires'', produced by Thievery Corporation, in 2004. In 2006, he played at the

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. His song "Esta Noche" was featured in the fifth season of '' Alias'' (episode 8) and Season One episode 10 of ''

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''. "La Esquina" was featured in the 2007 movie '' The Take'', starring John Leguizamo. After Berlin, he moved to

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where he began working on his new album, ''Panamericana'' (a title to indicate the many musical influences and in part named after the

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), which was released on 18 September 2007, also produced by Thievery Corporation. In 2009 he released ''Amatoria'', a much more mellow album which featured a duet with Sabina Sciubba from Brazilian Girls and a collaboration with Miho Hatori. In late 2010 Aubele finished the self-produced album ''Berlin 13'', which was released in March 2011, and had a much stronger electronic music influence. His album ''5'', from 2013, featured the song "Somewhere Else," a duet with jazz chanteuse

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. In 2014, Nacional Records produced a 10-year anniversary edition of Aubele's debut album ''Gran Hotel Buenos Aires'', with a full North America tour. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. In 2022 Federico released his sixth studio album ''The Holographic Moon'' ending a six year hiatus.

Performances

*Montreal Jazz Fest (2005, 2009) *Lollapalooza (2009) *Treasure Island Music Festival (2009) *Austin City Limits Fest (2010, 2011)

Discography

Albums

*''Gran Hotel Buenos Aires'' (2004) *''Panamericana'' (2007) *''Amatoria'' (2009) *''Berlin 13'' (2011) *''Five'' (22 October 2013) *''The Holographic Moon'' (2022)

References

External links

More info at Eighteenth Street Lounge Music

Interview in Eye Weekly

Federico Aubele interview on Velvetpanda

1974 births Living people Argentine expatriates in Germany 21st-century Argentine male singers Argentine male singer-songwriters Singers from Buenos Aires Writers from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-singer-stub