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This is a list of notable tango singers, that is, notable singers who are accomplished in the
tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
genre. Many tango musicians have been both musicians and singers, but this does not exclude from this list. While the vast majority of earlier tango singers were
Argentines Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, ...
, this list illustrates the diversification of tango over time, with the growth in female stars such as Susana Rinaldi and the spread of tango around the world, as far as Russia ( Pyotr Leshchenko),
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Jerzy Petersburski Jerzy Petersburski (1895–1979) was a Jewish Polish pianist and composer of popular music, renowned mostly for his Tangos, some of which (such as '' To ostatnia niedziela'', ''Już nigdy'' and ''Tango Milonga'') were milestones in popularizat ...
), and
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( İbrahim Özgür).


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Jorge Abril Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...
Chile. * Alberto Acuña (1896–1975) from
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, formed a famous duo with René Ruiz and was also a guitar player and composer. * Carlos Acuña (1915–1999) known for his deep, high and expressive voice. His foreign travels brought him success in
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, Mexico, Italy and Spain, where he became a close friend of the exiled Juan Perón. *
Eduardo Adrián Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footb ...
(1923–1989) from Mar del Plata, also a writer, lecturer and theater director. * Carlos Almada * Oscar Alonso * Alberto Amor * Francisco Amor * Alberto Arenas *
Imperio Argentina María Magdalena Nile del Río (26 December 1906 – 22 August 2003) was an Argentine professional singer and movie actress, better known as Imperio Argentina; she became a citizen of Spain in 1999. María Magdalena Nile del Río was born ...
* Ernesto Ariel *
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* Carmelita Aubert *
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*Roberto Ayala


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* Amelita Baltar * Lito Bayardo *
Alfredo Belusi Alfredo Belusi (born Alfredo Belluschi, Los Quirquinchos, Santa Fe, 10 January 1925 - Buenos Aires, 1 January 2001) was an Argentine tango musician. His works at José Basso's and Osvaldo Pugliese Osvaldo Pedro Pugliese (Buenos Aires, Decem ...
* Carlos Bermudez * Carlos Bernal * Elba Berón * Raúl Berón * José Betinotti *
Beba Bidart Eliane René Schianni Bidart ( stage name, Beba Bidart; April 3, 1924 – August 27, 1994), was an Argentine tango singer, actress and dancer. Eliane René Schianni Bidart was born April 3, 1924, in Buenos Aires. She began her studies at the age ...
* Eladia Blázquez * Armando Bonasco Chile. *
Sofía Bozán Sofía Bozán (5 November 1904 – 9 July 1958) was an Argentine film actress and tango performer of the 1930s and 1940s. She made almost 30 appearances in film between 1937 and 1959. She began her career in acting in 1931 and appeared in films ...
* Mario Bustos


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* Roberto Caló * Aldo Campoamor *
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* Enrique Carbel * Luis Cardei * Ángel Cárdenas * Mercedes Carné *
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* Jorge Casal * Horacio Casares * Alberto Castillo * Roberto Chanel * * Juan Carlos Cobos * Alberto Cosentino *
Pascual Contursi Pascual Contursi (November 18, 1888 – May 28, 1932) was an Argentine poet, singer, and guitarist. He composed lyrics for 33 tango compositions – many well-known. Life and work Pascual Contursi was born in Chivilcoy, a pampas town, in 1888. ...
* Guillermo Coral * Abel Córdoba * Luis Correa *
Ignacio Corsini Ignacio Corsini (February 13, 1891 – July 26, 1967) was an Italian-born Argentine folklore and tango musician. Life and work Andrea Corsini, such his real name, was born in Troina, a village in the Enna Province of Sicily, in 1891. He was f ...
* Carlos Cristal


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* Alfredo Dalton * Carlos Dante * Héctor Darío * Dorita Davis * Elvira De Grey's * María de la Fuente * Héctor De Rosas *
Hugo del Carril Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era. Early life Born in Buenos Aires, del Carril ...
* Olga Delgrossi * Carmen Del Moral * Alfredo Del Río * Soledad del Valle * María José Demare * Horacio Deval * Santiago Devin * Ángel Díaz (singer) *
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* Luis Díaz * Patrocinio Díaz * Roberto Díaz * Enrique Dumas *
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* Hugo Duval


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* Alberto Echagüe * Eduardo Espinoza *
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Néstor Fabián * Rosanna Falasca *
Ada Falcón Ada Falcón (born Aída Elsa Ada Falcone; 17 August 1905 – 4 January 2002) was an Argentina, Argentine Tango (dance), tango dancer, singer and film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. She starred in the film ''Ídolos de la radio'' in 1934. She w ...
* Adhelma Falcón * Jorge Falcón (1949–1987) * Andrés Falgás * Ernesto Famá * Chito Faró (Valparaiso, 8 April 1915 – Santiago, 28 April 1986), outstanding composer, actor film and theater, singer and Chilean poet * Héctor Farrel * Néstor Feria * Guillermo Fernández * Oscar Ferrari * Francisco Fiorentino * Roberto Flores * Roberto Florio * Roxana Fontán * Magalí Fontana *
Roberto Fugazot Roberto Fugazot (1902–1971) was a Uruguayan tango singer and film actor.Finkielman p.115 Fugazot appeared in eighteen films including '' Savage Pampas'' (1945). He was the father of Diana Cortesina Diana Cortesina (Madrid, 1928 - Madrid, 22 M ...
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Japan.


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* Tita Galatro * Rodolfo Galé * Guillermo Galvé * María Garay * Carlos Gardel * Armando Garrido * Romeo Gavioli * Alfredo y Flora Gobbi *
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* Alberto Gómez *
Roberto Goyeneche Roberto Goyeneche (January 29, 1926 in Saavedra, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires – August 27, 1994 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine tango singer of Basque descent, who epitomized the archetype of 1950s Buenos Aires' bohemian life, and became ...
* Juan Carlos Granelli * María Graña * Adrián Guida


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* Seyyan Hanim (1913–1989), major figure of
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in Turkey, taking advantage of Atatürk's secularization (and personal protection) to become one of the earliest Muslim women to appear on stage there.Uli Schumann,
Turkish Tango : Seyyan Hanin and Ibrahim Özgür
'', kidojo.it (translated by E. Maresglia). Retrieved 13 July 2006
Her singing repertoire also included
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and foxtrot, but tango made her reputation, and she recorded the first
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tango, Necip Celal's ''Mazi'' ("The Past") in 1932. She recorded around 50 LPs for
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and several more for
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. * Carlos Heredia


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* Teófilo Ibáñez * Raúl Iriarte * Agustín Irusta


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* Rubén Juárez


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* Armando Laborde *
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* Alberto Lago *
Libertad Lamarque Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 November 1908 – 12 December 2000) was a Mexican-Argentine actress and singer, one of the icons of the Golden Age of Argentine and Mexican cinema. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as " ...
* Juanita Larrauri * Oscar Larroca * Patricia Lasala *
Raúl Lavié Raúl Lavié (born August 22, 1937) nickname ''El Negro'', is an Argentine entertainer prominent in the Tango genre. Life and work Raúl Alberto Peralta was born in Álvarez, located in the Rosario Department of the Santa Fe Province, Argentina ...
* Enrique Lear *
Amanda Ledesma Amanda Ledesma (December 31, 1911 – February 19, 2000) was an Argentine film actress and singer. Ledesma appeared in several tango films such as ''The Tango Star'' (1940). In 1939 she was originally cast to appear in the American film ''The Sons ...
* Argentino Ledesma * Susy Leiva * Rodolfo Lesica * Pyotr Leshchenko (1898–1954), the "King of Russian Tango" enjoyed great popularity both in Russia and abroad despite being suppressed in the
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. He sang mainly in Russian, also singing gypsy music. He died in a prison camp near
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. *
Claudia Levy Claudia Dale Levy (December 24, 1943Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Index 1903-1997; via Ancestry – December 3, 2021) was an American journalist and union activist who worked at ''The Washington Post'' in the 198 ...
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Mario Luna Mario Benito Luna Sarmiento (born 19 October 1958) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward, and later worked as a manager. He began his career in his native Argentina, moving abroad to spend the 1980 North American Soccer Lea ...
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Virginia Luque Virginia Luque (born Violeta Mabel Domínguez; 4 October 1927 – 3 June 2014) was an Argentine tango singer and film actress. She made nearly 20 appearances in tango films of Argentina between 1943 and 1976. Born in Buenos Aires Buenos Air ...


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* Mabel Mabel * Jorge Maciel *
Agustín Magaldi Agustín Magaldi Coviello (December 1, 1898 – September 8, 1938) was an Argentinian tango and milonga singer. His nickname was "La voz sentimental de Buenos Aires" ("The sentimental voice of Buenos Aires"). Magaldi took part in the opening br ...
* Antonio Maida * Roberto Maida * Azucena Maizani *
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* Amadeo Mandarino * Juan Carlos Marambio Catán * Hugo Marcel * Aníbal Marconi * Alberto Marino * Julio Martel * Lalo Martel * Reynaldo Martín * Héctor Mauré * Orlando Medina * Ana Medrano * María José Mentana *
Tita Merello Laura Ana "Tita" Merello (11 October 1904 – 24 December 2002) was an Argentine film actress, tango dancer and singer of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). In her 6 decades in Argentine entertainment, at the time of her death, s ...
* Lucrecia Merico *
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Nina Miranda Nina Miranda is a Brazilian-born English singer and songwriter who was a member of English bands Smoke City, Shrift and Zeep. Life and career Miranda was born in Brasília, Distrito Federal. Her mother is the English Liz Thompson-Miranda; ...
* Rosita Montemar *
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* María Estela Monti * Blanca Mooney * Alberto Morán * Roxana Morán * Victoria Morán * Carlos Morel *
Alberto Moreno Alberto Moreno Pérez (; born 5 July 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Villarreal. An academy graduate of local side Sevilla, he made his senior debut for the club's reserve side in 2011 befo ...
* Armando Moreno * Carlos Moreno * Osvaldo Moreno * Pablo Moreno *
Daniel Melingo Daniel Melingo (born October 22, 1957) is an Argentine musician, with a background in rock (he played guitar for Los Twist and saxophone for Los Abuelos de la Nada). He is now a tango artist and tours with his band Los Ramones del tango. Biog ...


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* Gustavo Nocetti (1959–2002) * Silvia Nieves


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* Quique Ojeda *
Sabina Olmos Sabina Olmos (1913–1999) pseudonym of Rosa Herminia Gómez Ramos was an Argentina, Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). She began her career as a radio songstress of folklore and tango. Later, she develop ...
* Jorge Omar *
Nelly Omar Nilda Elvira Vattuone (10 September 1911 – 20 December 2013), better known by her stage name Nelly Omar, was an Argentine actress and singer during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. She was successful as a tango singer, performing on numero ...
* Jorge Ortíz * İbrahim Özgür (1905–1959), dubbed "The King of Turkish Tango" for his singing and composition, after an earlier successful career in
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. He began tango recordings in 1938. His nostalgic, "velvet" voice was well-suited for his mournful songs, haunted by his unrequited love for an Indian princess he met during his grand tour of Asia in the 1930s. His most famous such song, ''Mavi Kelebek'' ("Blue Butterfly"), won him a legion of female fans. Özgür was the first male tango singer to rise to prominence in Turkey, where the tango tradition had been dominated by women.


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* Héctor Pacheco * Carlos Paiva * Héctor Palacios *
Anita Palmero Anita Palmero (13 September 1902 – 11 January 1987) was a Spanish cabaret and tango singer, as well as an actress. Nicknamed the "Cancionista nacional", she had a successful career in Argentina. Early life She was born in Ronda, Málaga, Sp ...
* Ricardo "Chiqui" Pereyra *
Jerzy Petersburski Jerzy Petersburski (1895–1979) was a Jewish Polish pianist and composer of popular music, renowned mostly for his Tangos, some of which (such as '' To ostatnia niedziela'', ''Już nigdy'' and ''Tango Milonga'') were milestones in popularizat ...
* Alberto Podestá * Mario Pomar * Néstor Prado * Príncipe Azul


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* Horacio Quintana * Roberto Quiroga * Rosita Quiroga


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* Roberto Ray *
José Razzano José Francisco Razzano (1887–1960) was an Uruguayan singer and composer. He joined singer Carlos Gardel on a duo until 1925 when Razzano left due to vocal cord problems. Since then, Razzano became Gardel's manager until 1933. Biography Jos ...
* Néstor Real * Carlos Reyes * Tito Reyes * Gabriel Reynal * Osvaldo Ribó *
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* Susana Rinaldi (1935–), known as "la passionaria du tango", is also an actress. To avoid military rule, she settled in France where she has enjoyed a successful career. A
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and social justice campaigner, she has been active in the artists' rights movement. *
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* Alberto Rivas * Osvaldo Ramos * Pablo Ramos * Elsa Rivas * Osvaldo Rivas *
Edmundo Rivero Leonel Edmundo Rivero (June 8, 1911 – January 18, 1986) was an Argentine tango singer, composer, and impresario. Biography Early days Rivero was born in the southern Buenos Aires suburb of Valentín Alsina. Joining his father in some of his ...
* Zulema Robles * Antonio Rodríguez Lesende * Néstor Rolán * Carlos Roldán *
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* Floreal Ruiz * Ricardo Ruiz


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* Carlos Saavedra * Alfredo Sáez *
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* Hernán Salinas * Oscar Serpa *
Mercedes Simone Mercedes Simone (April 21, 1904, Villa Elisa, Buenos Aires - October 2, 1990) was an Argentinian singer and actress, known as "''La Dama del Tango''" ("The Lady of Tango"). Filmography * ''¡Tango!'' (1933) * ' (1936) * '' La vuelta de Rocha'' ( ...
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Jorge Sobral Jorge is a Spanish Language, Spanish and Portuguese Language, Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth ...
* Alba Solís * Diego Solís *
Julio Sosa Julio María Sosa Venturini (February 2, 1926 – November 26, 1964), usually referred to simply as Julio Sosa or El Varón del Tango, was a Argentines, Uruguayan/Argentinian tango (music), tango singer. Biography Sosa was born in Las Piedras, ...
(1926–1964), from
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; was one of the most important tango singers during tango's unhappy years in the 1950s and early 1960s. His passion for poetry led to his sole published book; his passion for fast cars led to his young death. *
Hrysoula Stefanaki Hrysoula Stefanaki (Χρυσούλα Στεφανάκη) is a Greek singer and musician, born in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, best known for her performances with David Nachmias on Greek retro (interwar era) songs such as "Tango Notturno", "Blue H ...
popular Greek singer / vocalist, and musician, born in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, best known for her outstanding & unique performances on national & international retro songs such as "Tango Noturno", "Blue Haven", "The last waltz", "Regretting for wasted years"etc.


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* Giovanna Tango **
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* Linda Thelma *
Juan Carlos Thorry Juan Carlos Thorry (June 28, 1908, in Coronel Pringles – February 12, 2000 in San Antonio de Padua), born José Antonio Torrontegui, was an Argentine film actor, tango musician and director. Best known for his work in tango films in the Ci ...


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* Enzo Valentino *
Adriana Varela Adriana Varela (born Beatriz Adriana Lichinchi on May 9, 1952 in Avellaneda, Argentina) is an Argentine tango singer, with a successful career that encompasses many records, as well as minor movie roles. Summary Adriana Varela is regarded as one ...
* Carlos Varela *
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* Nelly Vázquez * Leopoldo Díaz Vélez * Virginia Vera * Virginia Verónica * Orlando Verri * Carlos Vidal * Jorge Vidal * Alberto Vila * Ángel Villoldo * Olavi Virta Finland. * Carlos Viván * María Volonté


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* Walter Yonsky


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Julia Zenko Julia Trzenko (born 30 October 1958) better known as Julia Zenko, is an Argentine singer and actress. Biography Zenko was born in the La Paternal neighborhood, and she lived there until she was six years old with her parents and brother. She then ...


Source lists

     ti    This person appears on this list of notable tango singers, tango.info (URL accessed 2006-09-19).      TT    This person appears in todotango.com (URL accessed 12 July 2006).


Individual references

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Tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
Tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...