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, s ...

, this list illustrates the diversification of tango over time, with the growth in female stars such as

Susana Rinaldi Susana Natividad Rinaldi was born om December 25, 1935 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an Argentine tango singer. Biography Susana Natividad Rinaldi was born to a wealthy father and a poor mother in Buenos Aires in 1935. Dubbed "La Tana" (in r ...

and the spread of tango around the world, as far as Russia (

Pyotr Leshchenko Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko (russian: Пётр Константинович Лещенко; 2 June 189816 July 1954), a singer in the Russian Empire, and later Romania, is universally considered "the King of Russian Tango" and specifically kno ...

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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 Carlos Acuña (November 4, 1915 – February 19, 1999) was an Argentina, Argentine Tango music, Tango singer and composer. As a vocalist, he was best known for his performance of ''La Calesita'' ("The Merry-Go-Round"); and as a composer, for ''Un ...

(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 Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine Army general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labour and Vice President of a military dictatorship, he was elected P ...

. *

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 Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a s ...

, 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 Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * Ernesto (novel), ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** Ernesto (film), ''Ernesto'' (film), ...

Roberto Arrieta The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Daniel Aste Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

* Carmelita Aubert *

Mariana Avena Mariana may refer to: Literature * ''Mariana'' (Dickens novel), a 1940 novel by Monica Dickens * ''Mariana'' (poem), a poem by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson * ''Mariana'' (Vaz novel), a 1997 novel by Katherine Vaz Music *"Mariana", a so ...

*Roberto Ayala

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Amelita Baltar Amelita Baltar (September 24, 1940) is an Argentine singer, one of the leading voices of tango, that appeared in the 60's to be considered, along with Susana Rinaldi, as a modern counterpart of older divas such as Libertad Lamarque and Tita Merel ...

* 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 may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

* 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 ...

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* Roberto Caló * Aldo Campoamor *

Enrique Campos Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Du ...

* Enrique Carbel *

Luis Cardei Luis Cardei (1945–2000) was a tango singer and actor known for his performance style. Early years Son of Catalina Fontanella -a dressmaker- and Luis Eduardo Cardei -an amateur singer- his health was always very frail due to hemophilia. This co ...

* Ángel Cárdenas * Mercedes Carné *

Carlos Casado Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

Jorge Casal 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 ...

* Horacio Casares * Alberto Castillo * Roberto Chanel * * Juan Carlos Cobos *

Alberto Cosentino Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertin ...

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 (singer), Luis Correa *Ignacio Corsini *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 *Olga Delgrossi *Carmen Del Moral *Alfredo Del Río *Soledad del Valle *María José Demare *Horacio Deval *Santiago Devin *Ángel Díaz (singer) *Fernando Díaz *Luis Díaz (singer), Luis Díaz *Patrocinio Díaz *Roberto Díaz (violist), Roberto Díaz *Enrique Dumas *Carmen Duval *Hugo Duval

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*Alberto Echagüe *Eduardo Espinoza *Gabino Ezeiza

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*Néstor Fabián *Rosanna Falasca *Ada Falcón *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 (singer), Guillermo Fernández *Oscar Ferrari *Francisco Fiorentino *Roberto Flores *Roberto Florio *Roxana Fontán *Magalí Fontana *Roberto Fugazot *Ranko FujisawaJapan.

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*Tita Galatro *Rodolfo Galé *Guillermo Galvé *María Garay *Carlos Gardel *Armando Garrido *Romeo Gavioli *Alfredo y Flora Gobbi *Juan Carlos Godoy *Alberto Gómez (singer), Alberto Gómez *Roberto Goyeneche *Juan Carlos Granelli *María Graña *Adrián Guida

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*Seyyan Hanim (1913–1989), major figure of feminism, women's emancipation in Turkey, taking advantage of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 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 Rhumba, rumba and foxtrot, but tango made her reputation, and she recorded the first Turkish language tango, Necip Celal's ''Mazi'' ("The Past") in 1932. She recorded around 50 gramophone record, LPs for HMV and several more for Odeon Records, Odeon. *Carlos Heredia (singer), Carlos Heredia

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*Teófilo Ibáñez *Raúl Iriarte *Agustín Irusta

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*Rubén Juárez

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*Armando Laborde *Carlos Lafuente *Alberto Lago *Libertad Lamarque *Juanita Larrauri *Oscar Larroca *Patricia Lasala *Raúl Lavié *Enrique Lear *Amanda Ledesma *Argentino Ledesma *Susy Leiva *Rodolfo Lesica *

(1898–1954), the "King of Russian Tango" enjoyed great popularity both in Russia and abroad despite being suppressed in the Soviet Union. He sang mainly in Russian, also singing Romani music, gypsy music. He died in a prison camp near Bucharest. *Claudia Levy *Mario Luna *Sandra Luna *Virginia Luque

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*Mabel Mabel *Jorge Maciel (tango singer), Jorge Maciel *Agustín Magaldi *Antonio Maida *Roberto Maida *Azucena Maizani *Roberto Mancini (tango singer), Roberto Mancini *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 *Lucrecia Merico *Juan Carlos Miranda *Nina Miranda (tango), Nina Miranda *Rosita Montemar *Miguel Montero (tango singer), Miguel Montero *María Estela Monti *Blanca Mooney *Alberto Morán *Roxana Morán *Victoria Morán *Carlos Morel (tango singer), Carlos Morel *Alberto Moreno (tango singer), Alberto Moreno *Armando Moreno *Carlos Moreno (tango), Carlos Moreno *Osvaldo Moreno (tango singer), Osvaldo Moreno *Pablo Moreno (singer), Pablo Moreno *Daniel Melingo

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*Gustavo Nocetti (1959–2002) *Silvia Nieves

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*Quique Ojeda *Sabina Olmos *Jorge Omar *Nelly Omar *Jorge Ortíz (singer), Jorge Ortíz * İbrahim Özgür (1905–1959), dubbed "The King of Turkish Tango" for his singing and composition, after an earlier successful career in jazz. 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 *Ricardo "Chiqui" Pereyra *

*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 *Néstor Real *Carlos Reyes (singer), Carlos Reyes *Tito Reyes *Gabriel Reynal *Osvaldo Ribó *Guillermo Rico *

(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 UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and social justice campaigner, she has been active in the artists' rights movement. *Marcela Ríos *Alberto Rivas *Osvaldo Ramos *Pablo Ramos *Elsa Rivas *Osvaldo Rivas *Edmundo Rivero *Zulema Robles *Antonio Rodríguez Lesende *Néstor Rolán *Carlos Roldán *Roberto Rufino *Floreal Ruiz *Ricardo Ruiz (singer), Ricardo Ruiz

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*Carlos Saavedra *Alfredo Sáez *Mario Saladino *Hernán Salinas *Oscar Serpa *Mercedes Simone *Jorge Sobral *Alba Solís *Diego Solís *Julio Sosa (1926–1964), from

; 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 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 **Tania (tango singer), Tania *Linda Thelma *Juan Carlos Thorry

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*Jorge Valdez *Enzo Valentino *Adriana Varela *Carlos Varela (singer, born 1909), Carlos Varela *Angel Vargas *Nelly Vázquez *Leopoldo Díaz Vélez *Virginia Vera *Virginia Verónica *Orlando Verri *Carlos Vidal *Jorge Vidal (singer), 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

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

{{reflist Lists of musicians by genre, Tango Tango singers, Lists of singers, Tango