Yordano, born Giordano Di Marzo Migani, is an Italian–born Venezuelan singer-songwriter and

guitar player ''Guitar Player'' is an American popular magazine for guitarists, founded in 1967 in San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and politica ...

.Peñin, José; Guido, Walter. (1998). ''Enciclopedia de la Música en Venezuela''. Fundación Bigott, Caracas. .

Early life

Born on October 27, 1951 in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

, Italy, Yordano moved with his parents to

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

at an early age (11) and was educated in the common schools there. He then graduated as an architect from

Central University of Venezuela The Central University of Venezuela (Spanish: ''Universidad Central de Venezuela''; UCV) is a public university of Venezuela located in Caracas. It is widely held to be the highest ranking institution in the country, and it also ranks 18th in ...

, where he participated in musical events and other endeavors. While attending the University, he became known as a prolific songwriter. Yordano lengthened his stride as he formed original bands to showcase his music.

Professional career

But it was not until 1978 when Yordano decides to undertake a musical career, when he performed as vocalist and guitarist of the group ''Sietecuero'' with his brother the singer Evio di Marzo, which recorded an album in

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. In 1982, he released his first solo album ''Negocios son Negocios'' on Polygram. Two years later, he followed with his second album, ''Yordano'', which brought him some public recognition. He then moved to

Sonográfica Sonográfica is a record label based in Caracas, Venezuela. It had links with Empresas 1BC, which also owned Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) and Radio Caracas Radio, among other businesses. During the 1980s, it supported Venezuelan musical tale ...

in 1986.Yordano Discography
''Sincopa.com''. Retrieved on January 4, 2016. His breakout year came in 1992, when his song ''Por estas calles'' (''On These Streets''), included in the album ''De Sol a Sol'', was used as the opening theme for the

telenovela 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'' ...

with the same title. It was broadcast by

Radio Caracas Televisión Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, Radio Caracas Televisi� ...

through 627 episodes between 1992 and 1994 and was very popular in Venezuela. As a result, ''De Sol a Sol'' topped the country and pop album charts for more than two years, which led Yordano to achieve celebrity status in his homeland. After that, Yordano released many solid but unspectacular albums and made guest appearances on records by some of Venezuela's top artists, including

Ilan Chester Ilan Chester (born Ilan Czenstochowski) is a celebrated Venezuelan musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel in 1952, to Ashkenazi parents, Ilan emigrated to Venezuela in 1953. Biography 2010 award winnin ...

and

Simón Díaz Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (August 8, 1928 – February 19, 2014) was a Venezuelan singer and Grammy Award-winning composer of Venezuelan music. Career Díaz endeavored to recover the folklore and musical traditions of the '' llanos'', the Ve ...

. In between, Yordano toured Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Miami, Panama, Puerto Rico, Spain and Texas.

Late years

In August 2014, Yordano was diagnosed with

myelodysplastic syndrome A myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is one of a group of cancers in which immature blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature, and as a result, do not develop into healthy blood cells. Early on, no symptoms typically are seen. Later, symptoms may ...

(MDS). He was operated successfully in January 2015 in the

City of New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

, and followed the treatment schedule with all backup investigational and medical supportive services.La operación de Yordano fue un éxito
''El Universal''. (Spanish). Retrieved on January 4, 2016.

Selected discography

As soloist

As guest vocalist

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yordano 1951 births Living people Singers from Caracas Venezuelan architects 20th-century Venezuelan male singers Venezuelan people of Italian descent Venezuelan pop singers Venezuelan songwriters Male songwriters 21st-century Venezuelan male singers Latin music songwriters Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners