María Rosa Yorio (born August 28, 1954 in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
) is an Argentine painter, singer, songwriter, instructor and band leader.
Early work
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina; María Rosa started doing vocals with legendary band
Sui Generis
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and gained recognition as a leading female singer of PorSuiGieco. She rose to fame with Los Desconocidos de Siempre along with band leader
Nito Mestre. Later on Yorio started a solo career in the late 70's recording 5 albums on the 80's.
80’s and 90’s activity
On her debut album "Con los ojos cerrados" (1980), she was supported with recognized musicians such as Charly Garcia, Juan Carlos "Mono Fontana,
Nito Mestre,
David Lebón,
Alejandro Lerner and María Gabriela Epumer among others.
Yorio's second album was produced by
Miguel Mateos
Miguel Ángel Mateos Sorrentino (born January 26, 1954) is an Argentine rock singer-songwriter from Villa Pueyrredón, Argentina. Outside Argentina he is considered one of the most important exponents of Rock en Español, specially in the 1980s ...
and in 1983 she released a children's LP. She returned to classic folk with "Por la vida" (1984) turning to pop sound on "Puertos" (1986), adopting "Yorio" as her only stage name.
Career
* 1972-1975:
Sui Generis
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Vocals.
* 1974-1976: PorSuiGieco.
* 1977-1979: Los Desconocidos de Siempre.
* 1980 to present: Solo Career.
Discography
With Porsuigieco
* ''Porsuigieco'' (1976)
With Nito Mestre y los Desconocidos de Siempre
* ''Nito Mestre y los Desconocidos de Siempre'' (1977)
* ''Los Desconocidos de Siempre II'' (1978)
* ''Saltaba sobre las Nubes'' (1979)
Solo albums
* Con los Ojos Cerrados (1980)
* Mandando todo a Singapur (1982)
* El disco de los chicos enamorados (1983)
* Por la vida (1984)
* Puertos (1986)
* Rodillas (1987)
* Asesina serial (2002)
External links
Biografia de María Rosa Yorio - Rock.com.ar María Rosa Yorio Biography.
* p. 34. Volume 153 of ''Leer y crear''.
full text at Google Books
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Living people
1954 births
20th-century Argentine women painters
20th-century Argentine painters
21st-century Argentine women painters
20th-century Argentine women singers
Argentine women singer-songwriters
Argentine singer-songwriters
Singers from Buenos Aires
Artists from Buenos Aires
Bandleaders