Regina Alcóver is Peruvian singer and actress who had hits in the Latin charts during the 1960s.
Background
Maria Alcóver was born in 1948 in Lima, Peru. She is the mother of
Gian Marco
Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver (born 17 August 1970) is a Peruvian musician and actor. He has won the Latin Grammy Award for the Best Singer-Songwriter Album three times. First in 2005 for his album ''Resucitar'', in 2011 for his album ''Dí ...
.
She was a winner in the 1974 Ancon Festival of Song.
In the 197os, she was one of
Latin America's top soap opera actresses.
Career
For the week of 16 July 1966, Regina Alcóver's single, "En Un Flor" was at no. 3 in the Peru Top Ten of the ''
Billboard
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'' Hits of the World chart. The following week, it was at no. 2. Her single, "Nadie Me Puede Esperar" was at no. 6 in the same chart.
In 1966 / 1967, Regina Alcóver's ''Regina'' album was released on Lider LD 1514.
It was reported by ''
Record World
''Record World'' magazine was one of three major weekly music industry trade magazines in the United States, with ''Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 as ''Music Vendor''. In 1964, it was changed to ''Record World'' under the ...
'' in the 5 October 1968 issue that Regina Alcóver would be representing Peru in the Festival of Latin Song that was to be held in Mexico.
It was reported in the 9 November 1968 issue of ''Record World'' that record label,
Ibersound would release her album that week and it had sales potential.
In 1974, Alcóver and her husband
Joe Danova recorded the song "Me haces sentir como nuevo" ("
You Make Me Feel Brand New
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Background and composition
According to a Thom Bell interview for Record Collector : " ...
") in Spanish language. It was a winner in the 1974 Ancon Festival of Song. The song was released on the Tempsa label.
[''Record World'', September 28, 1974 ]
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References
External links
* Discogs
Regina Alcover
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Peruvian women singers
Peruvian pop singers
Spanish-language singers of Peru
1948 births
Living people
Peruvian actresses
Peruvian pop singers
Ibersound Records artists