Carlos Torres Vila (musician)

Carlos Torres Vila (9 November 1946 in Los Toldos, Buenos Aires – 16 July 2010 in San Miguel, Buenos Aires) was an Argentinian folk singer.

He was revelation in the festival of Baradero in 1969 and the Cosquín Festival in 1970. He was one of the firsts solo to introduce the so-called "Romantic Folk", mix of traditional Argentine music and melodic songs. Under this slope, he broke several sales records in the 1970s. In 1977 he decided to dedicate only to the melodic music. His discs Consagración, Que romántico and Me vas a echar de menos are the proof. In 1982 his LP El retorno de Carlos Torres Vila marks his return to his style, that he never left. He died in the noon of 16 July 2010 in the Sarmiento Clinic in the city of San Miguel, Buenos Aires after a long illness.^[1] He couldn't present his last disc edited in 2009 and called El Autor.

Discography

Muchacha - 1970
La canción del te quiero - 1971
Personalidad - 1972
Que pasa entre los dos- 1973
Te quiero solo mía - 1974
Carlos Torres Vila - 1975
Muchas veces por ti lloro - 1976
Consagración - 1977
Que romántico - 1979
Me vas a echar de menos - 1981
El retorno de Carlos Torres Vila - 1982
Como antes - 1983
Soledad - 1984
Torres Vila ´86 - 1986
Recuerdos - 1987
Se me hace agüita la boca - 1990
Sentimientos - 1994
Regreso - 2000
Ámame tal como soy - 2001
La Historia de Carlos Torres Vila - 2005
Carlos Torres Vila - 2005
Por siempre romántico - 2007
El Autor - 2009

References

^ "Romantic folklore pioneer, Carlos Torres Vila, has died". momento24. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

[1] "Romantic folklore pioneer, Carlos Torres Vila, has died". momento24. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

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