Carlos Gardel

Carlos Gardel was born in Toulouse, France  on December 11, 1890.  He was a singer, songwriter and actor.  He is also one of the most noticeable artists in the history of Tango music.  He formed a duo in 1911 with Uruguayan singer José Razzano, which lasted about 14 years. He popularized sung tango; before this time tango songs were played by bands and weren’t sung to.   In 1917 he recorded his first tango song called Mi Noche Triste. During the 1920's he established himself as Argentina's leading tango singer.  During his career he recorded over 900 songs and appeared in several classic films.  Some of his better known compositions include Mi Buenos Aires querido, Por una cabeza, El día que me quieras, Volver, and Silencio.  He was killed in a plane crash in 1935.  He came to symbolize the “fulfillment of Dreams" of Argentine's porteño people.  Singer Libertad Lamargue describes Gardel as ‘the tango made flesh’.
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Source:
   Cliff Eisen. "Gardel, Carlos." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. 8 Mar. 2012 <http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/45191>.