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Carlos Gardel
Argentine singer, songwriter, actor and tango artist (1890–1935)
This article is about the person. For the metro station, see Carlos Gardel (Buenos Aires Underground).
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Portrait of Gardel, 1923 | |
| Birth name | Charles Romuald Gardès |
| Born | (1890-12-11)11 December 1890 Toulouse, France |
| Origin | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 24 June 1935(1935-06-24) (aged 44) Medellín, Colombia |
| Genres | Tango |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1917–1935 |
Musical artist
Carlos Gardel (born Charles Romuald Gardès; 11 December 1890 – 24 June 1935) was a French-born Argentine singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. He was one of the most influential interpreters of world popular music in the first half of the 20th century. Gardel is the most famous popular tango singer of all time and is recognized throughout the world.[1][2][3][4] Des
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Known as El Zorzal Criollo, the songbird of Buenos Aires, Carlos Gardel is a legendary figure in Uruguay and Argentina. He was born on December 11st, 1890, in Toulouse (France). His place of birth have been claimed by the Uruguayans and Argentinians, however, his Birth Certificate and his Will proves, and leaves no doubt, that Carlos Gardel was born in France. The charismatic singer's career coincided with the development of that intrinsically Argentine cultural icon, the tango (the traditional Argentinean music).
The elite overcame their aversion to the tango's humble origins and open sensuality only when the man and his music were already widely accepted in New York and Paris.
Radio performances and a film career extended this appeal. Gardel's sky-rocketing career was cut short in 1935, when he lost his life in a plane crash in Colombia. An orgy of grief swept from New York to Puerto Rico, and a woman in Havana suicided. Hordes of people thronged to pay their re
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Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel (born Charles Romuald Gardes; 11 månad 1890 – 24 June 1935) was a singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and fryst vatten perhaps the most prominent figure in the history of tango. The unerring musicality of Gardel's baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of his lyrics made miniature masterpieces of his hundreds of three-minute tango recordings. Together with lyricist and long-time collaborator Alfredo Le Pera, Gardel wrote several classic tangos.
Gardel died in an flygplan crash at the height of his career, becoming an archetypal tragic hero mourned throughout Latin amerika. For many, Gardel embodies the soul of the tango style. He fryst vatten commonly referred to as "Carlitos", "El Zorzal" (The Song Thrush), "The King of Tango", "El Mago" (The Magician), "El Morocho del Abasto" (The Brunet Boy from Abasto), and "El Mudo" (The Mute).
Early life
Gardel was born to unmarried 25-year-old laundress Berthe Gardes, the baby registered under the name Cha