Artist:Ricardo Montaner
Song:Si Tuviera Que Elegir
Album:20 Grandes Exitos
Singer songwriter Ricardo Montaner has had success in his home country of Venezuela and other Latin American countries since the 90s. He records mostly love songs like Si Tuviera Que Elegir. It was a top ten hit in 2002. He was born Hector Eduardo Regiero Montaner Sept. 8, 1957 in Valentin Alsina, Argentina. His family moved to Maracaibo, Venezuela when he was six years old. He sang in the church choir and performed at a festival in Peru. He chose his maternal family name Ricardo as his stage name. I guess Ricardo sounds more romantic than Hector. Montaner first recorded in 1976 produced by Venezuelan singer Roberto Luti. Most of Montaner's early records were on the Venezuelan label Rodven. When he started to have success, he signed with EMI. Probably his biggest hit of that time was Un Mundo Ideal which was the song A Whole New World from the film Aladdin in Spanish. He also performed at Madison Square Gardens in New York City and was nominated for three Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards in 1993. When things slowed down at EMI, Montaner switched to Warner Music in 1997. He had a lot of success with a 1999 album he recorded with the London Metropolitan Orchestra. Si Tuivera Que Elegir is from Montaner's 2002 album Suma. It reached #8 on the Latin charts. Montaner wrote that song for his daughter with Yasmil Marrufo. The album was produced by Argentine Bebu Silvetti who also plays piano on most of the album. You can get Si Tuivera Que Elegir on this comp which is available on 2CDs. Montaner switched to Sony in 2012. He last released a an album of new music in 2022. He has been busy recording new versions of his old albums. And of course, Montaner is always on tour. Here's the video for Si Tuivera Que Elegir by Ricardo Montaner.
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