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Roberto Chanel

Roberto Chanel was a tango singer, born on 26 November 1914, who sang with Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra in the 1940s and recorded with it for the Odeon label [8][1][4]. He later recorded for Victor with the orchestras of Florindo Sassone and Ángel Domínguez, and died in Buenos Aires in 1972 [2][3].

1943: 3 · danced 130 times1944: 9 · danced 209 times1945: 5 · danced 117 times1946: 6 · danced 194 times1947: 8 · danced 86 times1949: 6 · danced 0 times1950: 5 · danced 0 times1952: 4 · danced 0 times
1943’501952
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1943: 3, 130; 1944: 9, 209; 1945: 5, 117; 1946: 6, 194; 1947: 8, 86; 1949: 6, 0; 1950: 5, 0; 1952: 4, 0

  1. 61% of the dancing to Roberto Chanel’s records is to those made in 1943–1945.

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    The shortest run of recording years that holds at least half the dances: 456 of 736. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube, once each however many channels filmed them, under the year the record was made.

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Roberto Chanel was a tango singer born on 26 November 1914 [8]. In 1939 he was singing at the Café Nacional with the group of "el Cieguito" Tarantino when Osvaldo Pugliese's new orchestra began playing the same venue [1]. He joined Pugliese's orchestra at the Café Nacional after the singers Amadeo Mandarino and Augusto Gauthier left, and it was then that he took the name Roberto Chanel [1].

With Pugliese he sang "Farol" at the orchestra's first Odeon recording session on 15 July 1943 [1]. One account credits him with 31 recordings with Pugliese before he left the orchestra [2]. Sources differ on when his time with the orchestra began and ended: some date his joining to 1943, another gives his period with the orchestra as 1945 to 1947, and another places his departure in 1948 [1][4][6][2].

After leaving Pugliese he moved to the Victor label. From 1949 he recorded 16 titles with Florindo Sassone's orchestra, including "Ríe payaso" and "Flor de fango" [2]. In 1954 he recorded his own "Oración rante" with Ángel Domínguez's orchestra, also for Victor [3]. In a 1970 interview with the magazine Primera Plana he denied rumours that he was nearly blind and destitute [1]. He died in Buenos Aires in 1972 and was buried in the SADAIC pantheon at the Chacarita cemetery [2].

Early career

The earliest documented reference to Chanel's professional activity is from 1939. That year Osvaldo Pugliese's new orchestra began playing at the Café Nacional, where Chanel was singing with the group of "el Cieguito" Tarantino [1]. The cited biography gives no further detail on this group or on his repertoire with it [1].

According to one biography, he took the stage name Roberto Chanel when he joined Pugliese's orchestra [1]. The name he used before that point is not recorded in the available sources [1].

With Osvaldo Pugliese

Chanel joined Pugliese's orchestra at the Café Nacional after Amadeo Mandarino and Augusto Gauthier left it [1]. A biography of Pugliese also places Chanel with the orchestra from 1943 [4]. On 15 July 1943 he sang "Farol" at the orchestra's first recording session for Odeon [1].

Other sources document him singing with the orchestra on specific dates. A date-based listing shows him with Pugliese on 28 August 1945 [5]. A source on the tango "Fuimos" records him with the orchestra on 28 March 1946 [7]. A history of the Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Pugliese gives his period with the orchestra as 1945 to 1947 [6].

Sources differ on the length of his stay. The 1943 start is given by two biographies [1][4], while the orchestra history gives 1945 [6]. For his departure, that history gives 1947 [6], while another account states that he left Pugliese in 1948 after 31 recordings [2]. The latest Odeon session linked to him in a recording catalogue is dated 10 June 1947 .

Later career

In 1949 Chanel began recording for the Victor label with Florindo Sassone's orchestra [2]. He recorded 16 titles with Sassone, among them "Ríe payaso" and "Flor de fango" [2].

In 1954 he recorded "Oración rante", a work of his own, with the orchestra of Ángel Domínguez for Victor [3].

On 10 November 1970 the magazine Primera Plana published an interview in which Chanel denied rumours that he was nearly blind and destitute [1]. He died in Buenos Aires in 1972 and was buried in the SADAIC pantheon at the Chacarita cemetery [2].

Recordings

A recording catalogue lists the following Odeon sessions from the Pugliese period at which Chanel is credited as singer; song titles are not given for these entries :

  • 27 August 1943; 21 October 1943
  • 31 March 1944; 6 July 1944; 20 July 1944 (two recordings); 17 October 1944; 24 November 1944; 21 December 1944
  • 18 July 1945; 6 November 1945; 3 December 1945
  • 27 February 1946; 31 July 1946; 8 November 1946
  • 27 March 1947; 10 June 1947 (two recordings)

In addition to these, he sang "Farol" at the orchestra's first Odeon session on 15 July 1943 [1]. One account puts his total with Pugliese at 31 recordings [2]. For Victor he recorded 16 titles with Florindo Sassone from 1949, including "Ríe payaso" and "Flor de fango" [2], and "Oración rante" with Ángel Domínguez in 1954 [3].

References

How Tangopedia works

  1. 1.Roberto Chanel · todotango.com
  2. 2.Roberto Chanel · es.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.Roberto Chanel (ficha) · todotango.com
  4. 4.Biography of Osvaldo Pugliese · todotango.com
  5. 5.tango.info, recordings of 28 August 1945 · tango.info
  6. 6.Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Pugliese · todotango.com
  7. 7.Fuimos · todotango.com
  8. 8.Tangopedia staff · tangopedia.app
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As a composer

Orchestras over the years

First to last recording together · source: TangoCloud catalogue · tap a bar for the takes · Every singer and orchestra

19431952
  1. Osvaldo Pugliese1943–1947 · 31
  2. Florindo Sassone1949–1952 · 15

With Osvaldo Pugliese

31 recordings · 1943–1947 · source: TangoCloud catalogue

  1. Corrientes y EsmeraldaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  2. FuimosOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  3. FarolOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  4. Rondando tu esquinaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  5. Yo te bendigoOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  6. Sin lágrimasOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  7. Nada más que un corazónOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  8. Silbar de boyeroOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  9. El sueño del pibeOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  10. TiempoOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  11. El día de tu ausenciaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  12. DandyOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon

With Florindo Sassone

15 recordings · 1949–1952 · source: TangoCloud catalogue

  1. El divorcioFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChanelmilongaRCA Victor
  2. Hoy la espero a la salidaFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChaneltangoRCA Victor
  3. JunadaFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChaneltangoRCA Victor
  4. Mano cruelFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChaneltangoRCA Victor
  5. Rie payasoFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChaneltangoRCA Victor
  6. Te juro madre míaFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChaneltangoRCA Victor
  7. Boca JuniorsFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChaneltangoRCA Victor
  8. El soldadoFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChaneltangoRCA Victor
  9. Flor de fangoFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChaneltangoRCA Victor
  10. SinforosaFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChanelmilongaRCA Victor
  11. VisiónFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChaneltangoRCA Victor
  12. Corrientes angostaFlorindo SassoneRoberto ChaneltangoRCA Victor

Singers49

Rondando tu esquina · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1945 — sung by Roberto ChanelJul 18, 1945

Supported · 2

La abandoné y no sabía · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 — sung by Roberto ChanelJul 20, 1944

Supported · 2

Nada más que un corazón · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 — sung by Roberto ChanelNov 24, 1944

Supported · 2

Silbar de boyero · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 — sung by Roberto ChanelMar 31, 1944

Supported · 2

Tiempo · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1946 — sung by Roberto ChanelJul 31, 1946

Supported · 2

Corrientes y Esmeralda · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 — sung by Roberto ChanelOct 17, 1944

Supported · 2

Yo te bendigo · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1947 — sung by Roberto ChanelMar 27, 1947

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El día de tu ausencia · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 — sung by Roberto ChanelJul 6, 1944

Supported · 2

Dandy · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1945 — sung by Roberto ChanelDec 3, 1945

Supported · 2

Muchachos comienza la ronda · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1943 — sung by Roberto ChanelAug 27, 1943

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Qué bien te queda · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1943 — sung by Roberto ChanelOct 21, 1943

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Amiga · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1947 — sung by Roberto ChanelJun 10, 1947

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Puentecito de mi río · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 — sung by Roberto ChanelDec 21, 1944

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Escúchame Manón · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1947 — sung by Roberto ChanelJun 10, 1947

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Tu casa ya no está · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 — sung by Roberto ChanelJul 20, 1944

Supported · 2

Galleguita · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1945 — sung by Roberto ChanelNov 6, 1945

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Consejo de oro · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1946 — sung by Roberto ChanelFeb 27, 1946

Supported · 2

La mascota del barrio · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1946 — sung by Roberto ChanelNov 8, 1946

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Boca Juniors · Florindo Sassone · 1950 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Farol · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1943 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Tortazos · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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El Tango es una historia · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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El sueño del pibe · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1945 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Por qué · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1945 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Fuimos · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1946 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Sin lágrimas · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1946 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Mirando la lluvia · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1946 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Ojos maulas · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1947 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Cabecitas blancas · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1947 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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El mareo · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1947 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Bolero · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1947 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Hoy la espero a la salida · Florindo Sassone · 1949 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Mano cruel · Florindo Sassone · 1949 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Junada · Florindo Sassone · 1949 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Te juro madre mía · Florindo Sassone · 1949 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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El divorcio · Florindo Sassone · 1949 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Rie payaso · Florindo Sassone · 1949 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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El soldado · Florindo Sassone · 1950 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Visión · Florindo Sassone · 1950 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Flor de fango · Florindo Sassone · 1950 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Sinforosa · Florindo Sassone · 1950 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Corrientes angosta · Florindo Sassone · 1952 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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La otra mama · Florindo Sassone · 1952 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Mambo · Florindo Sassone · 1952 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Fatal y tanguera · 1954 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Oración rante · 1954 — sung by Roberto Chanel (the catalogue credits Ángel Domínguez)

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Por una muñeca · 1954 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Estampa tanguera · 1955 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Plegaria al señor · 1955 — sung by Roberto Chanel

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Notes14

Osvaldo Pugliese's new orchestra starts playing the Café Nacional, where Chanel was singing with "el Cieguito" Tarantino's group.1939

Single source

Joins Pugliese's orchestra at the Café Nacional after Amadeo Mandarino and Augusto Gauthier leave; takes the name Roberto Chanel.1943

Single source

Sings "Farol" at the Pugliese orchestra's first Odeon recording session.Jul 15, 1943

Single source

Leaves Pugliese after 31 recordings.1948

Single source

Starts recording for Victor with Florindo Sassone's orchestra, 16 titles including "Ríe payaso" and "Flor de fango".1949

Single source

Records his own "Oración rante" with Ángel Domínguez's orchestra for Victor.1954

Single source

Interviewed by the magazine Primera Plana, he denies rumours that he is nearly blind and destitute.Nov 10, 1970

Single source

Dies in Buenos Aires; buried in the SADAIC pantheon at the Chacarita cemetery.1972

Single source

Chanel left Pugliese's orchestra in 1948 after the government banned the band from performing nationwide (Pugliese called it being 'borrado', erased) and police shut down a show on Corrientes; Chanel, needing to support his family, quit.

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Chanel has a 'street voice with class': slightly nasal, so a working-class listener can identify with it.

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In 1954 Chanel is finding his own wings away from Pugliese as a soloist and composer; he wrote the music of Oración rante to a lyric by Aldo Queirolo, who also wrote Fatal y tanguera.

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Real name Alfredo Mazzochi

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El mejor vocalista de Osvaldo Pugliese

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Nasal sound, canyengue, common man's diction

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Sang with2

Sang with Osvaldo Pugliese1943–1947

Supported · 3

Sang with Florindo Sassone1947, 1949

Supported · 2

Born1

Born on November 26, 1914

Supported · 3

Left1

Left Osvaldo Pugliese1949

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Composer7

Corrientes bajo cero — composed by Roberto Chanel

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Oración rante — composed by Roberto Chanel

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Mambo — composed by Roberto Chanel

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Sinforosa — composed by Roberto Chanel

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El soldado — composed by Roberto Chanel

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Hoy la espero a la salida — composed by Roberto Chanel

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El Tango es una historia — composed by Roberto Chanel

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In other catalogues5

tango.info · AlfreMazzo

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Roberto Chanel — external id Roberto Chanel (wikidata:Q23705243)

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Wikidata · Q23705243source

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MusicBrainz · a587f805-7010-44e6-868b-3c92f6eb6d99source

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Discogs · 2901018

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Lyricist1

Escúchame Manón — lyrics by Roberto Chanel

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Birthplace1

Born in Buenos Aires

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Died1

Died on July 24, 1972

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Place of death1

Died in Buenos Aires

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Listen

  1. Corrientes y EsmeraldaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  2. FuimosOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  3. FarolOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  4. Rondando tu esquinaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  5. Yo te bendigoOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  6. Sin lágrimasOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  7. Nada más que un corazónOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  8. Silbar de boyeroOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  9. El sueño del pibeOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  10. TiempoOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  11. El día de tu ausenciaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel
  12. DandyOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel

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