Roberto Fugazot

Roberto Fugazot was a singer whose career, as documented in the available sources, ran from Uruguayan radio in the mid-1920s to the Buenos Aires stage, recording studios, and Argentine film ^[1][2][5]. Sources record his birth on 20 June 1902 and his death in Buenos Aires on 8 August 1971 ^[9][6].

He was closely linked with fellow singer Agustín Irusta, with whom he recorded and co-wrote, and with the bandleader Francisco Canaro, whose orchestra he sang with in 1927 and in whose musical comedies he later appeared ^{[2][4][5][7][8]}. He was also credited as a lyricist on the tangos Barrio reo and Dandy ^[3][4].

Early career

In 1924 Fugazot sang on Uruguayan radio alongside Américo Chiriff and Ítalo Goyeche, and later made his debut at the Teatro Nacional in Buenos Aires ^[1].

On 6 November 1926, at the Teatro Nuevo, he introduced the tango Viejo ciego in the production Patadas y serenatas en el barrio de las latas ^[1].

Work with Agustín Irusta and Francisco Canaro

In 1927 Fugazot and Agustín Irusta recorded for the Victor label ^[2]. That year the two sang the refrain of Noche de reyes, the winning piece of the fourth Glücksmann contest ^[2]. Francisco Canaro then took them to Paris ^[2].

Discographic sources list Fugazot as a singer with Francisco Canaro's orchestra in 1927 ^[7][8]. One of these is a release catalogued as Noche De Reyes / Yo Tambien Era Dichoso ^[8].

Songwriting

Fugazot also wrote lyrics. In 1927 he wrote Barrio reo with Alfredo Navarrine ^[3]. In 1928 he wrote the words of Dandy together with Agustín Irusta, set to music by Lucio Demare ^[4].

Film and stage

In 1936 Fugazot appeared in Ya tiene comisario el pueblo, described as his first Argentine film ^[5]. He also appeared in Canaro's musical comedies ^[5].

Death

Fugazot died in Buenos Aires on 8 August 1971 ^[6].