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El once

Music by Osvaldo Fresedo, lyrics by Emilio Fresedo. 20 recordings in our catalogue, 1925–1987.
1925: 1 · danced 0 times1927: 1 · danced 0 times1931: 1 · danced 0 times1935: 1 · danced 2 times1943: 1 · danced 0 times1945: 1 · danced 0 times1946: 2 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 22 times1952: 1 · danced 2 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 2 times1955: 1 · danced 0 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1958: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 0 times1966: 1 · danced 2 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1979: 1 · danced 0 times1987: 1 · danced 0 times
1925’40’50’60’70’801987
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1925: 1, 0; 1927: 1, 0; 1931: 1, 0; 1935: 1, 2; 1943: 1, 0; 1945: 1, 0; 1946: 2, 0; 1951: 1, 22; 1952: 1, 2; 1953: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 2; 1955: 1, 0; 1956: 1, 0; 1958: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 0; 1966: 1, 2; 1969: 1, 0; 1979: 1, 0; 1987: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1946, 1951 and 1954. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

El once was composed by Osvaldo Fresedo.† The lyrics of El once are by Emilio Fresedo.†

Credit

Music
Osvaldo Fresedo
Lyrics
Emilio Fresedo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

20 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 16 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 3
    2 dances
    1966
  2. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 5
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  3. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  4. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedInstrumental · Music Hall · Oct 23
    22 dances
    1951
  5. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 16
    2 dances
    1954
  6. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Odeon · Aug 25
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  7. Osvaldo FresedoTeófilo Ibáñez · Brunswick
    Not danced on film yet
    1931
  8. Osvaldo FresedoRoberto Ray · RCA Victor · Apr 5
    2 dances
    1935
  9. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 13
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  10. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Odeon · May 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  11. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Columbia · Oct 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1979
  12. Enrique RodríguezInstrumental · Odeon · Oct 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1956
  13. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · Nov 14
    2 dances
    1952
  14. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1925
  15. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Oct 25
    Not danced on film yet
    1955
  16. José GarciaInstrumental · Jan 13
    Not danced on film yet
    1943
  17. Atilio StamponeInstrumental · Audio Fidelity
    Not danced on film yet
    1958
  18. Enrique MoraInstrumental · Jul 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  19. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoInstrumental · Music Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1987
  20. Osvaldo Manzi Y El Octeto MarabúInstrumental · Microfon
    Not danced on film yet
    1969

Danced to it

Music from 1925–1987 · danced on film 2005–2026

20052026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 1, 2008: 1, 2010: 4, 2011: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 1, 2014: 3, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2025: 2, 2026: 3

Diego Ortega & Aldana SilveyraWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2025 · World Champion · Tango Escenario 20102026 · 2:57

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sAlex Krebs & Angela Hemming2005
  2. The 2010sSoledad Nani2014
  3. The 2020sDiego Ortega & Aldana Silveyra2026

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370021912

Single source

TodoTango · tema/352

Single source

MusicBrainz · 62712f2f-563e-4040-8b9e-3c68a5da7794source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Osvaldo Fresedo

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Emilio Fresedo

Single source

Listen

  1. El onceFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1925
  2. El onceOsvaldo Fresedo1927
  3. El onceOsvaldo Fresedo · Teófilo Ibáñez1931
  4. El onceOsvaldo Fresedo · Roberto Ray1935
  5. El onceJosé Garcia · no clip yet1943
  6. El onceOsvaldo Fresedo1945
  7. El onceCarlos Di Sarli1946
  8. El onceCarlos Di Sarli1946
  9. El onceCarlos Di Sarli1951
  10. El onceAlfredo De Angelis1952
  11. El onceOsvaldo Fresedo1953
  12. El onceCarlos Di Sarli1954

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