Mercedes Simone
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Argentine tango singer and actress (1904–1990)
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Vinony files it under 1904 births, 1990 deaths and 20th-century Argentine actresses.
Vinony links it to 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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For many people, she was the most remarkable female tango singer or at least the most representative and eclectic. Considering her popularity, she made few recordings and what is worse, her repertoire -of an irregular quality- combined tango, milonga and "porteño" waltz with several country or exotic genres, reflecting her continental projection. She reached the top of fame in the 30s and 40s. Her art was basically addressed to the large portion of urban middle class through an emotional yet ref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mercedes
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Argentina
- Place of birth
- La Plata
- Place of death
- Buenos Aires
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Genre
- tango
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Fondo mercedes microfono1.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1904-04-21
- date of death
- 1990-10-02
- Commons category
- Mercedes Simone
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