Celeste Carballo | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Celeste Primavera Carballo |
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | September 21, 1956
Genres | Rock Blues Hard rock Punk Tango |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums, piano |
Years active | 1982–present |
Labels | EMI |
Celeste Carballo (born September 21, 1956, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine singer-songwriter in rock, blues, hard rock, punk and tango.[1] She became known in the early 1980s for her distinctive voice range from B2 to F#6 in head voice. Her highest note in chest voice is B5. This way, her voice covers 3.7 octaves.[2]
In the late 1980s, she made public her homosexuality and publicly confessed her romance with fellow singer Sandra Mihanovich.[3] Although her confession was unprecedented in the memory of a still fairly inexperienced in basic issues country, this did not affect her career.[4]
In 2010, she begins the elaboration of what will become in autumn 2011 her next studio album. "Mujer de piedra", a rock and blues album with ten new songs that the composer has been writing throughout these years of silence since her last album of unpublished songs (Tercer infinito, 1998). The album will be presented at the ND Ateneo theater on May 14, whose first promotional single is "Cruz del sur" chosen by Mega 98.3 in support of Mujer de piedra; while the singer has chosen the reggae "Quema tóxica" to film the video clip to add meaning to the cause and raise awareness of the fumes generated by burning garbage.[5]
Among her best known songs are "¿Seré judía?", "Me vuelvo cada día más loca", "Es la vida que me alcanza", "Mi último blues", "Mujer contra mujer" and "Una canción diferente".[6][7] In 2015, she received her fourth Konex Award in her career, defining herself, according to the Konex Foundation, for 4 decades in a row as one of the best female rock soloists in Argentina.[8]
Discography
Year | Album | Label |
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1982 | Me vuelvo cada día más loca | Interdisc |
1983 | Mi voz renacerá | Interdisc |
1985 | Porqué cantamos (with Juan Carlos Baglietto, Celeste Carballo, Nito Mestre and Oveja Negra) | EMI |
1985 | Celeste y La Generación | Interdisc |
1988 | Somos mucho más que dos (with Sandra Mihanovich) | BMG |
1990 | Mujer contra Mujer (with Sandra Mihanovich) | BMG |
1991 | Celeste en Buenos Aires | BMG |
1993 | Chocolate inglés | BMG |
1995 | Live at The Roxy | Roxy/Musimundo |
1998 | Tercer infinito | DBN |
2001 | Celesteacústica | Tocka Discos |
2004 | Celesteacusticados! | Pelo |
2008 | Celos | BMV |
2011 | Mujer de piedra | EMI |
See also
- LGBT rights in Argentina
- Argentine rock
- Argentine punk
References
- ↑ Biografía de Celeste Carballo Archived March 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 28, 2015
- ↑ Biografía de Celeste Carballo Retrieved December 28, 2015
- ↑ Biografía de Celeste Carballo Retrieved December 28, 2015
- ↑ Alucinando al gordito de gafas Retrieved December 28, 2015
- ↑ "Celeste Carballo, Biografía". www.lahistoriadelrock.com.ar. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ↑ Biografía de Celeste Carballo Retrieved December 28, 2015
- ↑ Fundación Konex – Celeste Carballo Archived March 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 28, 2015
- ↑ "Celeste Carballo | Fundación Konex". March 8, 2016. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2022.