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Ricardo Montaner
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Ricardo Montaner (Spanish

pronunciation: [rikaro montaner]; born Hctor
Eduardo Reglero Montaner; September 8,
1957) is an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer
and songwriter. Starting his career in the late
1970s, he has already released more than 15
albums with numerous successful singles and
has sold over 22 million record worldwide. He is
currently married to Marlene Rodriguez. He has
two older sons from a rst marriage Alejandro
Reglero and Hector Reglero followed by Ricardo
Reglero, Mauricio Reglero and Evaluna Reglero,
all of them have been involved with musical
projects.

Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Early years
1.2 Success
1.3 Changes in style
1.4 Recent years
2 Personal life
3 Discography
4 Filmography
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Ricardo Montaner

Ricardo Montaner in Miami, 2010.

Background information
Birth

Hector Eduardo Reglero

name

Montaner

Born

September 8, 1957 , Valentn

Alsina, Buenos Aires Province,
Argentina

Origin

Maracaibo, Zulia state,

Venezuela

Genres

Latin Pop

Years

1976present

active

Biography
Early years

Labels

Rodven Records (19821992)

EMI Latin (1994-1995)
Warner Music Latina
(1997-2004)

EMI Latin (2005 2010)

Montaner was born as Hctor Eduardo Reglero
Sony Music Latin (2012
Montaner, in Valentn Alsina, Buenos Aires
Present)
Province, Argentina. However, he moved to
Venezuela when he was 6 years old. During his
youth he performed in the church chorus in the city of Maracaibo. The rst song he
internationally performed, in a festival in Peru was "Canta, viejo, canta". After this he
decided to choose his artistic name Ricardo Montaner (using his maternal family name).

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In 1978, he recorded his rst LP named Mares. The same year he participated in the
Ancon Festival (a Peruvian music festival from 1968 to 1984); where he gained some
popularity after performing his song "Murallas".
In 1983, he released his rst album titled Cada Da. Although the album was not a great
success, it was a start for Montaner's career. He describes this album:"as his own
version of death metal"
It wasn't until 1987 when Montaner became widely popular in Venezuela with the
singles "Yo Que Te Am" and "Vamos a Dejarlo" belonging to his self-titled album.

Success
The following year he came out with Ricardo Montaner 2 which featured hit songs like
"Tan Enamorados" and "A Donde Va El Amor". At the same time, he acted in the popular
telenovela (soap opera) Nia Bonita. This also became a tool to make his songs known
to the rest of Latin America. He won 4 platinum albums in Argentina alone. His next
two albums, Un Toque de Misterio and En el ltimo Lugar del Mundo, became classics
of the popular music in Mexico, Central and South America with hits such as "La Cima
del Cielo", "Me Va a Extraar", "Djame Llorar" and "Ser".
By 1992 Ricardo decided to hit the Spanish Caribbean with Los Hijos del Sol, an album
that contained songs like "Castillo Azul", "Honda" and "Piel Adentro". That year, he also
recorded a duet with Michelle, which was the Latinamerican version for the Aladdin
song "A Whole New World" titled "Un Mundo Ideal". In the same year (1992), he
performed in his concert on the Madison Square Garden, with more than 16,000 people
who attended the concert. Additionally he released singles such as La pequea Venecia
in which he demonstrates his immense love and appreciation towards his adoptive
nation Venezuela, in which he refers to Venezuela as his country. Montaner was
nominated for three Lo Nuestro Awards in 1993: Pop Artist of the Year, and Pop Song
and Video of the Year for the single "Castillo Azul".[1]
Although Montaner has written most of his songs he has worked closely with other
great song writers in Latin America such as Pablo Manavello, Ilan Chester and Oscar
Gmez. But in 1994, Ricardo Montaner wrote and produced all the songs in his album
Una Maana y un Camino, which became popular only years after his release due to the
lack of promotion by his new record label EMI Latin, with which Ricardo would also
release Viene del Alma in 1995, an Italian pop avored album. Also in 1995 he teamed
up with Yolandita Monge to establish a Guinness World Record for performing 3
concerts in dierent cities on the same day in Puerto Rico. This was only possible by air
transportation via helicopter from stage to stage.

Changes in style
By 1997, Montaner was already a well-established artist in the Spanish-speaking music
world and could give himself the luxury of experimenting with other styles of music,
without forgetting the roots that had made him so popular a decade earlier. Working
one more time with Pablo Manavello and with a new record company, Warner Music
proved to be the promoter Ricardo was expecting for. Es As brought Ricardo much
popularity in the United States Spanish-speaking areas and allowed Montaner to tour
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more than 17 countries in Latin America making him even more popular in Spain.
Songs like "La Mujer de Mi Vida", "Para Llorar" and "Es As" became very popular all
around.
In 1999, Montaner recorded his best album ever with his past hits decorated with the
strings of the London Metropolitan Orchestra. This proved to be very successful and
sold over 1 million copies. Ricardo made another attempt in 2001 with Sueo Repetido
that included the bolero-style song "Bsame" arranged by Bebu Silvetti which became a
hit all over the world. Future works with Juan Carlos Caldern, Kike Santander and
Silvetti would be the key for Ricardo to move his songs and popularity to another level
in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
2002's Suma (Bolero style songs) and 2003's Prohibido Olvidar (balada pop) had fair
results in terms of sales and acceptance. "Si Tuviera Que Elegir" in Suma was written
for his daughter. In 2003 he broke the record for the most concerts on a same tour in
the theater of Bellas Artes in Puerto Rico. He sold out 18 concerts breaking his past
record of 12, which also held it Yolandita Monge and Ricardo Arjona. In 2004, he made
another album with the London Metropolitan Orchestra named Con La London
Metropolitan Orchestra Vol. 2 featuring his latest hits songs and two exclusive songs
such as "Desesperado" and "Esta Escrito". In 2005, Montaner launched Todo y Nada
which featured the songs "Cuando a mi Lado Estas" and "Nada".
For this album he's already nominated in the Latin Grammys with album and song of
the year for "Cuando a mi Lado Estas". "Amarte es mi Pecado" and Heridas de Amor are
non-album songs that have been chosen to be the theme songs on two very popular
Mexican soap operas and that much popular have become these songs.

Recent years
In 2007, Ricardo released Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo produced by Adrian Posse
with the songs "Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti", "Nostalgias (Argen Version)", "chame A M
La Culpa (Artista Invitado: Juanes)".
In 2008, he released Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo II - Y Algunas Mas...! with the
songs "Cuando Un Amigo Se Va", "Ansiedad", "Bsame (Featuring Pasin Vega)".
Montaner's new single "Convnceme" is now success on iTunes and on the radio
stations. His new album "Viajero Frecuente" (Frequent Traveler), is going to be
available as of October 16, 2012 on iTunes and other stores.
Ricardo Montaner has sold over 22 million albums, and keeps breaking records in
arenas and theaters all over the world. The last one was in another concert that he did
in Mar del Plata, Argentina; there were 220,000 people that attended the concert that
night.
Montaner Started a tour named: "Viajero Frecuente Tour 2013" in Mexico on January
24, 2013.
Currently he released the name of his new album called "Agradecido" including the rst
single's name "Llanto Agradecido".

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Personal life
Ricardo is married to Marlene Rodrguez Miranda and has three children with her and
two sons from a previous marriage. His sons Hctor and Alejandro Montaner are also
singers. He also has a daughter Evaluna Montaner who also sings. He lives with his
family in Miami Beach, Florida.
In 1994, after Montaner fell out with his record label Sonorodven of the father of his
wife, Sonogrca took him under their wing; this was the motive for a legal dispute
between the two companies, and which increased the struggle that has been fought
between them for over 14 years.

Discography
Cada Da (1983)
Ricardo Montaner (1987)
Ricardo Montaner, Vol.2 (1988)
Un Toque de Misterio (1990)
En el ltimo Lugar de Mundo (1991)
Los Hijos del Sol (1992)
Una Maana y un Camino (1994)
Viene del Alma (1995)
Es As (1997)
Con la London Metropolitan Orchestra (1999)
Sueo Repetido (2001)
Suma (2002)
Prohibido Olvidar (2003)
Con la London Metropolitan Orchestra (2004)
Todo y Nada (2005)
Las Mejores Canciones del Mundo (2007)
Las Mejores Canciones, Vol. 2 (2007)
Las Cosas Son Como Son (2009)
Viajero Frecuente (2012)
Agradecido (2014)

Filmography
Los Reyes (Himself), 2005
La Voz Colombia (Coach), 2012
La Voz Colombia 2 (Coach), 2013

See also
List of singer-songwriters/Venezuela

References
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1. Lannert, John (March 30, 1993). "Secada Lead Latin Noms Following Grammy Win".
Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 105 (10): 10. Retrieved January 3, 2013.

External links
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Lyrics to all of Ricardo Montaner's songs
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Ricardo Montaner, Nuevos lbums - Billboard En Espaol
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