Álvaro Torres (born April 9, 1954) is a
Salvadoran singer-songwriter.
Biography
Álvaro Torres was born on April 9, 1954 in
Usulután, El Salvador. Torres moved to
Guatemala
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and started a solo career recording his first album, "''Algo especial''" (''Something Special'') in 1976. In 1977 he released the album "''Acariciame''" (''Caress Me'') and one year later, he was selected by
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to represent his country in the
seventh edition of the
OTI Festival that was held in
Santiago, Chile. Although he got the second to last place, tied with the colombian entrant
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, this was not an obstacle for his career.
He became better known in the 1980s. Years later, Torres moved to the United States. He lived in Colorado, California and finally Florida. In 1991 Torres had an artistic breakthrough when he released "''
Nada Se Compara Contigo''". He was voted Songwriter of the Year by
BMI in 1994.
Some of his more famous songs are "Hazme olvidarla", "La Unica" (''The Only One''), "Lo Que Se Dice Olvidar", "Si Estuvieras Conmigo" (If you were here with me) and "Nada se compara contigo" (''Nothing Compares to You''), "A ti mi amor" (To you my love), "Te Olvidaré" (I´ll Forget You), "El último romántico" (The Last Romantic). He sang a duet with the Mexican singer
Marisela on the song "Mi amor por ti" (''My Love for You''), and also sang a duet with
Selena on the song "Buenos amigos" (''Good Friends''), and in 1997 he recorded "Estaremos Juntos" (''We Will Be together'') a duet with Puerto Rican singer
Millie Corretjer
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for her album ''Sola'' (''Alone'').
Some of his musical influences are
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Discography
*1986: Tres (#47)
*1988: Adicto (#40)
*1988: Amor Que Mata (#19)
*1988: Hazme Olvidarla (#7)
*1989: Por lo Mucho Que Te Amo (#29)
*1990:
Ni Tú Ni Ella (#3)
*1990: Si Estuvieras Conmigo (#9)
*1991: Mi Verdadero Amor (#13)
*1992: Nada Se Compara Contigo (#1)
*1992: He Vivido Esperando Por Ti (#4)
*1992: Cruz de Olvido (#31)
*1993: Te Olvidaré (#11)
*1993: Me Arrepiento de Quererte (#28)
*1993: Te Dejo Libre (#4)
*1993: Estoy Enamorado de Tí (#19)
*1993: Que Lastimá (Nueva version) (#7)
*1994: Angel Caido (#7)
*1994: Tu Mejor Amigo (#11)
*1994: Contigo Sí (#17)
*1995:
Reencuentro (con
Barrio Boyzz) (#11)
*1998: El Ultimo Romántico (#12)
References
External links
Sitio Oficial – alvarotorres(Official website)
1954 births
Living people
People from Usulután Department
Latin pop singers
20th-century Salvadoran male singers
EMI Latin artists
Latin music songwriters
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