Roberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin Esparza (born June 14, 1973), known professionally as Coti, is an Argentine singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for collaborations with other

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artists like Andrés Calamaro,

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, Natalia Oreiro and

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in his last album. His 2005 release, ''Esta Mañana y Otros Cuentos'' went gold in both

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and Mexico, while going double platinum in Spain.Coti Sorokin Returns with Cats and Pigeons
Voy Music, March 8, 2007. Accessed March 26, 2007.

Life and career

Roberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin Esparza was born in

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, though he moved to Concordia, Entre Ríos at the age of three. Upon returning to Rosario, he joined the group Luz Mala, which recorded an album. In the late 1990s, Coti penned songs for Andrés Calamaro,

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, Natalia Oreiro, Los Enanitos Verdes, Diego Torres, and Alejandro Lerner. Striking out on his own, he released his first album, '' Coti,'' in Spain, getting enough air time from the single "Antes que ver el sol" to secure him a spot as the opening act for the Spanish stop of

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's 2003 tour, Tour of the Mongoose. He was a co-writer of songs in Julieta Venegas's

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winning album '' Sí'' and

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album and Latin Grammy winning, '' Limón y Sal''. In 2009, Coti appeared in a music video with Maxi Rodríguez, former player

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, and

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respectively. In 2024 he collaborated with the Spanish singer Ana Guerra on the song "Canción de Luto".

Discography

* ''Coti (2002) * ''Canciones Para Llevar'' (2004) * ''Esta Mañana y Otros Cuentos'' (2005) * ''Gatos y Palomas'' (2007) * '' Malditas Canciones'' (2009) * ''Lo dije por boca de otro'' (2012) * ''Que Esperas'' (2015) * ''Tanta Magia (En Vivo En El Gran Rex)'' (2015)

References

External links

Official site
1973 births Living people Argentine male guitarists Argentine male singer-songwriters Argentine singer-songwriters Argentine people of Russian-Jewish descent Argentine people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Jewish Argentine musicians Singers from Rosario, Santa Fe Universal Music Latin Entertainment artists Latin music songwriters 21st-century Argentine male singers 21st-century Argentine guitarists {{guitarist-stub