Roberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin Esparza (born June 14, 1973, in

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), who performs under the stage name Coti, is an

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

Early career

Coti was born in

, though he moved to Concordia, Entre Ríos at the age of three. Upon returning to Rosario, he joined the group

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, which recorded an album. In the late 1990s, he penned songs for Andrés Calamaro,

, Paulina Rubio, Natalia Oreiro, Los Enanitos Verdes, Diego Torres, and

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. 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 Shakira's 2003 tour, Tour of the Mongoose. He was a co-writer of songs in Julieta Venegas's Latin Grammy winning album Sí and

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album and Latin Grammy winninghttps://www.grammy.com/nominees/latin/search?artist=coti+sorokin&title=&year=2006&genre=All Limón y Sal. In 2009, Coti appeared in a music video with Maxi Rodríguez, former player Diego Forlán, and

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respectively.

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

Official site

Notes

1973 births Living people Argentine male guitarists Argentine male 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 guitarists {{guitarist-stub