Fabián Delgado (born December 3, 1966) known as Fata Delgado is a Uruguayan singer, songwriter, record producer and television personality. He is better known for being the vocalist of the band Los Fatales since the late 1990s.
Early life
Raised in the
Cerro de Montevideo, he attended the Colegio Salesianos in
La Teja
La Teja is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. The neighborhood has a mix of residential and industrial properties, mostly occupied by working class communities, including with a number of informal settlements built o ...
.
Career
At the age of 21, after an audition he was selected to join the
carnival group ''Los Carlitos''. For several years he was the vocalist for Karibe con K, an Uruguayan tropical music group originating in Montevideo.
In 1996 he formed the band ''Los Fatales'', which achieved international recognition for singles such as "Pizza Muzarella" (1998), "Comadre, compadre" (1999) and "Apagón" (1999), for which he has toured internationally in South America, the United States and Australia. The group has won a Gold, Platinum and Double Platinum Record, as well as the
Graffiti Award for best tropical music album in 2010, 2011 and 2017. In 2000, Delgado created the theater company dedicated to children's audiences "Fatales para Niños", which for more than 10 years has been renewing the show each season.
In November 2016, Delgado recorded the single "Pa' elante" together with Uruguayan goalkeeper from
Rosario Central
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,
Sebastián Sosa
Carlos Sebastián Sosa Silva (born 19 August 1986) is a Uruguayan professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Deportivo Maipú.
Club career
Sosa made his debut for Club Atlét ...
, for the album ''Otra Calle''. Since December 2020, he has been part of the
Teledoce
Teledoce Televisora Color, also known as Canal 12 is a Uruguayan free-to-air television network, located in the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. It is owned by Grupo Disco. Television transmissions commenced in 1962.
History
It was the third a ...
game show, ''Poné Play'', and since 2022 he has served as a panelist on
''¿Quién es la máscara?'', an adaptation of the South Korean format ''
Masked Singer
''Masked Singer'' is an international music reality game show franchise. It originated from the South Korean program '' The King of Mask Singer'', developed by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
Format
The format features celebrities who perform ...
''.
Discography
* ''Masculino Femenino'' (1996)
* Capitanes de la alegrÃa (1997)
* ''Atracción fatal'' (Pizza Muzzarella) (1998)
* ''Exportando alegrÃa''
* ''Revolución fatal'' (1999)
* ''Que monstruos'' (2000)
* ''Grandes éxitos'' (Bicho Bicho) (Sony Music, Argentina) (2001)
* ''Grandes éxitos'' (Sondor, Uruguay) (2002)
* ''La abuelita'' (2003)
* ''Segunda revolución'' (2004)
* ''Gaucho latino'' (2005)
* ''Fata les canta'' (Milideas Record) (2010)
* ''AlegrÃa'' (Milideas Record) (2011)
* ''Los Fatales disco blanco'' (Milideas Record, Distribución MMG) (2012)
* ''Los Fatales en vivo'' (2014)
* ''Otra calle'' (Bizarro Records) (2016)
Filmography
Personal life
He is married since 2000 and has two children: MarÃa Victoria (born 2001) and Felipe.
He is a
Roman Catholic
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.
References
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20th-century Uruguayan male singers
21st-century Uruguayan male singers
Uruguayan male songwriters
Uruguayan television people
1966 births
Living people