Rodolfo Aicardi

Marco Tulio Aicardi Rivera (23 May 1946 – 24 October 2007), better known by the name Rodolfo, was a Colombian singer of tropical music who was active from the 1960s until his death. He is most famous for his song " La Colegiala" credited to Rodolfo y su Tipica RA7.Uni Minuto Radio: Las tristezas del rey de los diciembres Rodolfo Aicardi

Career

Born in Magangué, Bolívar, he lived there until he was 15 years old, when he moved to Medellín. At a very young age he began his artistic career with great effort and passion for music.

He made his debut in tropical and romantic songs with the group "El Sexteto Miramar", with bolero-ballad songs "Que quiere esta música esta noche", "Una lágrima por tu amor", "Desde la ventana de mi apartamento" etc. His first recording as a singer was in 1966 with Club del Clan singing "Bellos Recuerdos" on the Sonolux label. In 1967 he adopted the name Rodolfo followed by a solo release for him in 1967 with Discos Fuentes. 1969 saw his major release as "Rodolfo y el sexteto Miramar" with songs like "El Triunfador" and "El de siempre" .

Clearly a star of tropical rhythms, Rodolfo joined the group " Los Hispanos" replacing their main singer Gustavo Quintero when the latter retired from the band before forming his own group "Los Graduados". "Los Hispanos" became his major band. Hits with them included "Adonay", "Boquita de caramelo", "Cariñito", "Ocho días", "Papelito blanco" etc. He stayed with them from 1969 to 1971 and would return from 1980 to 1992 as well. In between he was in "Los Ídolos" from 1971 to 1972 and "Los Bestiales" from 1972 to 1973. Other projects included "Grupo Monteadentro" in 1982 and "La Sonora Dinamita" in the mid 1980s.

Rodolfo's fame traversed all Spanish-speaking countries and further to Europe and Asia. He also varied his repertoire also singing in the Mexican ranchera