Patricia Sosa
Patricia Sosa | |
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 Patricia Sosa singing at the Casa Rosada | |
| Born | 23 January 1956 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse | Oscar Mediavilla |
| Website | https://www.patriciasosa.com.ar/ |
Patricia Elena Sosa Gaitán (born January 23, 1956) is an Argentine singer and actress.
Born in Buenos Aires, Patricia Sosa began her career in 1975, with the cover band Nomady Soul. She created the rock band La Torre with her husband Oscar Mediavilla, Ricardo and Gustavo Giles, Luis Múscolo and Carlos García López in 1981, which was an immediate success, and played in the 1982 B.A. Rock. The band made several international tours, even to the Soviet Union.
Patricia Sosa left the band in 1990, to start a solo career. Her first CD was self-titled, and followed by a live EP. Her second CD, "Luz de mi vida", became gold 25 days after release, and platinum in three months. It received 5 nominations for the ACE awards. In 1994, she appeared as a guest artist on Plácido Domingo's Grammy-nominated[1] album, De Mi Alma Latina.[2]
In 1998 she worked as a lead actress in Rodolfo Rojas D.T., and the following year she wrote the book Código de barrio. She also worked in the TV series Chiquititas.
On 12 December 2014 Patricia Sosa was soloist with the Roman choir Música Nuova in a performance of Ariel Ramírez' Misa Criolla in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome in the presence of Pope Francis. 2014 was the fiftieth anniversary of the work's composition and the performance was directed by Facundo Ramírez, son of the composer.
She is a vegetarian.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Lannert, John (January 21, 1995). "Latin Notas". Billboard: 36. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ "De mi alma latina". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Santillán, María Laura (June 20, 2013). "El universo de Patricia Sosa". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official site (in Spanish)
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