Jairo

Jairo , pseudonym of Mario Rubén González Pierotti (born June 16, 1949), is an Argentine singer-songwriter and composer. Throughout his career, he has performed more than 500 songs in Spanish, French and Italian.

Among its most widespread songs they are: «Tu alma golondrina», «Por si tú quieres saber», «Tristezas», «De pronto sucedió», «El valle y el volcán», «Si vuelves será cansancio», «Amigos míos me enamoré», «Hoy dejó la ciudad», «Nos verán llegar», «Revólver» and «Me encanta esta hora del día».

Biography Mario Rubén González Pierotti was born in Cruz del Eje, on June 16, 1949. His beginnings as a singer were at school, where the band "The Twisters Boys" joined and finally adopted the name Marito González in game shows media hometown.

In 1970, together with a friend from high school, he distributed a twelve demo songs to different music producers; thus it managed to record a single disc with two songs. The artist Luis Aguilé sent him a job offer, signing a distribution agreement with CBS and moving to Spain.

In 1971 he won first Premio de la Crítica Española and second prize in the Festival of the Costa del Sol. That same year he was hired by the Ariola label. With the establishment of the National Reorganization Process in power, he chose to go into exile in Spain and later in France.

He recorded with Astor Piazzolla in 1981 several songs composed especially for him by Piazzolla himself and the Uruguayan poet Horacio Ferrer, among which stands out «Milonga del trovador» and «Hay una niña en el alba».

Towards the end of the military dictatorship, he returned to Argentina and gave a recital on the Avenida 9 de Julio, where he played to 1.2 million people their version of «We Shall Overcome».

Discography 1965: Muy juvenil 1970: Emociones 1971: Por si tu quieres saber 1973: Si vuelves, será cansancio 1974: El valle y el volcán 1975: Amigos míos, me enamoré 1975: Jairo canta a Borges 1976: De qué me sirve todo eso 1977: Liberté es la nostalgia 1977: Guitarra

1978: Les plus beaux noel du monde 1979: Viva el sol 1979: Chansons a regarder 1980: Symphonie 1980: Jairo 1981: Jairo a L’Olimpia 1981: Morir enamorado 1981: Viviré libre 1981: Jairo internacional 1981: Mis mejores canciones 1982: L’amour au present 1982: Todo Jairo 1982: Jairo en italiano 1982: Este amor es como el vientothumb|1983 version by Jairo 1983: Serie Oro: Jairo 1984: Amor de cada día 1984: Le diable 1985: Jairo 1986: La trace de mes pas 1987: Intimidad (varios artistas), canción: «Para verte feliz» 1987: Nicaragua 1988: Jairo au bataclán 1988: Más allá 1990: Flechas de neón 1990: Revólver 1992: Jairo, les plus grands succes 1994: Cielos 1995: Jairo, 25 años. Volumen I 1996: Argentina mía 1996: Jairo, 25 años. Volumen II 1997: Atahualpa por Jairo 1997: Estampitas 1998: Borges & Piazzolla 1999: La balacera 2000: Diario del regreso

2001: Puro Jairo 2003: Jairo canta a Piazzolla 2003: Soy Libre DVD 2004: El ferroviario 2007: Criollo 2009: Los enamorados 2011: Concierto en Costa Rica (CD + DVD) 2014: Propio y Ajeno