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Sandro de América

1945 - 2010

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Roberto Sánchez-Ocampo (August 19, 1945 – January 4, 2010), better known by his stage names Sandro or Sandro de América, was an Argentine singer and actor. He is considered a pioneer of Argentine rock for being one of the first rock artists to sing in Spanish in Latin America. He edited 52 official records and sold eight million copies although other sources state that he sold over 10 million. Some of his most successful songs are "Dame fuego", "Rosa, Rosa", "Quiero llenarme de ti", "Penumbras", "Porque yo te amo", "Así", "Mi amigo el Puma", "Tengo", "Trigal", and "Una muchacha y una guitarra". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sandro de América is the 883rd most popular singer (down from 822nd in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 257th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Argentinean Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sandro de América ranks 883 out of 4,381Before her are Sami Yusuf, Davorin Popović, Ann Wilson, Juan Diego Flórez, Diana Damrau, and Pilar Lorengar. After her are Sissel Kyrkjebø, Belinda Carlisle, Katja Ebstein, Philip Bailey, Patsy Cline, and Arik Einstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Sandro de América ranks 305Before her are Jean-Claude Izzo, Wyomia Tyus, Bob Balaban, Tom Segev, Pietro Grasso, and Edoardo Reja. After her are Paul Kennedy, Andrew Birkin, Katja Ebstein, Kim Larsen, Modestas Paulauskas, and Bruno Nuytten. Among people deceased in 2010, Sandro de América ranks 202Before her are Daniel Bensaïd, Norman Wisdom, Ronnie Clayton, Lena Horne, Tzannis Tzannetakis, and Panajot Pano. After her are Petra Schürmann, Charles Mackerras, Carl Adam Petri, Mohammed Mzali, Lionel Cox, and Samuel T. Cohen.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Sandro de América ranks 247 out of 1,154Before her are José Evaristo Uriburu (1831), Lautaro Martínez (1997), Julio Velasco (1952), Marga López (1924), Roberto Perfumo (1942), and Ezequiel Lavezzi (1985). After her are José María Guido (1910), Julio Libonatti (1901), Ricardo Bochini (1954), Luis Sáenz Peña (1822), Omar Larrosa (1947), and Ricardo Zunino (1949).

Among SINGERS In Argentina

Among singers born in Argentina, Sandro de América ranks 4Before her are Mercedes Sosa (1935), Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908), and Facundo Cabral (1937). After her are Luis Alberto Spinetta (1950), León Gieco (1951), Ricardo Montaner (1957), Roberto Goyeneche (1926), Gilda (1961), Marcelo Álvarez (1962), Andrés Calamaro (1961), and Chenoa (1975).