Fito Páez
Rodolfo Páez Ávalos, popularly known as Fito Páez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfito ˈpaes]; born 13 March 1963), is an Argentine popular rock and roll musician and filmmaker.
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| Birth name | Rodolfo Páez Ávalos |
| Born | 13 March 1963 Rosario, Argentina |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Warner Music/Distribuidora Belgrano Norte/Sony Music |
| Website | www |
Biography edit
Early career edit
Paez was born in Rosario, Santa Fe; his real name is Rodolfo Paez, like his father. When he was a child people called him "Rodolfito" (in Spanish, the diminutive of masculine names is formed by adding "ito") to distinguish him from Rodolfo, his father. With the passage of time, Rodolfito became just "Fito", and is where his stage name came from.[1]
He formed Staff, his first band when he was 13. In 1977, he played in El Banquete with Rubén Goldín and Jorge Llonch. He began to perform solo in pubs the following year.
Straight out of high school, he began touring with several bands and soon after that produced his first solo album, Del '63, which was released in 1984. It was promoted first in his home town, but later earned attention in Buenos Aires. The recording was put together with the help of some of Argentina's most prominent musicians, including Daniel Wirtz, Fabián Gallardo, Tweety González and Paul Dourge. The record won him critical acclaim as a songwriter and helped lead to future projects, including a 1985 album, Giros. The demo of that album earned him the praise of Luis Alberto Spinetta, as well as a partnership – Paez's next album, 1986's La La La was a duet with Spinetta. The duo supported that album with a tour that reached all the way to Santiago, Chile. The same year, he participated in the Thousand Days of Democracy festival.
His 1987 recording, Ciudad de Pobres Corazones, marked a dark, political turn for his work. It was dedicated to the memory of his aunt and grandmother, who were murdered in Rosario. Páez got his first taste of production work with Ey!, which was released in 1988. Recorded in New York City and Havana, it also showcased many musicians with whom he had worked previously.
1990–present edit
Tercer Mundo, released in 1990, explored Latin American cultural influences and the harsh world of poverty and exploitation. It too was critically acclaimed, but it was Páez's 1992 album, El Amor Después del Amor which marked the pinnacle of his commercial success. The album sold more than 750,000 copies and when Páez toured to support it, he found himself playing to sold-out shows for 40,000 people. Shortly after this album's release, he played a benefit concert for UNICEF which raised more than $420,000.
In 1990, Páez worked as a producer in Sandra Mihanovich and Celeste Carballo's album Mujer contra mujer.[2][3]
The follow-up, Circo Beat, had impossibly high expectations and though it had several hit songs, including "Mariposa Tecknicolor" and "Tema de Piluso," as well as a companion album, Circo Beat Brazil, which featured Brazilian remixes of its hits, it only sold around 350,000 copies. Several other projects were completed in the late '90s, including a live album, Euforia and 1998's Sabina & Páez: Enemigos Intimos, with Joaquín Sabina. The year 1999 brought another balanced, superbly produced album, Abre. He also took home two Grammys at the first annual Latin Grammy Awards in fall 2000. He lived with Argentine actress Cecilia Roth for some years; the couple adopted a child in 1999.
Páez's 2003 album Naturaleza sangre marked a return to his musical past, featuring appearances from Charly García, Luis Alberto Spinetta and Brazilian artist Rita Lee on the previously unreleased version of "Ojos Rojos". In 2006, Páez was given an escopetarra (a decommissioned AK-47 converted into a guitar) by Colombian musician and peace activist César López in honor of his music.[4]
The album El mundo cabe en una canción won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2007. In 2008 Páez recorded, No se si es Baires o Madrid, in Madrid, Spain. He invited several important musicians such as Pablo Milanés, Joaquín Sabina and Ariel Rot to participate. In 2010, he released the album Confiá.. In December 2011 he recorded a new album with songs by other artists performed by Páez himself in a release called Canciones para áliens.[5] This album was presented at la Sala Nezahualcoyolt de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. In January 2012, these "songs for the aliens" were transmitted to space via electromagnetic waves through the Music to Space project.[6][circular reference] In 2021, Páez was presented with the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[7]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- Del 63 (1984)
- Giros (1985)
- La la la (1986) (with Luis Alberto Spinetta)
- Ciudad de pobres corazones (1987)
- Ey! (1988)
- Tercer mundo (1990)
- El Amor Después del Amor (1992)
- Circo Beat (1994)
- Enemigos íntimos (1998) (with Joaquín Sabina)
- Abre (1999)
- Rey Sol (2000)
- Naturaleza sangre (2003)
- Moda y pueblo (2005)
- El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción (2006)
- Rodolfo (2007)
- Confiá (2010)
- Canciones para Aliens (2011)
- El Sacrificio (2013)
- Dreaming Rosario (2013)
- Yo Te Amo (2013)
- Rock and Roll Revolution – RRR (2014)
- Locura total (2015) (with Paulinho Moska)
- La ciudad liberada (2017)
- La Conquista del Espacio (2020)
- Los Años Salvajes (2021)
- Futurología Arlt (2022)
- The Golden Light (2022)
- "EADDA9223" (2023)
Live albums edit
- Euforia (1996)
- Mi vida con ellas (2004)
- No sé si es Baires o Madrid (2008)
- El amor después del amor 20 años (2012)
Collaboration albums edit
- La La La (with Luis Alberto Spinetta) (1986)
- Enemigos íntimos (with Joaquín Sabina) (1998)
- Locura total (with Paulinho Moska) (2015)
Compilation albums edit
- Grandes éxitos (1990)
- Crónica (1991)
- Lo mejor de Fito Páez (1993)
- Lo mejor de los mejores – Volume 1 and 2 (1995/1996)
- Lo duro/Lo suave de Fito Páez (1996)
- Colección aniversario (1999)
- Fue amor (2000)
- Antología (2002)
- Serie de oro: grandes éxitos (2002)
- Músicos, poetas y locos (2003)
- Super 6 (2003)
- Gran reserva (2005)
- Grandes canciones (2008)
Tributes edit
- Homenaje a Fito Páez (2006)
Filmography edit
- Vidas privadas ("Private Lives") (2001)
- ¿De quién es el portaligas? (2007) ("Whose is the garter belt?")
In fiction edit
- Páez is portrayed by several actors in the TV series El amor después del amor.
Awards and nominations edit
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| Grammy Awards | 2001 | Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album | Abre | Nominated | [8] |
| 2021 | Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album | La Conquista del Espacio | Won | ||
| 2023 | Los Años Salvajes | Nominated | |||
| Latin Grammy Awards [a] | 2000 | Song of the Year | "Al Lado del Camino" | Nominated | [9] |
| Best Male Rock Vocal Performance | Won | ||||
| Best Rock Song | Won | ||||
| Best Rock Album | Abre | Nominated | |||
| 2001 | Best Rock Song | "El Diablo de tu Corazón" | Nominated | ||
| Best Short Form Music Video | Nominated | ||||
| Best Rock Solo Vocal Album | Rey Sol | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | Naturaleza Sangre | Nominated | [10] | ||
| 2005 | Mi Vida con Ellas | Nominated | |||
| Best Rock Song | "Polaroid de Locura Ordinaria" | Nominated | |||
| 2007 | Best Rock Solo Vocal Album | El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción | Won | [11] | |
| 2008 | Best Singer-Songwriter Album | Rodolfo | Won | [12] | |
| 2009 | Best Male Pop Vocal Album | No Sé Si Es Baires o Madrid | Won | [13] | |
| 2013 | Best Long Form Music Video | El Amor Después del Amor: 20 Años | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Song of the Year | "Hermanos" (with Moska) | Nominated | [14] | |
| 2018 | "Tu Vida, Mi Vida" | Nominated | [15] | ||
| Best Rock Song | Won | ||||
| 2020 | Album of the Year | La Conquista del Espacio | Nominated | [16] | |
| Best Pop/Rock Album | Won | ||||
| Best Pop/Rock Song | "La Canción de las Bestias" | Won | |||
| 2021 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Himself | Won | [7] | |
| 2022 | Best Pop/Rock Album | Los Años Salvajes | Won | [17] | |
| Best Pop/Rock Song | "Babel" | Won | |||
| Best Rock Song | "Lo Mejor de Nuestras Vidas" | Won | |||
| 2023 | Album of the Year | EADDA9223 | Pending | [18] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2023 | Best Latin America South Act | Himself | Pending | [19] |
| Premios Gardel | 2001 | Best Rock Artist | Rey Sol | Won | [20] |
| Best Music Video | "El Diablo en Tu Corazón" | Won | |||
| 2005 | Best Rock Solo Album | Mi Vida Con Ellas | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Best Male Rock Album | Moda y Pueblo | Nominated | [21] | |
| 2008 | Best Rock Solo Album | Rodolfo | Nominated | [22] | |
| 2009 | Best Testimonial Artist Album | No Sé Si Es Baires o Madrid | Won | [23] | |
| Best DVD | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Best Rock Solo Album | Rock and Roll Revolution | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Best Male Rock Album | La Ciudad Liberada | Nominated | [24] | |
| 2021 | Album of the Year | La Conquista del Espacio | Won | [25] | |
| Best Rock Album | Won | ||||
| Song of the Year | "La Canción de las Bestias" | Nominated | |||
| Collaboration of the Year | "Gente en la Calle" (with Lali) | Nominated | |||
| Producer of the Year | Himself (with Diego Olivero & Gustavo Borner) | Won | |||
| 2022 | Best Rock Solo Album | Los Años Salvajes | Nominated | [26] | |
| 2023 | Best Singer-Songwriter Album | The Golden Light | Nominated | [27] | |
| Best Conceptual Album | Futurología Arlt | Won | |||
| Best Instrumental Fusion / World Music Album | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music Video | "Los Años Salvajes" | Nominated | |||
| Premios Quiero | 2021 | Best Rock Video | "Gente en la Calle" (with Lali) | Nominated | [28] |
| Rolling Stone en Español Awards | 2023 | Artist of the Year | Himself | Pending | [29] |
| Album of the Year | Futurología Arlt | Pending |
Notes edit
- ^ At the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Frank Filipetti received a nomination for Best Engineered Album as engineer for Abre. At the 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Alejandro Ros received a nomination for Best Recording Package as the art director for Canciones Para Aliens.
References edit
- ^ Symns, Enrique (1995). Páez. Espasa Calpe, Buenos Aires. ISBN 978-950-852-099-9
- ^ Mujer contra mujer (LP record) (in Spanish). Carballo, Mihanovich. Argentina: RCA Records. 1990. TLP-80062.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Mujer Contra Mujer" (in Spanish). Sandra Mihanovich, official website. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Latorre, Héctor (24 January 2006). "Escopetarras: disparando música". BBC World. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
- ^ . sonymusic.com.ar. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ es:Canciones para aliens
- ^ a b . Business Wire. 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Fito Páez". The Recording Academy. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Ross, Karl. "Anthony, Shakira, Paez Lead 1st Latin Grammy Nominees". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ "Grammy latinos: los nominados". BBC. 1 September 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Lista completa de nominados al Latin Grammy" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ . Los Angeles Times. 10 September 2007. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (21 September 2016). "Latin Grammys 2016 Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "J Balvin Tops Latin Grammy Nominations, Romantic Singer-Songwriters Edge Out Reggaeton and Trap". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Huston, Marysabel (29 September 2020). "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "23rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations" (PDF). The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (4 October 2023). "Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA Lead 2023 MTV EMAs Nominations: See List". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "León Gieco recibió la estatuilla de oro de los premios Carlos Gardel". Clarín (in Spanish). 19 April 2001. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Los nominados a los Premios Carlos Gardel". infobae (in Spanish). 11 March 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "URUGUAYOS NOMINADOS A LOS GARDEL". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 21 February 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "¿Quiénes son los nominados a los Premios Gardel?". infobae (in Spanish). 8 April 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Premios Gardel 2018: todos los ganadores de la fiesta de la música". Todo Noticias. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Premios Gardel | CAPIF | GANADORES & NOMINADOS 2021". Premios Gardel a la Música. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Premios Gardel 2022: anunciaron las nominaciones y lidera Wos en ocho rubros". Clarín. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Premios Gardel 2023: Trueno, Dante Spinetta y Babasónicos son los artistas más nominados". Clarín (in Spanish). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ . Q Música TV. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Raygoza, Isabella (11 August 2023). "Bad Bunny & Rosalía Lead Rolling Stone En Español Award Nominations: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
Further reading edit
- Horacio Vargas: Fito Páez – La biografía – La vida después de la vida. Homosapiens, Buenos Aires 1994; ISBN 950-808-044-2.
External links edit
- Official website
- Fito Páez discography at Discogs
- (in Spanish) Fito Páez Biography (1/5) YouTube.com