Diego Torres (singer)

Diego Antonio Caccia (born March 9, 1971 in Buenos Aires), known as Diego Torres, is an Argentine two Grammy Award-nominated pop singer, songwriter, composer, musician and actor (of films, theater and television). He is the son of the legendary Argentine artist Lolita Torres (1930–2002). He has sold 20 million albums worldwide.

For other persons with a similar name, see Diego Torres.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caccia and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Diego Torres
Torres at the Miami Film Festival
Background information
Birth nameDiego Antonio Caccia
Born (1971-03-09) March 9, 1971
OriginBuenos Aires, Argentina
GenresPop, pop rock, reggae, rhumba, flamenco
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocal, guitar, piano
Years active1988–present
LabelsRCA (1993–1996)
Sony Music Ariola (1996–2008)
Universal Music Latin (2010–2014)
Sony Music Latin (2015–present)
Websitehttp://www.diegotorres.com/

Early life

Diego Torres was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He's the son of popular argentine singer and actress Lolita Torres. In 1989, Torres' music career began with a band called "La Marca." Later, he began his first steps on TV starring in the successful TV series "La Banda del Golden Rocket" which stayed on air for three years. He loves soccer. Torres has won 3 awards along with 17 nominations for the Latin Grammys.

In 1992 he launched his first album, "Diego Torres," produced by Cachorro López. This album was rewarded 3 times platinum. Two years later, and a little distant from TV, he launched his second album called "Tratar de estar mejor" which received 5 platinum albums in Argentina and gold and platinum albums in other Latin American countries. This album launched Torres to the international scene.

In 1996 the Italian producer Celso Valli produced Torres' third album, "Luna Nueva", and months later Diego started touring with his band all across Latin America, United States, and Spain. The album went on sale, soon reaching gold and quickly being rewarded with the platinum in Argentina.

In 1999 he recorded his fourth album called "Tal Cual Es", produced by Cachorro López. This album showed Diego's talent and creativity to compose and mix different Latin sounds, such as flamenco guitars as well as various other tropical sounds.

His next album was named "Un Mundo Diferente" which was recorded in the second half of 2001 in Buenos Aires and Miami. This album presents a variety of styles and merges with several Latin rhythm styles in most songs, such as in his most successful song so far, "Color Esperanza", which stayed at the top of the Argentine Singles/Airplay Chart for twelve consecutive weeks. The album received a Grammy Award nomination in 2003.

2004 brought a new challenge to Diego: the possibility of recording an MTV Unplugged, which aired in the MTV networks of Brazil, Latin America, Spain and United States. The reconversion of the acoustics in some of his hits along with the presentation of his new themes were part of this show, which was also produced on CD and DVD.

In 2006 he released his sixth studio album "Andando", proceeded by the lead single "Abriendo Caminos" featuring Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra. In 2005 he received the Platinum Konex Award as best Argentine male pop/ballad singer, shared with Sandro de América.

In 2010 he released his seventh studio album "Distinto" featuring his first the number-one Billboard Hot Latin Song single "Guapa".[1]

Filmography

TV

Theater

Film
  • 1988: El profesor Punk
  • 1994: Una sombra ya pronto serás
  • 1997: La furia
  • 1999: La venganza
  • 2003: El juego de Arcibel
  • 2012: Extraños en la noche

Discography
Main article: Diego Torres discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Other albums
  • 1991: Compañías Indias (with his former group La Marca)

Awards

Nominations

See also

References
  1. Diego Torres ss el número uno en EEUU con "Guapa" Archived May 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine larepublica.pe
  2. "Todos los nominados a los Martín Fierro 2014" [All the nominations for the 2014 Martín Fierro]. La Nación (in Spanish). April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
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