A little bit of Fito's life- Free post- by nacho

Rodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos, was born in March 13, 1963 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province. He is an popular Argentine rock and roll pianist, lyricist, Spanish language singer and film director.

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 appear solo in pubs the following year.

Straight out of high school, he began touring with several bands and soon after that he produced his first solo album, "Del '63", which was released in 1984. The disc 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 with Spinetta, Juan Carlos Baglietto, Silvina Garré and Antonio Tarragó Ros.

His 1987 recording, "Ciudad de Pobres Corazones", marked a dark turn for his work. It was dedicated to the memory of his aunt and grandmother, who were murdered in Rosario. The album was made with anger, but it was also more rhythmic and showed greater songwriting depth than his previous recordings.

After serveral albums like "Ey!", which was released in 1988 and "Tercer Mundo"(1990), "El Amor Después del Amor" in 1992 marked the pinnacle of his commercial success. The album sold more than 750,000 copies and when Paez toured to support it, he found himself playing to sold-out shows for 40,000 people. Shortly after its release, he played a benefit concert for UNICEF which raised more than $420,000.

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 & Paez: 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 Award in fall 2000.

Paez' 2003 album "Naturaleza sangre" marks 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".

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 2007 he released his newest album called "Rodolfo", he recorded it at home with nothing else that his voice and his piano.

He also has directed film productions such as "Vidas privadas"(2001), "¿De quién es el portaligas?"(2007)


By Nacho