Violeta Rivas

Ana María Francisca Adinolfi (stage name, Violeta Rivas; 4 October 1937 – 23 June 2018)^[1] was an Argentine singer and actress, known for participating in the music program El Club del Clan, along with Palito Ortega, Raúl Lavié, Johnny Tedesco and Chico Novarro.

Biography

Rivas was born in Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires Province, in 1937. At the age of five, she participated in a contest in Chivilcoy singing the songs of Clavito Chino and Los Gitanos. A year later, she was chosen by her school to sing in the choir of the Postal Savings Bank. She subsequently studied lyrical singing. Rivas married Néstor Fabián and they had a daughter.

In 1960, she became contracted for four months to perform in Buenos Aires. The director, Ricardo Mejía, gave her the stage name Violeta Rivas. That same year, she recorded a duet with Bobby Capó, Llorando me dormí, which became one of the radio hits of 1960. Shortly after, she recorded her first major success as a solo artist, Burbuja azul. In 1962, she debuted on Canal 7, participating in the program's El hit de sus favoritos as well as in El Club del Clan.

In Lima, Peru, she received the award for Best Foreign Singer. In December 1964, she began filming Fiebre de Junio. She also performed "¡Que Suerte!" in Uruguay, which became her greatest hit, along with Chico Novarro and Palito Ortega. By 1965, after developing a successful solo career, Rivas toured Latin America singing melodic songs.^[2] After the 1960s, she continued to perform in other films and to sing other songs such as "Colorado", "El Baile del Ladrillo", "El Cardenal", among others.

Discography

1963: Violeta Rivas - RCA VICTOR ARGENTINA
1964: Que Suerte - RCA VICTOR ARGENTINA
1964: Serie Consagración - RCA ARGENTINA
1964: Serie Consagración - RCA URUGUAY
1965: Violeta Rivas con amor - RCA VICTOR ARGENTINA
1965: Fiebre de primavera - RCA ARGENTINA
1965: Fiebre de primavera - RCA VENEZUELA
1965: Nacidos para cantar - Junto a Juan Ramón - RCA VICTOR
1965: Violeta Rivas - RCA VICTOR ARGENTINA
1965: Violeta Rivas - RCA PERU
1966: Lo mejor de Violeta Rivas - RCA ECUADOR
1966: Violeta Rivas interpreta canciones del Festival de San Remo 1966 - RCA VICTOR ARGENTINA
1967: Lo mejor de Violeta Rivas - RCA VICTOR ARGENTINA
1967: Violeta Rivas - RCA VICTOR ARGENTINA
1968: El picaflor y la rosa - RCA VICTOR ARGENTINA
1969: Lo mejor de Violeta Rivas - RCA VICTOR ARGENTINA
1969: Violeta Rivas - RCA PERU
1969: Voy cantando con Violeta Rivas - RCA VICTOR PUERTO RICO
1970: Hay Música - RCA VICTOR ARGENTINA
1973: El ángel del amor - MICROFON-IFESA ECUADOR
1976: Violeta Rivas - CABAL ARGENTINA
1976: Soy tu eterna enamorada - ALFA-MICROFON ECUADOR
1978: Una Violeta en Brodway - CARISMA RECORD ESTADOS UNIDOS
1978: Una Violeta en Brodway - LLUVIA DE ESTRELLAS ECUADOR
1979: Es mi Hombre - ALHAMBRA ESTADOS UNIDOS
1980: Súper Hits - DISCOLOR ESTADOS UNIDOS
1981: Grandes Éxitos de Violeta Rivas - RCA ARGENTINA
1992: Cronología - BMG ARGENTINA
1994: Violeta Rivas en vivo - REALIZADO POR FANS
1997: Serie 20 Éxitos - BMG ARGENTINA
1997: Inéditos, rarezas y otras perlas - BMG ARGENTINA
1998: Violeta Rivas en Vivo 2 - REALIZADO POR FANS
1998: Serie El Club del Clan - BMG ARGENTINA
2000: Salsa Ultra Violeta - ARGENTINA
2004: 20 Secretos de amor - BMG ARGENTINA