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Al Norte Del Sur was a 1988 album by Franco De Vita released on the Sony label. The CD produced four hit singles: "Louis," "Te Amo," "Promesas" and "Esta Vez." All four singles reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Latin music charts in the United States.

Tracks[link]

• 1. "Te Equivocaste Conmigo"
• 2. "Louis"
• 3. "Te Amo"
• 4. "Un Poco De Respeto"
• 5. "Aun Vivo"
• 6. "Soy Como Soy"
• 7. "Promesas"
• 8. "Esta Vez"
• 9. "Loco de Atar"
• 10. "Plaza de Centro"
• 11. "Al Norte Del Sur"

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Franco De Vita
Background information
Born	(1954-01-23) January 23, 1954 (age 58)
Origin	Caracas, Venezuela
Genres	Latin pop
Years active	1982–present
Associated acts	Wisin & Yandel
Website	Official Website

Franco De Vita (born January 23, 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a singer-songwriter. His first disc as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the Sony label in 1988, and in 1990, his album Extranjero had a song that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award. His 2004 album Stop reached the Top 10 throughout Latin America and on the U.S. Latin charts.

Career[link]

1980s[link]

One of four children born in Venezuela to Italian immigrants, De Vita’s family returned to Italy when he was 3. The family moved back to Venezuela when De Vita was 13. Due to his upbringing in Italy, De Vita learned Italian as his first language and did not learn Spanish until he returned to Venezuela at age 13. He later studied piano at the university level. In 1982, De Vita formed the group Icaro, which released one self-titled album in his homeland. Two years later, he released his first disc as a solo artist, simply titled Franco De Vita. The album spun off three Spanish-language hits: "Somos Tres", "No Hay Cielo", and "Un Buen Perdedor". His 1986 album Fantasía produced several more hits, including the title song and "Aquí Estás Otra Vez". "Sólo Importas Tú", taken from the album, was used as the theme song to the Spanish-language soap opera La Dama De Rosa. He appeared in the end credits of every episode, performing the song at the piano.

Seeking wider international exposure, De Vita moved to the Sony label for the 1988 album Al Norte Del Sur.^[1] The album showed his socially-conscious, adult-oriented pop, particularly through the tunes "Te Amo" and "Louis". The latter song, about a daydreaming cabbie who idolizes The Beatles, was promoted with a music video considered quite advanced for its time. De Vita's 1990 album Extranjero featured the song "No Basta", which spent four weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award.

1990s[link]

Most albums have included the live release En Vivo Marzo 16 (1992); Voces a mi Alrededor in 1993; the acoustic-flavored Fuera de Este Mundo (1996); and 1999's world-beat inspired Nada Es Igual. He left Sony for the 2002 album Segundas partes también son buenas, but returned to the label the following year.

2000s[link]

His 2004 album Stop reached the Top 10 throughout Latin America and on the U.S. Latin charts, spurred by the hits “Tú De Qué Vas” and “Si La Ves,” the latter a collaboration with pop group Sin Bandera. That same year, he toured arenas in the United States on a co-headlining tour with Ricardo Montaner, a fellow Venezuelan songwriter. He also has recorded in Italian and Portuguese. As a songwriter, he has written songs for Ricky Martin and Chayanne.

In 2005, an expanded edition of Stop was released, titled Stop + Algo Más, that included remixes and live recordings, as well as No Sé Lo Que Me Das, De Vita's first recording in English. The following year saw the release of Mil y Una Historias En Vivo, a two-disc live album that also featured four studio tracks, including collaborations with Alejandro Fernández and Diego El Cigala. A DVD version was released simultaneously.

In 2007, De Vita collaborated on a single with reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel called "Oye Donde Esta El Amor", which borrowed the chorus from his composition "Donde Esta El Amor." They released an updated version of "Un Buen Perdedor" that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. In 2008, he re-recorded "Que No Muera La Esperanza" (originally featured on Voces A Mi Alrededor) with Wisin & Yandel, as well as releasing a new studio album, Simplemente La Verdad.

Spanish-language album discography[link]

• 1984 Franco De Vita
• 1986 Fantasía
• 1988 Al Norte Del Sur
• 1990 Extranjero
• 1992 En Vivo Marzo 16
• 1993 Voces a mi Alrededor
• 1996 Fuera de Este Mundo
• 1999 Nada Es Igual
• 2002 Segundas partes también son buenas
• 2004 Stop
• 2005 Stop + Algo Más
• 2006 Mil y Una Historias En Vivo
• 2008 Simplemente La Verdad
• 2011 En Primera Fila

(excludes compilations)

Album discography (non-Spanish)[link]

• 1993 Straniero (Italian)
• 1993 Isto é America (Portuguese)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Franco De Vita Web Site
• Franco De Vita Donde Esta el Amor

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Fernando Ubiergo (born February 8, 1955) is a singer-songwriter and Chilean musician.

Ubiergo is renowned for his creative musical work that has developed over a career spanning more than thirty years, which include awards from the Festival International de la Canción de Viña del Mar (the Viña del Mar International Song Festival), Festival de Benidorm (Benidorm International Song Festival) and Festival de la OTI (OTI Festival) among other achievements. Critics have constantly praised his songwriting for its depth and simplicity. He has won the admiration of several generations of Chilean and Latin Americans alike for the style of his musical narrative.

References[link]

• ↑ Inolvidables Canal 13
• Ubiergo quiere distribuir sus discos para revertir bajas ventas de última placa, Cooperativa, 10 de mayo de 2004.
• Fernando Ubiergo, La sombra del águila, Emol.com
• Fernando Ubiergo declaró sobre el plagio: "Es un robo a mano armada", Cooperativa, 4 de enero de 2007
• Un caso de plagio actual, Atina Chile, 7 de enero de 2007
• Mago de Oz dice haber plagiado “por error” a un artista chileno y pide disculpas, El Confidencial Musical, 22 de enero de 2007
• Ubiergo y el plagio de Mago de Oz: "No puedo permitirlo", Emol, 4 de enero de 2007
• Presidente de la sociedad chilena de autores dimite por usar software ilegal", Terra Actualidad, 8 de enero de 2009

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