| Roberto Jordán | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roberto Pérez Flores |
| Born | (1943-02-20) February 20, 1943 (age 81) |
| Origin | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Genres | Mexican rock, Bubblegum pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Singer |
| Years active | 1966–present |
Roberto Jordán (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto xoɾˈðan]) (born February 20, 1943, in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a popular singer whose heyday occurred during Mexico's nueva ola (new wave) of music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Many of his songs were covers of English-language rock and pop songs, with arrangements provided by music teachers and producers Enrique Okamura and Eduardo Magallanes. Jordán popularized several Bubblegum rock songs among youth in the Spanish-speaking world, singing songs by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, the Ohio Express and The Turtles as well as introducing the repertoire of singer-songwriters like Neil Diamond and Joe South.
Jordán left the stage for a number of years to pursue business and sports. In the mid-1980s, he returned to performing and even recorded a new version of his onetime hit Hazme una señal (a cover version of Brenton Wood's Gimme Little Sign). He also performed at a reunion concert with original Mexican rock acts such as Los Rockin' Devils, Los Teen Tops and Los Hermanos Carrión in 2006.
Discography (partial)
- 1968 – Hazme Una Señal, RCA Victor
- 1968 – 1,2,3 Detente!, RCA Victor
- 1970 – Castillos de Algodón, RCA Victor
- 1999 – Roberto Jordán (best-of compilation), Tepito Records
References
- Breves reseñas de grupos del norte de la República Mexicana http://rockenmexico2.tripod.com/id13.html
- Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (2001). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Feral House. ISBN 978-0922915699.