Rita Quintero

Rita Quintero (born 1962) is an American musician and singer.

Life & career

She was born Rita Marie Quintero on May 11 1962 in Miami, Florida to Elena and Reinaldo Quintero.

She began playing the piano at the age of four, and shortly afterwards began singing.

After graduating with honors from the University of Miami School of Music in 1985, she started working in the local club scene in Miami. Just a short time later she began working as a session singer for recording studios; she has sung backing vocals for artists such as Frank Sinatra, Jennifer Lopez, the Tommy Dorsey Band, Ricky Martin, Julio Iglesias, Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Gloria Estefan, and Céline Dion. Her backing-vocal discography has reached 140 platinum and gold recordings. She has also sung advertising jingles for radio and television.

Quintero is well known in the industry as a vocal coach, teaching singing in English and Spanish. Some of her clients include Grace Jones, Shakira. Jennifer Lopez, Robin John Gibb, Chayanne, Samantha Gibb, Nicolle Chirino, and Manolo Tena.

After working for nearly ten years with the Estefans, her last performance with Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine was on tour with "Evolution". Quintero then went on the road with Shakira's Mongoose Tour. She visited and performed in over twenty Latin American and European countries, and was involved in filming for the Live & Off the Record DVD. Later that year, Quintero made a stage and video appearance with Gloria Estefan at the "Unwrapped" MGM Las Vegas show in October 2003.

Quintero co-produced the vocal compilation album as well as being director of the backing vocals on the newly released English–Spanish Shakira double album "Fijación Oral" (Sony 2005).

Rita Quintero is an independent artist and owner of Great Big Way Music Publishing Company (ASCAP).She now teaches at Pequannock Township High School as the choir teacher.

Discography

*"Todo de Ti" (written and produced by Rita Quintero and Albert Menendez)
*"Make It Real" (written and produced by Rita Quintero, Albert Menendez, and Ricardo Suarez)
*"Sometimes" (written and produced by Rita Quintero and Albert Menendez)
*"No Longer Mine" (written and produced by Rita Quintero, Albert Menendez, and Ricardo Suarez)

Musical director

*Oscar de la Hoya — "Oscar de la Hoya"
*Lucero — "Lucero"
*Latin Majik — "Latin Like That"
*Luis Enrique — "Genisis"
*Various Artists — "Bolero Jazz:Misty"

Arranger

*Chayanne — "Influencias"
*Ilan Chester — Terciopelo"
*Millie — "Amar Es n Juego"
*Cristian Castro — "Lo Mejor de Mi"
*Various Artists — "Momentos Romanticos"
*Various Artists — "Bolero Jazz:Tenderly"

Producer

*Shakira–Fijación Oral Vol. 1 (co-producer of lead and background vocal compilation)
*Shakira–Laundry Service (co-producer of lead and background vocal compilation)
*Jazz Bolero Project (Sony)
*Raul Midon (demo; Arif Mardin now producing)

DVD appearances

*Shakira: "Live & Off The Record" (2004)
*Gloria Estefan: "Live at Caesar’s Palace" (2003)
*Shakira: "MTV Unplugged" (2002)
*Gloria Estefan: "Evolution Tour" (1996)

External links

* [http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Rita%20Quintero:1927173828:page=discography;_ylt=Ahmt9HfMS82psm19s76cVtdUvQcF;_ylu=X3oDMTBtMjVyMGQxBF9zAzg0MzkzMzAwBHNlYwNhcnRuYXY- Discography on Yahoo]