Roberto Jordan

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Name = Roberto Jordán
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Roberto Pérez Flores
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Origin = Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Instrument = Singer
Genre = Mexican rock, Bubblegum pop
Occupation = Singer, songwriter
Years_active = 1966-present
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Associated_acts = Juan Gabriel, Los Dug Dug's, Los Zignos
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Roberto Jordán (pronounced|ɾo'beɾto xoɾ'ðan) (born February 20, 1943 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) [Breves reseñas de grupos del norte de la República Mexicana http://rockenmexico2.tripod.com/id13.html] 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 Algodon, RCA Victor
* 1999 - Roberto Jordán (best-of compilation), Tepito Records

References

Videos

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Va_Imtw7AG4 Roberto Jordán - Por ser como eres]