Ricardo Caballero Tostado
Ricardo Caballero Tostado (born January 19, 1982) is a Mexican singer who was the runner-up of the second season of the singing competition series Latin American Idol.[1] Ricardo is known as the "Caballero de Mexico".
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Birth name | Ricardo Caballero Tostado |
Born | January 19, 1982 |
Origin | Guadalajara, Mexico |
Genres | Pop, Latin |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Caballero was born in the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, located in western Mexico. He is the only son of Raul Caballero, a performer, and Georgina Tostado Orozco de Caballero, a fitness trainer; he has an older paternal half brother. Caballero began singing at bars and hotel lobbies at the age of 17. A year later, he began performing shows with his father. He continued performing in order to help pay for his studies at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, or ITESO, at the Guadalajara campus, from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Marketing.
Ricardo has been the opening performer for concerts for international groups that include La Quinta Estación and Ha*Ash, among others. He has his own self-titled show, Ricardo Caballero; he is the singer and is accompanied by a band of five additional people. They have toured Mexico.
Songs performed on Latin American Idol
- Top 30: "La Fuerza del Corazón" (Alejandro Sanz) - First Workshop
- Top 12: "Volver A Amar" (Cristian Castro) - First Concert
- Top 10: "Detenedla Ya" (Emmanuel) - Second Concert
- Top 8: "Santa Lucía" (Miguel Ríos) - Third Concert
- Top 7: "La Cima del Cielo" (Ricardo Montaner) - Fourth Concert
- Top 6: "Tragedia" (Marc Anthony) - Fifth Concert
- Top 5: "Si Nos Dejan" (José Alfredo Jiménez) - Sixth Concert
- Top 5: "El Viajero" (Luis Miguel) - Sixth Concert
- Top 4: "Si Tu Supieras" (Alejandro Fernández) - Seventh Concert
- Top 4: "¿Y Si Fuera Ella?" (Alejandro Sanz) - Seventh Concert
- Top 3: "La Gota Fría" (Carlos Vives) - Eighth Concert
- Top 3: "No Se Tú" (Armando Manzanero) - Eighth Concert
- "Cada Palabra" (Written for the show) - Ninth Concert - Runner up (09/27/2007)
- "La Fuerza del Corazón" (Alejandro Sanz) - Ninth Concert - Runner up (09/27/2007)
- "Con una Canción" (Written for the show) - Ninth Concert - Runner up (09/27/2007)
References
- José Antonio Azopardo (13 July 2007). "Una Venezolana a la Ronda Final de Latin American Idol". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2010.