Yolandita Monge
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Yolandita Monge at her TV show De Mujeres
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Yolanda Rosa Monge Betancourt September 16, 1955 Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico |
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| Years active | 1968–present |
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| Children | Noelia, Paola González, Imanol Mamery |
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| Instruments | Vocals, mezzo-soprano |
| Labels | Southhill Production Corp (2015-present) Roma Entertainment (2012) Universal (2008) Univision (2006–2007) Ole Music (2005) WEA (2002) BMG (1999–2001) WEA Latina (1992–1998) Sony (1980–1991) Discofono (1979) Coco Records (1975–1978) Tecca Records (1974) AudioVox (1973) Patty Records (1969–1972) |
| Website | Yolandita página oficial |
Yolandita Monge (born September 16, 1955) is an international singer, songwriter, and actress from Puerto Rico. She has been active in the music business since her teen years and has recorded thirty-two albums.
Yolandita Monge, born Yolanda Rosa Monge Betancourt in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico on September 16, 1955, is the daughter of Iris Delia Betancourt and Héctor Monge. She lived the first seven years of her life in New York City and then came back to Puerto Rico. During the early 70s, she met Alfredo Lorenzo, in New York, and married him on November 13, 1975. They had a daughter, Noelia, but the marriage ended soon afterwards. In 1983, she married Venezuelan singer Balbino, whom she met in Buga, Colombia, and is the father of second daughter Paola González. A few years later, the couple filed for divorce. On December 31, 1989, Yolandita married her manager Carlos "Topy" Mamery and in 1991 gave birth to her only son Imanol Mamery.
Monge started out by winning a radio contest in 1966 (at the age of eleven). She was discovered by the producer Julio Alers. Later on, she made her TV debut on Luis Vigoreaux's show, Luis Vigoreaux Presenta. She had a regular section in that show. In 1968, she signed with record label Patty Records, which released her first album, named Puerto Rico's Poignant... Powerful... Incomparable....
It was "El Estornudo" ("The Sneeze"), and her cover of Italian hit "Vida"' ("Life"), that made her a national star after she released her first album. At that young age, Yolandita would perform with legendary Argentinian singer Libertad Lamarque and then sing at the Festival De La Canción Nueva York (New York Song Festival). Soon, she found another job on TV, this time on Tommy Muñiz's show, El Show Del Mediodía.
She followed up with some other hits in Puerto Rico, but then she moved to Mexico, where she signed with TECA records and had hits such as "Vete de Aqui" ("Get Out of Here"), "Dos Caminos Diferentes" ("Two Different Ways"), "¿Por qué, Papá?" ("Why, Dad?") and "La Voz Del Silencio" ("The Voice of Silence").
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