Riccardo Perotti

Riccardo Perotti was born in Manta, Ecuador, of guayaquileña mother and Italian father. He recorded his first album of original music at 16 years as leader of the trio "Harvest", which encouraged him to enter Berklee College of Music in Boston and pursue music professionally. He launched his solo career in 1990 with the single "Who told you that love is easy," which was named Best Song of the Year just 41 days later. This success was followed by "Just for you", "Although not where you are", "Just you are", "Nothing remains," "Die Hard," "Rolling again", etc. By 1995, he had managed to stay for more than 57 weeks at # 1 National Radios, more than any other artist before. He was also the first Ecuadorian artist wrest the No. 1 international artists in the annual rankings of radio. It becomes one of the most renowned artists of Ecuador. Produced artists and bands. Tours ago. Directs Festivals (OTI, UNICEF, Teleamazonas, etc). Leading orchestras. Composes for film and television. Participates as an artist, producer, composer, jury, etc. in countless events. In 1997 he released the CD "Best of Perotti & Williams" with Diario HOY and sell 45,000 CDs in 12 hours (Williams was one of the artists produced by Perotti). Looking for more ambitious projects in 1999 creates "Pululahua, Rock from the Volcano" - the first and only festival held inside the crater of a volcano in human history - with 24 international bands and 24 bands of Ecuador. What support MTV and E! Entertainment, and cover more than 60 international media. In 1999 he recorded his CD "Aurora Café" in Buenos Aires with Alejandro Lerner, Nito Mestre, Hector Starc, Claudia Puyó and others, with the support of "El Gordo" Pierre Bayonne, Alejandro Lerner, Mario Breuer and Luis Ablerto Spinetta. In 2002 the City of Quito takes his song "Land of Light" as the official song and presented to UNESCO by the 25th anniversary of its declaration as a 'Cultural Heritage'. In 2004 Miss Universe Foundation chooses his song "Country Watercolour" as the official song of Miss Universe 2004 and is played by Perotti with 98 candidates in the worldwide broadcast of the event by TNT.