Jaime Roos

Albums such as Mediocampo (1984) and Brindis por Pierrot (1985) became landmarks in the country’s musical history. At the beginning of the 1990s, Roos’s fame also reached Argentina, where he came to be regarded as an influential and important musician. Roos has also composed music for theater and film in both Uruguay and Argentina, produced albums for other artists, and earned numerous awards in both countries.

• Name — Jaime Roos • Birth Name — Jaime Andrés Roos Alejandro • Born — 12 November 1953 • Birthplace — Montevideo, Uruguay • Genre — Rock Candombe Murga Tango • Occupation — Singer, songwriter, guitarist • Instrument — Vocals, guitar, bass • Years Active — 1973–present • Label — Ayuí, Orfeo, Sony Music, EMI, MMG

From a French father, René Roos, and Uruguayan mother Catalina Alejandro, he was born in the Barrio Sur of Montevideo. Music was always present in the Roos family. His uncle, the musician Georges Roos, introduced him to The Beatles and jazz and his mother introduced him to Uruguayan popular music and Latin American music. The first formal instrument that Roos played was a Brazilian Giannini that he got from his father. He took some lessons in a Montevideo conservatory before he started high school.

• Candombe del 31 (1977) • Para espantar el sueño (1978) • Aquello (1981) • Siempre son las 4 (1982) • Mediocampo (1984) • Mujer de sal junto a un hombre vuelto carbón (with Estela Magnone) (1985) • Brindis por Pierrot (1985) • 7 y 3 (1986) • Sur (1987) • Estamos rodeados (1991) • Cuando Juega Uruguay (1992) • La margarita (1994) • El Puente (1995) • Si me voy antes que vos (1996) • Contraseña (2000) • Fuera de Ambiente (2006)

• Esta Noche (1989) • Concierto Aniversario (1998) • Hermano te Estoy Hablando (2009) • En Vivo en el Río de la Plata (2014)

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The following is established of origins and background. Born in 1953 at Montevideo. It is also recorded that jaime Roos is recorded at birth as Jaime Andrés Roos Alejandro.