Born and raised in the Buenos Aires barrio of Flores, he discovered his singing ability by chance at the age of nineteen, while studying the guitar in Buenos Aires.

Later he travelled to Spain, where he was spotted singing in Barcelona and invited to perform in Finland, a country with hugely popular tango scene. News of his talent spread quickly and within two months of arriving there, he was performing with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra.

Having toured internationally over the past ten years, Alvarado has won wide acclaim across the world for his 'extraordinarily beautiful' tenor voice, and already his acknowledged artistry is such that he is increasingly being recognised as a highly influential vocalist in the history of tango. In Argentina, where his music enjoys daily airplay on tango radio stations, he has been a prolific composer and versatile collaborator, drawing comparisons with the late, great Carlos Gardel as a modern cantor nacional (national singer).

Blessed with a stunning vocal and emotional range married to a commanding and charismatic stage presence, Alvarado has successfully undertaken interpretations of many styles, including milongas, valses, candombes and zambas, also finding time to dig out rare works by celebrated poets and composers such as Astor Piazzolla. He has written over seventy pop and rock songs, as well as recording Spanish versions of well-known Finnish and Russian tangos.

Recently Alvarado has gained acclaim for his collaborations with some of the more avant-garde Finnish tango players, such as pianists Matti Laukkanen (of nuevo tango oufit Quinteto Otra Vez) and Mikko Helenius, in the process exchanging interpretations of well-known compositions and exploring new possibilities in a timeless genre.

This year (2013) he picked up a Latin UK Award for Concert by International Artist of the Year in the United Kingdom. Later this year will see the release and worldwide distribution of his latest of four albums “Más Allá” produced with guitarist Horacio Avilano, through the leading UK-based World Music Network label where he joins a roster of some of the biggest names in world music of all genres and becomes the only acoustic tango artist to have an entire album released through this highly re label.

His other albums are “Martin Alvarado” (2003), “Asi es mi tango” (2006, with bandeonista Leopoldo Federico as special guest star), and “Tango Norte, Tango Sur” (2008, made in Finland with Quinteto Otra Vez)

Among Alvarado's most notable achievements are taking part several times in Astor Piazzolla’s tango operita “María de Buenos Aires” in its first production in Poland in 2009 and several times in Finland including the prestigious Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival.

In 2008 he starred in a cutting-edge tango project "El concierto del Nuevo Tango", with renowned conductor and flautist Patrick Gallois, conductor Dmitry Slobodeniouk, Otra Vez quintet and symphony orchestras and, in another version, with the renowned Finnish jazz orchestra, UMO.

At the moment he is working on three new albums, one with Horacio Avilano in Buenos Aires, one with Mikko Helenius in Helsinki and another with Matti Laukkanen in Finland.

Discography:

"MARTIN ALVARADO"

(2003)

"ASÍ ES MI TANGO"

(2006)

"TANGO NORTE, TANGO SUR"

(2009, Alba records) recorded in Finland with Quinteto Otra Vez

"MÁS ALLÁ"

(2010) with Horacio Avilano trio

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Martín Alvarado es considerado uno de los mejores cantantes argentinos de la nueva generación quien, merced a sus 25 giras internacionales como solista, se ha convertido en un embajador de la cultura de su país.

Con su particular fraseo, su cálida y a la vez poderosa voz de tenor, su capacidad expresiva y un único refinado repertorio compuesto de tangos nuevos, algunas viejas obras con pocos registros discográficos mas los infaltables clásicos del genero, sumados al carisma que despliega en escena ha sabido ganarse el respeto y la admiración de los públicos en Rusia, Finlandia, Polonia, Eslovenia, Bélgica, Francia, Hungría, Uruguay, Ecuador, Letonia, Suecia, Bulgaria, Noruega, España, Italia, Austria, Estonia, Holanda y el Reino Unido.

Sus álbumes “Martin Alvarado” (2003), “Asi es mi tango” (2006, con Leopoldo Federico como artista invitado), “Tango Norte, Tango Sur” (2008, grabado en Finlandia con el Quinteto Otra Vez) y “Más Allá” (2010, grabado con Horacio Avilano trío) le han dado a Alvarado prestigio mundial.

Hechos destacables:

En 2008 protagoniza el revolucionario proyecto "El concierto del Nuevo Tango" con el famoso flautista francés Patrick Gallois (flauta y dirección orquestal), Dmitry Slobodeniouk (dirección orquestal), el Quinteto Otra Vez y diferentes orquestas sinfónicas y, en otra versión, con la reconocida big band finlandesa, UMO.

Dicho concierto, en sus dos versiones, es uno de los mas importantes eventos del tango moderno en el mundo actual.

Martin Alvarado protagonizó la primera versión polaca de la operita "María de Buenos Aires" dando tres presentaciones en el "Malta International Festival" de la ciudad de Poznán en 2009. También la representó varias veces en diferentes ciudades de Finlandia.

En mayo de 2011 participó de la inmensamente popular gira británica del espectáculo "Midnight Tango" protagonizada por las estrellas del programa de TV "Strictly come dancing" Vincent Simone y Flavia Cacace.

Al momento Alvarado se encuentra promediando su 25 ta gira internacional, grabando su quinto cd en Buenos Aires, otros dos discos de tango en Finlandia, escribiendo canciones para su nuevo álbum de música rock/pop.

Discografía:

"MARTIN ALVARADO"

(2003)

"ASÍ ES MI TANGO"

(2006)

"TANGO NORTE, TANGO SUR"

(2009, Alba records) grabado en Finlandia con Quinteto Otra Vez

"MÁS ALLÁ"

(2010) con Horacio Avilano trio