Rudy La Scala
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Rudy La Scala is a singer-songwriter and record producer, born in Rocca di Papa, Rome
, Italy
. La Scala began his career with a short lived band named Las Explosiones de Goma in the 1960s. In 1971 was presented as a solo artist under the name Flavio, to finally present himself as Rudy La Scala in 1974. His work as a songwriter has been very successful, including songs recorded by Karina, María Conchita Alonso
, Guillermo Dávila
, Kiara
, Ruddy Rodríguez
, Proyecto M, Carlos Mata, Nifu Nifa and Gerardo Mora.
As a performer, La Scala reached the top of the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart twice with "El Cariño Es Como Una Flor
" and "Por Qué Será
" in the 1990s. He is the only record producer with 12 platinum and nine gold certified albums in Venezuela. He also performed the theme song of the Venezuelan soap opera Cristal
among others.
named Las Explosiones de Goma. In 1971, he debuted as a solo artist, and under the name Flavio, released the song "Piensa, Sueña y Rie". Three years later, he changed his name to Rudy La Scala and presents the song "Woman", issued in Venezuela, Brasil, France and South Africa. The following year, La Scala recorded in Italy an album with Vittorio De Scalzi
, the lead singer of the Italian progressive rock band New Trolls
.
In 1979, La Scala along with Cuban-Venezuelan singer María Conchita Alonso
in the lead vocals formed Ambar, a disco music duo. They recorded Love Maniac, and the song "It's Time to Dance" became a hit, earning them a Gold album in Venezuela.
, Ambar's second album in 1980; the same year he also produced Que Nota for the singer Stella
. In 1983, an album written and produced by La Scala, and performed by Arturo Vázquez was released. The theme song for the 1985 soap opera Cristal
, "Mi Vida Eres Tú", was written and performed by La Scala. Cristal and the song became very successful in Latin America and Spain. The song was included in La Scala's album Volvamos a Vivir, which peaked at number two in the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart
in United States. The album Tú Como Yo by Los Chamos
was also produced by La Scala.
In 1986, La Scala produced the best-selling Venezuelan album in history, Amor a Millón, for the singer Karina. The album yielded two singles that reached the Top 20 in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart, "Sé Como Duele" (#12), and "A Quién" (#19). La Scala was awarded with the Songwriter of the Year award for the single "Sé Como Duele".
La Scala also wrote "Sin Pensarlo 2 Veces" for Guillermo Dávila
and "Que Bello" for the singer Kiara
. Both singles became successful, as did their duet "Tesoro Mío", which peaked at number three in the Top Latin Songs chart in United States in 1989.
" peaked at number-one in the Top Latin Songs chart for four consecutive weeks and was the best-performing Latin single of the year. Cuando Yo Amo reached number four in the Latin Pop Albums chart. The following year, the album Por Qué Será
hit the Top 10 in United States, with the same titled single becoming the second number-one single for La Scala.
The singer also wrote produced in 1996 an album for Viviana Gibelli
. The same year he released the song "Cuando Mi Amada Me Ama", from the album Sentimientos. The following year the album En Cuerpo y Alma hit the record stores.
, cuatro
, bass
, maracas and keyboards
. By the year 2008, La Scala continued his world tour and also produced political campaign
s in Venezuela.
The singer is also known for his work writing jingle
s for Paper Mate, Korn Flakes
, Lee
, Banco Exterior, Cachet, Ke, and Kraft
.
Rocca di Papa
Rocca di Papa is a small town and comune in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani about 25 km south east of Rome on the Alban Hills. It is bounded by the other communes of Velletri, Rocca Priora, Monte Compatri, Grottaferrata, Albano and Marino...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. La Scala began his career with a short lived band named Las Explosiones de Goma in the 1960s. In 1971 was presented as a solo artist under the name Flavio, to finally present himself as Rudy La Scala in 1974. His work as a songwriter has been very successful, including songs recorded by Karina, María Conchita Alonso
Maria Conchita Alonso
María Conchita Alonso , better known as María Conchita, is a Venezuelan Grammy Award-nominated singer and actress.- Early life :...
, Guillermo Dávila
Guillermo Dávila
Guillermo Dávila is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas.After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in a telenovela called Ligia Elena, becoming famous internationally in 1983, when he starred in its sequel, Nacho, for...
, Kiara
Kiara (Venezuelan entertainer)
Gloria Sabrina Gómez Delgado is a Venezuelan singer, actress,lawyer and TV presenter known by her professional name Kiara.-Biography:...
, Ruddy Rodríguez
Ruddy Rodríguez
Ruddy Rosario Rodríguez de Lucía is a Venezuelan actress, model and Businesswoman. Born in Anaco, Anzoátegui, daughter of Venezuelan Pedro José Rodríguez and Italian Rita de Lucía...
, Proyecto M, Carlos Mata, Nifu Nifa and Gerardo Mora.
As a performer, La Scala reached the top of the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart twice with "El Cariño Es Como Una Flor
El Cariño Es Como Una Flor
"El Cariño Es Como Una Flor" is a song written, produced and performed by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Rudy La Scala. It was released as the lead single from Scala's fourth studio album Cuando Yo Amo in 1990, and became his first number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart while the...
" and "Por Qué Será
Por Qué Será (song)
"Por Qué Será" is a song written, produced and performed by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Rudy La Scala. It was released as the lead single from Scala's fifth studio album of the same title in 1991, and became his second number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart following "El Cariño...
" in the 1990s. He is the only record producer with 12 platinum and nine gold certified albums in Venezuela. He also performed the theme song of the Venezuelan soap opera Cristal
Cristal (telenovela)
Cristal was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Daniel Farías, Arturo Páez, and Tito Rojas...
among others.
1970s
At age 15, La Scala formed a rock bandRock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
named Las Explosiones de Goma. In 1971, he debuted as a solo artist, and under the name Flavio, released the song "Piensa, Sueña y Rie". Three years later, he changed his name to Rudy La Scala and presents the song "Woman", issued in Venezuela, Brasil, France and South Africa. The following year, La Scala recorded in Italy an album with Vittorio De Scalzi
Vittorio De Scalzi
Vittorio de Scalzi is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist, as well as flautist and pianist of Italian progressive rock band, New Trolls.-Il Suonatore Jones:...
, the lead singer of the Italian progressive rock band New Trolls
New Trolls
New Trolls are an Italian progressive rock band, known for their fusion of rock and classical music. Their history is filled with line-up changes, band name changes and struggles between band members.-History:...
.
In 1979, La Scala along with Cuban-Venezuelan singer María Conchita Alonso
Maria Conchita Alonso
María Conchita Alonso , better known as María Conchita, is a Venezuelan Grammy Award-nominated singer and actress.- Early life :...
in the lead vocals formed Ambar, a disco music duo. They recorded Love Maniac, and the song "It's Time to Dance" became a hit, earning them a Gold album in Venezuela.
1980s
La Scala produced The WitchThe Witch (album)
The Witch is the second album by Ambar, and collaboration between actress and singer María Conchita Alonso and Italo–Venezuelan producer Rudy La Scala. It was released in 1980 and was their second and final collaboration together. Like its predecessor, the album Love Maniac, it was recorded...
, Ambar's second album in 1980; the same year he also produced Que Nota for the singer Stella
Stella Maessen
Stella Maessen is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1970, 1977 and 1982- Hearts of Soul :...
. In 1983, an album written and produced by La Scala, and performed by Arturo Vázquez was released. The theme song for the 1985 soap opera Cristal
Cristal (telenovela)
Cristal was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Daniel Farías, Arturo Páez, and Tito Rojas...
, "Mi Vida Eres Tú", was written and performed by La Scala. Cristal and the song became very successful in Latin America and Spain. The song was included in La Scala's album Volvamos a Vivir, which peaked at number two in the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart
Latin Pop Albums
Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full length albums and like all album charts on Billboard, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen...
in United States. The album Tú Como Yo by Los Chamos
Los Chamos
Los Chamos was a very famous Venezuelan music group of the 1980s. Los Chamos was formed before the success of Menudo. Los Chamos had considerable success in Venezuela, Mexico and other parts of Latin America...
was also produced by La Scala.
In 1986, La Scala produced the best-selling Venezuelan album in history, Amor a Millón, for the singer Karina. The album yielded two singles that reached the Top 20 in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart, "Sé Como Duele" (#12), and "A Quién" (#19). La Scala was awarded with the Songwriter of the Year award for the single "Sé Como Duele".
La Scala also wrote "Sin Pensarlo 2 Veces" for Guillermo Dávila
Guillermo Dávila
Guillermo Dávila is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas.After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in a telenovela called Ligia Elena, becoming famous internationally in 1983, when he starred in its sequel, Nacho, for...
and "Que Bello" for the singer Kiara
Kiara (Venezuelan entertainer)
Gloria Sabrina Gómez Delgado is a Venezuelan singer, actress,lawyer and TV presenter known by her professional name Kiara.-Biography:...
. Both singles became successful, as did their duet "Tesoro Mío", which peaked at number three in the Top Latin Songs chart in United States in 1989.
1990s
In 1990 the album Cuando Yo Amo, written, produced and performed by La Scala was released. The lead single "El Cariño Es Como Una FlorEl Cariño Es Como Una Flor
"El Cariño Es Como Una Flor" is a song written, produced and performed by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Rudy La Scala. It was released as the lead single from Scala's fourth studio album Cuando Yo Amo in 1990, and became his first number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart while the...
" peaked at number-one in the Top Latin Songs chart for four consecutive weeks and was the best-performing Latin single of the year. Cuando Yo Amo reached number four in the Latin Pop Albums chart. The following year, the album Por Qué Será
Por Qué Será
-Chart performance:...
hit the Top 10 in United States, with the same titled single becoming the second number-one single for La Scala.
The singer also wrote produced in 1996 an album for Viviana Gibelli
Viviana Gibelli
Viviana Gibelli is a Venezuelan TV show host and former beauty queen. Her father is Brazilian-Italian and her mother from Cuba...
. The same year he released the song "Cuando Mi Amada Me Ama", from the album Sentimientos. The following year the album En Cuerpo y Alma hit the record stores.
2000s
La Scala produced a group named Axies in 2000 and also began a tour in Latin America, the United States and Europe. In 2007, the album Ofrenda de Amor a Venezuela is released. This album includes new versions of his previous hits with new instrumentation: harpHarp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
, cuatro
Cuatro (instrument)
The cuatro is any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. The cuatro is smaller than a guitar. Cuatro means four in Spanish, although current instruments may have more than four strings....
, bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, maracas and keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
. By the year 2008, La Scala continued his world tour and also produced political campaign
Political campaign
A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making process within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, wherein representatives are chosen or referendums are decided...
s in Venezuela.
The singer is also known for his work writing jingle
Jingle
A jingle is a short tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. The jingle contains one or more hooks and lyrics that explicitly promote the product being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans. Ad buyers use jingles in radio and television...
s for Paper Mate, Korn Flakes
Corn flakes
Corn flakes are a popular breakfast cereal originally manufactured by Kellogg's through the treatment of maize. A patent for the product was filed on May 31, 1895, and issued on April 14, 1896.-History:...
, Lee
Lee (Jeans)
Lee is a brand of denim jeans, first produced in 1889 in Salina, Kansas. The company is owned by VF Corporation, the largest apparel company in the world. Its headquarters is currently in Merriam, Kansas, just outside of Kansas City, Missouri...
, Banco Exterior, Cachet, Ke, and Kraft
Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang...
.
Discography
- Singles (1970)
- Woman (1973)
- Mi Alma es Tropical (1975)
- La muerte de Lola (1975)
- Vinto (1977)
- It's Time to Dance (1979)
- Vete al Infierno (1982)
- Volvamos a Vivir (1985)
- Como Quisiera (1988)
- Cuando Yo Amo (1990)
- Por Qué SeráPor Qué Será-Chart performance:...
(1991) - Sentimientos (1996)
- En Cuerpo y Alma (1997)
- Ofrenda de Amor a Venezuela (2007)