Fernando Otero

Fernando Otero
Fernando Otero performing, 2012
Background information
Born
Fernando Martin Otero

Buenos Aires, Argentina
GenresClassical, contemporary classical, tango, Latin jazz, jazz
OccupationsMusician, vocalist, composer
InstrumentsPiano, vocals, electric bass, accordion, melodica, guitar
LabelWarner Bros. Nonesuch Harmonia Mundi
Websitewww.fernandootero.com

Fernando Otero is a Grammy-award-winning Argentine pianist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer.

His first contact with music was receiving vocal lessons from his mother, Elsa Marval, an internationally acclaimed singer and actress. He started taking piano lessons at five. He also studied the guitar, electric bass, drums, accordion, and melodica, instruments he plays occasionally. A classically trained and virtuoso pianist, Otero studied classical music since childhood. He has since developed his own style which has elements of jazz, tango, and contemporary classical music.