Volver (song)

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"Volver"
Song
Genre Tango
Length2:48
Songwriter(s) Composer: Carlos Gardel
Lyricist: Alfredo Le Pera

Volver is a tango song created in 1934 by Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera. Gardel composed and performed the music, and Le Pera wrote the lyrics. This tango has been covered by multiple singers, including Luis Miguel, Julio Iglesias, Libertad Lamarque, Los Panchos, Elisa [1] and Andres Calamaro.

Also singers like Caetano Veloso, Concha Buika and Dulce Pontes performed it on stage.

Covers

"Volver"
Single by Il Divo
from the album Amor & Pasión
ReleasedNovember 2015
Recorded2015, México
Genre Classical crossover
Label Sony Music, Syco Music and Columbia Records.
Songwriter(s) Composer: Carlos Gardel
Lyricist: Alfredo Le Pera
Producer(s) Julio Reyes Copello

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