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Yolanda Rosa Monge Betancourt, known professionally as Yolandita Monge, is a Puerto Rican singer, actress, and television personality. She has been active in the music business since her teen years and has recorded 27 studio albums and two live albums, as well as several greatest hits compilations and special appearance recordings.
Puerto Rico's Poignant... Powerful... Incomparable... is the first (1st) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge under the label Patty Records. It was released in 1969, when she was only 14 years old. It includes the radio hits Vida and El Resfriado.
A Star is Shining, Yolandita Monge Vol. 2 is the second (2nd) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge and contains the radio hit "Amor En El Aire". It was released in 1970 and it is currently out of print in all media formats.
Parece Fantasía is the fourth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. In 1972, Monge recorded this album which contains the radio hits "La Voz Del Silencio" and "Dos Caminos Diferentes".
Fantasia is the eleventh (11th) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was the first release of the singer under her recording contract with the international label CBS Records, now Sony Music Latin. This album was released in 1980 and includes the radio hits "Tanto Amor", "Como Lo Hago Yo", and "Al Ritmo De la Fantasía".
Historia de Amour is Yolandita Monge's twelfth (12th) studio album and second with CBS Records. It follows the same formula of her previous release and includes the hits "Serás Mío", "Perdóname Otra Vez", "Que Te Hice", and "Sí". Monge won the Buga Festival in Colombia for composing and performing the song "Sí".
Sueños is Yolandita Monge's thirteenth (13th) studio album and third with CBS Records. It includes the hits "Sola", "Siempre Tú", "La Distancia", "Acéptame como Soy", "El Amor", and the title track. This album marked a change for a more contemporary pop sound for the singer, along with a change of image.
Laberinto de Amor is the fifteenth (15th) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1987 and it includes the hits "Laberinto", "Eres Mágico", "Ahora, Ahora", and "Contigo". This album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, marking the first time a female artist from Puerto Rico earned a Grammy nomination, a recognition she shares with fellow female artist Lunna for that same year.
Vivencias is the sixteenth (16th) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1988 and includes the massive hits "Este Amor Que Hay que Callar", "Borinqueña”, “Débil", "Quítame A Ese Hombre Del Corazón", "Por Tí ", "Acaríciame", and "Cuando Termina Un Amor". Nearly all the tracks in this album were huge radio hits that the singer still performs in her live shows. This album earned the first Platinum status for a female Puerto Rican singer. Since then, it has earned double Platinum and double Gold status. The album's cover picture was taken by late photographer and stylist Raúl Torres.
Portfolio is the seventeenth (17th) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1990 and it was the final studio album under her CBS Records contract. This release includes the hits "Cantaré", "Sin Amor", and the club hit "Fuiste Un Sueño". Seven out of ten tracks in this album were composed by Venezuelan singer/songwriter Ricardo Montaner. The breathtaking album's cover picture was taken by late photographer and stylist Raúl Torres and is a black and white picture, hand painted.
Fiebre de Luna is the twentieth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1994 and includes the radio hits "A Pesar Del Tiempo", "Como Puedes", and "Dime Cuando".
Mis Canciones Preferidas is a compilation album by the Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1986 and it includes selected hits from the studio albums Fantasía, Historia de Amour, Sueños, and Luz de Luna. No new songs or unreleased tracks appear here.
Nunca Te Diré Adiós / En Concierto is the first live album by the Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1988 and it includes the studio version of the theme of the Puerto Rican telenovela, Ave de Paso, for which she played lead. The rest of the album is the partial live concert held at Teatro Puerto Rico, New York, on October 16, 17, & 18, 1987.
Mi Encuentro is the twenty-second studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge, released in 1997 and her last production for WEA-Latina. The album marked another radical change of sound for the singer, which included bomba and plena arrangements. The album contains two songs from Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Glenn Monroig, "Yo Solamente", and "Vete Ya".
Siento is the twenty-third studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1999 with her new recording contract with BMG U.S. Latin. With this album the singer returned to her usual strong melodramatic ballads along with producer Ricardo Eddy Martínez from Vivencias. It includes the radio hit "Dime", as well as the dance single "Mala Sangre". The sales exceeded 50.000 copies, earning Gold status. The album is currently out of print in all formats, but it was finally released in 2023 as a digital download at iTunes and Amazon.
Yolandita En Vivo is the second (2nd) live album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was recorded live at Centro de Bellas Artes, Puerto Rico on September 17–19, 1999, but released in 2000. This partial concert album contains several medleys of her early hits, a cover of Glenn Monroig's gay anthem "Me Dijeron"' and a duet with her daughter Paola González on the song "Sobreviviré".
Mala is the twenty-sixth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge, released by Universal Music Latino after the acquisition of Univision Music. The album was released on November 25, 2008, and follows the same musical and lyrical style as Demasiado Fuerte and was produced by José Luis Pagán.
"Mala" is the first single from Yolandita's 31st studio album, Mala. This song was written by Maria Isabel Saavedra and produced by Jose Luis Pagan. The Yolandita new single “Mala”, was released on October 6, 2008 on national radio.
Más Para Dar is the twenty-seventh studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge and her first release in over four years. The album was released on November 13, 2012. It contains nine new songs co-written by Monge, the first time in the singer's career that she composes an entire album. The release follows the same musical and lyrical style as her previous studio albums Demasiado Fuerte and Mala and was produced by Jose Luis Pagán.
Carlos "Topy" Mamery was a Puerto Rican music producer, television personality and executive at Mega TV and Spanish Broadcasting System's Puerto Rico division. Mamery was a judge on the reality music competition show Idol Puerto Rico from its launch in 2011 until his death in 2014. Mamery served as a judge on Idol Puerto Rico for seasons 1 through 3. His fellow Idol Puerto Rico judges included his wife, singer and actress Yolandita Monge.