e was born in the neighborhood of Villa Luro in the city of Buenos Aires. His career, likewise the ones of the great figures of our music genre at that time, began when he appeared at contests held on different radio stations of the city.

But Roberto used to sing openly in public since he was 5 years old. At that early age he imitated Alberto Castillo. His parents placed him on a table at La Costanera and he perfectly managed with a stick as it were a microphone. Of course, this was due to the fact that his mother, Florinda Aurora Pirozzollo, sang all day long, and very well, so the kid followed her steps.

Some years later he was singing at parties and family celebrations until one friend encouraged him to appear at a tango contest and so he went to the Club Social Ramos Mejía in 1953. Hence at age 16 he reached his first success: he was the undisputed winner.

He withdrew from the milieu for a couple of years and at age 19 he appeared at a contest on Radio Splendid. Soon after his performance the receptionist of the radio station gave him a written note. It was a telephone number to which he had to call immediately. For his surprise the phone number belonged to no less than maestro Eduardo Del Piano who had been delighted by the contestant’s voice. Two days later he began to rehearse with him.

His arrival at the Osvaldo Fresedo orchestra was also unexpected. Roberto had come to the Club Claridad of Ramos Mejía to hear his admired bandleader. There he met his friend Héctor De Rosas who was about to split with that orchestra and he suggested him to go to the Editorial EMBA where Fresedo was to have an audition for singers. After the audition the leader invited him, together with a 15 year-old kid named Hugo Marcel and Oscar Macri, to his renowned local Rendez-Vous (French word that means encounter or appointment). But that day everything was postponed because the carnival season was beginning and, from Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Ray, who had already passed through the Fresedo’s ranks, was returning.

After the carnival season, Cárpena, Hugo Marcel’s father told Bayot that he will be the next singer in the Fresedo orchestra.

Bayot recorded with Fresedo the tangos “Mi verdad [b]” and “Siempre dos”, on 27/09/1961 for CBS-Columbia.

Once again Fate made Bayot meet, on one occasion, the Odeon’s production manager who invited him for an audition for that label. So he joined that company and recorded a long-playing record with 14 numbers titled “Confidencias”, accompanied by an orchestra conducted by Carlos García.

After some years he returned to the scene accompanied by a guitar group when Carlos Peralta invited him.

Lately and up to the present he has been appearing with his friend, the organ player Walter, to great acclaim.

Roberto Bayot means success, and he said that soon when he quits his private business he will entirely devote to recording his beloved tangos.