his is a typical case of a singer that appeared after the 40s, with many of the features of the so-called «orchestra singer» but finding his way among soloists that had succeeded in the previous decade with the large aggregations.

He was a baritone with good intonation and a finesse of phrasing, obedient to the mood that the orchestra leader imposed on the group, like his colleagues of the previous period.

Tango still enjoyed the momentum of the successful times and the radio as well still allowed it large spaces in its programming.

So this boy born in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Flores, that had started singing alongside his father in parties and serenades, was hired for a couple of months on Radio Belgrano.

His performance attracted the attention of the guitarist Ubaldo De Lío who encouraged him to enrole at a contest sponsored by Radio Splendid and a candy company. It was the year 1953 and the young singer was awarded the first prize with the tango “Una canción” by Troilo and Cátulo Castillo.

The following year he joined the cast of that broadcasting. He performed accompanied by guitars and recorded his first record for the TK label. His promising triumph and his good-looking figure brought him the chance to play at the Teatro Comedia and to be starred in the movie Adiós Muchachos, alongside the actor Pepe Soriano and the pianist Juancito Díaz. In this film he sings several tango tunes: “No me pregunten por qué”, “Rencor” and the waltz “Nelly [b]”, among others.

But in 1956 he would be definitively consecrated when he released a new record, with the Ubaldo De Lío guitar group and after joining the Miguel Caló Orchestra, with which he recorded four times. He appeared on Radio El Mundo and at different venues teaming up with the female singer Chola Luna.

After his tenure with Caló, Dalton joined the orchestra led by the bandoneon player Ernesto Rossi (Tití) and appeared on radio shows and toured throughout the country.

After a tour of Brazil in which he performed as soloist, in 1961 he joined the Francisco Rotundo Orchestra for a brief time. Later he made two tours as soloist, the first one of the Patagonian region, backed by the quintet led by the legendary Minotto Di Cicco; the second, of the provinces of Córdoba and San Juan, with the José Canet guitar group.

His look of leading actor and his voice opened for him the doors to television. He was featured on channel 13 at the show Yo Soy Porteño alongside the actresses Bárbara Mujica and Marilina Ross and his old acquaintance Pepe Soriano.

In 1968 he made a new visit to Brazil and on his comeback he continued gigging at the most important tango venues: El Rincón de los Artistas and Vos Tango, among others.

He is author of several songs, among which we highlight: “Andate con ella” with music by Norberto Ramos, “A seguirla bandoneón” with Víctor D'Amario, “No habrá otra como ella” with Ernesto Baffa, and “Y dicen que no es amor” with music and lyrics by Dalton himself.

Alfredo Dalton had to work hard in the most difficult times of tango. He was displaced from the choice of young people because of the cultural changes that imposed on us other habits and a different kind of music.