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Roberto Yanés, née Roberto César Iannacone (April 25, 1932 – May 30, 2019),​ was an Argentine singer, pianist, composer and actor.

He was born in Córdoba – central Argentina, about 700 km (435 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires – where as a child he participated in radio programs and studied at the Provincial Conservatory of Music. During his military service, he performed at the officers' casino.

In 1956, after completing his military service, he moved to Buenos Aires, where he auditioned to be part of the group Los 5 Latinos, but Ricardo Romero, creator of the group, suggested that he continue as a soloist. Yanés continue to work as a pianist and singer of boleros, tango and jazz, until in 1958 he signed as a soloist with the CBS record label. With this label he recorded "Dónde Estará mi Vida" ("Where will my life be") and "El Espejo" (The Mirror), songs that achieved modest success. Nonetheless, from then on he was a consecrated bolero interpreter, and slowly became famous throughout Latin America, with songs such as “Enamorada”, reaching the level of other top representatives of the genre, such as Lucho Gatica and Leo Marini(Argentine singer).

In 1963 he recorded an EP with Astor Piazzolla which included the songs, "Cafetín de Buenos Aires", "Margarita Gauthier", "Fuimos" and "Griseta". His voice was a benchmark in songs as popular as "Camino del Puente", "Si Me Comprendieras", "Volver", "Contigo en la Distancia" and "El Reloj". He was also a songwriter, writing songs such as "Querer como Nadie" and "Te Desafio".

He received numerous awards during his career, such as the Martín Fierro (1962), the Sadaic diploma, the 'Nueve de Oro' from channel 9 (Argentina) and the Konex Award (1985).

Yanés passed away on May 30, 2019, at the age of 87. 2​