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- Billy Pontoni, (born 1954) or Guillermo García, joined the conservatory in his hometown Cartago, Colombia as a child. Then he became one of the artists from the Youths Club in , in which he made his first appearances as a singer. In 1966 he arrived to Bogotá searching for an opportunity. There he became a regular performer at the TV Show, where his name was changed to Billy. At 14 he signed a contract with the as lead vocalist. After that he started working with the Tropibomba Orchestra. In early 1971 he toured the Americas, with Colombian folk singer . The same year he started working for the "Miramar" club. There he met Pacheco, a famous Colombian TV show host. Billy suggested to Pacheco using the last name Pontoni in honor of singer Rocky Pontoni and he agreed. Pacheco then introduced him as local idol Billy Pontoni at several TV shows. In 1978 the singer was selected by RCN to represent Colombia in the seventh edition of the OTI Festival, which was held in Santiago, Chile. Although his song "joven" (Young) ended second to last, his career went on successfully. Because of the surprising reception, CBS (now known as Sony Music) signed him as an exclusive artist. Since then he has released many hits in several musical styles: Alguien cantó una canción, Dime qué pasó, Por qué ahora, Borra, Luna Roja, I like mena, Angélica, retarda, Cómo hacerle entender que la amo, Tu Complemento and many more. Pontoni has gotten many gold records and international prizes. He has shared the stage with many people such as Julio Iglesias, Camilo Sesto, Raphael, Joan Manuel Serrat, and Daniel Santos. After a break of seven years, Billy Pontoni released his latest album Nada es igual in 2008 under his own music label . (en)
- Guillermo García Ocampo más conocido como Billy Pontoni (Cartago, Valle del Cauca, 20 de febrero de 1954) es un músico colombiano, considerado por muchos como una de las mejores voces masculinas de la música popular en su país natal. (es)
- Guillermo García Ocampo, alias Billy Pontoni, est un musicien colombien né en 1954. Il a enregistré les albums suivants :
* Romántico Sicodélico (1968) ;
* Príncipe de oro 73 (1973) ;
* Borra (1975) ;
* Ayer, hoy y siempre (1978) ;
* Y soy feliz (1981) ;
* El amor es algo esplendoroso (1982) ;
* Después de la tempestad (1989) ;
* 100% (1996) ;
* Recordando (1997) ;
* Todo este tiempo (2000). (fr)
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- Guillermo García Ocampo (en)
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- Billy Pontoni in 2007 (en)
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- Colombian folk music, bolero, ranchera (en)
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- Singer-songwriter, guitarist (en)
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- Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (en)
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- Guillermo García Ocampo más conocido como Billy Pontoni (Cartago, Valle del Cauca, 20 de febrero de 1954) es un músico colombiano, considerado por muchos como una de las mejores voces masculinas de la música popular en su país natal. (es)
- Guillermo García Ocampo, alias Billy Pontoni, est un musicien colombien né en 1954. Il a enregistré les albums suivants :
* Romántico Sicodélico (1968) ;
* Príncipe de oro 73 (1973) ;
* Borra (1975) ;
* Ayer, hoy y siempre (1978) ;
* Y soy feliz (1981) ;
* El amor es algo esplendoroso (1982) ;
* Después de la tempestad (1989) ;
* 100% (1996) ;
* Recordando (1997) ;
* Todo este tiempo (2000). (fr)
- Billy Pontoni, (born 1954) or Guillermo García, joined the conservatory in his hometown Cartago, Colombia as a child. Then he became one of the artists from the Youths Club in , in which he made his first appearances as a singer. In 1966 he arrived to Bogotá searching for an opportunity. There he became a regular performer at the TV Show, where his name was changed to Billy. At 14 he signed a contract with the as lead vocalist. After a break of seven years, Billy Pontoni released his latest album Nada es igual in 2008 under his own music label . (en)
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- Billy Pontoni (en)
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- Billy Pontoni (fr)
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- Guillermo García Ocampo (en)
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