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Alci Acosta
Person · male · Colombia · Soledad · born 1938 · recording since 1966
Colombian musician and singer (born 1938)
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Also known as Alci Acosta, Sr. · Alcibiades Alfonso Acosta Cervantes
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1930s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Un Disco Más
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1970s
· Album
Album: Todos los Éxitos en la Voz, el Piano y el Estilo de Alci Acosta, Vol. V
Album
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1990s
2010s
Biography
English biography134 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1280207711
Biography
Alci Acosta (born Alcibiades Alfonso Acosta Cervantes on 5 November 1938) is a Colombian bolero singer, pianist, and performer of Latin American music including pasillos, corridos, valses, and rancheras.
Acosta is a highly successful artist throughout Latin America having partnered with other notable artists such as Ecuadorian singer, Julio Jaramillo, who died in 1978.
Acosta's best-selling single to date is "Traicionera" which has sold over 1,300,000 copies across Latin America. Other notable hits are "La Cárcel De Sing Sing", "La Copa Rota", "Hola Soledad", "Tango Negro", "Señora Bonita", "El Preso Número 9", and "El Contragolpe".
Acosta has released numerous albums over his career including Tropicales Ilegales, 16 Éxitos De Oro, Mis Mejores Canciones, and Solo Hits (a compilation of hit singles).
Acosta is the father of singer, Checo Acosta (born on 14 June 1965).
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 49 | 90th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (12 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
1966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:39
1Un disco más2:562Advertencia2:423Hembra morena y gitana2:204Ayúdame a vivir3:215Hazla que vuelva2:316Espumas3:167Si no puedo ser tu amor, no puedo ser tu amigo3:168Te borré de mi memoria2:269Sí, la vida es así2:5710Indesición3:2311Rondando tu esquinav2:5712Nathalie2:341967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:29
1Si hoy fuera ayer2:442Que quieres tú de mí2:063Que no te cuenten cuentos2:214Y todavía te quiero3:045Azabache3:016Jornalero2:567Maldito2:458Me llevarás en ti2:559Mi razón2:0810Brindo brindo3:0211Que triste Navidad2:5812Traicionera2:291967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 31:37
1El contragolpe2:342El último beso2:453Arréstenme2:244Maldita seas2:355Tango negro2:506Entre estas cuatro paredes2:497Amor gitano2:468Bravo2:429Niégalo todo2:5510No tenemos perdón2:3011Es inútil2:2612Yo no te maldigo2:21Todos los Éxitos en la Voz, el Piano y el Estilo de Alci Acosta, Vol. V
1974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:30
1La cadena se rompió2:382Los hombres no deben llorar2:403Llamarada2:494Se me olvidó otra vez1:535Rompamos el contrato2:116El rey2:347Hola soledad2:228Un camino hacia el amor3:529Qué puñalada3:1010Quiero volver a ser tu amante2:1911Soledad3:1012Cruz de olvido2:521976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:34
1La copa rota2:572Pecado2:363Gota a gota3:024La última copa2:375Volví la espalda2:356Esta noche de diciembre2:427Dios sabe lo que hace2:518Papel de la calle2:419Aunque lo niegues2:3810La cárcel de sing sing2:551977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 35:06
1Junto al Jagüey3:162Te daré un mañana2:473Mírame3:334No renunciaré2:575Yo estoy desengañado2:206En esta tarde gris3:427Periódico de ayer3:088Quiero2:479Tranquilo estaba antes de conocerte3:0010Te extrañaré2:2911Mi corazonada2:4012Por la vida2:271994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Dos rosas2No vendo el corazón3Odio gitano4Dilema de la vida5Cuando salí de Cuba6Mi muchachita7Vergüenza8Parece que fue ayer9Palabras al viento10Lágrimas de sangre2015 · studio album
Album · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cantores del puebloSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 39:021Nuestro juramento2:57 2Fatalidad3:00 3La cama vacía3:28 4Tu duda y la mía2:41 5Cinco centavitos2:31 6La cadena se rompió2:47 7Un viejo amor2:39 8Azabache2:59 9Alma negra2:21 10Triste ofrenda2:56 11Sombras3:04 12Tomo y obligo2:15 13Honda pena2:31 14Una tercera persona2:53 | Compilation | 9 October 2015 | |
| — | Disco de oroSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 42:491El preso3:10 2Cita a las seis2:44 3Por un puñado de oro2:56 4En un beso la vida2:41 5La araña2:53 6Cien mil cosas2:47 7Doce campanadas2:38 8Tú me abandonaste2:30 9Un mundo raro3:01 10Quiero ser tu amigo2:24 11Amar y querer3:04 12Te propongo2:15 13Ella2:34 14Gavilán o paloma4:23 15Quiero empezar el olvido2:49 | Compilation | — | |
| — | 20 grandes éxitosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 54:291El contragolpe2:36 2Traicionera2:30 3El último beso2:46 4Renunciación2:36 5La cárcel de sing sing2:57 6Odio gitano2:38 7Si hoy fuera ayer2:45 8Amor gitano2:48 9La copa rota2:56 10Me llevarás en ti2:57 11Tango negro2:52 12Papel de la calle2:41 13Jornalero2:58 14Maldito2:46 15Qué quieres tú de mí2:09 16Brindo brindo3:03 17Bravo2:43 18Niégalo todo2:57 19No tenemos perdón2:31 20Yo no te maldigo2:20 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Mis mejores cancionesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 42:121Amor gitano2:28 2Si hoy fuera ayer2:35 3Niégalo todo2:59 4La copa rota2:46 5La cárcel de Sing Sing2:46 6El último beso2:44 7Traicionera2:17 8Pecado2:29 9Odio gitano2:40 10El contragolpe2:29 11Tango negro2:50 12Rondando tu esquina2:34 13Papel de la calle2:21 14La última copa2:35 15Jornalero2:45 16Qué triste Navidad2:54 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Alci Acosta head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 49 | 90th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alci_Acosta.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/563085d8-3722-49bb-ab4a-5a8b682b5e48discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/563085d8-3722-49bb-ab4a-5a8b682b5e48core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3393164seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alci_Acostabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alci_Acosta
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Image: Delton Melgarejo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3393164 · MusicBrainz: 563085d8-3722-49bb-ab4a-5a8b682b5e48
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