Graciela Susana

Graciela Susana is one of those artists whose story almost defies belief — a tango singer from Buenos Aires who somehow became a genuine star in Japan during the 1970s, crossing a cultural and linguistic gulf that would stop most performers cold. I find that kind of stubborn, fearless artistry genuinely inspiring. She carried the weight of Argentine tango — all that longing and drama and rhythm — into a completely foreign market and made it stick, which tells you everything about how much raw talent and charisma she had. The fact that her hometown of Buenos Aires honored her with the Outstanding Citizen award in 2024, the very year she passed away, feels like a bittersweet full circle. She spent decades building bridges between continents through music, and in the end her own city pulled her back into its embrace. Seventy-one years, a guitar, and a voice that crossed oceans — that's a life worth remembering.

Name (English)

Graciela Susana

Name (Japanese)

グラシェラ・スサーナ

Reading

ぐらしぇら・すさーな

Born

January 22, 1953 – November 19, 2024

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

Origin

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Occupation

singer / guitarist / cancionista

Awards & achievements

• 2024 Outstanding Citizen of Buenos Aires

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.susana.co.jp/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A

Tags

• singer
• guitarist
• cancionista

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.