María Regina Alcóver Ureta (; born 29 September 1948) is Peruvian singer and actress who had hits in the Latin charts during the 1960s. In recent years, she has worked as a radio host.
Background María Alcóver was born in 1948 in Lima, Peru. She is married to singer and is the mother of Gian Marco, also a musician.El Comercio, 17 April 2024 - Regina Alcóver se confiesa: el momento más feliz de su vida fue un regalo de su hijo Gian Marco y más - Sonia del Águila
Career
For the week of 16 July 1966, Regina Alcóver's single, "En un flor" was at no. 3 in the Peru Top Ten of the Billboard Hits of the World chart.Billboard, 16 July 1966 - Page 34 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, PERU, 3 EN UN FLOR-Wilma Goich (Sono Radio); Los Dominios (Polydor); Regina Alcover (Odeon) The following week, it was at no. 2.Billboard, 23 July 1966 - Page 54 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, PERU, 2 EN UN FLOR-Wilma Goich (Sono Radio); Los Dominios (Polydor); Regina Alcover (Odeon) Her single, "Nadie me puede esperar" was at no. 6 in the same chart.Billboard, 23 July 1966 - Page 54 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, PERU, 6 NADIE ME PUEDE ESPERAR Gene Pitney (Columbia); Violeta Rivas (RCA); Regina Alcover (Odeon) In 1966–67, Regina Alcóver's Regina album was released on Lider LD 1514.Discogs - Regina Alcover – ReginaRecord World, 24 June 1967 - Page 32 DISCOS Lider
It was reported by Record World in the 5 October 1968 issue that Regina Alcóver would be representing Peru in the Festival of Latin Song that was to be held in Mexico.Record World, 5 October 1968 - Page 44 Lend an Ear... In English It was reported in the 9 November 1968 issue of Record World that record label, Ibersound would release her album that week and it had sales potential.Record World, 9 November 1968 - Page 44 Lend an Ear . . . In English
In 1974, Alcóver and her husband Joe Danova recorded the song "Me haces sentir como nuevo" ("You Make Me Feel Brand New") in Spanish language. It was a winner in the 1974 Ancon Festival of Song.H.H. Lévano channel, 12 November 2022 - Regina Álcover y Joe Danova - Me haces sentir como nuevoBillboard, 28 September 1974 - Page 31 Latin Scene, MIAMI The song was released on the Iempsa label.Record World, 28 September 1974 - Page 63 Nuestro Rincon (Continued from page 62)
In the 1970s, Alcóver was also one of Latin America's top soap opera and telenovela actresses.Record World, 28 September 1974 - Page 63 Nuestro Rincon (Continued from page 62)
In 1980, she represented Peru in the OTI Festival with the song "Un buen motivo para amar".
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