José Ángel Trelles (born José Ángel Amato; 28 August 1944 – 10 December 2022) was an Argentine singer, composer, and stage actor.

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José Ángel Trelles
Trelles in 2006
Born	José Ángel Amato 28 August 1944 (1944-08-28) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	10 December 2022 (2022-12-11) (aged 78) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation	Singer

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Born in Buenos Aires, Trelles became first known in the 1970s thanks to his participation in the musical TV-show Siete y medio and later for winning the musical competition held in the TV-show Canciorena, which got him a contract with the record label RCA.^[1] During his career he recorded about two dozen albums and collaborated as a singer and a composer with important artists such as Sandro de América, Victor Heredia, Chico Novarro, Estela Raval, Rubén Juárez, Alberto Cortez, Raúl Lavié.^[1][2] His most important collaboration was with Astor Piazzolla, with whom he toured nationally and abroad as a member of his ensemble Octeto Electrónico, even performing at the Carnegie Hall.^[1][2]

As a stage actor, Trelles got his first success starring in the 1979 musical Aggiungi un posto a tavola; he later played leading roles in numerous stage works, notably co-starring alongside Milva in a successful rendition of the Piazzolla-penned operetta María de Buenos Aires.^[1][2] In 2018 he released a collection of short stories, El Bar de Los Milagros.^[1][2]

Trelles died on 10 December 2022, at the age of 78.^[1][2]