| Background: | group_or_band |
| Bárbara y Dick | |
| Alias: | Barbara and Dick, Barbara & Dick |
| Genre: | Pop music |
| Years Active: | 1960s, 1970s - 1990s |
| Label: | Vik Records, International, RCA Victor, Lluvia De Estrellas, Discos Hit, Coprodisa, CBS, Famoso |
| Past Members: | Bárbara Bourse, Fernando Sustaita |
Bárbara y Dick aka Barbara & Dick were a male and female vocal duo who had a number of hits in Argentina during the 1960s and 1970s.
A Vocal duo from Buenos Aires, they were active during the 1960s and then the 1970s to the 1990s. They were Bárbara Bourse and Fernando "Dick" Sustaita.[1] An example of them having consecutive charts hits was on the week ending May 20, 1967 where they had three songs in the Argentina Top Ten. They had "Sacale Las Balas A Tu Fusil" at no. 4, "Sunny" at no. 7, and "Little Man" at no. 10.[2]
In 1966, the covered the Beatles' song "Michelle". Backed with "Guantanamera", it was released on RCA Victor 31Z-0843.[3] On the week ending October 22, 1966, their version of "Guantanamera" was at no. 1 in Argentina.[4] And "Michelle" had just made its debut at no. 9 in the same chart.[5]
On the week ending March 23, 1968, their record "Judy Disfrazada" made its debut at no. 8 in the Buenos Aires Top Ten.[6] The Following week they were at no. 7 while Anthony Swete had made his debut at no. 4 with his version in the same chart.[7] [8] From April 13 to May 4, there was no Buenos Aires Top Ten category in Billboard Hits of the World section so further progress isn't shown.[9] [10] [11] [12] The Argentina section was now included in the May 11 issue. There was no charting of their single in the top ten range.[13]
In 1972, they were in the Argentine Top Ten with "Bottoms Up".[14]
As a solo artist, Bárbara recorded the album Como una ola which was released on Microfon PRK 1209 in 1985.[15]
Fernando "Dick" Sustaita died in 2016.[16]