Raúl Eduardo Barrionuevo Toledo, known professionally as Raly Barrionuevo, is an Argentine folk singer and songwriter born in Frías, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, on August 14, 1972. Barrionuevo began performing during his childhood in schools and local clubs before launching a professional solo career in his adolescence. In 1990, he relocated to Córdoba, where he studied guitar at the jazz and rock school La Colmena, blending traditional folk styles with modern rhythms. He made his recording debut with the self-composed studio album El principio del final (1995), which featured guest performances by Peteco Carabajal, Víctor Heredia, and Dúo Coplanacu. In 1999, he began working with León Gieco to produce his second studio album, Circo criollo (2000). Barrionuevo achieved international prominence in February 2001 when he won the Gaviota de Plata for Best Song at the XLII International Song Festival of Viña del Mar in Chile for his performance of Heredia's song “Ayer te vi”. In January 2002, he was awarded the Consagración at the National Folklore Festival in Cosquín, followed by the release of his third studio album, Población Milagro (2002). His subsequent solo and collaborative recordings included the live album La Juntada (2003) with Carabajal and Dúo Coplanacu, Ey, paisano (2004), Paisano vivo (2006), Noticias de mi alma (2007), Radio AM (2009), Rodar (2012), Chango (2014), El sueño de los travelers (2015), La niña de los andamios (2017), Hermano Hormiga (2019) with Lisandro Aristimuño, Inkonexión (2020), 1972 (2021), Mujeres Caminantes (2025), and El Camino de Solgo (2026). He won Konex Awards as one of Argentina's top male folk singers in 2015 and 2025.
