Songs Written by Margarita LecuonaTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Margarita Lecuona (1910–1981) was a Cuban singer and composer who is remembered for composing afro songs such as "Babalú" and "Tabú". == Biography == Born in Havana on 18 April 1910, Lecuona was the daughter of Eugenio Lecuona, the Cuban consul in New York. She attended the Colegio Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes and the Colegio Sepúlveda in Havana before embarking on her secondary education at the Instituto de La Habana which she left after her first two years. She... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Margarita Lecuona first charted in 1944 with Babalu.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.