 He first sang on a local radio station in 1955 and was subsequently invited to perform on "Radio Belgrano" and "Radio El Mundo" in Buenos Aires.Enjoying early popular acclaim, he gained his first professional contact with Columbia Records in July 1957, by which he recorded with Tango orchestra leader Héctor Varela.Touring the country with fellow vocalist Rodolfo Lessica, he was, by then, known to his public as Raúl Lavié.