. ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Re i ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁to ▁And res ▁K out so v itis , ▁a ▁civil ▁engineer , ▁and ▁Maria ▁Crist ina ▁Re ig adas , ▁a ▁phil os opher , ▁professor ▁and ▁research er . ▁She ▁began ▁to ▁study ▁music ▁at ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁she ▁sang ▁with ▁vocal ▁groups ▁and ▁school ▁cho irs . ▁She ▁began ▁her ▁professional ▁career ▁at ▁nine ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Col ón ▁Teatro ▁Children ' s ▁Ch oir , ▁and ▁later ▁joined ▁Argentina ' s ▁National ▁Children ' s ▁Ch oir ▁at ▁Teatro ▁Nacional ▁C erv antes . ▁ ▁Re i ▁stopped ▁performing ▁profession ally ▁as ▁she ▁started ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁Co leg io ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁She ▁discovered ▁punk ▁rock , ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁drums , ▁but ▁sang ▁mainly ▁" in ▁the ▁show er ." ▁ ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁formal ▁music ▁education ▁in ▁college ▁as ▁a ▁voice ▁major ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Conserv atory . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁under grad uate , ▁Re i ▁studied ▁opera ▁with ▁Professor ▁Mart a ▁Blan co . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁National ▁Youth ▁Ch oir ▁of ▁Argentina ▁( CON A J O ) ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Ma estro ▁N est or ▁Z ado ff , ▁as ▁a ▁contr al to . ▁Her ▁musical ▁interests ▁extended ▁beyond ▁the ▁classical ▁world , ▁however , ▁and ▁she ▁led ▁" a ▁double ▁life " ▁as ▁a ▁" pro per ly