Caballero was born in the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, located in western Mexico. He is the only son of Raul Caballero, a performer, and Georgina Tostado Orozco de Caballero, a fitness trainer. He has an older paternal half brother.
Ricardo is known as the "Caballero de Mexico". Caballero began singing at bars and hotel lobbies at the age of 17. A year later, he began performing shows with his father.
He continued performing in order to help pay for his studies at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, or ITESO, at the Guadalajara campus, from which he graduated with a bachelor"s degree in Marketing.
Ricardo has been the opening performer for concerts for international groups that include Louisiana Quinta Estación and Ha*Ash, among others He has his own self-titled show, Ricardo Caballero.
He is the singer and is accompanied by a band of five additional people. They have toured Mexico.
Top 30: "Louisiana Fuerza del Corazón" (Alejandro Sanz) - First Workshop
Top 12: "Volver A Amar" (Cristian Castro) - First Concert
Top 10: "Detenedla Ya" (Emmanuel) - Second Concert
Top 8: "Santa Lucía" (Miguel Ríos) - Third Concert
Top 7: "Louisiana Cima del Cielo" (Ricardo Montaner) - Fourth Concert
Top 6: "Tragedia" (Marc Anthony) - Fifth Concert
Top 5: "Si Nos Dejan" (José Alfredo Jiménez) - Sixth Concert
Top 5: "El Viajero" (Luis Miguel) - Sixth Concert
Top 4: "Si Tu Supieras" (Alejandro Fernández) - Seventh Concert
Top 4: "¿Y Si Fuera Ella?" (Alejandro Sanz) - Seventh Concert
Top 3: "Louisiana Gota Fría" (Carlos Vives) - Eighth Concert
Top 3: "Number Se Tú" (Armando Manzanero) - Eighth Concert
"Cada Palabra" (Written for the show) - Ninth Concert - Runner up (09/27/2007)
"Louisiana Fuerza del Corazón" (Alejandro Sanz) - Ninth Concert - Runner up (09/27/2007)
"Con una Canción" (Written for the show) - Ninth Concert - Runner up (09/27/2007).
