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Camarón de la Isla

1950 - 1992

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José Monje Cruz (5 December 1950 – 2 July 1992), better known by his stage name Camarón de la Isla, was a Spanish Romani flamenco singer. Considered one of the all-time greatest flamenco singers, he was noted for his collaborations with Paco de Lucía and Tomatito, and the three of them were of major importance to the revival of flamenco in the second half of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Camarón de la Isla is the 496th most popular singer (down from 444th in 2019), the 727th most popular biography from Spain (down from 695th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Spanish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Camarón de la Isla ranks 496 out of 4,381. Before him are Charli XCX, Ali Farka Touré, Ariana Grande, Al Martino, Faustina Bordoni, and Bobby Solo. After him are SZA, Toby Keith, Sena Jurinac, Marian Anderson, Pérez Prado, and Mia Martini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Camarón de la Isla ranks 156. Before him are Mike Campbell, Adrian Năstase, Natsagiin Bagabandi, Terry Gou, Dudu Georgescu, and John Landis. After him are Håkan Nesser, Elya Baskin, Natalie Cole, Keizo Imai, Danny Sullivan, and Juan Gabriel. Among people deceased in 1992, Camarón de la Isla ranks 92. Before him are Robert Muldoon, Marisa Mell, Richard Brooks, Petra Kelly, Audre Lorde, and Deng Yingchao. After him are Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, Heinrich Eberbach, Suleiman Frangieh, Giorgio Perlasca, Nie Rongzhen, and Seichō Matsumoto.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Camarón de la Isla ranks 727 out of 3,355. Before him are Eleanor de Guzmán (1310), Ismail I of Granada (1279), Juan de Zumárraga (1468), Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga (1528), Gaius Laelius (-300), and La Belle Otero (1868). After him are Sebastián Iradier (1809), Eleanor of Castile (1191), Elsa Pataky (1976), Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne (1177), Mariano José de Larra (1809), and Miguel Delibes (1920).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Camarón de la Isla ranks 15. Before him are Isabella Colbran (1785), Elvira de Hidalgo (1891), Adelina Patti (1843), Raphael (1943), Salomé (1939), and Alfredo Kraus (1927). After him are Massiel (1947), Manuel García (1775), Manolo Escobar (1931), Montserrat Figueras (1942), Joselito (1943), and Rocío Jurado (1946).

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