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Carmen Linares

1951 - Today

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Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez (Born in 1951 in Linares, Jaén), better known by her stage name Carmen Linares, is a Spanish flamenco singer. She belongs to the best generation of flamenco artists with Paco de Lucía, Camarón, Enrique Morente, Jose Mercé, Manolo Sanlúcar and Tomatito and she is considered as flamenco legend. Carmen Linares has carved out a place for herself in contemporary Spanish musical culture. She was awarded Spain's Premio Nacional de Música for interpretation in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Carmen Linares is the 1,825th most popular singer (up from 1,954th in 2024), the 1,857th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,949th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Spanish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Carmen Linares ranks 1,825 out of 4,381Before her are Álvaro Soler, Charlie McGettigan, Natalia Barbu, Concha Buika, Róisín Murphy, and Edyta Górniak. After her are Lucie Mannheim, Tina Karol, Neil Finn, Felix, Alma Gluck, and Rick Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Carmen Linares ranks 530Before her are Tomás Boy, Paul Carrack, Didier Flament, Vilson Ahmeti, Yury Zaitsev, and Birger Jensen. After her are Brian Grazer, Ahmed Tidiane Souaré, Júlio César Leal, Pamela Bellwood, Franciszek Gągor, and Haruki Uemura.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Carmen Linares ranks 1,857 out of 3,355Before her are François Bustillo (1968), Ricardo Tormo (1952), Aitor Karanka (1973), Álvaro Soler (1991), José Jiménez Lozano (1930), and Concha Buika (1972). After her are Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz (1805), Virginia Ruano Pascual (1973), Juan José Ibarretxe (1957), Paul B. Preciado (1970), Kiko Casilla (1986), and Andoni Iraola (1982).

Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Carmen Linares ranks 49Before her are Concha Piquer (1908), José Guardiola (1930), Laura Alonso (1976), Karina (1946), Álvaro Soler (1991), and Concha Buika (1972). After her are Mabel (1996), David Bisbal (1979), Soraya Arnelas (1982), Víctor Balaguer (1921), Melody (1990), and Enrique Bunbury (1967).