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Enrique Morente

1942 - 2010

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Enrique Morente Cotelo (25 December 1942 – 13 December 2010), known as Enrique Morente, was a Spanish flamenco singer and a celebrated figure within the world of contemporary flamenco. After his orthodox beginnings, he plunged into experimentalism, writing new melodies for cante (flamenco singing) and jamming with musicians of all styles, without renouncing his roots in traditional flamenco singing, which he kept on cultivating despite criticism. "It hasn't been easy. First came the accusations of corruption of the music, of treachery in his struggle to disfigure what was already perfectly coded. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Enrique Morente is the 1,362nd most popular singer (down from 1,278th in 2019), the 1,540th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,469th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Spanish Singer.

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Among singers, Enrique Morente ranks 1,362 out of 4,381. Before him are Marilyn Miller, Johnny Mathis, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sherrill Milnes, Anneliese Rothenberger, and George Wassouf. After him are Timo Kotipelto, Danger Mouse, Leonie Rysanek, Dima Bilan, Shirley Verrett, and Paulina Rubio.

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Among people born in 1942, Enrique Morente ranks 469. Before him are Roger McGuinn, Lutz D. Schmadel, Dennis Ralston, Giovanni Lodetti, Michael Gwisdek, and Jim Keltner. After him are Brandon Carter, Erica Jong, Tom Turesson, João Lourenço, Antoni Piechniczek, and Bernard Darniche. Among people deceased in 2010, Enrique Morente ranks 281. Before him are Dick Gibson, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Daisuke Gōri, Vladimir Maslachenko, Pavel Kolchin, and Anneliese Rothenberger. After him are Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Gianni Bonichon, Harry Vos, Shirley Verrett, Harold Gould, and Joseph Bessala.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Enrique Morente ranks 1,540 out of 3,355. Before him are Nicholas Wiseman (1802), Ernest Lluch (1937), Domingo Perurena (1943), Alejandro Garnacho (2004), Gregorio María Aguirre y García (1835), and Esperanza Aguirre (1952). After him are Fernando Serena (1941), José María Ventura Casas (1817), Asunción Balaguer (1925), José Antonio Zaldúa (1941), Juan Manuel Lillo (1965), and Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols (1872).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Enrique Morente ranks 40. Before him are Raquel Meller (1888), Isabel Pantoja (1956), Luz Casal (1958), Paloma San Basilio (1950), Miguel Ríos (1944), and Rosalía (1993). After him are Rosario Flores (1963), Ana Torroja (1959), Concha Piquer (1908), José Guardiola (1930), Laura Alonso (1976), and Karina (1946).

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