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Lila Downs

1968 - Today

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Ana Lila Downs Sánchez (born 9 September 1968) is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music. She also incorporates indigenous Mexican influences and has recorded songs in many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Mayan, Nahuatl and Purépecha. Born and raised in Oaxaca, she primarily studied at the Institute of Arts by Oaxaca and briefly attended the University of Minnesota, before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lila Downs is the 387th most popular singer (up from 781st in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 153rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lila Downs ranks 387 out of 4,381. Before her are Gal Costa, Isabella Colbran, Dan Reynolds, Justin Bieber, Vicente Fernández, and Peter Green. After her are Serge Reggiani, Susan Boyle, Denny Doherty, Galina Vishnevskaya, Hank Williams, and Shirley Bassey.

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Among people born in 1968, Lila Downs ranks 50. Before her are Oliver Bierhoff, Owen Wilson, Youri Djorkaeff, Catherine Bell, Lucy Lawless, and Helen McCrory. After her are Marc Anthony, Aaron Eckhart, Ashley Judd, Sadyr Japarov, Mswati III, and Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Lila Downs ranks 74 out of 729. Before her are Amado Carrillo Fuentes (1956), Manuel Ávila Camacho (1897), Julia Pastrana (1834), Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911), Itzcoatl (1380), and Vicente Fernández (1940). After her are Felipe Calderón (1962), Marcial Maciel (1920), Emilio Fernández (1904), Ernesto Zedillo (1951), Nezahualcoyotl (1402), and Adolfo López Mateos (1909).

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Among SINGERS In Mexico

Among singers born in Mexico, Lila Downs ranks 2. Before her are Vicente Fernández (1940). After her are Thalía (1971), Juan Gabriel (1950), Jorge Negrete (1910), José Alfredo Jiménez (1926), Paulina Rubio (1971), María Grever (1885), Alaska (1963), Anahí (1983), Alejandro Fernández (1971), and Marco Antonio Solís (1959).

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