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Luz Casal

1958 - Today

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María Luz Casal Paz, 1st Marchioness of Luz y Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [luθ kaˈsal]; born 11 November 1958), is a Spanish pop and rock singer. She grew up in Boimorto, Galicia, took singing, piano and ballet classes, and moved to Madrid to pursue a career as a musician. She became famous in the early 1980s, and remained an important figure in Spanish pop music all through said decade and beyond, with her sound gradually maturing towards soft adult pop. She recorded a cover version of Étienne Daho's French language song "Duel au Soleil" in Spanish called "Un nuevo día brillará", which became a hit song. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luz Casal is the 1,249th most popular singer (up from 1,362nd in 2019), the 1,448th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,526th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Spanish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Luz Casal ranks 1,249 out of 4,381. Before her are Lounès Matoub, Peter Maffay, Lynn Anderson, Alim Qasimov, Angela Gossow, and Katri Helena. After her are Paloma San Basilio, Emma Abbott, Brigitte Fassbaender, Lasse Mårtenson, Neneh Cherry, and Jim Reeves.

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Among people born in 1958, Luz Casal ranks 239. Before her are Marcos Paquetá, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Nikos Anastopoulos, Scott Patterson, David Sylvian, and Veronica Guerin. After her are Paula-Mae Weekes, Miki Biasion, Ron Mueck, Guillermo Arriaga, Paul Weller, and Nik Kershaw.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luz Casal ranks 1,448 out of 3,355. Before her are Enric Valor i Vives (1911), Fernand Sanz (1881), Anselmo Lorenzo (1841), Francisco de Ulloa (1501), Manuel Anatol (1903), and Eugenio Montero Ríos (1832). After her are Paloma San Basilio (1950), Manuel Alonso Areizaga (1895), Dani Güiza (1980), Juan Gómez de Mora (1586), Miguel Ríos (1944), and Joaquín Vázquez (1897).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Luz Casal ranks 36. Before her are Manuel García (1805), Chiquito de la Calzada (1932), María Dolores Pradera (1924), Miguel Fleta (1897), Raquel Meller (1888), and Isabel Pantoja (1956). After her are Paloma San Basilio (1950), Miguel Ríos (1944), Rosalía (1993), Enrique Morente (1942), Rosario Flores (1963), and Ana Torroja (1959).

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