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Peret

1935 - 2014

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Pedro Pubill Calaf (Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo puˈβil kaˈlaf], Catalan: [puˈβiʎ kəˈlaf]; 24 March 1935 – 27 August 2014), better known as Peret, was a Spanish Romani singer, guitar player and composer of Catalan rumba from Mataró (Barcelona). Known for his 1971 single, "Borriquito" (Ariola Records), Peret represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "Canta y sé feliz" and performed during the closing ceremony at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In 2001, Peret recorded and released Rey De La Rumba (King of the Rumba) an album of updated versions of his older songs with guest musicians including Jarabe de Palo, El Gran Silencio, David Byrne of Talking Heads, and more. In 1982, Peret withdrew from the music industry, joining the Iglesia Evangélica de Filadelfia, a large religious community of the Spanish Roma (gypsies) devoting himself in the following years exclusively to preaching and religious activities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peret is the 940th most popular singer (down from 703rd in 2019), the 1,175th most popular biography from Spain (down from 975th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Spanish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Peret ranks 940 out of 4,381. Before him are Aaron Kwok, Hildegard Behrens, Francesca Cuzzoni, José Luis Perales, Aino Ackté, and Leonid Utyosov. After him are Helen Kane, Alfred Deller, Gitte Hænning, Biff Byford, FKA Twigs, and Lobo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Peret ranks 244. Before him are Paul Goma, Bobby Vinton, Valerio Adami, Norma Bengell, Barbara Harris, and Walter De Maria. After him are Ludmila Belousova, Noriko Ohara, David Ruelle, Jaromil Jireš, Ivan Dimitrov, and Shyama. Among people deceased in 2014, Peret ranks 224. Before him are Martha Hyer, Julian Rotter, Gustavo Cerati, Igor Rodionov, Tom Finney, and Valentin Mankin. After him are René Llense, Marilyn Burns, Francesco Marchisano, Yuri Lyubimov, Stanisław Mikulski, and José Wilker.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Peret ranks 1,175 out of 3,355. Before him are Dominic of Silos (1000), Félix de Azara (1742), Alex Soler-Roig (1931), José de Madrazo y Agudo (1781), José Luis Perales (1945), and Jesús Moncada (1941). After him are Lope de Rueda (1500), Francis Solanus (1549), Carolina Coronado (1820), Luis de Pablo (1930), Campanal I (1912), and Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau (1842).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Peret ranks 26. Before him are Joselito (1943), Rocío Jurado (1946), Mikel Laboa (1934), Pilar Lorengar (1928), Marisol (1948), and José Luis Perales (1945). After him are Alejandro Sanz (1968), Conchita Supervía (1895), Conchita Bautista (1936), Manuel García (1805), Chiquito de la Calzada (1932), and María Dolores Pradera (1924).

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