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Rafael Orozco Maestre

1954 - 1992

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Rafael José Orozco Maestre (March 24, 1954 – June 11, 1992) was a Colombian singer of vallenato music. He was one of the major representatives of Colombian popular folk music and was lead singer and co-founder, alongside fellow accordionist Israel Romero, of the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de América, which was very popular in Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela. Orozco was born in Becerril, Cesar. He was assassinated by gunmen in front of his house in Barranquilla, Atlántico, during his daughter's 15th birthday party (quinceañera). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Orozco Maestre is the 342nd most popular singer (up from 441st in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 28th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Colombian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rafael Orozco Maestre ranks 342 out of 4,381. Before him are Fancy, Carole King, Antonio Cesti, Joe Lynn Turner, Ruslana, and MF Doom. After him are Eartha Kitt, Eric Adams, DJ Khaled, Šaban Šaulić, Liam Payne, and Bob Geldof.

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Among people born in 1954, Rafael Orozco Maestre ranks 88. Before him are Kim Pyong-il, Mirza Delibašić, Rashad al-Alimi, Patsy Reddy, Marco Tardelli, and Prayut Chan-o-cha. After him are Seka, Eric Gerets, Andrei Karlov, Hrant Dink, Jermaine Jackson, and Roberto Dinamite. Among people deceased in 1992, Rafael Orozco Maestre ranks 64. Before him are John Sturges, Nikolay Bogolyubov, Rihei Sano, Judith Anderson, Larbi Benbarek, and Abbas al-Musawi. After him are Georges Delerue, Banine, Amjad Khan, Albert Pierrepoint, Lina Bo Bardi, and Gavriil Ilizarov.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Rafael Orozco Maestre ranks 20 out of 356. Before him are Álvaro Uribe (1952), Pedro López (1948), Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Sofía Vergara (1972), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), and Luis Garavito (1957). After him are Radamel Falcao (1986), Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916), Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1929), and John Leguizamo (1964).

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Among SINGERS In Colombia

Among singers born in Colombia, Rafael Orozco Maestre ranks 2. Before him are Shakira (1977). After him are Juanes (1972), Carlos Vives (1961), Joe Arroyo (1955), Maluma (1994), Karol G (1991), J Balvin (1985), Diomedes Díaz (1957), Sebastián Yatra (1994), Jon Henrik Fjällgren (1987), and Camilo (1994).

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