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Raphael

1943 - Today

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Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez (born 5 May 1943), often simply referred to as Raphael, is a Spanish singer and actor. Raphael is recognized as one of the most successful Spanish singers worldwide, having sold more than 70 million records in seven languages. Currently, he is considered one of the most active singers of the so-called "divos of the romantic ballad", touring throughout America and Europe, transmitting for 60 years of artistic career, a repertoire full of novelty, for which his oldest songs are being recorded again, thus remastering with modern sounds closer to today's youth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raphael is the 436th most popular singer (up from 439th in 2019), the 643rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 684th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Spanish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Raphael ranks 436 out of 4,381. Before him are Atahualpa Yupanqui, Đorđe Balašević, Jon Anderson, Jessie J, Alan Stivell, and Jungkook. After him are Layal Abboud, Mei Lanfang, R. Kelly, Sandie Shaw, Ray Price, and Maggie Reilly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Raphael ranks 166. Before him are Czesława Kwoka, Dominik Duka, Ove Kindvall, Mustafa Dzhemilev, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, and Köbi Kuhn. After him are Wallace Shawn, Hervé Villechaize, Jan de Bont, Paul Wolfowitz, Angelo Bagnasco, and Teruo Nimura.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Raphael ranks 643 out of 3,355. Before him are Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825), Fermin (272), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany (1305), Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster (1354), Isco (1992), and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos (-135). After him are Muhammad V of Granada (1339), Ángela Molina (1955), Luis de León (1527), Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria (1901), Miguel Hernández (1910), and Jacinto Quincoces (1905).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Raphael ranks 12. Before him are Teresa Berganza (1933), Victoria de los Ángeles (1923), Lola Flores (1923), Isabella Colbran (1785), Elvira de Hidalgo (1891), and Adelina Patti (1843). After him are Salomé (1939), Alfredo Kraus (1927), Camarón de la Isla (1950), Massiel (1947), Manuel García (1775), and Manolo Escobar (1931).

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