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Raquel Meller

1888 - 1962

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Francisca Romana Marqués López (9 March 1888 – 26 July 1962), better known as Raquel Meller, was a Spanish diseuse, cuplé, and tonadilla singer and actress. She was an international star in the 1920s and 1930s, appearing in several films and touring Europe and the Americas. A vaudeville performer, she sang the original versions of well known songs such as "La Violetera" and "El relicario", both written by José Padilla Sánchez. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raquel Meller is the 1,213th most popular singer (down from 851st in 2019), the 1,403rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,147th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Spanish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Raquel Meller ranks 1,213 out of 4,381. Before her are Jahn Teigen, Dr. John, Johnny Tillotson, Miguel Fleta, Leonid Kharitonov, and Chabuca Granda. After her are Tina Weymouth, Jerome Flynn, Isabel Pantoja, Lian Ross, Sylvester, and Indira Radić.

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Among people born in 1888, Raquel Meller ranks 181. Before her are Carlo Oriani, Alfred Landé, Juan Antonio Ríos, Jean Bouin, J. B. Kripalani, and Marie Rambert. After her are Adam Zamenhof, Tom Phillips, Kiichiro Higuchi, Paul Niggli, Fritz Schäffer, and Walther von Wartburg. Among people deceased in 1962, Raquel Meller ranks 147. Before her are Fidel Dávila Arrondo, Vladimir Sokoloff, Pontus Hanson, Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria, Max Švabinský, and Per Thorén. After her are Jean Stern, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Fred Pentland, Purushottam Das Tandon, Miklós Szabados, and Abdullah Goran.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Raquel Meller ranks 1,403 out of 3,355. Before her are Josep Tarradellas (1899), José Sacristán (1937), Fran (1969), Martín Marculeta (1907), Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (1600), and Miguel Fleta (1897). After her are Ariadna Gil (1969), Isabel Pantoja (1956), Juan Diego (1942), Pedro Pardo de Cela (1420), Pedro Antonio de Cevallos (1715), and Amparo Rivelles (1925).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Raquel Meller ranks 34. Before her are Conchita Supervía (1895), Conchita Bautista (1936), Manuel García (1805), Chiquito de la Calzada (1932), María Dolores Pradera (1924), and Miguel Fleta (1897). After her are Isabel Pantoja (1956), Luz Casal (1958), Paloma San Basilio (1950), Miguel Ríos (1944), Rosalía (1993), and Enrique Morente (1942).

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