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Valentín Elizalde

1979 - 2006

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Valentín Elizalde Valencia (Spanish: [balenˈtin eliˈsalde βaˈlensja]; 1 February 1979 – 25 November 2006) was a regional Mexican singer. Nicknamed "El Gallo de Oro" (The Golden Rooster), he was known for his off-key style. His biggest hits included: "Vete Ya," "Ebrio de Amor", and "Soy Así" (a cover of José José's classic song). Some of his songs were narcocorridos eulogizing Mexican drug lords like Vicente Carrillo Fuentes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valentín Elizalde is the 2,371st most popular singer (down from 2,122nd in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 417th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Mexican Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Valentín Elizalde ranks 2,371 out of 4,381Before him are Harel Skaat, Francesco Gabbani, Kate McGarrigle, Cheikh Lô, Siriporn Ampaipong, and Fred Neil. After him are Roy Brown, Kangta, Paula Fernandes, Anita Ward, Banks, and Romeo Santos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Valentín Elizalde ranks 336Before him are Ânderson Polga, Édison Méndez, Ana Moura, Orlando Engelaar, Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, and Fabian Ernst. After him are Kangta, Aaron Ashmore, Anthony Davidson, Radoslav Kováč, Lincoln, and Craig Bellamy. Among people deceased in 2006, Valentín Elizalde ranks 387Before him are Nellie Connally, Kevin Berry, Buck Owens, Byron Nelson, Shekhar Mehta, and Walter Mantegazza. After him are Gennadiy Tsygankov, Luki Botha, Marian Marsh, Stanley Kunitz, Brian Labone, and Sybille Bedford.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Valentín Elizalde ranks 460 out of 729Before him are Jesús Martínez (1952), Antonio de la Torre (1951), Érik Morales (1976), Ignacio Flores (1953), Carlton Cuse (1959), and Gabriel Porras (1968). After him are Carlos Girón (1954), Sabina Berman (1955), Kuno Becker (1978), Ana de la Reguera (1977), Angélica Vale (1975), and Felipe Colombo (1983).

Among SINGERS In Mexico

Among singers born in Mexico, Valentín Elizalde ranks 16Before him are Anahí (1983), Alejandro Fernández (1971), Marco Antonio Solís (1959), Dulce María (1985), Fermín IV (1974), and Cristian Castro (1974). After him are Diego Boneta (1990), Dharius (1984), Natalia Lafourcade (1984), Susana Harp (1968), Carlos Rivera (1986), and Patricia Manterola (1972).