Falete
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Born | Rafael Ojeda Rojas January 9, 1978 Seville, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Flamenco singer |
Rafael Ojeda Rojas (born 1978 in Seville),[1] better known as Falete (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈlete]), is a Spanish flamenco singer.
Biography
Falete's father was a founding member of the musical group Cantores de Híspalis.[2] At the age of 17, he made his debut at the Teatro Lope de Vega, Seville, where he sang for La Chunga. In the mid-90s, he traveled around the United States, singing alongside Juanito Valderrama, José Menese and José Manuel Soto.[3]
In 1997, Falete starred in the anthology Novísimos, huele a flamenco. He traveled to Japan in 2002 with La Paquera de Jerez to tour theaters until 2004, when he released his debut album Amar duele, which rendered him a national musical and media figure.[3] It was a compilation of covers of some of his favorite songs. The album won a Disco de Oro and was on the list of bestselling albums for over 10 months.[4]
Discography
- Amar duele (2004)
- Puta mentira (2006)
- Coplas que nos han matao (2007)
- ¿Quién te crees tú? (2008)
- Sin censura (2012)[5]
References
- ^ Hermoso, Borja; Verdú, Daniel; Mantilla, Jesús Ruiz (15 April 2015). 50 CONVERSACIONES BÁRBARAS (in Spanish). EL PAÍS Selección. p. 125.
- ^ "Rafael Ojeda, 'Falín', fundador de Cantores de Híspalis y padre de 'Falete' | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Falete ultima su nuevo disco, 'Puta mentira' | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ ""Un directo puro no se puede piratear"". El País (in Spanish). 28 February 2007. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Falete Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Seville
- Romani singers
- Flamenco singers
- Romani LGBT people
- Spanish LGBT singers
- Spanish Romani people
- Spanish Roman Catholics
- LGBT Roman Catholics
- Gay singers
- 21st-century Spanish male singers
- Spanish gay musicians
- 20th-century Spanish LGBT people
- 21st-century Spanish LGBT people
- LGBT people in Latin music
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