Falete
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| Born | Rafael Ojeda Rojas January 9, 1978 Seville, Spain |
| Occupation | Flamenco singer |
Rafael Ojeda Rojas (born 1978 in Seville),[1] better known as Falete (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈlete]), is a Spanish flamenco singer.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]- Amar duele (2004)
- Puta mentira (2006)
- Coplas que nos han matao (2007)
- ¿Quién te crees tú? (2008)
- Sin censura (2012)[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "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.
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