The Most Famous

Singers from Spain

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This page contains a list of the greatest Spanish Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 111 of which were born in Spain. This makes Spain the birth place of the 9th most number of Singers behind Japan and Sweden.

Top 10 Singers

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Spanish Singers of all time. This list of famous Spanish Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Spanish Singers.

  1. #1
    Photo of Plácido Domingo

    Plácido Domingo

    b. 1941

    HPI 80.5272 langs
    Plácido Domingo is most famous for being a Spanish tenor and conductor. He has sung in many operas and is the general director of the Los...Read moreShow less

    Plácido Domingo is most famous for being a Spanish tenor and conductor. He has sung in many operas and is the general director of the Los Angeles Opera.

  2. #2
    Photo of Julio Iglesias

    Julio Iglesias

    b. 1943

    HPI 80.1879 langs

    Julio Iglesias is a Spanish singer who is most famous for his romantic ballads.

  3. #3
    Photo of Montserrat Caballé

    Montserrat Caballé

    1933 - 2018

    HPI 79.2777 langs
    Montserrat Caballé is most famous for her operatic voice. She is a Spanish opera singer who has sung in many languages, including Catalan,...Read moreShow less

    Montserrat Caballé is most famous for her operatic voice. She is a Spanish opera singer who has sung in many languages, including Catalan, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, and English.

  4. #4
    Photo of José Carreras

    José Carreras

    b. 1946

    HPI 78.2163 langs
    José Carreras is most famous for being a Spanish tenor who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 16 and underwent a successful bone...Read moreShow less

    José Carreras is most famous for being a Spanish tenor who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 16 and underwent a successful bone marrow transplant from his sister.

  5. #5
    Photo of Enrique Iglesias

    Enrique Iglesias

    b. 1975

    HPI 71.3588 langs

    Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish singer and songwriter who became famous in the late 1990s with his Latin pop songs, particularly "Bailamos."

  6. #8
    Photo of Lola Flores

    Lola Flores

    1923 - 1995

    HPI 64.8437 langs

    Lola Flores is a Spanish singer and actress who is most famous for her flamenco performances.

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Spanish Singers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Singers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Singers since 1700.

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