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Celia Cruz

1925 - 2003

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Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname "La Guarachera de Cuba". In the following decades, she became known internationally as the "Queen of Salsa" due to her contributions to Latin music. She had sold over 10 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Celia Cruz is the 197th most popular singer (down from 159th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 14th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Cuban Singer.

Celia Cruz is most famous for being a singer, dancer, actress, and TV show host.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Celia Cruz ranks 197 out of 4,381. Before her are Beniamino Gigli, Jon Bon Jovi, Kathleen Ferrier, Usher, Feodor Chaliapin, and Kendrick Lamar. After her are Mina, David Coverdale, Lata Mangeshkar, Meat Loaf, Johnny Logan, and Valery Leontiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Celia Cruz ranks 76. Before her are Michael Halliday, Joshua Lederberg, Frei Otto, Tom Gehrels, John Pople, and John Cocke. After her are József Bozsik, Claude Lanzmann, Alain Touraine, Michele Ferrero, Veljko Kadijević, and Masanori Tokita. Among people deceased in 2003, Celia Cruz ranks 42. Before her are Richard Crenna, Compay Segundo, Isser Harel, Bernard Katz, Helmut Rahn, and Alberto Sordi. After her are Horst Buchholz, Leslie Cheung, Waichiro Omura, Jack Elam, David M. Brown, and David Dacko.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Celia Cruz ranks 15 out of 300. Before her are Alberto Korda (1928), Camilo Cienfuegos (1932), Andy García (1956), Gloria Estefan (1957), Compay Segundo (1907), and Emilio Mola (1887). After her are Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1956), Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1919), Juan Almeida Bosque (1927), Alicia Alonso (1920), Ibrahim Ferrer (1927), and Teófilo Stevenson (1952).

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Among SINGERS In Cuba

Among singers born in Cuba, Celia Cruz ranks 2. Before her are Gloria Estefan (1957). After her are Ibrahim Ferrer (1927), Rita Marley (1946), Omara Portuondo (1930), Pérez Prado (1916), Silvio Rodríguez (1946), Camila Cabello (1997), Mongo Santamaría (1917), Laurel Aitken (1927), Pablo Milanés (1943), and Benny Moré (1919).

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