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Juan Gabriel

フアン・ガブリエル　/　ふあん・がぶりえる

Singer from Mexico

January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016　・　Parácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

Michoacán
singer
songwriter
DJ producer

My Take

Juan Gabriel is one of those rare artists whose legacy feels less like a discography and more like a national heartbeat. What I admire most is his nerve: at a time when Latin music prized polish and propriety, he broke every unwritten rule with flamboyant style and raw emotional honesty, daring audiences to follow him. The honors pile up, Hollywood star, Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, and a posthumous Album of the Year, but they only ratify what the public already knew. That he won a Latin Grammy after his 2016 death tells you everything. Few songwriters become this fully, permanently beloved.

Overview

Alberto Aguilera Valadez (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto aɣiˈleɾa βalaˈðes]; 7 January 1950 – 28 August 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (pronounced [ˈxwaŋ ɡaˈβɾjel] ), was a Mexican singer-songwriter. Colloquially nicknamed Juanga (pronounced [ˈxwaŋɡa]) and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style, which broke norms and standards within the Latin music industry.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Juan Gabriel
Name (Japanese): フアン・ガブリエル
Reading: ふあん・がぶりえる
Born: January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Tiger
Origin: Parácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / songwriter / DJ producer / composer / recording artist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2016 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
2009 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
1996 Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame
1991 Lo Nuestro Excellence Award
2016 Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame
2003 International Latin Music Hall of Fame
2016 Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://juangabriel.com/
Xhttps://x.com/soyjuangabriel
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Gabriel

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