León Gieco

León Gieco is the sort of artist I deeply respect, the rare musician who treats songwriting as a moral act. Calling him "the Argentine Bob Dylan" undersells him; he braided folkloric tradition with rock and pointed his lyrics squarely at injustice, becoming something closer to his country's conscience. The 2006 Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and honorary doctorate feel less like accolades than acknowledgments of a life lived on principle. What moves me most is the longevity, an artist from rural Santa Fe still raising his voice decades on. That kind of integrity outlasts any passing trend, and I admire it enormously.

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Name (English)

León Gieco

Name (Japanese)

レオン・ヒエコ

Reading

れおん・ひえこ

Born

November 20, 1951 (age 74)

Origin

Cañada Rosquín, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

Occupation

harmonicist / singer / singer-songwriter / film director / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

Awards & achievements

• 2006 Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• honorary doctor of the National University of Rosario

• Official sitehttp://www.leongieco.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/giecoleon
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3n%20Gieco
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q742007

Tags

• Santa Fe Province
• harmonicist
• singer
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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