Death Of The Mexican Legend Singer : Jose Jose

The Ministry of Culture of Mexico has expressed its condolences in a statement, calling Jose Jose, his real name being Jose Romulo Sosa Ortiz, "one of the most beloved voices of Mexico".

Jose Jose, one of Mexico's most beloved voices, dies at age 71
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican singer Jose Jose, whose powerful romantic ballads have captivated Latin America for more than half a century, died on Saturday. Also known as 'The prince of the song', José José, was born on February 17, 1948, surrounded by artists: his father was an opera tenor and his mother, a concert pianist, two key pieces in the formation of the interpreter, who From an early age he combined the studio with the guitar, children's songs, the school choir and music festivals.

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José José, stage name of José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, was diagnosed in March 2017 with pancreatic cancer and since then, according to the same he disclosed in a video where he was considerably thinner, had undergone chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments .

In 1965 his first single album would arrive, although in his fifty years of musical career he never lacked prizes or applause from an audience that surrendered at his feet and fell in love with his songs with that unquestionable romantic quality. Jose Jose has received several Grammy nominations, has sold more than 250 million albums and has already been courted by music legend Frank Sinatra, who wanted to win it for his own label.

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The 1980s became the most successful decade of his career, during which he sold two million copies of his album "Secrets" in just a few weeks, while making his film debut. Because of his addiction to alcohol, Jose Jose's health has deteriorated rapidly since the 1990s. Despite this, supported by his wife, Cuban Sarita Salazar, Jose Jose recovered and continued his career. In recent years, he has won a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

But he's in the memory will remain his voice, his style, his innumerable gold and platinum records that are part of the story of the so-called prince of the song, who will forever occupy a place of honor among those who will never, never stop listening to their songs.

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