Joan Sebastian
Appearance
Joan Sebastian | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jose Manuel Figueroa |
Born | Juliantla, Guerrero, Mexico | April 8, 1951
Died | July 13, 2015 Teacalco, Guerrero, Mexico | (aged 64)
Occupation(s) | Singer/composer, actor, producer |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1977-2015 |
Website | Joan Sebastian |
José Manuel Figueroa Sr.[1] (April 8, 1951 – July 13, 2015), better known as Joan Sebastian (pronounced [xoˈan seβaˈstjan]), was a Mexican singer-songwriter.[2][3] He has written over a thousand songs including compositions for Vicente Fernández, Lucero, Pepe Aguilar, and Rocío Dúrcal.[4] His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music.
On July 13, 2015, Sebastian died at his ranch in Cruz de la Sierra, Teacalco, Guerrero, Mexico, from bone cancer, aged 64.[5][6][7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Edmundo Perez Que me entierren con narcocorridos 2012 "... de Marco Enrique Yépez Uribe, el Jarocho o el Comandante Alex, principal testigo de la PGR, era un rancho situado en Juliantla, Guerrero, propiedad del cantante José Manuel Figueroa, conocido artísticamente como Joan Sebastian.
- ↑ "Muere el cantante Joan Sebastian". Televisa (in Spanish). July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Joan Sebastian Dies: 'El Rey Del Jaripeo' Dead At 64, Loses Battle With Cancer". Latin Times. 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Muere Joan Sebastian, el cantautor mexicano". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ↑ Tinoco, Armando (July 13, 2015). "Joan Sebastian Dies: 'El Rey Del Jaripeo' Dead At 64, Loses Battle With Cancer". Latin Times. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ↑ Cobo, Lelia (July 13, 2015). "Joan Sebastian, Mexican Music Superstar, Dies at 64". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Mexican ballad singer Joan Sebastian dies at age 64". Denver Post. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
Other websites
[change | change source]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joan Sebastian.
- Joan Sebastian on Facebook
- Joan Sebastian on Twitter
- Biography at Musicamania (in Spanish)
- Starpulse.com Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine – Discography
- Biography at Chalino.com Archived 2007-05-14 at the Wayback Machine