'When young people fall in love, they start to understand my music.'
Jose Jose performs at Hard Rock Live! in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Dec.16, 2012 in Hollywood, Fla.José José, the Mexican crooner whose velvety voice and regal demeanor earned him the moniker The Prince of Song, has died in South Florida, according to multiple reports. He was 71 years old. The singer had been battling cancer for the past few years.
“El Triste,” “Lo Pasado, Pasado,” “Payaso,” “Gavilán y Paloma” and “La Nave del Olvido,” to name just a few, all became standards thanks to José José’s extraordinary voice, the one that earned him the nickname “El Príncipe de la Canción.”when asked why his music has endured. “One of the advantages I’ve had as an interpreter -- because I’m not a composer -- is I’ve had the fortune of working with great composers.
Born to a family of musicians in Mexico -- his father was an operatic tenor, his mother a pianist -- José José began to sing for a living in 1963, givingHis first record deal came in 1965, when a friend asked him to give a serenade for his sister’s birthday. But José José’s songs were deemed too “elegant” for commercial radio, until 1969, when he recorded “La Nave del Olvido,” written by Dino Ramos. It was his breakthrough.in 2003. “Can you imagine, young kids now ask me for 'La Nave del Olvido' and 'El Triste.' When young people fall in love, they start to understand my music."
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