Pedro Pubill Calaf
- Birth Date:
- 24.03.1935
- Death date:
- 27.08.2014
- Length of life:
- 79
- Days since birth:
- 32870
- Years since birth:
- 89
- Days since death:
- 3859
- Years since death:
- 10
- Extra names:
- Peret
- Categories:
- Singer
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Pedro Pubill Calaf (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo] Catalan pronunciation: [puˈβiʎ kəˈɫaf]; Mataró, Catalonia, Spain 24 March 1935 – Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 27 August 2014), better known as Peret, was a Spanish gypsy singer, guitar player and composer of Catalan rumba.
Known for his 1971 single, "Borriquito" (Ariola Records), Peret represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and performed during the closing ceremony at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In 2001, Peret recorded and released Rey De La Rumba (King of the Rumba) an album of updated versions of his older songs with guest musicians including Jarabe de Palo, El Gran Silencio, David Byrne of the Talking Heads, and more.
Select discography
- 1974: Canta Y Sé Feliz (Ariola)
- 1989: Rumbas De Oro (Divucsa)
- 1991: No Se Pué Aguantar (PDI)
- 1995: Que Disparen Flores (PDI)
- 1996: Jesús De Nazareth (PDI)
- 1998: Sus Grabaciones En Discophon (Blanco Y Negro)
- 2001: Rey De La Rumba (Narada World)
- 2007: Que Levante El Dedo (K Industria)
- 2008: Como Me Gusta (PDI))
- 2008: Gitana Hechizera (PDI)
- 2009: De Los Cobardes Nunca Se Ha Escrito Nada (Universal)
Source: wikipedia.org
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