Rafael Ojeda Rojas (born 1978 in
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
), better known as Falete (), is a Spanish
flamenco
Flamenco (), in its strictest sense, is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and ...
singer.
Biography
Falete's father was a founding member of the musical group Cantores de Híspalis. At the age of 17, he made his debut at the
Teatro Lope de Vega, Seville, where he sang for
La Chunga. In the mid-90s, he traveled around the United States, singing alongside
Juanito Valderrama
Juan Valderrama Blanca (24 May 1916 – 12 April 2004), better known as Juanito Valderrama, was a Spanish flamenco and folk singer. Although he was known for singing copla, he always claimed to be a flamenco singer.
Born in Torredelcampo, Jua ...
,
José Menese and
José Manuel Soto.
In 1997, Falete starred in the anthology ''Novísimos, huele a flamenco''. He traveled to Japan in 2002 with
La Paquera de Jerez to tour theaters until 2004, when he released his debut album ''Amar duele'', which rendered him a national musical and media figure.
It was a compilation of covers of some of his favorite songs. The album won a Disco de Oro and was on the list of bestselling albums for over 10 months.
Discography
*''Amar duele'' (2004)
*''Puta mentira (''2006)
*''Coplas que nos han matao (''2007)
*''¿Quién te crees tú?'' (2008)
*''Sin censura'' (2012)
References
External links
*
1978 births
Living people
People from Seville
Romani singers
Flamenco singers
LGBT Romani people
Spanish LGBT singers
Spanish Romani people
Spanish Roman Catholics
LGBT Roman Catholics
Gay singers
21st-century Spanish male singers
Spanish gay musicians
20th-century Spanish LGBT people
21st-century Spanish LGBT people
LGBT people in Latin music
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