Rafael Ojeda Rojas (born 1978 in

Seville Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...

), better known as Falete (), is a Spanish

flamenco Flamenco () is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the Gitanos, gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and Region of Murcia, ...

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, Juan ...

, 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)

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