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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 2002
balladr&bsoulsoul and reggae
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Elena Burke (born Romana Elena Burguez Gonzalez on February 28, 1928 in Havana, Cuba - June 9, 2002 in Havana, Cuba) was a revered and popular Cuban singer of boleros and romantic ballads. She started her career by working in radio in the 1940s but began to work with smaller groups in the 1950s. In 1952, pianist and arranger Aida Diestro organized the vocal quartet called Cuarteto D'Aida. The original members were Elena Burke, Moraima Secada, Omara Portuondo and Haydée Portuondo. After she got
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elena
- Family name
- Burke
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Place of birth
- Havana
- Place of death
- Havana
- Child
- Malena Burke
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of death
- 2002-06-09
- date of birth
- 1928-02-28
- cause of death
- cancer
- birth name
- Romana Elena Burguez González
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- pseudonym
- la Señora Sentimiento
- manner of death
- natural causes
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