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Also known as El Gallo de Oro te cocha, Valentín Elizalde Valencia

Mexican singer (1979–2007)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
MX
Active from
1979-02-01
Active to
2006-11-25

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
127,565
Total plays
2,857,760

Tags

Muerto A BalazosBANDAmexicoAllcumbia

Valentin Elizalde (February 1, 1979 – November 25, 2006) was a popular Mexican banda music singer gunned down in an ambush. Known by the nickname El Gallo de Oro (The Golden Rooster), his biggest Banda hits included "Vete Ya," "Ebrio de Amor", " Vete Con El", "Vuelve Cariñito", "Como Me Duele", "Vencedor", " Mi Virgencita", and "Soy Así." Some of his songs were narcocorridos (drug ballads), and it appears he was murdered by drug trafficking gangs. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Valent%C3%A

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Key facts

Also known as
El Gallo de Oro
Born
Valentín Elizalde Valencia , ( 1979-02-01 ) 1 February 1979, Jitonhueca, Sonora , Mexico
Died
25 November 2006 (2006-11-25) (aged 27), Reynosa , Tamaulipas , Mexico
Cause of death
Murder (gunshot wounds)
Genres
Regional Mexican
Occupation
Singer
Years active
1998–2006

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Encyclopedic overview

Valentín Elizalde Valencia ( Spanish: [balenˈtin eliˈsalde βaˈlensja]; 1 February 1979 – 25 November 2006) was a Mexican singer. Nicknamed "El Gallo de Oro" (The Golden Rooster), he specialized in Banda and regional mexican music and was known for his off-key style. His biggest hits included: "Vete Ya," "Ebrio de Amor", and "Soy Así" (a cover of José José's classic song). Some of his songs were narcocorridos, eulogizing Mexican drug lords like Vicente Carrillo Fuentes. He also wrote lyrics honoring Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. He was murdered as he left a concert; allegedly by members of the drug trafficking cartel Los Zetas.

Life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Valentín Elizalde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.