Valentín Elizalde
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Mexican singer (1979–2007)
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- 27 Club
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Place of birth
- Navojoa
- Place of death
- Reynosa
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Mexican Spanish
- Native language
- Mexican Spanish
- Instrument
- voice
- Height
- 1.80
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- pseudonym
- El Gallo de Oro
- date of birth
- 1979-02-01
- date of death
- 2006-11-25
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1998-00-00
- Commons category
- Valentín Elizalde Valencia
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- name in native language
- Valentín Elizalde Valencia
- end of work period
- 2006-00-00
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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.