Latin music industry Rafael gave his “big night” this Wednesday With a concert that paid tribute to an amazing legacy spanning more than 60 years, featuring celebrities such as Aitana, David Bisbal, Rosalyn and Pablo Lopez.
Raphael” I mean The miracle of the next stage in life (…) Perseverance and absolute, unconditional love,” the singer told EFE. Pablo Lopez While walking on the red carpet before the ceremony held in Las Vegas (USA).
Lopez, who collaborated with the man known as the “Romance Ballad Singer,” recalls one anecdote that connects him to his musical legacy. “At home, I always play videos of him in 1967 in Luxembourg, for example, and say, ‘What was it like?’ “He tells you like it was yesterday, ‘This is huge,'” he added.
Singer and songwriter RosalynHe, who is very close to the singer, highlighted his influence not only on the development of his career, but also on his family environment. His mother had a poster, while his father, Cristobal, who was a priest, “sang at mass Drummer song Because he heard it from a child who was just starting out, Rafael.” He added that when the Spanish artist became famous, “people in the city told him that Rafael was singing Cristobal’s song.”
Rosalyn will pay tribute to Rafael with artists such as the Mexican Carlos Rivera or the Argentine Vito BaezHe, in turn, described him as “outrageous and very nice. He had a big personality and was very dramatic,” which is what made him stand out in his early years, he told EFE.
“Absolute devotion of body and soul to words and melodies. “A great performer who undoubtedly presents himself with all his body,” Spanish singer-songwriter Silvia López Cruz told EFE, who will also pay tribute to him by singing one of his songs.
For younger generations like that Aitana“Raphael is History of Spain. “He is a legend of Spain and the world because of the way he had and practiced putting soul into everything he did, not only with his very unique, special and amazing voice, but also with his gestures.”
An opinion shared by Mexican-American singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo, who also felt “very excited, grateful and honored” to be able to sing a version of his songs at the ceremony for which he was honored as Person of the Year. Raphael and artists like him “taught me that romantic and poetic music will never die,” he told EFE.
Executive Director of the Latin Recording Academy, Manuel Abboud, indicated that the selection of the 82-year-old artist as Person of the Year is due to her… “It is unique, multifaceted and incredibly resilient.”He acknowledged to EFE a talent that “transcends generations and borders.”
“We always celebrate music. I know these are complicated times, but the important thing for us is to celebrate music and our creators,” he said.
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