Jaime Murrell (October 1949 – 4 February 2021) was a Panamanian

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Career

Murrell was born in

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, and was a

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music national talent in the 1970s. He sang leads for a group by the name of "The Mozambiques" in Panama City. He died from

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at age 71 during the

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Discography

*'' Grandes Son Tus Maravillas'' (with Marcos Witt) (1993) *'' Cristo Reina'' (1994) *'' Eres Señor'' (1996) *'' Te pido la Paz'' (1994) *''Déjame que te alabe'' (1997) *'' Quiero alabar'' (1998) *''Prometo Amarte'' (2000) *''25 años de ministerio'' (2003) *''Al que venció'' (2008)

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