Santiago Vicente Feliú Sierra (March 29, 1962 – February 12, 2014) was a
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
n singer and songwriter. Born in
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , he became part of the musical movement known as
nueva trova
Nueva Trova (, "new trova") is a movement in Cuban music that emerged around 1967/68 after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, and the consequent political and social changes.
Nueva Trova has its roots in the traditional trova, but differs from it beca ...
, which was the Cuban manifestation of the
nueva canción movement and included such singers as
Frank Delgado and
Carlos Varela. Feliú wrote the songs "For Barbara" and "Without Julieta" and recorded 11 albums. His last album, ''Oh Life'', came out in 2010.
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On 12 February 2014, he felt severe pain in his chest and died of a heart attack before he could reach the hospital in Havana. He was 51 years old.][Cuban Singer Santiago Feliu Dies at 51]
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See also
*List of musicians who play left-handed
This is a list of notable left-handed musicians who play their instruments naturally. This does not include left-handed people who play (or played) right-handed, such as Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry, Mark Knopfler, and Gary Moore.
Guitarists ...
References
External links
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Santiago Feliu: Melody, naturalness, poetry
''OnCuba'' magazine, January 29, 2014.
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1962 births
2014 deaths
Musicians from Havana
Cuban people of Catalan descent
20th-century Cuban male singers
Cuban songwriters
Male songwriters
21st-century Cuban male singers