Luis Óscar Agudelo Márquez (23 September 1932 – 16 December 2023), popularly known as El Zorzal Criollo, was a Colombian musician. He was acknowledged to be the finest Colombian proponent of '' la canción sureña''. Agudelo was born in Fresno, Tolima in 1932. He studied in

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, before developing as an artist in Pereira and

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. He made his debut in Girardot with the song ''Hojas de Calendario''. There he formed a trio with the musicians Nelson Ibarra and Alfonso Medina, and from 1953 started to record discs. Between 1957 and 1960, he lived in Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Although best known for ''la canción sureña'', the tango also formed an important part of his repertory. Agudelo lived in

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. He died on 16 December 2023, at the age of 91. His health had been deteriorating for a number of months, and he had been suffering from both

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and

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s.Dolorosa pérdida para Colombia: el famoso músico Óscar Agudelo falleció

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agudelo, Oscar 1932 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Colombian male singers Colombian expatriates in Peru Colombian expatriates in Chile Colombian expatriates in Paraguay Colombian expatriates in Uruguay Colombian expatriates in Argentina People from Fresno, Tolima Deaths from Parkinson's disease Deaths from Alzheimer's disease