TVC E. Alberto Aguilera Valadez, better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel, was a Mexican singer and songwriter.
Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style and broke barriers within the Latin music market. Gabriel is among Mexico’s best-selling musicians.
Born into poverty, he rose to sell more than 100m albums and had his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Legendary singer died of heart attack in California, after performing to 17,000 fans at the Los Angeles Forum.
In his glittering mariachi outfits, he won hearts with hits like Amor Eterno.
Latin American leaders rushed to pay tribute to a singer sometimes likened to Elvis Presley.
“His music was his legacy for the world,” said Mexican President, Enrique Pena Nieto on Twitter. “He left us too soon.”
Some of his fans gathered in Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City, lighting candles and laying flowers for their hero.
According to one of his fans, he said “It truly is a sad loss for the Mexican people, one of the musical icons that had great relevancy for our country, especially because his music and his songs identified greatly with the Mexican people.”
Another fan said “I mourn Juan Gabriel because he was a great artist and he was my age, and that makes me even sadder because he was young.”
He wrote his first song at the age of 13 and went on to compose more than 1,500, often love ballads.
Juan Gabriel, was aged 66
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