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	E.J.N. - CELIA CRUZ
		Celia Cruz and Pedro Knight married in 1962.
		Celia carved out her niche in the '80s on the strength of many other collaborations joining forces with young and elders, cutting anniversary recording with her first associates, La Sonora Matancera while appearing in movies such as "Salsa", and in 1992 in the Hollywood feature film, "The Mambo Kings".
		Celia Cruz cut her teeth on the music that has moved the world and she has in the process carved out a special niche reserved only for her.
	www.ejn.it /mus/cruz.htm (1451 words)

	Celia Cruz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Celia Cruz (Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso) (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003) was a Cuban salsa singer who spent most of her career living in New Jersey, and working in the United States and several Latin American countries.
		Cruz was one of the most successful Cuban performers of the 20th century, with twenty-three gold albums to her name and has earned the moniker of the "La guarachera de cuba".
		Celia Cruz was born as "Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso" in the Santos Suarez neighborhood of Havana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Celia_Cruz (1099 words)

	VH1.com : Celia Cruz : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		A street in Miami was even renamed in her honor, and Cruz's trademark orange, red, and white polka dot dress and shoes have been placed in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute of Technology.
		Knight became Cruz's manager in 1965, a position he held until the mid-'90s when he began to devote his attention to serving as her musical director and conductor of her band.
		Cruz's first success since leaving Sonora Matancera came in 1974 when she recorded a duo album, Celia and Johnny, with Johnny Pacheco, trombone player and the co-owner of Fania.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/cruz_celia/bio.jhtml (742 words)

	Las Mujeres :: Celia Cruz
		Cruz was born in Havana, Cuba, on October 21.
		Other estimates range from as late as 1929 to as early as 1916.In any case, in the 1990's, whether she was in her early 60s or late 70s, Celia Cruz continued to be a human dynamo, celebrated for public performances as electrifying and infectious as their music.
		Celia Cruz stayed with La Sonora Matancera until 1965, but not in Cuba: The band and Cruz left the island soon before Fidel Castro toppled the government of the dictator Fulgencio Batista.
	www.lasmujeres.com /celiacruz/bio.shtml (501 words)

	Celia Cruz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Celia Cruz (Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso) (October 21, 1924 — July 16, 2003) was a Cuban salsa singer who spent most of her career living and working in the United States.
		Cruz was one of the most successful Cuban performers of the 20th century, with twenty-two gold albums to her name.
		Cruz began singing in talent contests, often winning cakes and also opportunities to participate in more contests.
	www.floridahispanicheritage.com /html/celia_cruz.html (340 words)

	World Music Central - Your connection to World Music
		A native of Cuba, Celia Cruz was the legendary queen of salsa.
		Celia Cruz cut her teeth on the music that has moved the world and she had, in the process, carved out a special niche reserved only for her.
		Celia Cruz saw the music grow from small, scattered areas in shops where flamenco music was sold next to Xavier Cugat records, to the special sections now marked "Salsa".
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /artists/artist_page.php?id=764 (1666 words)

	Celia Cruz
		Celia made her recording debut with Sonora Matancera on a 78 rpm single released in January 1951 entitled 'Cao Cao Mani Picao' (later included on Canciones Premiadas de Celia Cruz, her biggest hit album on Seeco), with the flip-side 'Mata Siguaraya' (later contained on Homenaje A Los Santos Vol.2).
		Cruz was touring in Mexico in 1973 when it was decided that she would sing the part of Gracia Divina on Harlow, Larry 's Latin opera album Hommy on Fania, a version of the Who (The) 's Tommy.
		Celia made her UK debut with the Fania All Stars in 1976 and has made regular UK appearances with Puente since 1984, the only exception being 1988, when she was accompanied by Jose Alberto.
	www.fortunecity.com /westwood/prada/82/id45.htm (1222 words)

	Celia Cruz Biography La Reina De La Salsa Azucar Salsera - Reggaeton Puerto Rico Artist Bookings Reggaeton Bookings ...
		Celia will continue to live with us through her music that will last an eternity and will continue to be heard throughout the world.
		Cruz was touring in Mexico in 1973 when it was decided that she would sing the part of Gracia Divina on Larry Harlow's Latin opera album Hommy on Fania, a version of the Who's Tommy.
		Cruz's outstanding performance at the all-star Carnegie Hall presentation of Hommy on March 29th, 1973 served to re-launch her career and connect her with a new, younger audience.
	www.solosabor.com /celiacruz.html (1583 words)

	ArtandCulture Artist: Celia Cruz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		After decades as the reigning queen of the Latin music scene, Celia Cruz is finally being accorded the crossover acclaim that most stars in her genre have never been awarded.
		Cruz became the vocalist for the group La Sonora Matancera in 1950 and would remain in the group for the next 15 years, eventually defecting to live in the U.S during a Mexican tour with her bandmates.
		In the early '70s, Cruz was embraced by a new generation of salsa fans, who were wowed by her Carnegie Hall performance as Gracia Divina in bandleader Larry Harlow's Latin opera, "Hommy" (his salsafied send-up of the rock opera "Tommy").
	www.artandculture.com /cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/artist?id=545 (555 words)

	The Celebrated and Controversial Celia Cruz
		Cruz was one of fourteen children, born on Oct. 21, 1925 to a poor family in the Santa Suárez neighborhood of Havana, Cuba.
		Cruz' criticism caused her music to be banned from Cuban airwaves and she was denied permission to visit her mother's grave there in the 1970s.
		Cruz was laid to rest inside the 140-year-old Woodlawn cemetery in the Bronx, where famed musicians such as Duke Ellington and Miles Davis are already buried.
	www.seeingblack.com /2003/x081503/celia_cruz.shtml (781 words)

	Music of Puerto Rico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Cuban born salsa star, Dr. Celia Cruz studied voice and music theory at the Conservatory of Music in Havana, beginning her career on radio and television in the Caribbean.
		Years later, Miami’s Calle Ocho was named “Celia Cruz Way”, and in 1991, that city also presented her with a star; an honor that she as also received in other celebrity sidewalks, such as the one in San José, Costa Rica, and the Plaza Galería, in Mexico City.
		In spite of all her talent and the awards she has received, Celia Cruz is incredibly down to earth and her happiness is contagious.
	www.musicofpuertorico.com /index.php/artists/celia_cruz (1034 words)

	Amazon.fr : Celia: My Life: Livres en anglais: Maya Angelou,Celia Cruz,Ana Cristina Reymundo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		After Celia Cruz passed away on July 17, 2003, more than a half million people stood in line for hours in order to pay their respects, in both Miami and New York.
		Filled with the sound of her unmistakable voice, as fans played the songs that she will forever be remembered for, the Queen of Salsa's passing was marked with the same celebratory fervor Celia Cruz emulated throughout her life and career; a career that spanned the entire latter half of the twentieth century.
		Celia celebrates the soul of a life blessed with talent -- strengthened by an unquestioned work ethic as well as an unwavering faith in God and humanity -- in these, her final words to the public she adored, and who equally loved her back.
	www.amazon.fr /Celia-My-Life-Maya-Angelou/dp/0060725559 (699 words)

	CNN.com - Celia was Cuba - Nov. 22, 2003
		Celia Cruz with Jeordan Legon in March 1992.
		Watch as mourners pay respects to salsa legend and Cuban exile Celia Cruz, many weeping as they pass her casket to the sound of her music playing.
		Celia had hits on Cuban radio when he was a little boy in the 1950s.
	www.cnn.com /2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/16/cruz.column (765 words)

	MTV News \| Music News, Movie News, Features and Interviews, Artist Photos
		Celia Cruz, the flamboyant "Queen of Salsa," died on Wednesday at her home in New Jersey after a battle with brain cancer.
		One of the seminal figures in Cuban music history, with a career that spanned five decades, the 77-year-old Cruz was celebrated for her high energy, colorful sartorial style and wigs, as well as her efforts to modernize salsa music and bring it to a wider world audience.
		Born in Santo Suarez in Havana as one of 14 children, Cruz studied to be a teacher, but got her break in music when a relative entered her into a radio talent contest, in which she won first prize, a cake.
	www.mtv.com /news/articles/1474090/07172003/cruz_celia.jhtml (595 words)

	USATODAY.com - Celia Cruz: The spice, and spirit, of salsa music craze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Celia Cruz, the Cuban-born Queen of Salsa who popularized Latin music around the globe, died Wednesday at her home in Fort Lee, N.J. Cruz delighted audiences with her colorful costumes.
		Cruz left La Sonora in 1965 to pursue a solo career in a band assembled by Tito Puente.
		Cruz rose from meager beginnings to reign over a golden era of Latin music, a genre formerly dominated by men.
	www.usatoday.com /life/2003-07-16-cruz_x.htm (538 words)

	CNN.com - Latin music icon Celia Cruz dies - Jul. 17, 2003
		Known as "The Queen of Salsa," Cruz's influence went well beyond the dance floor and music studio, as her style, creativity and success established her not only as an innovative entertainer but also as an ambassador of Latino culture.
		Cruz became a U.S. citizen in 1961 and refused to return to her homeland as long as the Communist leader remained in power.
		Cruz remained in the spotlight until late in her life, releasing a high volume of albums and filling out a frenetic schedule of concerts, large and small.
	www.cnn.com /2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/16/cruz.obit/index.html (763 words)

	El Premio ASCAP 2002
		Celia Cruz, the Grammy-winning queen of Latin music, died July 16, 2003, at her home in Fort Lee, N.J. She was 77.
		In 1999, ASCAP also honored Cruz with the Latin Heritage Award, one of the Society’s most prestigious awards, celebrating her enormous contributions to Latin music and her tremendous success in introducing her wonderful music to millions of fans around the globe.
		In 1947, Cruz enrolled in Cuba’s Conservatory of Music and held fast to the philosophy that her lifelong background in authentic Cuban music rendered formal voice training unnecessary.
	www.ascap.com /celiacruz.html (801 words)

	Celia Cruz
		Cruz was born in the ''Santo Suarez'' neighborhood of Havana.
		Her 1974 album, with Johnny Pacheco, ''Celia y Johnny'', went gold, and Cruz soon found herself in a group named the Fania All Stars, which was an ensemble of salsa musicians from every orchestra signed by the Fania label (owner of Vaya Records).
		During the 1980s, Cruz made frequent tours in Latin America, doing multiple concert and television shows wherever she went, and singing both with younger stars and stars of her own era.
	www.artistopia.com /celia-cruz (755 words)

	Biografia de Celia Cruz
		Segunda hija de un fogonero de los ferrocarriles, Simón Cruz, y del ama de casa Catalina Alfonso, Celia Cruz compartió su infancia con sus tres hermanos -Dolores, Gladys y Barbarito- y once primos, y sus quehaceres incluían arrullar con canciones de cuna a los más pequeños; así empezó a cantar.
		Celia Cruz se había ganado ya varios de los apodos y títulos con que quisieron distinguirla.
		Cantante de guarachas, danzones, sones y rumbas en sus comienzos, Celia Cruz siempre estuvo abierta a nuevas experiencias que la llevaron a abordar otros ritmos y a unirse a proyectos en principio arriesgados para una artista consagrada.
	www.biografiasyvidas.com /biografia/c/cruz.htm (1162 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| 'Queen of Salsa' dies
		Cruz attended a concert evening in her honour in March in Los Angeles featuring some of the biggest names in US and Latin music, including Jose Feliciano, Gloria Estefan and Gloria Gaynor.
		Born in 1924, Celia Cruz studied at the Conservatory of Music in Havana.
		But along with her band Cruz left Cuba shortly before Fidel Castro took power in 1959, and was never allowed to return to her homeland.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/3073287.stm (557 words)

	Metroactive Music \| Celia Cruz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in the Santos Suarez district, Cruz was one of 14 children.
		In 1935, Cruz's older cousin became instrumental in launching her professional singing career, entering her in a local radio talent show in which she won first prize.
		Over the years Cruz has also garnered her share of accolades, among them a Grammy award in 1990, a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, an honorary doctorate from Yale University, and the National Medal of Arts, which was presented to her by President Clinton in 1994.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/08.03.00/cruz-0031.html (728 words)

	World Music Central - Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa Dies at 77
		Celia Cruz was known as the Guarachera de Cuba.
		A native of Cuba, Cruz was the legendary queen of salsa.
		Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa Dies at 77 - Authored by: cranky crow on 07/17/2003 07:25PM
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php?story=20030716192644351 (355 words)

	Celia Cruz Discography - Slipcue Cuban Music Guide
		The late Celia Cruz (1924 -2003) was the undisputed "Queen of Salsa," a larger-than-life figure whose career spanned decades and bridged numerous musical styles.
		There are countless Celia Cruz releases on the Peerless and Seeco labels, which have been repackaged and anthologized in a variety of formats, including LP and CD re-releases on the European label, Palladium.
		Cruz's catalog is pretty chaotically distributed across the globe, so it's nice to be able to get ahold of a single disc which captures her artistic breadth so well -- from the thunderous to the melodically sleek....
	www.slipcue.com /music/cuba/ccruz.html (608 words)

	NPR : Celia Cruz: Her Life and Music
		Celia Cruz in a studio shot from the 1950s.
		Celia Cruz with fellow legend Tito Puente in Havana.
		The exhibit is called "Azucar, the Life and Music of Celia Cruz." Azucar literally means "sugar," but as Perez notes, it served Cruz as a "battle cry" and an allusion to African slaves who worked Cuba's sugar plantations.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4660698 (305 words)

	CELIA CRUZ - Latin Music Artists - Corporate Entertainment Booking
		As witnessed by this film, and her duet with David Byrne, "Loco de Amor," in his movie, "Something Wild," she was one of the few Latin stars to have acquired an all-American audience.
		Celia left Cuba after the 1959 revolution, along with Cuba's most popular band, Sonora Matancera, and since recorded with all the Latin greats.
		The greatness of Celia Cruz was immediately apparent in her performances.
	www.delafont.com /music_acts/Celia-Cruz.htm (263 words)

	Amazon.com: Regalo del Alma: Music: Celia Cruz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It is a great joy to be able to say a few words about this CD and the late Celia Cruz who left behind her heart and soul in the name of "salsa" and"son" two genres of tropical music that she mastered over an incomparable fifty year musical career.
		Celia has left her footprints and this final album has a message from Celia which is: Rie y Llora because that's what life is all about.
		Celia Cruz was taken from us far too soon, but her extraordinary talent will live on forever.
	www.amazon.com /Regalo-del-Alma-Celia-Cruz/dp/B0000AGWIJ (1819 words)

	Rolling Stone : Salsa Queen Celia Cruz Dies
		The flamboyant and exuberant Cruz was born in Havana on October 21, 1924.
		For the next four decades Cruz dazzled audiences with her energetic vocals, her trademark penchant for shouting "Azucar!" ("Sugar!") mid-song, and garish performance attire that was never wanting for bright colors and things that sparkled.
		Cruz's legacy will live on in her recordings, which number more than seventy, and footage of her dynamic live performances.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/5936731/salsa_queen_celia_cruz_dies (300 words)

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